Library Technical Services Specialist (part - time)

Law Library Technical Services Position

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is a national leader in experiential legal education, a recognized innovator in legal pedagogy, and the home of multiple nationally recognized programs and centers. Housed in a state-of-the-art, LEED Gold facility on the campus of the University of Denver, the Westminster Law Library supports cutting-edge faculty research, trains students in legal research across multiple subject areas, and familiarizes students with a range of technologies relevant to modern-day legal practice.

This part-time (twenty hours per week) position reports to the Head of Technical Services and is responsible for day-to-day support of the Westminster Law Library's technical services operations. The core duties of the position include work in acquisitions/purchasing/invoicing, budget monitoring, physical material processing and copy cataloging, e-resource management, interlibrary loan, and additional duties and projects as assigned. This is a non-benefitted position, not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

Essential Functions

• Participate in the day-to-day technical services functions of the law library, including acquisitions/purchasing/invoicing, physical material processing and copy cataloging, e-resource management, statistics collection, and interlibrary loan.
• Help to create new policies and procedures and adjust existing ones, when appropriate.
• Work with the Head of Technical Services to help support any technical services tasks done by student workers.
• Work with proficiency in the library management system, including the acquisitions, cataloging, and fulfillment modules.
• Work closely with the Head of Technical Services in areas such as technical services planning, budgeting, monitoring, and assessment.
• Participate in the law library's collection development efforts and collection-related projects in a time of changing collection priorities.
• Stay abreast of new developments in library technical services.
• Provide high-quality service at a combined circulation and reference desk, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in next-generation library systems, especially Ex Libris' Alma, or a demonstrated potential for rapid growth into such skills.
• Experience in technical services work - such as acquisitions/purchasing/invoicing. physical material processing/copy cataloging, and e-resource management - or a demonstrated potential for rapid growth into such skills.
• A strong commitment to innovation, including comfort with e-resource management, as well as library-related or other relevant technologies or a demonstrated potential for rapid growth into such skills.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills pertaining to the organization and accessibility of legal information.
• Proficiency in tracking, analyzing, and projecting financial information or a demonstrated potential for rapid growth into such skills.
• The ability to work both independently and as a team member.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships both inside and outside of the Law Library.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills - attention to detail, timeliness, and dependability.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Adaptability and flexibility in the evolving landscape of legal information.
• A strong customer service orientation.
• An ability to work evenings and/or weekends, as necessary.

Required Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in technical services. Relevant prior work experience in an academic library.

Physical Demands:

• The ability to lift 20 pounds.
• The ability to unpack and shelve books.
• The ability to push carts of books.

Work Schedule:

To be determined in consultation with the Head of Technical Services.

Application Deadline:

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4pm (MST) January 5, 2026.

Special Instructions:

Candidates must apply online through

jobs.du.edu

Hourly Rate:

The hourly rate for this position is $25.00 per hour.

Benefits:

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.