Temporary Reference/Humanities Librarian, Academic Library, Pioneer Valley MA
Posted January 2, 2014
Temporary Reference/Humanities Librarian, Academic Library, Pioneer Valley, MA
BiblioTemps®, a short-term staffing service of the Massachusetts Library System, is seeking candidates for a temporary Reference/Humanities Librarian for one of our academic library clients. The schedule for this part-time assignment will be 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The placement will begin in mid-January and continue for approximately four months.
Duties:
- Conduct 10 to 15 class-specific instruction sessions during the spring semester for students in humanities courses, including English; East Asian, French, German, and Italian Studies; Comparative Literature; Religion; Philosophy; Afro-American Studies; American Studies; Film; and possibly others.
- Provide general reference desk assistance, 4-6 hours per week.
- Provide specialized reference and research assistance, including research appointments, for students in humanities courses.
- Serve as the subject liaison to humanities departments for instruction, collection development, and other outreach initiatives.
Qualifications:
- MLS from accredited library school, with 2+ years of experience.
- Knowledge of current methods of library instruction/information literacy.
- Experience with general reference resources in both print and electronic format.
- Facility with the interfaces of major database vendors (EBSCO, ProQuest, Gale) and with MS Office.
- Familiarity with LibGuides software, Zotero, and RefWorks is desirable, but not required.
- General humanities background is strongly preferred.
To Apply:
Submit a current resume and cover letter online at http://www.bibliotemps.com/jobs/. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. First review will be January 3.