Senior Library Specialist – Mathematics Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Urbana, IL · 4 wk ago
On-siteOTHR$60k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "FUNCTION:" description. We'll treat that as About the role. Then Duties and Responsibilities as a section. Then Minimum Qualifications as Requirements/Qualifications. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities as Skills. Appointment Information includes salary (Pay) and maybe schedule? It says 100% full-time Civil Service, appointed on a 12-month basis. That's schedule? It's full-time, 12-month appointment. Could include Schedule? The instruction: include Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections only if posting actually states them. Pay: salary given $59,806.50. Schedule: full-time, 12-month basis (maybe schedule). Benefits: mention "highly competitive benefits package". That's a benefits statement. So we can include Benefits section.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to include. We have content for About the role (FUNCTION). Responsibilities (Duties and Responsibilities). Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications). Skills (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities). Benefits (mention of benefits package). Pay (salary). Schedule (full-time, 12-month basis). Could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for those categories; we can have both Requirements and Qualifications if content distinct. Minimum Qualifications includes education/experience conversion. That's qualifications. Could also include Requirements? Might be same. Safer to have one section: Qualifications. But we can include Requirements as maybe "Minimum Qualifications". However they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications. We could put Requirements for experience/skills? But we have Skills separate. Let's allocate: Requirements: maybe the "Minimum Qualifications" (education/experience). Qualifications: maybe the "Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities"? But they already have Skills heading. Hmm.
Better: Use Requirements for the minimum qualifications (education/experience). Use Skills for knowledge, skills, abilities. Use Qualifications maybe not needed. But we can include Qualifications as duplicate? Might be thin. Better to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content. So we need to decide which headings have content.
We have content for:
- About the role: FUNCTION paragraph.
- Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities bullet list.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education/experience).
- Skills: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
- Benefits: "The university offers a highly competitive benefits package..."
- Pay: "The negotiated salary for the position is $59,806.50."
- Schedule: "This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 4903 – Senior Library Specialist position, appointed on a 12-month basis." Also mention expected start date as soon as possible after close of search. That's schedule info.
Thus we can include all those sections.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove those. Also remove navigation/cookie etc. The posting includes a lot of extra paragraphs about university description, benefits package, etc. We need to keep substantive info: the benefits package statement is substantive. The university description about mission etc maybe considered boilerplate? It's generic promotional. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The university description about mission etc is not explicitly listed but could be considered fluff. However it's substantive about the institution; but not required. Safer to keep only the benefits package statement, not the whole paragraph about "Whether you’re empowering...". That seems like promotional filler. We'll exclude that.
Also exclude "Appointment Information" details like Civil Service classification link, sponsorship note, etc. Those are maybe metadata but we need to keep Pay and Schedule. The classification info maybe not needed. We'll keep only salary and full-time/12-month.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details about duties exactly as listed, but we can format as
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to include. We have content for About the role (FUNCTION). Responsibilities (Duties and Responsibilities). Requirements/Qualifications (Minimum Qualifications). Skills (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities). Benefits (mention of benefits package). Pay (salary). Schedule (full-time, 12-month basis). Could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for those categories; we can have both Requirements and Qualifications if content distinct. Minimum Qualifications includes education/experience conversion. That's qualifications. Could also include Requirements? Might be same. Safer to have one section: Qualifications. But we can include Requirements as maybe "Minimum Qualifications". However they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications. We could put Requirements for experience/skills? But we have Skills separate. Let's allocate: Requirements: maybe the "Minimum Qualifications" (education/experience). Qualifications: maybe the "Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities"? But they already have Skills heading. Hmm.
Better: Use Requirements for the minimum qualifications (education/experience). Use Skills for knowledge, skills, abilities. Use Qualifications maybe not needed. But we can include Qualifications as duplicate? Might be thin. Better to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content. So we need to decide which headings have content.
We have content for:
- About the role: FUNCTION paragraph.
- Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities bullet list.
- Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (education/experience).
- Skills: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
- Benefits: "The university offers a highly competitive benefits package..."
- Pay: "The negotiated salary for the position is $59,806.50."
- Schedule: "This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 4903 – Senior Library Specialist position, appointed on a 12-month basis." Also mention expected start date as soon as possible after close of search. That's schedule info.
