Research and Instruction Librarian (2 positions)
About the position Responsibilities • Foster student sense of belonging through events and programs; build relationships and offer programming in partnership with on-campus and off-campus student identity and resources centers and offices. • Bring together support services partners to meet students where they are by hosting workshops, office hours and programs that bring advising, career development, success coaching, tutoring, and writing support services into the library. • Support student projects with space, tools, information and advice. Helping students with project, presentation, video, performance and prototype development and implementation. • Assist students in building critical information literacy skills for academic and career success; provide programs on digital literacy. • Develop and maintain relationships with the campus community, communicating regularly to identify needs and to promote library resources, services, and programs. • Partner with other student focused offices on campus to determine needs of students on an ongoing basis; Initiate new programs and services based on this data. • Contribute to Library and University-wide outreach events. • Participate in orientation sessions, English composition classes, the First Year Seminar program, and other in-person and online classes, including night and weekend events. • Design and teach classes, workshops, subject and course guides, how-to worksheets, and online tutorials to educate and empower students on effective library research strategies, content evaluation, and other information literacy skills enabling students to make informed decisions, recognize biases, and understand context so that they can effectively use and communicate information. • Assist faculty assess student learning outcomes by designing assessment measures such as rubrics or surveys to evaluate students' ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. • Design and maintain research guides of library resources to facilitate student success. • Consult with students and faculty individually in one-on-one consultations, email and phone help to teach research skills and locate appropriate resources for assignments or research projects. • Monitor the curriculum in assigned subject areas and contacts faculty to promote course-specific instruction. • Record all activities for library statistical purposes. • Deliver library research and information services at multiple service points, including chat and email reference service, when scheduled, including nights and weekends. • Respond to service requests of a general nature across many disciplines as well as assigned subject areas. • Provide point-of-use assistance or instruction for students, faculty and other users for electronic and print resources; provides in-depth reference and consultation assistance in assigned subject matter areas. • Provide individualized research consultation for research assignments or class projects. • Teach students how to think about a research problem, how to recognize their information needs, how to evaluate the information they collect from a variety of sources, and how to use that information responsibly. • Collaborate closely with faculty on research projects by identifying relevant literature and assisting with complex database search methodologies. • Construct literature search queries to help student and faculty identify scholarly resources for specific topics or research questions. • Work with faculty to develop and maintain library collections that support curriculum. • Participate in professional development and continuing education endeavors for professional and personal growth. • Engage in service opportunities for the library profession, university, or local community. • Participate in department planning, operations, and meetings. • Participate in the development and the performance of the libraries' programs, policies, procedures, projects, teams, committees and other duties as assigned. Requirements • A.L.A. accredited M.L.S. and two years of relevant experience. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrated ability to make effective presentations. • Strong customer service orientation. • Ability to promote resources and services to diverse groups. • Ability to establish relationships and work effectively with students and colleagues. • Ability to collaborate and be innovative. Nice-to-haves • A graduate degree in related subject areas. • Experience in a library. • Teaching experience. • Demonstrated knowledge of the design and delivery of information literacy instruction. • Experience with library research databases. • Experience using a learning management system for instruction, such as D2L Brightspace. • Experience creating library guides using a content management platform such as SpringShare. • Interest in personal scholarly achievement and professional development. Apply tot his job