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Industry: Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Company Size: 201-500 employees

Cleveland Museum of Art

Savvy Admin PROD

Job Details

**Description**

The Ingalls Library is seeking a detail-oriented candidate to assist with physical processing and preservation of books in collaboration with Preservation staff. Under the guidance of seasoned professionals, the Fellow will gain experience in standards and best practices of proper handling, cleaning, and mending of library materials including rare and special collections in a variety of physical formats.

The fellowship offers essential tools and insights for any person whose career plans include preservation, technical services librarianship, and art librarianship.

This is a part-time fellowship working 20 hours per week for 9-12 months.

**Requirements**

- The ideal candidate will be currently enrolled in an MLIS program with a concentration in technical services, or an advanced undergraduate (rising senior) preparing to enroll in an MLIS program, in good academic standing.

- Experience with measuring, precision work, and other hand skills. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, craftsmanship, and the ability to meet deadlines and quotas. Ability to work independently and sustain attention to detail over a long period of time and interpret complex instructions.

- Preferred: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) with emphasis in art history or related field

- Familiarity with integrated library systems and OCLC

- Experience working with delicate materials, precision work

- Experience with hand tools and other equipment

**Responsibilities**

- Preserving items including the construction of enclosures, pockets, book jackets, resewing, and proper handling of delicate or fragile materials

- Proper handling and care of rare materials including books with old and brittle paper, pamphlets, ephemera, artist books, and oversized materials

- Process library materials. Includes book plating, spine labeling, counting and checking status and call number in integrated library system.

- Maintain proficiency in all essential functions of integrated library system and OCLC

- Provide cross training backup.

- Provide support for Collection Development and Management Services Assistant as needed.

- Perform copy cataloging of books and non-book materials in English and all other European languages for the library utilizing national cataloging standards, including MARC, AARC2/RDA, LCSH, and LCCN

- Provide support for Serials and Electronic Resources Assistant as needed.

- Provide on-call support for circulation as needed.

**Application Materials: ** Please submit a cover letter, resume, academic references, and one paragraph describing your interest in the opportunity and what you hope to gain from this fellowship.

**Application Deadline: ** The anticipated start date is**May 25th, 2026 or ASAP**

**Rate of Pay: ** $18 per hour

Library Preservation and Technical Services Fellow

The City of Oakland Park is located in Broward County, Florida.  It is an inland community bordered by Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Pompano Beach, Tamarac, and Lauderdale Lakes.  The City has a population of roughly 43,000 and has an area of slightly more than eight square miles.  The City operates under a Commission-City Manager form of government.  Under this form of government, policymaking and legislative authority are in the hands of the City Commission comprised of five commissioners elected by the residents.

Industry: Government Administration
Company Size: 201-500 employees

City of Oakland Park

**On Tuesdays and Thursdays, this position is scheduled to work until 8 pm; starting time can be determined.**

**This position is also scheduled to work on Saturdays from 9 am-6 pm.**

**Position**

An employee in this classification performs at the professional level and functions as either a Children's Librarian, Reference/Adult Services, or Technical Services Librarian. Position is responsible for the full range of activities associated with the delivery of public library services in the specific area. Employee exercises considerable independent judgment and initiative and reports to the Library Manager.

**Essential Functions**

The list of duties and functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this classification. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

- Performs evaluation and selection of materials based on needs and requests presented by library patrons.

- Assists in all aspects of the library’s collection maintenance and development.

- Provides reader's advisory, reference and information services, and interlibrary loan services.

- Plans, develops, and delivers library programming applicable to the assigned audience.

- Participates in all aspects of publicity, marketing public relations, and outreach services.

- Represents the library in the community, addressing groups and organizations on various topics and promoting library services.

- Trains, supervises and evaluates support staff and volunteers in specific area of library service.

- Develops reports, maintains files and records.

- Maintains statistics and analyzes data relative to specific area of library service.

- Maintains current knowledge of trends and developments in library science and library programming for application to functions under charge.

- Performs evaluation of donated materials to ensure physical integrity; identifies resources that are damaged, obsolete or otherwise in need of repair or disposal.

- Evaluates condition of existing materials and resources; selects replacements for purchasing to ensure the continued maintenance and size of the overall collection.

- Supervises staff engaged in the receipt, inventory, cataloguing, indexing, and processing of library acquisitions.

- Identifies unique cataloguing issues and determines and establishes policy for future occurrences of same.

- Locates bibliographic records in situations where no standard records are available within the existing database resources.

- Creates original or complex-copy catalog records of unusual titles so that records are made available.

- Inventories processing supplies to ensure and maintain adequate stock levels; initiates purchasing as required.

- Assists in all aspects of the library’s patron services as needed including locating materials, checking out materials, and providing technical computer support.

- Requires regular attendance to scheduled work shifts.

**Minimum Qualifications**

Master’s degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution in Library Science; or Bachelor’s degree with five (5) years’ experience in either 1) providing patrons with all forms of library services and library programming or 2) cataloguing and indexing for library collection and maintenance, may substitute for the desired Master’s degree.

LIBRARIAN - PART TIME

Who We Are:
We are an award-winning, dynamic, client-centric management consulting firm passionately committed to delivering outstanding results. Our mission is to provide comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that empower our clients to thrive. With a robust portfolio of management consulting, IT support, and staff augmentation services, we cater to a diverse clientele, spanning local, state, federal, and commercial sectors.

Our Commitment:
At Mfinite Consulting, our greatest asset is our dedicated team, who are wholeheartedly devoted to our clients. We take pride in offering on-site, world-class support, ensuring that our clients receive the best guidance and expertise available. Our unwavering focus is on enabling our clients to achieve remarkable, sustainable performance improvements and realize their strategic objectives.

Our Values:
We are proud to be a minority and veteran-owned small business. Our values reflect a deep-seated commitment to providing exceptional service and creating unparalleled value for our customers. We understand the importance of diversity and are honored to support the veteran community in the business world.

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Industry: Business Consulting and Services
Company Size: 2-10 employees

Mfinite Consulting LLC

**Location: ** Montgomery County, MD

**Job Type: ** Contract

**Overview**

Mfinite Consulting is seeking a **Library Technical Services Assistant ** to support cataloging, acquisitions, and digital resource management for a college library system.

**Responsibilities**

-  Maintain bibliographic and cataloging records within LMS

-  Manage MARC records and library metadata standards

-  Process purchase orders, invoices, and vendor communications

-  Maintain access to digital and online library resources

-  Update vendor knowledgebases and discovery systems

-  Support web-based content and resource platforms

**Qualifications**

-  Associate degree in Business, Accounting, Computer Science, or related field

-  2+ years of library experience preferred

-  Knowledge of library cataloging/classification systems

-  Strong technical and organizational skills

**Preferred**

-  Experience with OCLC Connexion

-  Knowledge of MARC, RDA, and Library of Congress standards

-  Academic/community college library experience

**About Mfinite Consulting:**

~~Mfinite Consulting is a certified minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned professional services firm delivering staffing, IT, and consulting solutions to government and commercial clients nationwide. ~~

Library Technical Services Assistant

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