Position Description Summary/Purpose:
This position involves the full range of librarian duties and functions
with specialized duties as required by the position. Assists in
providing reference services, collection maintenance and circulation
services.
Essential Job Functions/Primary Responsibilities:
Receives oral or written directions from the Library Director. Includes
all duties of Librarian I. Maintains reference and circulating
collections, and coordinates activities with faculty to assure currency
of materials. Provides supervision and training to subordinate
professional staff, clerical staff, and student employees. Recommends
policy changes to the Director. Reports achievement of goals to
Director. Conducts all work in a safe manner and all work safety
practices are followed. Prepares regular statistical reports of some
complexity for the Director. Administers technical library collection
maintenance. Evaluates, implements, and supervises online information
services for student and faculty use. Trains faculty and students in use
of online products and promotes awareness of updates and changes.
Troubleshoots technical problems and reports problems to appropriate
support staff. Promotes library online services to university community.
Attends workshops or courses necessary to keep current with digital
technology. Maintains university’s Institutional Repository.
Other Functions: Performs
similar or related work as required, directed or as situation dictates.
Continues professional development and training; keeps current with
trends. Assists other department staff as needed to promote a team
effort. May act as a library representative at professional conferences.
Serves as a library liaison to a University school.
Knowledge, Ability and Skill: Ability
to apply principles of library science to solve practical problems.
Ability to prepare and deliver reports of library services both orally
and in writing. Strong computer application and digital technology
skills. Ability to create and implement outcome-based lesson plans for
Information Literacy skills. Ability to work effectively with other
library staff. Ability to understand and use the library services
provided by our integrated library systems. Knowledge of basic research
materials; substantial interpersonal skills; considerable oral and
written communications skills. Considerable ability to perform research.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Library Science/ Library and Information Science
from an ALA accredited college. Minimum two years of progressively
responsible academic library experience. Expertise using library
technology/library systems.
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