Access Services Librarian
Salisbury University's Blackwell Library seeks a creative, energetic, service oriented Access Services Librarian to provide collaborative advancement in access services operations, including Circulation, print and online eReserves, and Interlibrary loan, with an emphasis on Reserves. The position also includes circulation and reference desk duties.
Primary Job Duties: The primary job responsibility is overseeing and processing print and online reserves. This involves interacting with faculty, staff, system IT personnel, and students. Primary duties also include:
Knowing and applying copyright law as applicable to access services
Working closely with the Head of Circulation and other staff to advance initiatives in the Access Services department
Staffing the Circulation and the Research Help (reference) desk
Participating in University of Maryland System committees related to access services.
Additional Job Duties:
Providing back up service for interlibrary loan (both borrowing and lending)
Working collaboratively with other library faculty and staff in support of the Library's mission
Contributing to the Library's bibliographic instruction program, which may include teaching and developing materials for discipline-specific library sessions
Compiling and analyzing departmental statistics
Participating in scholarship, faculty governance, and serve as a library faculty member.
Completing other professional duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited library program; since this is a Librarian 1 position, new graduates are encouraged to apply. Experience working in an academic library. Knowledge of integrated library systems, preferably Aleph; experience with print and eReserves preferred.
Required Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities: This position requires the following:
Knowledge of current trends, best practices, and opportunities in access services with focus on eReserves
Working knowledge of MS Office and web authoring
Strong customer service, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and work with diverse groups of people
Good listening skills, a positive attitude, and a sense of humor
Commitment to team work, and a willingness to embrace change
Applications will be accepted via Salisbury University's Online Employment Application System. Please visit our website www.salisbury.edu/HR/Jobs to apply online. See the FAQs of the Online Employment Application System for more information and instructions.
To be considered an applicant, you must apply online and submit the following: a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and phone numbers of at least three professional references. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Ms. Mou Chakraborty at mxchakraborty@salisbury.edu.
Note: If you are utilizing an Online Credential Service Provider for a blind recommendation and/or have any other documents that cannot be attached, please have these documents sent directly to Ms. Mou Chakraborty at mxchakraborty@salisbury.edu or via the mail to her attention at Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD, 21801.
Applications submitted by June 15, 2010 will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled. This is a Librarian I library faculty position with excellent benefits and salary commensurate with experience. Appointment will be contingent upon verification of eligibility to work in the U.S.
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Mou Chakraborty
Head of Public Services
Blackwell Library
Salisbury University
Ph: 410-543-6131
Email: mxchakraborty@salisbury.edu
“Where is the Wisdom we have lost in Knowledge?
Where is the Knowledge we have lost in information?"
—T.S. Eliot (1934)
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