Instruction/Liaison Librarian for Scholarly Communications, McQuade Library, Merrimack College, North Andover MA
Posted March 4, 2014
Position Overview: The McQuade Library seeks candidates for an Instruction/Liaison Librarian for Scholarly Communications. This is a full-time, full-year position and includes evening and/or weekend hours.
Responsibilities Overview:
- Provides specialized research consultations and reference for McQuade users
- Plays a leadership role in implementing, managing, and promoting McQuade’s institutional repository
- Serves as primary liaison to assigned subject areas and facilitates ongoing communication about resource needs and service expectations
- Assists with the development, evaluation, maintenance, and promotion of collections in assigned subject areas
- Develops, delivers, and evaluates information literacy and scholarly communications programs
- Identifies faculty for collaborative work in introducing and integrating information literacy concepts and competencies into their academic coursework
- Seeks faculty and student work for inclusion in institutional repository
- Serves as contact and resource person for student assistants in the absence of a supervisor
Qualifications:
- MLS/ MLIS from an ALA-accredited program required
- Library experience providing reference service and teaching information literacy classes in an academic setting
- Knowledge of information literacy concepts, competencies, and best practices
- Knowledge of scholarly communications and institutional repository platforms
- Familiarity with information resources in a variety of formats
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills in outreach, relationship building, and collaboration with faculty
- Strong customer service orientation
- Demonstrated experience with online catalogs, internet searching, electronic databases, social networking applications, and Libguides
- Knowledge of institutional repository trends and best practices.
Salary: Not specified
To Apply: Please apply online at www.merrimack.edu/jobs with cover letter and resume.