[LIBJOBS] ILL job in Bremen, Germany

Please see our job posting on our website or in this email below

https://www.jacobs-university.de/node/15497

Interlibrary Loan Librarian

Jacobs University Bremen is a private, independent university offering degrees in engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences at bachelor´s, master´s and doctoral levels. Founded in 1999, the university now has about 1,200 students from over 100 different countries. Core values of the university are excellence, internationality, interactivity and independence.
The mission of the Information Resource Center is to offer facilities and services in support and teaching, learning and research that meet the high ambitions of Jacobs University.

The Information Resource Center (IRC) at Jacobs University Bremen invites applications for the full-time position of an

Interlibrary Loan Librarian (f/m)

Responsibilities:

·        Manage and coordinate interlibrary loan (ILL) services at Jacobs University

·        Instruct patrons regarding ILL and circulation services, electronic resource access, and library usage

·        Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate student staff

·        Communicate with patrons and national and international libraries in both written and spoken German and English

·        Actively maintain the library website and internal documentation regarding interlibrary loan services, policies, and workflows

·        Provide daily circulation support duties

Required qualifications:

·        Library degree (Diplom/Bachelor or equivalent)

·        Familiarity with ILL procedures in an academic or research library in Germany

·        Working knowledge of electronic information resources (library catalogs, bibliographic databases and other online information resources)

·        Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

·        Proficiency in English and German (at least B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

·        Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Preferred:

·        Experience in supervising student assistants

·        Working knowledge of a library management system

·        Experience editing web content

·        Knowledge of current copyright trends and ILL practices in Germany and worldwide

For more information about the position, please contact Lara Christianson (l.christianson@jacobs-university.de).

Please e-mail your application to Elvira Monfort (e.monfort@jacobs-university.de). The review of applications will begin on February 15th, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.

Jacobs University is an equal opportunity employer and is certified “Family Friendly” by the Hertie Stiftung.

 

 

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Michaela Brenner

Technical Services Librarian

Information Resource Center

 

Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH

Campus Ring 1

28759 Bremen, Germany

phone: +49 421 200 4612