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Liaison Librarian, Simmons College, Boston, MA

Posted May 8, 2017

Reports to: College Archivist/Associate Director
Status: Full time, exempt

Job summary:

Liaison Librarians cultivate relationships and partnerships with academic departments/programs, and enable communication between the Library and students, faculty, and staff. The Liaison Librarian develops subject expertise and engages faculty in order to effectively advocate for library resources and services; designs and implements research services and instruction strategies; and supports the integration of information literacy concepts and skills into the curriculum for assigned academic departments/programs.

Key Work Activities:

  • Engagement
    • Cultivate partnerships and collaborations with departmental staff, faculty, adjuncts, and students in assigned departments/programs
    • Promote awareness and use of the Library’s collections and services, and pursue opportunities that engage and inform the community
    • Speak knowledgeably about issues such as scholarly communication, open access, institutional repositories, and information literacy.
    • Maintain an understanding of assigned academic department/program needs and a corresponding awareness of the appropriate library resources/services to meet such program needs
    • Share information about users with library staff and with departments/programs
    • Seek opportunities for collaboration with academic and co-curricular departments/programs on initiatives impacting resources, services, information literacy, and curriculum support
    • Serve on appropriate Simmons College committees
  • Teaching & Learning
    • Develop and deliver library instruction including instructional design, teaching, and assessment
    • Design and deliver alternate learning opportunities such as train-the-trainer sessions and asynchronous tutorials
    • Collaborate with faculty and staff on development and implementation of Information Literacy programs and initiatives
    • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant curriculum initiatives within assigned departments/programs
    • Develop and maintain an awareness of the information needs and information-seeking habits of college students
    • Demonstrate competency on broad issues of copyright and how to responsibly use resources in an academic setting
    • Identify areas where new online learning and digital tools can place the library into the flow of teaching, learning, and research.
  • Research Services
    • Provide high-quality reference and research support on demand by appointment, email, chat, or other venue
    • Create and maintain research tools such as LibGuides and Guide-on-the-Side tutorials
    • Collaborate on the development of a dynamic online service environment to engage users with library collections and services
    • Extend services through office hours, embedded librarianship, and support of student research programs
    • Participate in the promotion of library services and materials
    • Provide leadership to and share expertise with all reference staff by training and providing information on assigned academic departments/programs
  • Collections & Resources
    • Participate in ongoing collection review and assessment, especially in assigned subjects
    • Maintain an awareness of scholarship in assigned disciplines and relevant curriculum initiatives in order to ensure curriculum-aligned collection management
    • Educate and inform faculty, staff, and students about scholarly communication issues
    • Discover and integrate open access and OER into patron discovery experiences
  • Professional Development/Service
    • Embrace an environment of continual professional development, improvement and learning; thus remaining current in the field and supporting others in doing so as well
    • Maintain current knowledge of library resources, services and issues with strong emphasis on assigned academic departments/programs
    • Participate in appropriate professional organizations
    • Contribute to the profession through activities including; publications and presentations and by taking on leadership roles in professional organizations
    • Maintain an understanding of College and Library strategy, priorities, and initiatives in order to advance shared goals

Qualifications

  • Masters degree from an ALA accredited program in Library & Information Science
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Committed to excellent customer service
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team
  • Ability to work cooperatively and collegially with students, faculty, and colleagues
  • Experience with library and emerging technology
  • Aptitude for innovation
  • Minimum 2 years of public services experience in an academic setting
  • Experience developing and delivering Information Literacy sessions
  • Experience providing outstanding reference and research support both in-person and in the online environment
  • Experience developing, assessing, and managing print, media, and electronic collections
  • Experience developing and conducting highly effective outreach programs for students and faculty.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing print and web-based instruction materials

To apply, please visit https://simmons.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Simmons-Careers/job/Main-Campus-Boston-MA/Liaison-Librarian_R02782-1.

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