Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion at Getty
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Job Summary
The Getty Research Institute seeks a fulltime Library Assistant II to join the Circulation team at the Library Annex. This job is located in Valencia, California 30 miles north of the Getty Center. Reporting to the Library Annex Circulation Supervisor, the Library Assistant II will work both under little supervision and within a team-based environment, focusing on the ongoing tasks associated with the circulation of general collection materials including pulling, sorting, and shelving books, charging and discharging materials, scanning for Interlibrary Loan, and editing online records in our library system. The Getty Library uses the Ex-Libris suite of hosted products: Alma, Primo, and Rosetta. The Library Assistant II will perform physical end processing of material such as marking, housing, repair, and evaluating the condition of materials. The Library Assistant II may work on occasion at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing awareness of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, ongoing collecting program, public programs, institutional partnerships, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars’ programs. Among the world’s premier art libraries, the Getty Library and its Special Collections include over 1.5 million volumes, rare materials, and digital resources, which serve a vast international community of scholars and the interested public. The Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and collectively provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange
Major Job Responsibilities
- May assist and resolve moderately complex problems for staff and library users
- May assist in processing, caring for, and reformatting collections
- May assist with general collections end processing
- Uses various library software applications to execute moderately complex transactions
- Maintains the general collection stacks
- Assists with the ongoing tasks associated with the circulation of general collection materials including pulling, sorting, and shelving books and serials.
- Checks materials in and out using the Alma library system
- May staff a reading room.
- Participates in special projects as assigned
Qualifications
- Undergraduate coursework in art history or related discipline preferred
- Minimum 2 years related experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong communication skills and ability to interact with library researchers
- Strong organizational skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Familiarity with at least one foreign language preferred
- Experience with industry standard software suites as appropriate to assigned duties
- Experience with library circulation systems, bibliographic databases, and library specific software application preferred
- Ability to handle rare and unique materials with care
- Experience handling fragile or brittle materials preferred
- Physical activity for extended periods at various times throughout the day including lifting library materials weighing up to 40 pounds and pushing heavy book carts
- Ability to climb industrial ladders required in order to page and shelve from the collections stored on 12-foot high bookshelves
- Good manual dexterity required
- Ability to work in partnership with others
Benefits and Perks
Here are just some examples that Getty offers/provides for full-time employees:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverage, starting on date of hire. Getty pays 75%-95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.
- 403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan – with up to 5% Getty Match
- Getty contribution of 6%, on behalf of employee, to 401(a) retirement account
- Educational Assistance and professional development
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Personal Days
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Many positions have bi-weekly Off-Fridays
- On-Site Fitness Center at Getty Center
- Community service opportunities
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits and long list of perks, go to Getty HR.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
Required degree level
- Bachelor Degree
Years of experience
- 2 - 4 Years
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