Coordinator of library services vs circulation desk assistant

Differences between coordinator of library services and circulation desk assistant duties and responsibilities

Coordinator of library services example responsibilities.

• Oversee the library's daily functions, including patron-centered acquisitions, cataloging, and service- orient reference work.
• Help Medicaid eligible members to secure both physical and behavioral services in the community by reviewing and preparing prior authorization requests.
• Assess and discard non-fiction collections as assigned.

Circulation desk assistant example responsibilities.

• Utilize computerized system for circulating books and DVDs.
• Stack, sort, and insert ads into newspapers.
• Assist in running equipment to bundle newspapers to be send out to carriers for delivery.
• Assign and monitor computers to students; check books and DVDs in and out using a computerize system.
• Perform regular cataloging of new acquisitions, maintaining accurate data building for microfilm, microfiche, periodicals, and academic collections.
• Develop library collection materials for young adults including award-winning non-fiction and fiction titles.