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Budget Title: Instructional Support Associate (SL-2)

Salary: $51,561 - $61,261 (commensurate with experience)

The Binghamton University Libraries provides research collections in electronic (over 2 million and growing) and print (1.7 million items) formats with an extensive array of databases and e-packages (over 400), archival and distinctive printed materials in Special Collections as well as services with a variety of student-centered study spaces. With three public locations (Glenn G. Bartle Library, Science Library and the University Downtown Center Library) and an off-site Collections Management Facility, our aim is to provide access to primary research materials and resources befitting an R1 research institution.

Binghamton University is seeking a Database Maintenance Associate to join the Binghamton University Libraries. The Database Maintenance Associate is responsible for a range of duties related to the maintenance of the library database catalog. The Associate supports Library staff and users by providing bibliographic access and control to the Libraries' collections. They are responsible for detecting, correcting, and reporting on bibliographic and item-level records in the library catalog. The ability to communicate effectively with all Library departments, to work independently without day-to-day supervision, and to function effectively in a collaborative team setting are requirements for this position.

This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Cataloging and Metadata.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

+ Performs bibliographic database maintenance and detects and corrects bibliographic errors, including eliminating duplicate records, finding replacement records, and restoring missing records.

+ Performs copy cataloging of multiple different material formats, which includes writing descriptions, subject analysis, and assigning a classification number.

+ Creates and maintains serial control records, including publication patterns, in a library database.

+ Assist with physical processing of materials, including labeling, stamping, and organizing items for transfer or withdrawal.

+ Links volumes to the appropriate bibliographic record in the local database.

+ Participate in a work culture that promotes diversity and anti-racism and actively works to eliminate or mitigate the effects of systemic racism and bias.

+ Participate in Library and University committees.

Job Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree (or higher)

+ Demonstrated experience working both independently and in a team

+ Experience setting, tracking and meeting goals and deadlines

+ Effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

+ Demonstrated ability to perform detailed tasks efficiently and accurately

+ Experience with computers including word processing, spreadsheet, and specialized software

Preferred:

+ Experience working or volunteering in a library or archive

+ Experience with library software

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.

Additional Information:

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

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For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:

https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

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