Downtown Los Angeles - LAC Group - Library Resources Assistant - Full Time

Library Resources Assistant

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LAC Group is seeking a Library Resources Assistant to assist in the daily operations at a library consortium located in Downtown Los Angeles.  This office position will consist of duties related to electronic resource acquisitions for libraries. 

Responsibilities

• Provide logistical support, such as generating price quotes, updating price models in the subscription system, and setting up new acquisitions;
• Resolve acquisitions issues by communicating with vendors and libraries, verbally and electronically, according to the consortium’s policies and procedures;
• Provide key support in the annual renewal process of creating renewal order forms and invoices, then processing changes in accordance with libraries’ requests;
• Assist in improving the consortium’s web site, producing enhancements such as e-resource product descriptions and answers to FAQs;
• Assist in maintaining administrative, membership, database subscription, and prospective database subscription files;
• Track accounts receivable information in order to produce reports for libraries, produce financial statements, and help resolve issues related to invoicing and payments;
• Provide staffing support for multiple events throughout the year.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree is a must with an MLIS/MLS preferred;
• Previous library experience is a plus;
• Working experience with and detailed understanding of Excel (previous bookkeeping experience is a plus);
• Ability to work independently;
• Ability to work collaboratively and accurately;
• Ability to use Filemaker Pro, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.