Liaison Librarian

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Warrensburg (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Liaison Librarian is responsible for developing and promoting library activities and services that support teaching, learning, and research needs of the campus community. This includes teaching information literacy, building professional relationships, collaborating with campus partners, and managing collections for curricula and faculty research.

Engagement includes ongoing professional development, participation in committees, and involvement in library events and governance to support

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program is required.
• Experience in teaching information literacy and providing research consultations.
• Experience managing collections and collaborating with faculty is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and promote library information resources and services to faculty and students.
• Teach information literacy to students in assigned areas through embedded librarianship.
• Initiate and maintain contacts with faculty for curriculum mapping and collection management.
• Provide research consultations to support scholarship across contexts.
• Create learning tools to connect users with needed information.
• Manage collections in assigned areas and align with curriculum.
• Participate in library governance and outreach activities.

Skills

Information literacy instruction

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project management

Research consultations

Education

Master’s degree in library/information science (ALA-accredited)

Second advanced degree preferred

Job description

Description

The Liaison Librarian is responsible for the development and promotion of library activities and services that support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the campus community (i.e., students, faculty, and staff) including, but not limited to: teaching of information literacy/research skills in a variety of contexts, developing professional relationships, collaborating effectively with campus partners, and management of collections for UCM curricula and faculty research needs. It is expected that subject liaison librarians actively engage in teamwork, shared governance, and library outreach activities.

Primary Responsibilities

Liaison to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• Develop and promote library information resources and services to faculty and students in assigned areas.
• Teach information literacy to students in assigned areas through embedded librarianship.
• Initiate and maintain contacts with faculty members in assigned areas for the purpose of curriculum mapping, instructional development, and collection management.
• Provide research consultations to the UCM community supporting scholarship in a variety of contexts.
• Create learning tools connecting students and faculty with the information they need.
• Develop, present, and promote library workshops.
• Manage collections in assigned areas in all formats, including, but not limited to, the development of the collection, periodic review of collection content, and alignment of the collection to the UCM curriculum.
• Other duties as assigned.

Engagement

• Continue professional development through ongoing education, including understanding trends in academic libraries; participating in conferences, workshops, etc.; being active in regional and national professional organizations.
• Contribute to the profession through continued learning, services, presentations, or professional communications.
• Participate in library committees, task forces, working groups, self-governance bodies, and other roles as expected.
• Participate in library activities, events, and initiatives.
• Active engagement in UCM activities supporting students, faculty, scholarship, and university-wide governance (e.g. facultysenate committee or administrative committee participation).

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program in library or information science or equivalent degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of a second advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in the area of subject specialty or related field from an accredited institution of higher education.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of one-year full-time equivalent academic library experience including some combined experience in providing research services, instruction (online and in person), developing online instructional tools (e.g., LibGuides, etc.).
• Experience managing collections in the subject liaison area(s).

Special Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Must be able to prioritize, manage, and meet multiple deadlines, thrive in a complex work environment, and display solid problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work in a culture that is committed to furthering access, opportunity, and community.
• Effective written, verbal, and nonverbal communication skills as required.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment as required.
• Must have high attention to detail and be able to organize workflows, coordinate activities, and balance simultaneous projects without loss of efficiency in a multi-tasked environment.
• Knowledge of and experience in related subject discipline(s) preferred.

Physical and Environmental Factors

• Position requires the ability to work in an office-like setting.

Special Working Conditions

• Maintain ability to work as needed for the completion of assigned duties, activities, and projects.