Resource Description Coordinator

Responsibilities:  The Resource Description Coordinator will perform original and complex adaptive cataloging of materials in multiple formats; manage resource description projects; assign subject headings and classification numbers according to Library of Congress practice; create name authority records and contribute to the national name authority file; develop and document policies and procedures on the department’s intranet site; participate in planning, goal-setting, and assessing the effectiveness of staff and operations within the unit; provide training and direction to staff in performing cataloging routines; keep current with new trends, standards and practices in resource description and classification. The position will report to the Head of Metadata and Bibliographic Services and will supervise 4 classified staff employees and any part-time cataloging librarian.   

The Resource Description Coordinator is a librarian position.  The Libraries support the ongoing professional development of librarians and our goal is to recruit librarians committed to continuous learning.  Librarians hold academic ranks pursuant to the University of Houston Librarians’ Governance document.  They are expected to develop a record of service and professional contributions.

The UH Libraries’ Strategic Directions 2010-2013 focuses on supporting research and scholarly productivity, building dynamic partnerships, fostering academic success through innovative services, and enhancing user experience through technology.  The complete document is available at: http://info.lib.uh.edu/sites/default/files/docs/strategic_directions.pdf .  The Strategic Directions draw on and support an ambitious set of goals adopted by the University ( http://www.uh.edu/about/mission/goals/index.php ).  We seek to recruit librarians who can relate their work to these strategies and understand their role in advancing these strategic imperatives.

Qualifications:  Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library program. Knowledge and significant experience in resource description of multiple formats using national cataloging standards (AACR2, LCSH, LCC, and MARC); experience in creating name authority records; experience with the cataloging module of an integrated library system;  knowledge of forthcoming changes with RDA, FRBR, linked data and semantic web; ability to work effectively, independently, and collaboratively in a collegial environment; excellent communication skills; demonstrated leadership or project management experience in a work setting.   Preferred:  Supervisory experience; experience with special collections cataloging (including rare books description); knowledge of archival and rare materials description standards such as DACS and DCRM; experience with III Millennium, Serials Solutions, MarcEdit and other cataloging related systems; bibliographic knowledge of one or more languages other than English.

Salary:  $58,000 to $62,000 expected hiring range, depending on qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package; choice of retirement programs including TIAA-CREF; tax deferred annuity program available; release time to take a class up to 3 hours/week; no state or local income tax.  

Library Information:  The UH Libraries are a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, and the Texas Digital Library.  The Libraries hold over 2.1 million volumes.  Total staff includes 48 professionals and approximately 110 support staff.  Additional information available at: http://info.lib.uh.edu

General Information:  The University of Houston campus comprises 13 colleges and schools offering close to 80 degree programs with an enrollment exceeding 40,000 students, 7,200 of whom are enrolled in graduate studies.  Reflecting the multicultural community of metropolitan Houston, UH is one of the most ethnically diverse research university campuses in the nation.  Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, offers all the cultural and recreational opportunities of a great city and is within easy reach of the Gulf of Mexico.  It enjoys a very reasonable cost of living and was rated eighth among livable North American cities by Places Rated Almanac.

For additional information, including information about Houston's housing market, flourishing arts scene, and entertainment offerings, please see the greater Houston Partnership web site at: http://www.houston.org/ and the My Houston site: http://www.visithoustontexas.com/myhouston/

Application Deadline:  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  Send letter of application, names and contact information for 3 references, and resume to Damon Camille, Training, Assessment, and Statistics Coordinator, University of Houston, 114 University Libraries, Houston, Texas 77204-2000.  Applications may also be submitted by email to: dcamille@uh.edu.  Potential applicants seeking further information should contact John Lehner, Associate Dean for Personnel, Planning, and Systems, at 713-743-9801 or jlehner@uh.edu

THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.  MINORITIES, WOMEN, VETERANS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Scholarly Communications Librarian

Indiana University South Bend has an exciting opportunity for an innovative, enthusiastic, and user-oriented librarian to lead the campus forward in meeting the challenges of changing modes of scholarly communication.  The successful candidate will develop and promote a scholarly communications program to faculty and library staff; communicate the value of depositing scholarly and creative output into open access sites, locally created digital projects and institutional repositories; explain alternative publishing models and consult on author’s rights; and act as the Libraries' chief resource on copyright, digital rights management and fair use.  This position will create and maintain web guides on scholarly communication and copyright; provide faculty support services; serve as the campus contact person for IU data management services; and assist in the planning and implementation of digitization projects.  Some grant writing may be involved.   

The Scholarly Communications Librarian also serves as a subject librarian to one or more disciplines, which includes collection development, research assistance, instruction and outreach to departments.   He/she will participate in general reference services, including some night and weekend hours, teach required information literacy courses, and participate in library-wide projects and committees. As a tenure track faculty position the librarian shares in university governance through memberships on committees. In addition, there are opportunities to participate on IU system wide groups.   This librarian reports to Head of Research, Instruction and Outreach, Schurz Library.

