S aint Martin’s University, invites applications for an Electronic Services Librarian.
Salary: $57,900
The Electronic Resources Librarian is responsible for coordinating and enhancing the library’s electronic resources and services. The librarian participates in O’Grady Library’s information literacy program, providing library instruction and reference assistance in individual, classroom, and online settings. As a liaison to specific academic departments, the librarian coordinates collection development in those disciplines and provides research instruction for students. The librarian is committed not only to effectiveness in carrying out his or her duties as a librarian, but also to continued professional growth and service to the University and the profession.
This position supports academic excellence at Saint Martin’s, a strategic imperative central to the university’s mission. Through instruction and reference, this librarian guides students in developing their information literacy skills, which support inquiry, critical thinking and communication. As a liaison to selected academic departments, the Electronic Resources Librarian collaborates with faculty to build a collection that supports the university curriculum and enables students to succeed academically. Finally, through participation in consortial resource sharing, the position helps to sustain collaborative partnerships that leverage institutional resources and support students and faculty in their research
Saint Martin’s University
Established in 1895, Saint Martin’s University serves as the educational mission of Saint Martin’s Abbey. The Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery, whose members pray, work, and live together on the University campus.
The physical beauty of Saint Martin’s 300-acre campus reflects the rich intellectual and spiritual nature of its presence in the Pacific Northwest. As the mission is Catholic and Benedictine, one of our values is a spirit of hospitality welcoming all, regardless of an individual’s faith, religion, or spirituality.
Ranked by Niche as the second (#2) most diverse private college in Washington State in 2020 . Saint Martin’s is extremely proud of our student diversity. Our university treasures persons of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, nationalities, orientations, races, and religions.
In particular, we know that students educated in an ethnically diverse settings perform better academically and reap greater professional success than their peers from more homogeneous learning environments. We proudly celebrate that our student population is 51% undergraduate and 32% graduate students of color. We are committed to pursuing an employee community which reflects a similar, if not the same percentage. Saint Martin’s University strongly values diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), especially as it guides the work of teaching and learning. The university is focused on faculty that can promote equity-focused teaching, mentoring, and community across the university. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the University’s goals in these areas. Contributions might include working on school-community events, mentoring students, building equity-focused partnerships with others across the university, and supporting student communities centered on BIPOC and/or LGBTQ students.
Therefore, we intentionally encourage and request that members of historically underrepresented groups apply to join this community. All of us, from all backgrounds, are making a commitment to do and be better for our students.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Electronic services and resources management
- Provides leadership, strategic vision, and effective management of the library’s web presence, enhancing the discoverability, usability, and access to information resources. Works collaboratively with librarians and library staff, Marcom, and ITS to create coherent, consistent, and accessible web services.
- Coordinates the selection, acquisition, implementation, administration, and support of electronic resources, working with consortia, vendors, library staff, and faculty. Negotiates and manages license agreements, promotes use, analyzes usage data, and ensures effective discovery and access.
- Manages the local acquisitions and resource management configurations of the integrated library system (Ex Libris) and trains staff on the use of the clients.
- Manages the library’s web site and administers a variety of library technologies and web services (e.g., LibGuides, LibAnswers, EZProxy).
- Develops and maintains written policies, procedures, and support documentation related to electronic resources, web services, and library technologies.
Monitors spending out of collection budget for database and other electronic subscriptions; verifying and processing invoices and generating financial reports as needed. Works closely with the university's finance office and the library director to carry out these functions.
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Instruction, reference, and collection development
- Participates in the library’s liaison program, overseeing collection development and providing instruction in assigned liaison areas. Fosters a collaborative relationship between the library and faculty in assigned academic departments to support student and faculty research.
- Participates in the library’s information literacy program, which includes teaching both course-integrated sessions and individualized research consultations, in face-to-face and online settings. The librarian will be a liaison to specific departments, with primary responsibility for instruction in those areas, but may also be asked to participate in instruction in general education or courses in other departments as needed.
- Provides traditional and electronic reference services to students, faculty, and other patrons by appointment.
Creates instructional materials, such as subject and course class research guides, and online tutorials for assigned subject areas.
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Professional growth
- Keeps current on trends and developments in electronic services and librarianship by reading professional literature, participating in professional organizations and committees, attending workshops, seminars, and conferences at the local, regional, consortial, or national level.
- Serves as Saint Martin's Systems representative and the Discovery & User Experience (DUX) representative to the Orbis Cascade Alliance, monitoring email lists and participating in conference calls as appropriate to understand and contribute to developments in our shared platforms and services. The individual will also attend the monthly meeting for Shared Content & Technical Services (SCTS)
- Actively contributes to field librarianship, participating on collaborative projects with colleagues at Orbis Cascade Alliance libraries, serving in professional organizations, and/or conducting research for publications or presentations in areas of library and information science.
Monitors emerging technologies and practices in the field, recommending new services to adopt and coordinating their implementation.
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Service
- Actively participates in university governance and planning by serving on standing committees, working groups, search committees, and other teams as appropriate. Takes part in full-faculty meetings, convocation, commencement and other significant university events.
- Actively participates in library planning and projects, attending library faculty and staff meetings. Serves on library working groups, search committees, and other teams as appropriate.
Competencies
- Project management & evaluation skills
- Data analysis
- Budget management
- Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate students in person, in the classroom, or online following local and national information literacy standards
- Ability to effectively conduct a reference interview in both face-to-face and virtual settings
- Familiarity with the tools and resources available for collection development
- Strong communication skills
- Adaptable to changing needs and work responsibilities
- Effective problem solver
- Demonstrate strong multicultural knowledge, awareness, and skills needed to perform the tasks of promoting diversity and social justice.
- Knowledge of best practices related to supporting diverse student population, including students of color , students of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, first generation students, students with disabilities, and other historically marginalized identities.
- Is supportive of a Catholic, Benedictine philosophy of education and able to articulate and support the University’s mission statement.
Requirements and/or Conditions of Employment
- Master’s degree in library science or equivalent from an ALA-accredited institution obtained by June 30, 2022.
- Experience or demonstrated coursework in electronic resource management and/or web development.
- Experience providing instruction and reference in a diverse educational setting, preferred.
Successfully pass a criminal and sexual misconduct check(s).
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in a standard office environment. Physical demands include:
- Moves objects (less than 20 pounds) long distances (more than 20 feet).
- Ability to be mobile campus wide for appropriate business needs.
- Operates a variety of standard office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive arm-hand movements .
- Reading, writing, speaking, hearing, standing, bending, sitting.
- Learning and comprehending.
- Requires visual concentration on detail.
- Manual dexterity and precision required for keyboarding
- Must be able to sit for long periods at a time at a computer
- May occasionally be required to deal with distraught people.
- Must be able to concentrate on details and process complex information while experiencing frequent interruptions.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels under stressful conditions.
- Must maintain strict confidentiality relating to all issues in the department and Saint Martin’s University