Collections Assessment Librarian, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Posted February 4, 2021
Description:
The Collections Assessment Librarian will collect data to analyze and assess collections in a research-intensive academic library environment. This position will have responsibilities that include analyzing use statistics, determining how new products are evaluated; assessing print, electronic and collection overlap; providing library reviews for curriculum proposals, department reviews, and accreditations; and supporting special projects that involve assessment/analysis skills. This vital position is a permanent member of the OSULP Collection Council that helps analyze, assess and interpret usage data to support decision making related to the general collection.
Oregon State University (OSU) celebrates its role as a top public research university and embraces its land grant (and sea, space, and sun grant!) status by pushing the frontiers of research and discovery and educating the citizens of Oregon and beyond. OSU’s reputation for excellence attracts a diverse student body and faculty. While OSU students predominantly hail from Oregon, over one third come from across the nation, and over ten percent come from around the globe. A quarter of the student body comes from US minority populations. Nearly half of new high school graduates attending OSU are high achievers, and nearly a quarter of all undergraduate students identify as first-generation college students. OSU carries out its educational and research missions, to make a difference in everyday lives, at two campuses, a marine science center, via a highly-regarded online program, at thirty-five extension offices, and at fifteen experiment stations.
OSU Libraries and Press (OSULP) is uniquely positioned at the heart of the university, and the collective efforts of its 100 faculty and staff reach across traditional boundaries between colleges and disciplines, students and faculty, the academy and the public. OSULP faculty use their professional experience and expertise to make contributions and build relationships across the OSU community and beyond. OSULP faculty also contribute to their own disciplines’ growth through research and scholarship. OSULP’s resources – in the form of collections, spaces, services, faculty and staff – support learning, world-class research, and scholarship in all disciplines. OSULP provides employment and critical skill-building experiences for approximately 100 student employees, while OSULP faculty also offer numerous mentored experiential learning opportunities that give students a chance to deploy and develop their growing disciplinary knowledge in new and impactful ways.
In all of its activities, OSULP strives to support and grow OSU’s diverse community and provide an inclusive environment where equity of access fosters equality of opportunity. All OSULP faculty are responsible for helping ensure that these goals are addressed within the unique context of their primary responsibilities.
How to Apply:
The original job posting with full description can be found here. Apply using the job portal found there.
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A resume/CV; and 2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.
For additional information please contact: Margaret Mellinger by email at [email protected] or by phone at 541-737-9642
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.