             

 Required:

• American Library Association accredited master’s degree.
• Academic library experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of scholarly communication and publishing, including open access and copyright.
• Demonstrated proficiency using and applying current technologies, e.g. social media, mobile, web, cloud computing, and multimedia tools
• Evidence of flexibility and creative problem solving.
• Excellent communication, time management and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and to interact collegially with a diverse group of colleagues, staff, and teaching faculty.
• Potential to meet the performance, professional development and service requirements associated with a library faculty tenure track appointment.

Preferred:

• Professional library experience.
• Experience teaching or training in group settings.
• Experience or coursework in issues related to scholarly communication.

Visit the IU South Bend Libraries at http://library.iusb.edu. The IU South Bend Libraries is part of the IU Libraries system, which is one of the largest university library systems in the country. 

Position available beginning July 1, 2013.  Review of applications begins December 1, 2012. Position is open until filled. Send letter of application, resume and three references to:  Linda Fisher, Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Franklin D. Schurz Library, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634  fax:  574-520-4472; email:  lfisher@iusb.edu.

IU South Bend is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities, veterans, and members of other under-represented groups.  Indiana University South Bend is an Equal Employment Affirmative Action Employer.

Humanities Librarian, Assistant or Associate Professor

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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:  Reports to the Director of Research Commons.  The Humanities Librarian is subject liaison for the Departments of English, Foreign Languages and Literature, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology, and as such, teaches information literacy and selects appropriate information resources in support of the subject areas’ curriculum and research.  The Humanities Librarian collaborates with other subject librarians and participates in achieving departmental and library goals.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:   Consults with the liaisons of the assigned departments with regard to collection development; teaches information literacy classes for the assigned subject areas; creates teaching modules, bibliographies, and other finding aids; provides reference service in person and through various digital methods; works with the Technical Services Department in the ordering of monographs, journals, online databases, etc.; delivers library services and resources via the web and Blackboard; plans and administers materials budgets; participates in writing proposals and securing grants, particularly in the subject disciplines; generates scholarship and performs professional service. 

All Library and Information Services (LIS) faculty and staff are responsible for working collaboratively to achieve University and LIS goals and objectives.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT :  Assistant or Associate Professor, fiscal year appointment, academic year tenure-track, continuing contract.

SALARY RANGE:  Negotiable dependent upon credentials and experience, with a minimum salary of $42,000. Excellent fringe benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:  M.L.S. from an A.L A. accredited library school; minimum of one year experience in an academic library; knowledge of library and digital information resources, including online searching, bibliographic search systems, learning management systems, and the Internet; excellent communication and interpersonal relations skills; demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment; excellent teaching skills; demonstrated ability to meet LIS and University standards in librarianship, scholarship and professional service in fulfillment of tenure requirements; strong service orientation.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:   Two years of experience in an academic library and a specialized degree or coursework in one or more of the related subject disciplines.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS :  Review of applications will begin November 8, 2012.  Position will remain open until filled.


SUBMIT LETTER OF APPLICATION, RESUME, TRANSCRIPTS AND THREE CURRENT PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES TO:

Humanities Librarian Search Committee
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Library and Information Services
Campus Box 1063
Edwardsville, IL  62026

SIU E is a state university - benefits under state sponsored plans may not be available to holders of F1 or J1 visas. 

Applicants will be subject to a background check prior to an offer of employment.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sex in violation of Title VII.  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants for employment and students on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status.

The SIUE ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT is available on-line at:  www.siue.edu/securityreport/.  The report contains safety and security information and crime statistics for the past three (3) calendar years.  This report is published in compliance with Federal law, entitled the “Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.”  For those without computer access, a paper copy of the report may be obtained from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration, Rendleman Hall, Room 2228.

Catalog Librarian, Assistant or Associate Professor

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JOB DESCRIPTION: Reporting to the Director of Technical Services, performs original and complex adaptive cataloging of print and non-print materials, including electronic resources, according to national standards. Develops comprehensive bibliographic descriptions, assigns subject headings and classification numbers according to Library of Congress practice, supervises maintenance of  holdings input into OCLC and Voyager. May assist in the creation of digital collections, including supplying metadata. The incumbent will also participate in achieving departmental and library goals and participate in library committees.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs original and adaptive cataloging in all formats, including serials, utilizing OCLC and Voyager. Participates in retrospective conversion projects. Resolves database maintenance problems and provides training, direction and support to paraprofessional staff in performing cataloging and maintenance routines. Maintains knowledge of current cataloging practices and automated bibliographic access. Participates in developing, teaching, and implementing cataloging policies and procedures. 

All LIS faculty and staff are responsible for working collaboratively to achieve University and LIS goals and objectives.

TERM OF CONTRACT: Assistant or Associate Professor, fiscal year appointment, academic year tenure-track, continuing contract. 

SALARY RANGE: Negotiable dependent upon credentials and experience, with a minimum salary of $42,000. Excellent fringe benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: M.L.S. from an A.L.A accredited library school; demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially in a production-oriented environment; cataloging experience; experience with an automated integrated library system; and excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a strong service orientation. Demonstrated ability to meet LIS and University standards in librarianship, research and professional service in fulfillment of tenure requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED: working knowledge of MARC Format for Holdings Data; experience with OCLC and Voyager; electronic resources, serials cataloging; the ability to read music and foreign languages; experience with Microsoft Access.

UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is twenty minutes northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The University is situated on 2600 acres of rolling land and woods along bluffs, a few miles from the Mississippi River. Serving approximately 14,000 students and with about 80,000 alumni, SIUE has a major impact on a region well known for affordable living and a high quality of life.

Lovejoy Library maintains a collection of more than 1,000,000 volumes and subscribes to more than 19,000 print and digital serials and periodicals. Additional information regarding Library and Information Services and the University can be found at the web site: http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/

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CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Search is ongoing; review of applications will begin on October 15, 2012. Position will remain open until filled.

SUBMIT LETTER OF APPLICATION, RESUME, TRANSCRIPTS AND THREE CURRENT PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES TO:

Catalog Librarian Search Committee

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Lovejoy Library, Campus Box 1063

Edwardsville, IL 62026-1063

As an affirmative action employer, SIUE offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability. Applications from women and minority groups are especially encouraged.

SIUE is a state university – benefits under state sponsored plans will not be available to holders of F1 or J1 visas.

Faculty Position at The University Of Alabama

The School of Library & Information Studies, College of Communication & Information Sciences, The University of Alabama, invites applications and nominations for an instructor for a three-year renewable contract, beginning as early as January 2013. The successful candidate will receive an appointment that is 50 percent administrative and 50 percent instructional.

Position Description

This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of activities in the School and to make a difference both administratively and instructionally.

The instructor will be the School’s liaison with the College’s Information Officer and will provide leadership in enhancing the School’s visibility through diverse methods of reporting, communicating, and marketing. These methods will include publications, the School’s web presence, social media, and work with University and professional media distribution channels. The instructor will assist the director and staff in accreditation reporting as well. The instructor will assist faculty members in research proposal preparation, management of grant funding and reporting, and will work with the director in representing the School’s research interests to the College’s Institute for Communication and Information Research (ICIR) and the University’s Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP).

The instructional aspect of the position requires teaching primarily in the core curriculum. Preference will be given to candidates who are prepared to teach at least two of the required courses: Introduction to Library and Information Studies, Organization of Information, Research Methods, Information Sources and Services, Administration and Management, and Information Technologies. Instruction is offered online as well as on-campus and off-site face-to-face.

Qualifications

Required:

• A Master’s degree in library and information studies or its equivalent;
• 18 semester hours beyond the Master’s degree;
• Evidence of intermediate web design experience;
• Evidence of excellent spoken and written communication skills; and
• Experience in the preparation of successful funding proposals. 

Desirable:

• Earned doctorate, second master’s, or terminal degree or progress in a degree program;
• Teaching experience;
• Experience with accreditation, assessment, or certification programs;
• Web 2.0 experience in the marketing of a program, library, or other enterprise; and
• Professional experience in a library, information center or other information-rich organization.

Environment

The School, with 14 faculty members, offers an ALA-accredited Master’s program, an MFA program in the book arts, and doctoral courses that contribute to a multidisciplinary doctorate in communication and information sciences. An undergraduate course sequence in information studies is also offered. The School is selective in admissions for all program options and the MLIS program ranks among the top 25 programs in North America.

Tuscaloosa is centrally located in the Southeast, and is convenient to Atlanta, Birmingham, Mobile and the Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga. The area offers outdoor activities year-round, a vibrant arts community, the cultural benefits of a major university, and services befitting a larger community. Living is good in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Application particulars:

To apply visit https://facultyjobs.ua.edu and attach a curriculum vita and cover letter.

Applications will be reviewed beginning December 1, 2012 and will be accepted until the position is filled. The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. 

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Contact:

Elizabeth Aversa, Professor at eversa@slis.ua.edu

Business/Economics Librarian

THE UNIVERSITY: California State University, East Bay is known for award-winning programs, expert instruction, diverse student body, and a choice of more than 100 career-focused fields of study. There are two scenic campuses—one in the Hayward Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay and the other in the Concord foothills of Mt. Diablo—plus a professional center in dynamic downtown Oakland. The two campuses’ proximity to the major Bay Area cities provides unique cultural opportunities including museums, art galleries, aquariums, planetariums, plays, musicals, sports events, and concerts. Their nearness to the Pacific Ocean and Sierra Nevada Mountains offers recreational diversion as well as excellent laboratories for educational studies. The ten major buildings of the Hayward Hills campus, on 342 acres, contain over 150 classrooms and teaching laboratories, over 177 specialized instructional rooms, numerous student-oriented computer labs and a library, which contains a collection of nearly one million items accessible through its on-line catalog. CSUEB’s Concord Campus provides full instructional support for several programs (http://www20.csueastbay.edu/concord/). Its five buildings on 395 acres feature lecture halls, seminar rooms, computer labs, science labs, an art studio, theatre and library. The University has an enrollment of approximately 13,000 students with 600 faculty. CSUEB is organized into four colleges: Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences; Business and Economics; Education and Allied Studies; and Science. The University offers bachelor's degrees in 45 fields, minors in 66 fields, and master's degrees in 31 (in addition to Special Majors). Other programs lead to teaching, specialist, pupil personnel services, and administrative services credentials. To learn more about CSU, East Bay visit http://www20.csueastbay.edu.