Thus we can include all those sections.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove those. Also remove navigation/cookie etc. The posting includes a lot of extra paragraphs about university description, benefits package, etc. We need to keep substantive info: the benefits package statement is substantive. The university description about mission etc maybe considered boilerplate? It's generic promotional. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The university description about mission etc is not explicitly listed but could be considered fluff. However it's substantive about the institution; but not required. Safer to keep only the benefits package statement, not the whole paragraph about "Whether you’re empowering...". That seems like promotional filler. We'll exclude that.
Also exclude "Appointment Information" details like Civil Service classification link, sponsorship note, etc. Those are maybe metadata but we need to keep Pay and Schedule. The classification info maybe not needed. We'll keep only salary and full-time/12-month.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details about duties exactly as listed, but we can format as - . Must not lose any duty points.
We need to convert the duties list into
- . The duties are separated by bullet points and some have line breaks. We'll capture each bullet.
Let's extract duties:
From text:
"Manages Mathematics Library circulation and public services, including providing research and information assistance to Library users · Has direct operational management of the library and is the lead staff member during the early evening hours Monday-Friday. Serves as the supervisory bridge between daytime and late-night staff members.· Coordinates with LOA and unit head on probationary evaluations and annual evaluations of the staff members whose work is supervised by this position.· Coordinates staff interviews for open late-night positions as part of a three-person committee making hiring decisions.· Enter and manage student schedules in LibStaffer and assists in managing student assistant swaps and absences to ensure adequate coverage for the 100+ hours per week that we are open.· Works with LOA to interview student assistant applicants.· Works with LOA to create schedules for 18-22 student assistants each semester. Supports collection development and manages monograph and serial acquisitions for the Mathematics Library · Researches and recommends materials for acquisition based on collection needs, available funding, faculty input, and established collection priorities.· Conducts bibliographic research to verify holdings, editions, formats, and publication history and prepares orders for selected materials.· Monitors monographic series and journals, standing orders, and other continuing publications; identifies needed volumes and resolves ordering or receipt issues.· Works with the Mathematics Librarian and departmental faculty to identify collection needs and priorities.· Identifies materials elsewhere in the Library that may be appropriate for transfer to the Mathematics Library. Manages Mathematics Library collections, cataloging support, and patron account issues · Reviews catalog and holdings records for Mathematics Library materials and works with appropriate Library units to resolve errors or inconsistencies.· Processes donated materials, including evaluating materials for the collection, coordinating cataloging, and preparing gift correspondence.· Assists patrons with fines, billing, lost or overdue materials, and related account issues; works with central Library units to resolve complex cases.· Monitors the physical collection, including identifying missing, damaged, or mis-shelved materials and coordinating repair, preservation, or other appropriate action.· Maintains local collection records and other information needed to support access to Mathematics Library materials and services. Supervises and supports Mathematics Library staff · Recruits, trains, schedules, approves time sheets, and supervises student assistants. · Provides training, guidance, and constructive feedback to support effective job performance and professional development.· Serves as a resource for resolving complex operational questions and developing or improving unit procedures.· Collaborates with the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, the Chemistry Library, and other Library staff to develop and implement effective, consistent workflows, procedures, and services. Other· Assists the Mathematics Librarian in identifying, organizing, maintaining, and documenting historical records and materials related to Altgeld Hall, the Department of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Library.· Supports projects to preserve, describe, and improve access to historical materials and documentation related to the Library’s collections, programs, and activities.· Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned"
We need to split each bullet at the "·" (middle dot) and also after periods? The text uses "·" as bullet separator. We'll treat each segment after a "·" as a new bullet, but also need to handle sentences that start after a period but not preceded by "·"? Actually many bullets start after a "·" and then a space. Some have multiple sentences within a bullet separated by periods. We'll keep each bullet as a single
- containing the sentences.
Thus we need to parse.
Let's manually list bullets:
1. Manages Mathematics Library circulation and public services, including providing research and information assistance to Library users
2. Has direct operational management of the library and is the lead staff member during the early evening hours Monday-Friday. Serves as the supervisory bridge between daytime and late-night staff members.
3. Coordinates with LOA and unit head on probationary evaluations and annual evaluations of the staff members whose work is supervised by this position.
4. Coordinates staff interviews for open late-night positions as part of a three-person committee making hiring decisions.
5. Enter and manage student schedules in LibStaffer and assists in managing student assistant swaps and absences to ensure adequate coverage for the 100+ hours per week that we are open.
