Johnson County Library is a 14 branch suburban library system with a long
history in our community. A suburb of the Kansas City metro area, our county is
growing and diversifying. We serve neighborhoods ranging from urban to suburban
to on-the-edge-of rural. We prize innovation and commitment to learning. We
are a fun, forward-thinking organization with a mission to enrich people’s
lives.
Johnson County Library is seeking an Integrated Library System Administrator.
This position is responsible for the overall administration and management of
the Integrated Library System (ILS) and its integration with other systems
supporting excellent library services. The ILS is a complex system that brings
together multiple functions, including acquisitions, serials, cataloging,
circulation, and patron management. In addition, it is the primary system for
tracking materials as they move through the Library processing cycle.
This posting will be open through 5:00 p.m. on March 18, 2022. Qualified
applicants will remain as active candidates for a period of up to 90 days.
Manages daily operations of the Integrated Library System (ILS); acts as the
primary contact for Integrated Library System vendor support; designs,
develops, and maintains custom and canned reports that support the operation of
the ILS; ensures that problems are fixed as they arise; monitors system and
responds to system alerts; and supports Library and partner end-users
performing administrative activities in the ILS.
Plans and coordinates upgrades, enhancements, and bug fixes for the integrated
library system and Web catalog interface; tests, schedules, and performs
upgrades, enhancements, and bug fixes; collaborates with public service staff
and other departments to review and prepare for upgrades and bug fixes.
Collaborates with IT Team to maintain hosting environment for ILS; implements
support and maintains compliance with Library security and privacy policies in
the ILS and associated systems.
Designs, develops, tests and maintains custom code using a combination of tools
including but not limited to Perl, HTML, proprietary APIs, SQL, and UNIX shell
scripting..
Manages the integrations between ILS and other systems, including automated
materials handling systems, self-checks, RFID pads, security gates, web
catalog, interlibrary loan system.
Serves as the primary point of contact and is responsible for supporting other
systems integrated with the ILS, such as interlibrary loans.
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