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Competition Number: JR100220

Position Title: Library Technician 2, Resource Support

Employment Group: Support Staff

Position Status: Temporary (Fixed Term) Full time

Position Start Date: December 3, 2026

Position End Date: August 31, 2027

Department: Library - Support

Location: North Vancouver

Salary Range: 29.77 CAD hourly based on 35 hours per week (with increments up to 33.46 CAD)

Job Description Summary:

An incumbent in this job is primarily responsible for ensuring library resources are available to support student learning. They work with the library catalogue, the discovery layer, and vendor platforms to maintain electronic collections and communicate with library staff and Faculty Librarians regarding access issues.

They support organizational information needs and research activities by running reports, collating, and synthesizing data, creating visualizations, and reporting results related to collections, budget, cataloguing, and other activities. An incumbent supports the work of Faculty Librarians to manage electronic and print resources, upload information to web pages, obtain Copyright permissions, and manage & communicate permitted uses of resources. They participate in public service duties at the Library Services desk.

Additionally,



they provide backup and support for managing the media collection including responding to faculty requests for media to support instruction. The incumbent receives direction from the Technical Services Supervisor, receives guidance and training from the Library Systems Analyst and the Library Services Supervisor, and reports to the University Librarian.

Job Description:

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

- Creates, modifies, and deletes catalogue records and provides support in catalogue workflows.
- In consultation with Faculty Librarians, the Library Systems Analyst, and the Technical Services Supervisor, revises and develops procedures, and maintains well-organized documentation.
- Supports projects. including contributions to project planning, execution, and reporting.
- Works with a variety of vendors and internal platforms. Completes tasks like extracting data, entering, and updating information.
- Works with the Acquisitions team to ensure access to new eResources and manages access to existing resources.
- Participates in relevant library consortia meetings and communications.
- Performs spreadsheet analysis and compiles, collates, and presents library statistics as directed.
- Performs ad hoc data maintenance and enhancement activities, tests current and revised procedures, and tests vendor platform and library systems update as requested.
- May be required to take training and act in the capacity of a floor warden as part of the University's Emergency Preparedness Plan (Fire, W.H.M.I.S, and Earthquake).
- Performs duties related to the qualifications and requirements of the position.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

- Thorough knowledge of cataloguing standards and MARC coding.
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📌 Library Technician 2, Resource Support (North Vancouver)
🏢 Capilano University
📍 North Vancouver