Librarian - Part Time

Job Classification: Staff - Union

Length of Appointment:           
20 hrs per wk, Monday-Thursday
September to May; 10 hrs per wk, June to August

Responsibilities:                                                            

  • Performs Reference services approximately 3 hours each day, except for one day when the librarian will cover Reference during the evening shift, from 5-9PM                       
  • Maintains and updates listings of serials holdings in the online catalog (Ex Libris Aleph)
  • Enters and updates listings of Government Documents in the online catalog
  • Maintains and updates lthe library's SFX database
  • Assists with other Library activities and projects as assigned

Requirements:                                       

  • MLS from an ALA-accredited institution
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Sci/Tech library experience or undergraduate degree is desireable
  • Familiarity with editing ILS holdings is desireable
  • Familiarity with SFX a plus

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an AA/EOE by choice.

Submit application to:
Human Resources,
30 Cooper Sq,
7th Floor
or Email to: hr@cooper.edu

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.