THE DEPARTMENT: The University Libraries consist of 12 faculty and 15 support staff. The University maintains a 2-unit Information Literacy course, which is required for all incoming first-year students and taught by library faculty.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION: The appointee to this position will participate in a full range of faculty responsibilities including teaching credit courses and other instructional and discipline specific sessions in the library information literacy program; providing instructionally-focused reference services in person and online; serving as a subject specialist and liaison to academic departments in the College of Business and Economics; providing in-depth research consultations for the assigned disciplines; creating and maintaining online business- and economics-related instructional materials and content for the library website; participating in subject-specific and library-wide outreach and promotional activities; and assuming other responsibilities as assigned. S/he may be expected to participate in rotational duties at the Concord Campus and work occasional evenings and weekends. Librarians enjoy faculty rank and privileges and are expected to participate in the full range of Library faculty responsibilities and activities expected of a member of the tenure-track, including demonstrating a sustained record of scholarly activity and participating in library, university, and faculty governance committees. This is advertised as a 12-month appointment with a possibility of 10-month appointment.

RANK AND SALARY: Senior Assistant or Associate Librarian, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Salary is dependent upon educational preparation and experience. Subject to budgetary authorization.

DATE OF APPOINTMENT: July 1, 2013

QUALIFICATIONS:  Required: MLS from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent; excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to work collegially in a diverse, fast-paced environment; familiarity with the principles of information literacy; a strong service commitment; extensive knowledge of information resources in business and economics fields; familiarity with a broad range of research databases and Internet resources; demonstrated ability to teach, advise and mentor students from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds; demonstrated record of scholarly activity; ability and interest in fulfilling requirements in job performance, scholarship, and service to meet tenure and promotion requirements. This University is fully committed to serving students with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. For more information about the University’s program supporting the rights of our students with disabilities see: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/af/departments/as/

Desired: Degree in a business/economics discipline and/or demonstrated knowledge of or experience in providing library services to business students, faculty, and staff; two or more years experience in reference and instruction services, preferably in an academic library; experience and/or coursework in the development of online instruction and/or information literacy tools; experience teaching in a classroom and/or online environment; familiarity with common information and instructional technology tools such as course management systems, tutorial creation software, etc.; experience with standard office software, such as Microsoft Office applications, Google docs, etc.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: First consideration will be given to applications received by November 16, 2012. Please submit a letter of application, which addresses the qualifications noted in the position announcement; a complete and current vita; graduate transcripts; copies of major publications; and three letters of recommendation to:

Office of the University Librarian
California State University, East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94542
Office Phone No.: 510-885-2422
Office Fax No.: 510-885-2049
E-Mail Address: aline.soules@csueastbay.edu

NOTE: California State University, East Bay hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. All offers of employment are contingent upon presentation of documents demonstrating the appointee's identity and eligibility to work, in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CSUEB does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. The University is committed to the principles of diversity in employment and to creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse student body.

Assistant University Librarian for Public Services

Portland State University, a thriving public university based in downtown Portland, Oregon, seeks a dynamic, experienced library professional to serve as Assistant University Librarian for Public Services (AULPS). Comprising eight schools and colleges, Portland State is the largest academic institution in the Oregon University System and is one of the 100 largest public universities in the nation, enrolling 29,818 students in 99 bachelors, 89 masters, and 38 doctoral programs. Occupying an attractive central location on the PSU campus, the Branford Price Millar Library is an exceptional resource to support students and faculty and also an active and influential member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a library consortium of 36 higher education institutions in Oregon and Washington.

The Assistant University Librarian for Public Services is a full-time, unclassified, unrepresented faculty position, reporting to the University Librarian. This position provides leadership, vision, planning, budgeting, assessment, and management for public service functions within the scope of the Portland State and Library policies, procedures, and strategic plans. The AULPS will be responsible for active collaboration, within the Library and at the campus and consortial level; effective leadership in student and faculty-focused services and facilities; and the AULPS must contribute to the profession through outstanding professional service and scholarly activities, as well as supporting library faculty in the promotion and tenure process.

 

Responsibilities

• Leads the operations of the Public Services groups;
• Supervises and mentors the Public Services faculty librarians, contributing to the evaluation of their performance;
• Plans, justifies, and monitors budgets related to Public Services;
• Continually evaluates and assesses the quality of public services, making suggestions for greater efficiency, cost containment, or service enhancements to meet goals related to educational impact and learning outcomes;
• Contributes to the Library’s long-range strategic planning, establishing short- and long-range Public Services goals and objectives, and positioning Public Services to anticipate and meet the changing needs of library users;
• Participates in broad oversight, decision making, policy development, and alignment of resources for the Library, as a member of the Administrative Leadership Team;
• Works positively and productively in a changing environment, providing a supportive work environment for colleagues and a positive role model that demonstrates professionalism, a strong public services commitment, and a willingness to adapt to changes;
• Develops and documents effective policies, procedures, and standards of service;
• Ensures effective training and professional development of Public Services faculty and staff;
• Cultivates and maintains strategic relationships with the relevant campus units;
• Serves at the Reference Desk, the Circulation Desk, and provides classroom instruction if time permits;
• Participates in development and fund-raising activities for the Library;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Research/Scholarly Activities 

• Pursues an active publication and research agenda;
• Meets expectations for faculty scholarship in accordance with the Library and University’s promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review guidelines.