6. Works with LOA to interview student assistant applicants.
7. Works with LOA to create schedules for 18-22 student assistants each semester.
8. Supports collection development and manages monograph and serial acquisitions for the Mathematics Library
9. Researches and recommends materials for acquisition based on collection needs, available funding, faculty input, and established collection priorities.
10. Conducts bibliographic research to verify holdings, editions, formats, and publication history and prepares orders for selected materials.
11. Monitors monographic series and journals, standing orders, and other continuing publications; identifies needed volumes and resolves ordering or receipt issues.
12. Works with the Mathematics Librarian and departmental faculty to identify collection needs and priorities.
13. Identifies materials elsewhere in the Library that may be appropriate for transfer to the Mathematics Library.
14. Manages Mathematics Library collections, cataloging support, and patron account issues
15. Reviews catalog and holdings records for Mathematics Library materials and works with appropriate Library units to resolve errors or inconsistencies.
16. Processes donated materials, including evaluating materials for the collection, coordinating cataloging, and preparing gift correspondence.
17. Assists patrons with fines, billing, lost or overdue materials, and related account issues; works with central Library units to resolve complex cases.
18. Monitors the physical collection, including identifying missing, damaged, or mis-shelved materials and coordinating repair, preservation, or other appropriate action.
19. Maintains local collection records and other information needed to support access to Mathematics Library materials and services.
20. Supervises and supports Mathematics Library staff
21. Recruits, trains, schedules, approves time sheets, and supervises student assistants.
22. Provides training, guidance, and constructive feedback to support effective job performance and professional development.
23. Serves as a resource for resolving complex operational questions and developing or improving unit procedures.
24. Collaborates with the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, the Chemistry Library, and other Library staff to develop and implement effective, consistent workflows, procedures, and services.
25. Assists the Mathematics Librarian in identifying, organizing, maintaining, and documenting historical records and materials related to Altgeld Hall, the Department of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Library.
26. Supports projects to preserve, describe, and improve access to historical materials and documentation related to the Library’s collections, programs, and activities.
27. Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned
Check if any missing: after "Other·" we had three bullets.
Now Minimum Qualifications text:
"High school diploma or equivalent.Any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories:work experience in a library or equivalent setting.college course work in any field as measured by the following conversion table:30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)Associate’s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)A total of two (2) years (24 months) work experience in a library or equivalent setting performing progressively more responsible work consistent with the next lower level of this series."
We need to format as list maybe. Could be a
- for each bullet? The text uses periods as separators. We'll split at periods? But better to keep as prose? The instruction: Use
- . The duties are separated by bullet points and some have line breaks. We'll capture each bullet. Let's extract duties: From text: "Manages Mathematics Library circulation and public services, including providing research and information assistance to Library users · Has direct operational management of the library and is the lead staff member during the early evening hours Monday-Friday. Serves as the supervisory bridge between daytime and late-night staff members.· Coordinates with LOA and unit head on probationary evaluations and annual evaluations of the staff members whose work is supervised by this position.· Coordinates staff interviews for open late-night positions as part of a three-person committee making hiring decisions.· Enter and manage student schedules in LibStaffer and assists in managing student assistant swaps and absences to ensure adequate coverage for the 100+ hours per week that we are open.· Works with LOA to interview student assistant applicants.· Works with LOA to create schedules for 18-22 student assistants each semester. Supports collection development and manages monograph and serial acquisitions for the Mathematics Library · Researches and recommends materials for acquisition based on collection needs, available funding, faculty input, and established collection priorities.· Conducts bibliographic research to verify holdings, editions, formats, and publication history and prepares orders for selected materials.· Monitors monographic series and journals, standing orders, and other continuing publications; identifies needed volumes and resolves ordering or receipt issues.· Works with the Mathematics Librarian and departmental faculty to identify collection needs and priorities.· Identifies materials elsewhere in the Library that may be appropriate for transfer to the Mathematics Library. Manages Mathematics Library collections, cataloging support, and patron account issues · Reviews catalog and holdings records for Mathematics Library materials and works with appropriate Library units to resolve errors or inconsistencies.· Processes donated materials, including evaluating materials for the collection, coordinating cataloging, and preparing gift correspondence.· Assists patrons with fines, billing, lost or overdue materials, and related account issues; works with central Library units to resolve complex cases.· Monitors the physical collection, including identifying missing, damaged, or mis-shelved materials and coordinating repair, preservation, or other appropriate action.· Maintains local collection records and other information needed to support access to Mathematics Library materials and services. Supervises and supports Mathematics Library staff · Recruits, trains, schedules, approves time sheets, and supervises student assistants. · Provides training, guidance, and constructive feedback to support effective job performance and professional development.· Serves as a resource for resolving complex operational questions and developing or improving unit procedures.· Collaborates with the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, the Chemistry Library, and other Library staff to develop and implement effective, consistent workflows, procedures, and services. Other· Assists the Mathematics Librarian in identifying, organizing, maintaining, and documenting historical records and materials related to Altgeld Hall, the Department of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Library.· Supports projects to preserve, describe, and improve access to historical materials and documentation related to the Library’s collections, programs, and activities.· Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned" We need to split each bullet at the "·" (middle dot) and also after periods? The text uses "·" as bullet separator. We'll treat each segment after a "·" as a new bullet, but also need to handle sentences that start after a period but not preceded by "·"? Actually many bullets start after a "·" and then a space. Some have multiple sentences within a bullet separated by periods. We'll keep each bullet as a single
- containing the sentences.
