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Position:
Access Services Librarian
Position Description:
Overview:
The University Library seeks a creative, public service oriented Access Services Librarian to manage all aspects, including policy and planning, of access services: main circulation, print and electronic reserve, interlibrary loan, and distance education support. This librarian takes an active role in the library’s instruction program, reference services, and collection development, and participates fully in scholarship and service as a tenure track library faculty member. The Access Services Librarian is responsible for supervising support staff and works collaboratively with library faculty to meet the mission and goals of the University Library.
Responsibilities:
Access Services
· Coordinate and provide collaborative leadership for Main Circulation, Reserve, Interlibrary Loan, and other patron initiated borrowing.
· Develop initiatives to assess and improve access services.
· Supervise 3.5 support staff.
· Respond to emerging needs of distance education students and collaboratively support integration of the library with course
management systems.
· Provide knowledge of copyright law as applicable to access services.
· Participate in University of Wisconsin System committees related to access services.
· Work collaboratively with other library faculty and staff in support of the Library’s mission.
Reference, Instruction, and Collection Development
· Provide reference service (some evening and weekend hours) and maintain a working knowledge of print and electronic reference
sources.
· Contribute to the Library’s bibliographic instruction program, which may include teaching and developing materials for discipline
specific library sessions, a one credit Library Resources course, or workshops.
· Take part in collection development and perform campus departmental liaison duties.Z
Scholarship and Service
· Participate in scholarship, faculty governance, and service as a tenure track library faculty member.
Department/University Description:
University/Library Description:
Founded in 1894 as a state normal school, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is a leading comprehensive regional university with 8,800 undergraduate and 400 graduate students. The four academic colleges offer 48 majors, 75 minors, and 16 graduate programs. UWSP has consistently been named one of the top public Midwestern universities in U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings. The 400 acre campus is located near the Wisconsin River and includes a 275 acre nature preserve with a 24 acre lake.
The mission of the University Library is to provide users with information in support of teaching, student learning, scholarly activity and research, and curricular development. The University Library’s collection houses over 400,000 books and periodicals, and the government publications collection contains over one million items. The Library utilizes technology to provide on campus and remote access to its resources. The faculty of the University Library provides consultation and advisory services to groups and individuals, participates in classroom instruction, teaches formal classes in the use of information materials, and participates in professional and scholarly activities that enhance the mission of the University at the regional, national, and international levels.Qualifications:
• ALA-accredited MLS degree.
• Second master’s (minimum) required for tenure. Preferred at hiring, but may be earned during first years of employment.
• Previous experience in one or more areas of access services required.
• Relevant supervisory and coordination experience in an academic library preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with emerging and current technologies related to circulation (such as Voyager integrated library system), reserve, interlibrary loan (such as ILLIAD), and distance education.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Strong service orientation.
• Effective instructional skills.
• Flexibility in adapting to change.
• Ability and desire to work as part of collegial team and with diverse populations.
Appointment Date:
Academic year appointment beginning January 2008 or negotiable.Terms of Employment:
Tenure track position with faculty rank (Rank and salary dependent upon experience and qualifications); academic year (9 month) appointment. Short term summer contracts are available subject to funding.
Application Procedure:
Send letter of application (no e-mail), curriculum vita (include names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references), and transcripts (official copies will be required of all finalists) to:
Mindy King, Chair
Search and Screen Committee
UWSP Library
900 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Deadline:
Applicant screening will begin August 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
Access Services Librarian
Position Description:
Overview:
The University Library seeks a creative, public service oriented Access Services Librarian to manage all aspects, including policy and planning, of access services: main circulation, print and electronic reserve, interlibrary loan, and distance education support. This librarian takes an active role in the library’s instruction program, reference services, and collection development, and participates fully in scholarship and service as a tenure track library faculty member. The Access Services Librarian is responsible for supervising support staff and works collaboratively with library faculty to meet the mission and goals of the University Library.
Responsibilities:
Access Services
· Coordinate and provide collaborative leadership for Main Circulation, Reserve, Interlibrary Loan, and other patron initiated borrowing.
· Develop initiatives to assess and improve access services.
· Supervise 3.5 support staff.
· Respond to emerging needs of distance education students and collaboratively support integration of the library with course
management systems.
· Provide knowledge of copyright law as applicable to access services.
· Participate in University of Wisconsin System committees related to access services.
· Work collaboratively with other library faculty and staff in support of the Library’s mission.
Reference, Instruction, and Collection Development
· Provide reference service (some evening and weekend hours) and maintain a working knowledge of print and electronic reference
sources.
· Contribute to the Library’s bibliographic instruction program, which may include teaching and developing materials for discipline
specific library sessions, a one credit Library Resources course, or workshops.
· Take part in collection development and perform campus departmental liaison duties.Z
Scholarship and Service
· Participate in scholarship, faculty governance, and service as a tenure track library faculty member.
Department/University Description:
University/Library Description:
Founded in 1894 as a state normal school, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is a leading comprehensive regional university with 8,800 undergraduate and 400 graduate students. The four academic colleges offer 48 majors, 75 minors, and 16 graduate programs. UWSP has consistently been named one of the top public Midwestern universities in U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings. The 400 acre campus is located near the Wisconsin River and includes a 275 acre nature preserve with a 24 acre lake.
The mission of the University Library is to provide users with information in support of teaching, student learning, scholarly activity and research, and curricular development. The University Library’s collection houses over 400,000 books and periodicals, and the government publications collection contains over one million items. The Library utilizes technology to provide on campus and remote access to its resources. The faculty of the University Library provides consultation and advisory services to groups and individuals, participates in classroom instruction, teaches formal classes in the use of information materials, and participates in professional and scholarly activities that enhance the mission of the University at the regional, national, and international levels.Qualifications:
• ALA-accredited MLS degree.
• Second master’s (minimum) required for tenure. Preferred at hiring, but may be earned during first years of employment.
• Previous experience in one or more areas of access services required.
• Relevant supervisory and coordination experience in an academic library preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with emerging and current technologies related to circulation (such as Voyager integrated library system), reserve, interlibrary loan (such as ILLIAD), and distance education.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Strong service orientation.
• Effective instructional skills.
• Flexibility in adapting to change.
• Ability and desire to work as part of collegial team and with diverse populations.
Appointment Date:
Academic year appointment beginning January 2008 or negotiable.Terms of Employment:
Tenure track position with faculty rank (Rank and salary dependent upon experience and qualifications); academic year (9 month) appointment. Short term summer contracts are available subject to funding.
Application Procedure:
Send letter of application (no e-mail), curriculum vita (include names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references), and transcripts (official copies will be required of all finalists) to:
Mindy King, Chair
Search and Screen Committee
UWSP Library
900 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Deadline:
Applicant screening will begin August 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.