University Service Activities

• Participates in faculty governance activities within the governance structure of the Portland State Library and the University:
• Contributes to the work of relevant committees and work groups in the Library and the University;
• Supports the mission, goals, and objectives of the University and the Library;
• Supports University and Library development efforts.

Professional Service Activities

• Represents Portland State Library in regional and national public service arenas;
• Maintains current professional expertise through participation in workshops, classes, professional associations and networks, and through continued awareness of the scholarly literature. 

Essential Key Cultural Competencies

• Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences; 
• Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds;
• Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive setting with a willingness to change for continual improvement;
• Adheres to all of PSU’s policies including the policy on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

Required: 

• MLS/MLIS from an ALA accredited program;
• Record of experience in a public services working unit, successful growth in library management and leadership, and influence in professional associations and collaborative groups, with a least 5 years of successful managerial and supervisory experience equivalent to a department head level or higher;
• Record of scholarly accomplishments and professional service for an appointment as a tenured associate or full professor, or for a tenure-track appointment at assistant professor;
• Sound knowledge of issues and trends in academic libraries and academia;
• Excellent technical, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills;
• Demonstrated planning, organizational, and project management skills;
• Evidence of administrative effectiveness and the ability to work successfully as part of an academic leadership team;
• Demonstrated ability to work positively and productively with diverse constituencies in a rapidly changing environment

Preferred:

• Experience with methodologies and initiatives for the assessment and improvement of library programs;
• Experience working with new information technologies, with an ability to use technology appropriately and effectively in improving productivity and service delivery;
• Future-oriented, with the ability to anticipate, adapt, and respond to changing needs and priorities and to create powerful outcomes for Library users;
•  Experience in effectively marketing products or services to targeted groups or individuals;
•  Experience participating in development and fund-raising activities.

  

Portland State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, committed to the development of an inclusive and diverse community. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until finalists have been identified.

  

The starting annual salary rate for this position will be competitive, with an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools.

 

Applicants should send a detailed letter of application, a curriculum vita, and contact information for five references to Stephanie Doig, Library Office Manager (smdoig@pdx.edu, 503-725-4126). Electronic submission of applications and correspondence is strongly preferred. Inquiries and nominations can be submitted to the same e-mail address.

Assistant Professor, Information Storage & Retrieval

The School of Library and Information Studies at University of Oklahoma invites nominations and applications for a tenure-track faculty position to begin fall 2013 at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will have responsibility for research, teaching, and service at the graduate and undergraduate levels and will be based at the University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus.

The mission of OU SLIS is to provide excellence in education, preparing leaders for a diverse, highly technological, information-based global society; to engage in research and creative activities that generate new knowledge and applications for effective practice and that foster interdisciplinary approaches to address information challenges; and to meet the complex information needs of society through public and professional service. The School’s research, teaching, and creative activities focus on ethical use of information, intellectual freedom, open access, applications of information and communications technologies, and services to diverse populations with special emphasis on Native Americans. OU SLIS offers specialized tracks in traditional library settings and supports the development of skills, knowledge, and attitudes required in information agencies and in positions of information management, storage, organization, access, and use within profit and not-for-profit institutions.

The School has two degree programs: an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and information studies (MLIS) and a bachelor of arts in information studies (BAIS). Faculty members are located on two campuses, the main campus in Norman, and at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Courses are delivered face-to-face and by interactive video at both locations and are distributed online to students across the United States and Canada. Students may complete both programs entirely online. Further information about the School is available at: slis.ou.edu

The faculty position is a nine-month appointment and includes teaching four courses each academic year at the School’s main sites in Norman and Tulsa and other instructional sites when needed. The SLIS faculty employ a range of synchronous and asynchronous modalities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are seeking an individual whose research, teaching, and creative activities will contribute to OU SLIS’s long-standing tradition of ensuring equity of information access for all while forwarding a cutting edge program of information management.

Required Qualifications:   Requirements for the position include a completed doctoral degree in library and information science or a related field by the date of appointment, a record of published research or demonstrated research potential, the ability to work with multiple internal and external constituencies, and the ability to teach and develop courses related to information storage and retrieval.
Preferred Qualifications:  Teaching emphasis in one or more of the following areas: information retrieval technologies on the Web, data or text mining, information representation and/or visualization, organization of large datasets for discovery and re-use. Interest in e-science data curation, health and/or social/community informatics with an emphasis in information retrieval aspects will be given additional consideration. Experience or demonstrated ability in the design and delivery of courses in a variety of formats, including distance-learning modes is preferred.

Salary:   The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of Oklahoma offers an excellent benefits program.
Position available:  August 16, 2013. Screening of applicants will begin immediately. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Application:  Send application materials including letter of application, a statement of research interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference via email to: Cecelia Brown (cbrown@ou.edu) and June Abbas (jmabbas@ou.edu) with a copy to Jenifer Fryar (jfryar@ou.edu).

Representatives from the Search Committee will be available at the American Society for Information & Technology (ASIS&T) and Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conferences.