Thus we need to parse.
Let's manually list bullets:
1. Manages Mathematics Library circulation and public services, including providing research and information assistance to Library users
2. Has direct operational management of the library and is the lead staff member during the early evening hours Monday-Friday. Serves as the supervisory bridge between daytime and late-night staff members.
3. Coordinates with LOA and unit head on probationary evaluations and annual evaluations of the staff members whose work is supervised by this position.
4. Coordinates staff interviews for open late-night positions as part of a three-person committee making hiring decisions.
5. Enter and manage student schedules in LibStaffer and assists in managing student assistant swaps and absences to ensure adequate coverage for the 100+ hours per week that we are open.
6. Works with LOA to interview student assistant applicants.
7. Works with LOA to create schedules for 18-22 student assistants each semester.
8. Supports collection development and manages monograph and serial acquisitions for the Mathematics Library
9. Researches and recommends materials for acquisition based on collection needs, available funding, faculty input, and established collection priorities.
10. Conducts bibliographic research to verify holdings, editions, formats, and publication history and prepares orders for selected materials.
11. Monitors monographic series and journals, standing orders, and other continuing publications; identifies needed volumes and resolves ordering or receipt issues.
12. Works with the Mathematics Librarian and departmental faculty to identify collection needs and priorities.
13. Identifies materials elsewhere in the Library that may be appropriate for transfer to the Mathematics Library.
14. Manages Mathematics Library collections, cataloging support, and patron account issues
15. Reviews catalog and holdings records for Mathematics Library materials and works with appropriate Library units to resolve errors or inconsistencies.
16. Processes donated materials, including evaluating materials for the collection, coordinating cataloging, and preparing gift correspondence.
17. Assists patrons with fines, billing, lost or overdue materials, and related account issues; works with central Library units to resolve complex cases.
18. Monitors the physical collection, including identifying missing, damaged, or mis-shelved materials and coordinating repair, preservation, or other appropriate action.
19. Maintains local collection records and other information needed to support access to Mathematics Library materials and services.
20. Supervises and supports Mathematics Library staff
21. Recruits, trains, schedules, approves time sheets, and supervises student assistants.
22. Provides training, guidance, and constructive feedback to support effective job performance and professional development.
23. Serves as a resource for resolving complex operational questions and developing or improving unit procedures.
24. Collaborates with the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, the Chemistry Library, and other Library staff to develop and implement effective, consistent workflows, procedures, and services.
25. Assists the Mathematics Librarian in identifying, organizing, maintaining, and documenting historical records and materials related to Altgeld Hall, the Department of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Library.
26. Supports projects to preserve, describe, and improve access to historical materials and documentation related to the Library’s collections, programs, and activities.
27. Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned
Check if any missing: after "Other·" we had three bullets.
Now Minimum Qualifications text:
"High school diploma or equivalent.Any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories:work experience in a library or equivalent setting.college course work in any field as measured by the following conversion table:30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)Associate’s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)A total of two (2) years (24 months) work experience in a library or equivalent setting performing progressively more responsible work consistent with the next lower level of this series."
We need to format as list maybe. Could be a
- for each bullet? The text uses periods as separators. We'll split at periods? But better to keep as prose? The instruction: Use