Ability To: (Advanced / Intermediate / Basic)
analyze, revise, reorganize, or establish workflow and procedures in response to changing needs, to make improvements, or to correct existing problems. (A) communicate and coordinate workflow and procedures with other units within the library and on campus. (I) be self-directed and flexible in work routine to accommodate fluctuating workloads, procedural changes, and priorities. (A) develop new procedures. (A) gather and compile acquisitions statistics. (A) test and set production and quality standards. (A) interact with vendors, sales and customer service representatives. (A) select vendors and evaluate their fulfillment rate, discount structure, customer service, and ordering databases. (A) locate and maintain bookmarks and browsers in support of acquisitions. (A) recognize discrepancies in material received and to effectively rectify problems. (A) use software programs in support of technical processing functions. (A) export records from bibliographic and vendor databases. (A) use bibliographic tools. (A) delegate tasks and distribute work to the appropriate to classification level. (I) direct, revise, monitor, and evaluate the performance of others. (I) train employees effectively. (A) distribute materials to complete processing. (A) check invoices and identify and resolve discrepancies in titles and prices. (A) compare incomplete bibliographic information on order requests with OCLC, MELVYL, and vendor databases to pick the best match to fulfill requested materials. (A) determine problems existing in the Innopac database, hardware, software, or equipment. (I) form logical decisions base on knowledge of policies and procedures. (A) learn and apply new technical information. (I) set priorities and meet deadlines. (A) perform detailed work. (A) provide clear written and oral instructions. (A) use standard and specialized office machines, hardware and software. (I) use independent judgment when applying policies or guidelines to specific problems. (A) work cooperatively with other staff and faculty. (A) communicate courteously and effectively with a variety of people. (A) work with frequent interruptions. (A) compose business letters. (A) explain and resolve problems. (A)
Knowledge Of: (Advanced / Intermediate / Basic)
Acquisitions Unit, Technical Services, and Library policies and procedures. (A) Innopac Database (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) (A) Technical Services hardware and software. (A) Vendor Ordering Databases. (A) Book and Serial Vendors. (A) Vendor relationships, arrangements, accounts. (A) Bibliographic elements of monographic and serial publications. (A) Approval Plans. (I) Collection Development policies. (I) Serials, publication schedules, volume and issue notations. (I) OCLC Database. (A) MARC 21 Bibliographic Formats and Standards. (I) Library of Congress Classification System. (I) Library of Congress Subject Headings. (B) Library of Congress Name (LCNAF) and Subject (LCSAF) Authority Files. (B) AACR2. (B) Library terminology. (A) MELVYL. (I) PubMed. (B) Internet. (I) Browsers. (I) Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. (I) Netscape Communicator. (I) Windows Operating System. (I) Apple Operating System. (I) HTML. (I) FTP. (I) English grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage. (A) * Language partially adopted and revised from University of California, San Diego, Libraries, Acquisitions Job Matrix.