Library Fellow, UMass Medical School, Worcester MA
Posted July 22, 2014
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Under the direction of a Librarian or designee, the Library Fellow contributes to the organization by performing meaningful projects and assignments. The Library Fellows Program (LFP) is designed to provide a 2 year work experience emphasizing hands-on learning and research into topics of information management, and medical librarianship. The program incorporates training, professional development, and research. It is designed to guide the fellow toward a professional career in academic medical librarianship. The underlying principle of the fellow program “is shared value”. The Lamar Soutter Library (LSL) provides a learning laboratory where recent MLS graduates experience the real working world and explore the range of experience when assisting clinicians and researchers with their information needs.
UMass Medical School is committed to being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and recognizes the power of a diverse community. We encourage applications from protected veterans, individuals with disabilities and those with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to consider UMass Medical School as their employer of choice.
Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled.
A cover letter is required in order to gauge your interest in this position.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide in depth and ready reference service to patrons
- Provide reference service on demand via personal contact, telephone, or e-mail using a variety of information tools and library systems
- Promote information and research services, engaging users to assess work needs beyond initial reference inquiries
- Provide end user access to information resources using local, regional, and national collections and systems
- Provide technology support to patrons
- Participate in and lead strategic initiative teams, committees, and task forces
- Develop content for the library’s web page and posts using content management tool, e.g. LibGuides
- Evaluate services and suggest changes to improve effectiveness
- Participate in Library professional staff and consortia meetings
- Design and implement research projects and publications in order to contribute to the advance in medical librarianship
- In collaboration with the librarian mentor complete a research project related to health science librarianship in a focus area such as technology, evidence- based medicine, informatics, data or knowledge management
- Deliver reports, presentations, and publications at peer reviewed level
- Create a self- directed course of study and investigations to meet the challenge of interpreting results for decision making in a library environment
- Perform other duties as required
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
MLS degree in an ALA- approved library/information science program
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