Arabic-L:GEN:Islamic Art Library Job at Harvard

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1) Subject:Islamic Art Library Job at Harvard

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Date: 27 Sep 2005
From:riedlmay at fas.harvard.edu
Subject:Islamic Art Library Job at Harvard

Requisition Number:     24369
Title:  Library Assistant IV (Acquisitions Assistant)
School / Unit:  Harvard College Library
Department:     Fine Arts Library
Location:       Cambridge
Full Or Part Time:      Part-Time
Salary Grade:   051
Union:  HUCTW
Eligible for Overtime
Date Posted:    09/12/2005

Duties And Responsibilities: The incumbent is responsible for  
ordering and
receiving library materials for the Documentation Center for Islamic Art
and Architecture of the Aga Khan Program at Harvard's Fine Arts Library.
Provides part-time acquisitions support for Western language materials.
May order, claim and correspond with vendors. Orders and receives  
approval
plan and firm ordered materials. Initiates payment of invoices.  
Transfers
bibliographic records to Aleph (the staff interface for Harvard's online
library catalog) or creates original provisional bibliographic records
for both purchased and gift materials. Coordinates addition of materials
into acquisitions workflow. Performs accessioning of all books requiring
special handling. Creates provisional records for gift materials.
Contributes to planning for the Fine Arts Library's Acquisitions unit
and Technical Services unit.  Serves on staff task forces or other
project teams as requested

Required Education, Experience and Skills:    BA preferred. Some library
experience preferred.  Background in Art and/or Middle Eastern studies
preferred.  Reading knowledge of one or more Middle Eastern languages;
some reading ability of Western European languages. Microsoft Office.
Attention to detail; ability to work independently.  The incumbent
is occasionally required to lift materials weighing up to 40 pounds
and to navigate heavily loaded book trucks. Harvard University is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, GO TO -
http://www.jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=27330


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