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Instructional Services Librarian & Coordinator of Digital Experience, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA
Position Summary
The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative, imaginative, and community-focused campus. As part of our vibrant information literacy program, the incumbent will partner closely with faculty and students to design and teach innovative information literacy sessions in disciplines such as Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Political Science. Additionally, the candidate will contribute to and expand on the library’s ongoing creative projects and efforts to provide welcoming, user-centered experiences, especially in the library’s digital spaces. This is a non-tenure track faculty position with responsibilities to participate in campus governance, committee service, and academic advising.
Responsibilities
- Design and teach inclusive information literacy sessions for academic departments based on the candidate’s experience and interests as well as campus needs.
- Provide research assistance to students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds.
- Collaborate with academic departments to understand their information needs, as well as gaps in diverse and equitable representation in the library’s holdings, to select appropriate items for the library’s collection.
- Support the maintenance and updates of the library’s website.
- Manage project-based improvements to digital services, such as the library’s website, by conducting usability studies.
- Update and create LibGuides that correspond to assigned academic departments.
- Oversee uploads and troubleshoot issues related to the Institutional Repository, ensuring accurate metadata, proper file formatting, and seamless access for users.
- Work together with the Head of Library Systems & Collections on database usability and troubleshooting.
- Assist other Instructional Services Librarians in supporting library outreach events.
- Non-tenure track faculty expectations that begin after one year include advising, campus-wide committees, and faculty governance.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited graduate school or equivalent.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for teaching in an information literacy instruction program and designing inclusive instructional materials.
- Interest in learning new technical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively build relationships with the campus’s student body, faculty, and staff who come from diverse backgrounds.
- Eagerness to provide an inclusive and equitable library environment by learning about the campus’ needs and making recommendations to change services, policies, and procedures based on those needs.
- Exhibits initiative on independent projects and works collaboratively with other librarians and library staff.
- Organizational and time management skills that demonstrate the ability to manage multiple projects of varying scopes and priorities.
- Knowledge of current trends and up-to-date practices related to providing inclusive reference services.
Application Information
Waidner Spahr Library Fellowship, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Position Summary
The Waidner-Spahr Library Fellowship is an excellent opportunity for a college (4-year or 2-year) graduate to explore the multi-faceted profession of librarianship. The Fellow will support essential library functions by working with two or more teams across the library (e.g. Access Services; Archives & Special Collections; Collections & Resources; Research & Instruction). Specific departments and projects will be assigned based on the fellow’s interest and experience, and the needs of the library. An emphasis will be placed on projects and initiatives supporting the experience of Dickinson’s undergraduate student population, as well as those that advance one or more library values (e.g. DEI; access to information; community of practice; pursuits of inquiry; scholarly communication). This position will also support library promotion and outreach activities including, but not limited to student research awards, pre- and new student orientation, trivia nights, etc. The fellowship appointment is for one year and will be eligible to extend for a second year.
Essential Functions
- Supports and engages in essential library services (e.g. research consultations; circulation desk; resource discovery; organization of archival materials), in two or more library teams. Includes becoming familiar with library systems (e.g. Alma ILS circulation functions; SpringShare suite; Dickinson Scholar institutional repository, various library databases) and/or library resources (e.g. subject-specific databases; print and online collections; Archives & Special Collections).
- Collaboratively develops and implements events, exhibits, programs, or services that directly support the Dickinson student experience with the library. This may include, but is not limited to, leading our pre-orientation program for incoming new students and recruiting students employed for the library’s Information Literacy Badge Program. Supports library promotion and outreach activities including special library events, student research awards, and co-curricular experiences for the Dickinson community.
- Provides excellent patron-centered services through in-person and online service points. These may be direct such as circulation desk interactions and reference assistance; or indirect such as maintaining the library’s FAQ knowledge base, updating online tutorials, and/or research guides.
- Engages with issues and trends in profession by participating in webinars, regional meetings, and/or national conferences. Engages with professional literature and communities.
