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Duties and Responsibilities in ADB
- 1. Reference/ Circulation AssistantLibrarian
Duties and Responsibilities
Searcharticles,publicationsforreference needof patrons
Contact authorof articles,papersfora complimentarycopyof materials
Requestsinterlibrary loanmaterials.
Performscirculationdesktransactions(i.e.checkin,checkoutand renewal of library
materials)
Prepareslibrarymaterialsrequestedfordeliveryandforpouch.
Processesrequestforpick-upof borrowedmaterials.
Sendsavailabilitynotificationsforrequestedlibrarymaterials.
Sendsrecall notificationforoverdue items.
Checksindeliveriesof interlibraryloanmaterials.
Downloadsrequestede-bookcollectionsonthe readers.
Providesassistance topatronsonthe use of librarycatalog andcomputerterminalsin
the QuietReadingRoomandthe iLab.
Assistswithcollectionmaintenance(i.e.weedingandshelf readingcollections).
Retrievesandarrangesbookdisplays.
Monitorslibrarydisplays.
Preparesweeklyandmonthlyreportsreflectingquantityandvarietyof workdone.
Cataloguer
Duties and Responsibilities
Receives,screensandopenpackagesandotherresourcessenttothe library
Performsoriginal andderivedcataloging forvariouslibraryresources.
Establishesappropriateauthorityheadings(subject,author,series)usingthe Libraryof
CongressAuthorities.
Analyzesbooks,documentsandelectronicresourcesandprovidesubjectkeywords
- 2. usingthe ADB Thesaurus.
Classifiesbooksusingthe Libraryof CongressClassificationScheme formainlibrary
collectionsandLA CountyLaw LibraryClassificationforlegal resources.
Createsitemrecord,assignscutterand resourcessent printspine label foreachphysical item.
Revises,merges,anddeletesitemandbibliographicrecords,asnecessary.
Releasesbooksforcirculation.
Preparesweeklyandmonthlyreportsreflectingquantityandvarietyof workdone.
Monitorsand update donationlist.
Relievesotherlibrarystaff whenabsentoras required.