Cecelia Brown, Professor and Director, and June Abbas, Associate Professor
Search Committee Co-Chairs
School of Library and Information Studies
University of Oklahoma
Voice: (405) 325-3921; fax: (405) 325-7648


Norman, where OU is located, has been ranked among the best places to live in numerous surveys. It has a vibrant art and cultural community, is very affordable, and is located close to major cities. The campus is beautifully landscaped, is one of the most wired in the nation, and boasts of many top-ranked academic and athletic programs.”

The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Head, Library Liaison Program

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries invites applications for Head, Library Liaison Program.

This position is located within the Libraries’ Division of Research and Education. In support of the University Libraries’ mission and shared values, the Research and Education Division fosters collaborations that contribute to our users’ academic success, research, and lifelong learning. The Division positively impacts student learning and supports the research and scholarly agenda of the University. This mission is realized through: instruction of learners using a variety of methods and tools, partnerships with faculty to create an integrated, assessable, information literacy-focused curriculum, provision of targeted information resources, expert, point-of need research assistance, and a commitment to fostering competencies for lifelong inquiry.

Reporting to the Director of Research and Education, responsibilities include: providing guidance, mentorship, and supervision to nine discipline-based liaison librarians in all aspects of their work, including teaching curriculum-integrated instructional sessions at all degree levels, collaborating with teaching faculty to develop course content, participating in assessing student learning, providing research and technology assistance, creating online tools and user guides, and shaping new directions for development and access to collections; collaborating with fellow department heads in leading the creation of programs and services for the UNLV community that will advance the research enterprise and foster a climate of scholarly inquiry and student achievement; leading outreach programs to the campus and local communities; and working in a team environment with a focus on continuously enhancing the user experience. The successful candidate may also be assigned one or more curricular or co-curricular liaison areas. As a tenure-track library faculty member, the incumbent will be expected to work collaboratively with others; engage in scholarly activities; and provide service to the university, the community, and the profession in accordance with Libraries and University standards for promotion and tenure.

For more information, please visit https://hrsearch.unlv.edu

UNLV is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer Committed to Achieving Excellence Through Diversity.

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Assistant Head, Research and Information Services Department

JOB SUMMARY:  Under the direction of the Head, Research & Information Services (RIS) Department, the assistant department head oversees a unit within the RIS department, which is responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of information and research support services to the Northwestern University community. This newly conceived unit, devised as a key component of the re-visioning of library’s public services division (PSD), will work in collaboration with other library and campus units to design and deliver general and discipline-specific information and collections-related services to facilitate the research, teaching, and educational mission of the University. The assistant head directly supervises three full-time librarians and one library assistant. For more information about this position, go to http://www.library.northwestern.edu/about/library-administration/jobs.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Master’s degree from an ALA accredited program in library and information science or equivalent combination of education and relevant library experience. At least four years of experience working in an academic and/or research library setting; experience with general reference. Supervisory experience; proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively; excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Experience with new technologies, including web and mobile applications; ability to coach users and staff on technological matters. PREFERRED: Flexibility; ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment; reading knowledge of a language other than English; experience with management of an information service point.

TO APPLY:  Send letter of application, resume or vita, and names of three references to the attention of Jan Hayes, Personnel Librarian, electronically to libsearches@northwestern.edu. Applications received by October 26, 2012 will receive first consideration. Northwestern University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment eligibility verification required upon hire.

Contact Us: libsearches@northwestern.edu

Director of Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS)

Cornell University Library seeks a Director of Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) who will provide leadership, guidance, expertise, encouragement, and inspiration to a department whose mission is to enable and enhance discovery and access to library resources to meet the research and teaching needs of one of the nation’s premier universities. Currently comprising 19 staff, including 9 librarians, CMS is responsible for MARC cataloging at all levels (though primarily original) and in all formats and languages for most of Cornell’s unit libraries, including rare books and music. In addition, the department’s metadata librarians provide expert advice, consulting and transformation services for the use of non-MARC metadata in digital projects and for the curation of scientific research data in diverse subject areas. The metadata librarians also follow, recommend, and develop best practices for the use of file formats, standards, and schemes for sharing, re-use, and preservation of metadata. The Director sets achievable goals for CMS to address evolving user needs, working closely with other LTS directors and with leaders in other library divisions, such as information technology, collection development, collection management, digital preservation, virtual libraries, and access services.

