Associate Librarian
- Employer
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- May 20, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Professional Fields, Library & Information Sciences
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Title
Associate Librarian & Director, Resource Management & Discovery
Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Department
Library Operations Staff
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas
Job Type
Faculty
Job Description
The Mary and Jeff Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) invites applications for the Director of Resource Management & Discovery at the rank of Associate Librarian. This is a non-tenure track faculty librarian position. This position is responsible for overseeing collection management and providing leadership for the library's Resource Management & Discovery Department.
Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership for the Resource Management & Discovery
Department, including
- providing training;
- formulating, implementing, and reviewing policies and
procedures;
- providing oversight for the department's workflow and
processes;
- setting departmental goals and providing leadership in
fulfilling them;
- supervising and evaluating the work of Resource Management
& Discovery staff; and
- reporting on the department's activities, including providing
annual and ad hoc reports related to expenditures, usage
statistics, service/resource provision, and other related
assessment activities.
- providing training;
- Coordinates all aspects of resource acquisitions, including
overseeing ordering and receiving of library materials in all
formats and order types—firm orders, the approval plan,
subscriptions, standing orders, demand driven acquisitions, donated
materials, etc. Collaborates with the Assistant Dean of Libraries
and the Library Finance, Planning, and Assessment Manager to manage
the library materials budget. Monitors materials expenditures and
provides updates to faculty and librarians as requested.
- Coordinates library collection management projects. Coordinates
annual collection budget allocations in collaboration with the
Assistant Dean. Provides leadership in developing and delivering
the library's e-resource and journal collections, including working
with other library staff to identify, evaluate, and select
resources in support of the university's mission. Ensures that the
library collection development policy is current and reviewed
according to schedule. Coordinates the weeding schedule and
monitors compliance.
- Serves as general administrator for the library management
system and discovery system.
- Maintains open communication with library vendors, publishers,
and consortia, and with library information-technology staff and
university contracts and purchasing personnel to ensure the timely
acquisition and processing of all library resources.
- Provides library reference services as needed, in person, via
phone, and through various online channels.
- Serves as a subject liaison and participates in subject-area
collection development and departmental liaison work, including
providing subject-specific information literacy training, providing
research consultations, maintaining subject guides, and creating
online point-of-need tutorials on subject area matter as needed.
Assist with first year instruction, particularly in subject area
learning communities, and upper level courses in liaison
areas.
- Participates in research and scholarly/creative activities and
serves on library, university, and/or professional
committees.
- Increases professional competence through formal or informal
study and professional development activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited
institution.
- At least 5 years progressively responsible experience as a
technical services librarian (cataloging, acquisitions, serials,
and/or electronic resources) in an academic library.
- Supervisory experience.
- Familiarity with collection management in an academic library,
including library collection budgets.
- Planning and leadership skills, with the ability to function
independently, take initiative, and set goals and priorities in a
dynamic environment
- Demonstrated commitment to service excellence, diversity &
inclusion, and a patron-centered approach to library technical
services.
- Evidence of effective communication, and interpersonal and
collaborative skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience managing continuing resources and/or monograph
acquisitions.
- Experience implementing or administering the Alma library
services platform.
- Experience maintaining a library catalog discovery service
(e.g., Summon, Primo).
- Experience managing a library materials budget.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a continually-changing
environment.
TO APPLY: https://www.tamucc.edu/human-resources/careers/index.php
All required documentation must be submitted to be considered for the position.
A completed application will include:
1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Three professional references including name, address, title, telephone number, and email addresses.
The job posting will remain open until a finalist has been selected. Review of applications will begin Friday, March 25, 2022.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
To apply, visit https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUCC_External/job/Corpus-Christi-TAMUCC/Associate-Librarian---Director--Resource-Management---Discovery_R-047057
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