Librarian

State of California; California (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Librarian at the California Criminalistics Institute coordinates, organizes and manages the library's physical and digital operations, applying professional knowledge of librarianship to forensic science contexts. The role also supports remote learning, webinars, and digital learning platforms.

Minimum requirements are described in the class specification; desirable qualifications emphasize strong reference interviewing, cataloging using Dewey and Library of Congress systems, knowledge of

Qualifications

• Knowledge of theories, objectives, principles, and techniques of librarianship.
• Establishing customer services with library users and coworkers.
• Uses standard search strategies and bibliographic information sources.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage physical and digital library operations.
• Support remote/distance learning, webinars and digital learning platforms.

Skills

Librarianship knowledge

Reference interviewing

Cataloging standards

Database searching

Customer service

Communication

Job description

The Librarian at the California Criminalistics Institute has overall responsibility for coordinating, organizing and managing the physical and digital library operations by providing a professional knowledge of the objectives, principals and theories of librarianship as it relates to the forensic sciences. The Librarian also has responsibilities in the areas of remote/distance learning, webinar and digital learning platforms.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• LIBRARIAN

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Knowledge of: Theories, objectives, principles, and techniques of librarianship; standard reference materials; established techniques and practices for classifying and cataloging materials such as the Dewey decimal system and the Library of Congress system; reference interviewing techniques, standard search strategies, commonly used bibliographic information sources, and professional journals in the library field; computer systems search capabilities; library purposes, trends, and organizations. Ability to: Apply professional knowledge to the practical problems of the job; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with library users, coworkers, supervisors, and others contacted during the course of work; provide effective customer services; use computer programs, systems, and databases to perform professional library functions; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; communicate effectively.