Already well-known nationally for its innovative and cutting-edge approaches to both traditional and evolving technical services functions, LTS – along with its divisional counterparts at the Columbia University Libraries – have recently embarked on a significant, potentially groundbreaking collaborative project: the integration of Cornell and Columbia technical services into a single administrative entity. Part of the broader “2CUL” initiative, Technical Services Integration (TSI) aims to consolidate operations at both institutions, in conjunction with the potential implementation of a single, shared library management system by summer 2015. The Director of Cataloging and Metadata Services will play a critical role in 2CUL TSI and must therefore be an exceptional advocate for CMS staff, versatile as a manager and leader, flexible in outlook, and a very good team player. Further, s/he must be able to balance and integrate the mission, concerns, and intellectual frameworks of both “traditional” MARC cataloging and non-MARC metadata processing within a department that is strongly engaged with both access paradigms.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Under the general direction of the Director of Library Technical Services (LTS), provides leadership, guidance, expertise, encouragement, and inspiration to CMS staff, including regular performance reviews.
•  Oversees and participates in the creation and maintenance of policies and procedures to support standardized cataloging and metadata practices.
• Develops, arranges, and/or otherwise provides training to library staff for resource description and metadata management, including support for other continuing education opportunities.
• Coordinates the department's work with other units within and beyond LTS.
•  Promotes metadata services to faculty and researchers; seeks collaborative opportunities with faculty and researchers to support their information organization, description, and discovery needs.
• Works closely with the Scientific Research Data Curation Specialist and other appropriate staff to shape the library’s services for e-science, digital data curation, and cyberscholarship for all disciplines.
• Manages CMS budget accounts that cover staff costs, travel, income, and software.
• Serves on and actively participates in the LTS Senior Management Team to support and advance a culture of innovation, collaboration, service, and respect within LTS and beyond.
• Serves as primary contact and coordinator for outsourcing and insourcing of cataloging and metadata work.
• Serves as the primary spokesperson for CMS and LTS on matters related to resource description.
• Plays a leadership role in the 2CUL initiative, especially in regard to cataloging and metadata activities and Technical Services Integration.
• Participates in the evaluation, development, and implementation of schemes to support and enhance information discovery and retrieval in the library’s data management systems.
•  Keeps abreast of new and emerging descriptive practices and tools.
• Monitors and supports Cornell’s commitments to national programs such as the PCC, BIBCO, CONSER, NACO, and eCIP.
• Plays an active role in CUL working groups, task forces, and committees; participates actively in cataloging and/or metadata committees, academic research, and/or publication on the local, regional, and national level.

Supervision of others: Supervises 10 staff members, including 5 catalog librarians, 3 metadata librarians, a rare books copy cataloger, and the administrative supervisor for the non-academic original cataloging team.

Knowledge/Experience Requirements: M.L.S. or equivalent graduate degree. Demonstrated success in leading and motivating others; supervisory and/or project management experience in a college or university library setting preferred. Extensive experience in the resource description field, preferably within a large academic or research library. Strong working knowledge of cataloging rules (including RDA), metadata schemes, formats, standards, and protocols. Familiarity and interest in the application of technology to descriptive practices. Evidence of strong service orientation and interest in library users' values and needs. Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing environments and ability to plan and solve problems creatively. Record of effective participation in professional organizations. Outstanding collegial, interpersonal and communication skills. Spirit of adventure.

Contacts:

• Frequent interaction with department staff and LTS managers
• Regular interaction with staff across CUL and the university, including faculty
• Regular interaction with counterparts at other large research libraries, especially at the Columbia University Libraries
• Background: Cornell University is an Ivy League comprehensive research university located in Ithaca in the scenic Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. The town and university offer a unique cosmopolitan and international atmosphere in a beautiful natural setting of waterfalls, gorges, and lakes. The university comprises 14 schools with 2600 faculty members and 20,000 students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. The Cornell University Library is a vigorous professional organization with a strong track record in innovation and service quality. It contains nearly 8 million printed volumes, 62,000 current serials, 378,000 networked electronic resources, and rich materials in other formats. The Library was a recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in 2002.

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including 22 vacation days, 11 paid holidays, health insurance, life insurance, and university retirement contributions (TIAA-CREF and other options). Professional travel funding available.

Application Procedure: Applications requested by November 15, 2012. To apply for this position go to http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs/, search under the job category of Librarians, and select job number 18625. Follow the instructions for online submission – only online submissions will be accepted. Please include a cover letter, resume, and the names, phone numbers, and addresses for three references.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, is an inclusive, dynamic, and innovative Ivy League university and New York's land-grant institution. Its staff, faculty, and students impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas and best practices to further the university's mission of teaching, research, and outreach. We value qualified candidates who can bring to our community a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.

 

Dean of Libraries

Dean of Western Libraries: Western Washington University (Western) invites applications and nominations for an innovative, effective leader for the position of Dean of Libraries. Western seeks candidates with a commitment to communication and collaboration and who have a clear vision for the future of the academic library and its role in the information technology, teaching, learning and research processes necessary in the 21^st century. As the chief academic and executive officer of the university’s libraries, the Dean reports to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is responsible for providing academic leadership and administrative management for all programs within the Libraries and the Libraries’ extensive outreach efforts, which include taking an active leadership role in the University’s new fund-raising campaign.  As a key member of the University’s central executive leadership team, the Dean will work in collaboration with other executive officers to implement the university’s mission and will be an active and visible leader both within the university and greater community. It is our hope that the Dean will assume office no later than July 1, 2013.

The Libraries: Western Washington University Libraries is a vibrant evolving academic library, featuring a main library encompassing two buildings totaling 200,000 square feet, a collection of over one million volumes and an acquisitions budget of just under $2 million. Library personnel include 15 faculty and 45 staff.   Recent Libraries accomplishments underscore a growing culture of innovation and the Libraries are developing a new strategic plan that will closely align the Library’s goals with broader institutional objectives, preparing the Libraries for even more innovative growth in the years to come.  In keeping with the campus-wide commitment to diversity, the Library developed a diversity plan for 2011-2013 which includes a set of initiatives to move us toward our goal of creating a scholarly community where inclusion is valued.

