Dear Colleagues,
Please see the job announcement below for an Access and Outreach Services
Librarian position at the University of San Diego.
Job: IRC 24199
Job Title: Access and Outreach Services Librarian
Location: San Diego, CA., US
Organization Name: Copley Library
*Brief Description:*
The University of San Diego’s Copley Library seeks an energetic and
enthusiastic individual for a new library faculty position as Access and
Outreach Services Librarian. The successful candidate will manage
circulation, interlibrary loan, document delivery, San Diego Circuit,
copyright clearance permission, reserves, inventory, stack management,
building security, disaster preparedness, and billing and collection of
overdue fines and lost materials.
*Detailed Description:*
Reporting to the Dean of the University Library and working under the
direction of the Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery, the Access and
Outreach Services Librarian is responsible for supervising personnel,
including one librarian, graduate assistants and work study students and
managing all areas of the department. The department includes circulation,
interlibrary loan, document delivery, San Diego Circuit, copyright
clearance permissions, reserves, inventory, stack management, building
security, disaster preparedness, and billing and collection of overdue
fines and lost materials.
The Access and Outreach Services Librarian serves as a liaison for one
subject area and will be responsible for cultivating a strong relationship
with the department through consultations, collection development,
instruction, and reference work. He/she provides outreach services to
non-academic departments such as Admissions, Athletics, Diversity, Student
Services, International Students, Veterans, etc. This person provides
copyright leadership for the library. He/she possesses expert knowledge
(power user) for the Innovative Interfaces integrated library automation
system and monitors and implements all Innovative modules for circulation
functions. He/she communicates with USD Public Safety about safety,
security, and difficult patron issues and serves as the primary contact
with emergency responders evenings and weekend. Duties also include
maintaining a quiet study atmosphere in the Copley Library building and
enforcing and following library and university policies. He/she works some
nights and weekend hours at the Circulation Desk. This person must be
active at the state and national levels in the library profession,
especially in organizations committed to Access and Outreach Services.
This is a tenure-track library faculty position.
The Access and Outreach Service Librarian must be able to work a varied
schedule to cover and/or supervise Circulation Desk when needed. Typically
he/she is scheduled to work Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., but will vary work hours one or two days a week from 10:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. to provide supervision and to connect with evening staff. The 10:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. schedule should be determined in consultation with the
Head of Collections,Access, and Discovery.
The Access and Outreach Services Librarian is responsible for ensuring
Circulation Desk coverage during the two-week 24/7 finals period, which
includes hiring additional temporary personnel to cover the library’s
extended hours. He/she will schedule Access Services staff, who are
required to work during the 24/7 period.
*Job Requirements:*
Required: MLS or MLIS Degree; two or more years as a professional librarian
in an academic library; experience with an integrated, online automation
system; experience working in Circulation/Access Services Department;
experience in Outreach Services in an academic library; demonstrated
ability collecting and maintaining statistics; demonstrated management and
supervisory skills; strong customer-service orientation; excellent
interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; ability to work
effectively both independently and as a team member; demonstrated service
on library and university committees and participation in professional
development, as well as the ability to meet reappointment, promotion, and
tenure criteria.
Preferred: Expert knowledge (power user) of Innovative Interfaces
Circulation Module (Sierra); working knowledge of copyright law and fair
use guidelines; experience with assessment of user services and with
consortial resource-sharing; and experience with and knowledge of trends in
academic libraries as they relate toAccess and Outreach Services.
*Additional Details:*
Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience. Librarians
in Copley Library have faculty appointments and must demonstrate excellence
in librarianship, research, service, and otherwise meet reappointment,
promotion, and tenure criteria.
USD is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
Benefits: Benefits include health care, retirement, and life insurance.
USD is a private, Roman Catholic university with over 7,800 undergraduate
and graduate students. The university’s website is www.sandiego.edu.
Deadline: Formal review of application will begin July 12, 2017 and
continues until the position is filled. The planned start date is August
20, 2017.
Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background
check, to include social security verification and federal/county criminal
check.
*How to Apply:*
To apply, go to http://www.sandiego.edu/jobs and follow these steps:
1) Click on the link for Search Jobs
2) Click on the link for current faculty openings
3) Click on the link for IRC 24199
4) Click Apply Now and register as an applicant.
5) Please upload the following documents (please do not send any
additional materials). If you have difficulty uploading any documents,
please contact Human Resources at (619) 260-6806 or (619) 260-2725 and
reference job posting IRC 24199.
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Laura Turner
Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery
Helen K. and James S. Copley Library
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) 260-2365
lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu
Received on Fri Jun 23 2017 - 20:51:11 EDT