- Participates in assessment of library services and programs within one or more functional areas assigned. This may include quantitative and/or qualitative data collection and analysis, collaborating with the Quantitative Reasoning Center, assisting in preparing reports for the Dean of Library Services and/or other campus audiences.
- Contributes to the achievement of shared library goals through participation on library task forces and committees.
Position Requirements
- Associate’s Degree
- Less than 12 months experience
Application Information
Electronic Resources Librarian, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA
Position Summary
Manages e-resources and electronic services for the library. Supports the life cycle of electronic resources including trials, subscriptions, activating/deactivating, and troubleshooting. Maintains licensing agreements and contracts within established budget. Manages interlibrary loan services and the university’s institutional repository. Conducts assessments of collections and operations to support data-driven decision making and prepares reports for internal and external reporting requirements. Develops policies and workflows. Maintains awareness of new and emerging technical standards and keeps current on enhancements to library systems. Writes and maintains documentation for policies and procedures. Creates online instructional materials. Assists in the customization and maintenance of LibApps applications. Answers reference questions and serves as back up for instructional sessions. Communicates effectively with external and internal audiences. Participates in library special projects or on working groups.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Duties may vary and other duties may be assigned.)
- E-Resources Management
- Technical Support and Troubleshooting
- Interlibrary Loan Systems
- Assessment and Reporting
- LibApps Development
- Reference and Instructional Services
Position Requirements
- Master’s of Library Science from an ALA accredited program or equivalent
- Two years’ experience with e-resources management
- Ability to customize Springshare products (e.g. LibGuides)
- Experience or aptitude with EBSCO Admin OR Ex Libris Alma and Primo
- Experience or aptitude with ILL systems such as OCLC WorldShare
- Ability to answer reference questions
- Ability or aptitude to conduct workshops
Application Information
Public Services Librarian, Albright College, Reading, PA
Position Description
Gingrich Library is seeking a part-time librarian who will be responsible for supporting and directing the library’s outward-facing services. This part-time position manages core public services such as interlibrary loan, frontline services, and managing library student assistants. The incumbent participates in the library’s research and instruction program and has oversight responsibility for all outreach to the campus and external communities, including programming and social media, to achieve the goals of the library in campus engagement.
Essential Job Functions [negotiable]:
- Hires, trains, and supervises students for a variety of library services including frontline public service, social media posts, and collaborative programs.
- Prepares incoming and outgoing material for interlibrary loan.
- Participates in the statewide chat-monitoring service.
- Serves as the library’s point person for reference support and training.
- Leads library programming for campus engagement, including events, exhibits, and displays and coordinates the library’s social media efforts.
- Works closely with campus partners to develop innovative services in support of student learning and academic success.
Other Responsibilities:
Databases and Systems:
- Manages the collection and reporting of online database statistics.
Shared Functions:
- In collaboration with librarians and faculty, assists in building and weeding the print collection in the assigned liaison areas.
- Develops and maintains resource guides for liaison areas.
- Participates in liaison functions (instruction, research, and curriculum support).
- Participates in First-Year Seminar (FYS) instruction.
- Serves as library liaison to academic and campus departments as assigned by the Director.
- Coordinates and participates in library instruction program.
- Coordinates content on the library’s website.
- Provides cross coverage to assist other areas depending on workload.
- Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required
Minimum Qualifications
COMMUNICATION
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, in an individual and group setting
SKILLS
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; competency with other Microsoft Office software a plus.
- Proficiency with social media platforms.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and collegially with committees, individual faculty, administrative colleagues, and students.
Integrity and good leadership, consensus-building and organizational skills, and ability to exercise good judgement and discretion. - Student-centered commitment to the goals of liberal arts education
- Ability to work independently and to handle multiple tasks, with careful attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and provide accurate, prompt and efficient service.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
- Experience with library programming or event planning.
- Supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience using social media desirable.
- Experience with reference services a plus.
- Experience working with electronic databases for searching and instruction, ability to prepare reports and accurately maintain records.
EDUCATION
- ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library Science