Western’s Libraries belong to the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a dynamic consortium of 37 public and private academic institutions in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Together, the Alliance member libraries have embarked on an ambitious set of initiatives that include cooperative acquisitions programs, shared technical services processes, and a single ILS system to replace all institutional ILS systems. Western Libraries is also host to outstanding unique collections and, with the recent hiring of a new Director of Heritage Resources, will emphasize the development and promotion of heritage resources and the integration of these resources into the overall mission of the library and the university. The Libraries have developed a vibrant online community where the campus engages in civil discourse, creative expression, and information sharing. Ideal for both instruction and social media, this platform hosts forums and groups for student, staff, and faculty participation.

Two years ago Western Libraries created a Learning Commons co-locating several excellent campus programs that together with Library Instruction and Reference Services help students achieve academic success. We are exploring adding additional partners and working to evolve these services beyond simple co-location. The Libraries offer a variety of credit courses and, with our new Coordinator of Instruction and Instructional Design Resident positions, are poised to greatly expand our information literacy initiatives. In preparation for more rigorous involvement in digital initiatives and scholarly communication the Libraries have assumed campus-wide management of copyright. The Libraries have been actively integrating with the local community through introduction of a county-wide One-Card system which allows all University and community library patrons to check out resources from all libraries in the county. We plan to expand services to alumni, and offer an array of use options for community and visiting scholars.  For additional information:  http://library.wwu.edu/

Position Responsibilities: Western seeks a Dean of Libraries who has experience as a visionary leader with keen insight and a track record of inspiring others and fostering innovation. The Dean should have the experience and professional qualifications necessary to support teamwork, set high standards, and craft a long-term strategy for the Libraries. The Dean will understand and support the values of a public, comprehensive, residential campus; recognize the critical role of faculty in the life of the university; participate in and foster collaboration and provide leadership in continuing to build an inclusive climate; and will serve as an advocate for the Libraries internally and externally. Successful candidates will have the understanding and experience necessary to address the major challenges and changing roles of today’s academic libraries, including: the changing roles of academic libraries as places, providers of information and supporters of teaching and scholarship; as well as the storage, delivery, and preservation of information in an electronic age; the effective use of physical space; and changes in scholarly communication. The Dean provides leadership for strategic planning, budget development, advancement and fundraising, coordination of libraries and policy direction. The Dean must be prepared to respect and support an ongoing transformation into a changing digital environment and the expanding instructional and scholarship role of academic libraries. The Dean is expected to promote professional development of faculty and staff and work with faculty tenure and promotion policies in a collective bargaining environment. The Dean will collaboratively implement the mission, vision and strategic plan for the libraries. Western seeks a Dean who has an open and collegial style and is committed to inclusiveness and cultural pluralism.

Required Qualifications:

• A MLS or MLIS degree from an ALA-accredited program;
• Record of academic and professional achievement and scholarship sufficient to warrant tenure and appointment at the rank of associate or full professor;
• Significant administrative experience that includes, planning, organizational change, and innovation in an academic library;
• Experience and leadership in personnel management, collaboration, interpersonal communication and decision making;
• Demonstrated leadership in the implementation and promotion of digital initiatives and collaborating with information technology units;
• Ability to work with diverse constituencies, promote equity, and develop constructive interpersonal relations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A doctorate in library science or a second graduate degree;
• Experience integrating library services with university curricula, academic support, information literacy, and research;
• Experience fostering interdisciplinary, multi-party and community collaboration;
• A successful record of securing external funding, including grants and gifts;
• Experience with emerging library modalities of information storage and dissemination such as open-source formats and institutional data/media repositories.

The University: Western Washington University is a comprehensive state university that enrolls nearly 15,000 undergraduates, post baccalaureate and graduate students, employs over 600 FTE faculty, and consists of seven colleges and the graduate school. Spectacularly located, the Bellingham campus overlooks Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. Bellingham, a coastal community of 81,000, about 90 miles north of Seattle and 55 miles south of Vancouver, B.C., is nationally recognized for quality of life, outdoor adventure, and environmental stewardship.

Consistently highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report, in the 2013 college rankings Western was named the highest-ranking, public master’s-granting university in the Pacific Northwest and third among top public master’s-granting universities in the West, a region stretching from Texas to the Pacific.  A recent large-scale study found agreement that Western is a university known for academic excellence; a passion for learning and exploration; personal engagement in education; collaboration between students and faculty; a welcoming and supportive community; and the development of leaders and global citizens. Western has been identified by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the nation’s best college workplaces.   More information about Western is available online: http://www.wwu.edu.

Application Instructions and Requested Documents: Applications should be submitted online at

https://jobs.wwu.edu/JobPosting.aspx?JPID=3731 . The following information is required: 1) A cover letter; 2) curriculum vita; 3) and contact information for four references. Application review will begin on November 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. All applications, nominations and inquiries will be kept confidential. For further information, potential applicants should contact Bev Jones, Assistant to the Provost, by email: Bev.Jones@wwu.edu.

WWU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. WWU is sensitive to and has a policy addressing dual career assistance. All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires. For disability accommodation, call (360)650-3774.