[CLOSED]Assistant Director of Access Services, Rhode Island College James P. Adams Library, Providence, RI

Posted February 3, 2022

Description:

Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Assistant Director of Access Services. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The individual will be responsible for providing excellent service and the efficient operation of all access services functions, including oversight of circulation, course reserves, interlibrary loan services, stacks management, and building access. With an emphasis on ensuring inclusive, accessible, quality user services, the Assistant Director monitors trends and recommends emerging technologies for resource sharing, circulation, and facilities management. Maintains online user guides and implements software updates. Trains and supervises all employees in the Access Services Department. Oversees all aspects of billing for overdue materials, including reconciling bills. Collects and maintains statistical data related to the use of the building and circulation and resource sharing activities. Maintains and develops administration of policies, procedures, and processes for the department. 

The James P. Adams Library provides students and faculty with the information, recorded knowledge and services necessary to support and improve instruction and learning at Rhode Island College.  The library maintains service to the academic and scholarly communities of the state, the region, the nation, and the world through cooperative arrangements that provide reciprocal benefits to the College.

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. 

Required qualifications:                                                                                                                                                            

-Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program.

-Minimum of three years of recent experience in access services in an academic, research, or public library or comparable setting, including supervision of staff, assessment of services and operations, and developing policies, procedures and workflows.

-Experience implementing the application of new technologies 

-Experience with integrated library systems

Preferred qualifications:    

-Experience in academic libraries

-Experience using OCLC WorldShare Management System (WMS)

-Experience in a consortium environment

-Experience using SpringShare software

-Experience participating in collecting, analyzing, and reporting data to external agencies such as IPEDS and ACRL

-Experience in providing reference service using multiple modalities

Application deadline: 2/28/2022

Proposed starting salary: $70,000-$75,000

How to apply:

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