Academic Librarian in United States
Job Vacancy at a Confidential Company
- Industry
- Education
- Specialization
- Education/Teaching/Training
- Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree
- Required Experience
- Entry Level
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Gender
- Male or Female
Job Description
Academic Librarian Job Description
*They are responsible for acquiring, organising, managing and distributing library resources, and ensuring that library provision meets the needs of all its users.
*They are responsible for providing support to academic departments.
*Academic librarianship is a people-focussed role, requiring individuals to manage learning resources while keeping the library users' needs in mind.
Duties and Responsibilities
*Selecting, developing, cataloguing and classifying library resources
*Answering readers' enquiries
*Using library systems and specialist computer applications
*Management of staff, including recruitment, training and/or supervisiory duties
*Liaising with departmental academic staff, external organisations and suppliers
*Ensuring that library services meet the needs of particular groups of users (eg staff, postgraduate students, disabled students etc.)
*Managing budgets and resources
*Supporting independent research and learning
*Developing IT facilities
*Assisting readers to use computer equipment, conduct literature searches etc
*Promoting the library's resources to users.
Qualifications and Training
*You are eligible to become an academic librarian with any degree.
Skills and Specifications
*Individuals with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
*Strong IT skills and familiarity with the use of databases and the internet
*Teamworking and management skills
*Assessment of resources and library users' needs
*Presentation and verbal communication skills
*Subject-specific knowledge or expertise in a particular function.
*They are responsible for acquiring, organising, managing and distributing library resources, and ensuring that library provision meets the needs of all its users.
*They are responsible for providing support to academic departments.
*Academic librarianship is a people-focussed role, requiring individuals to manage learning resources while keeping the library users' needs in mind.
Duties and Responsibilities
*Selecting, developing, cataloguing and classifying library resources
*Answering readers' enquiries
*Using library systems and specialist computer applications
*Management of staff, including recruitment, training and/or supervisiory duties
*Liaising with departmental academic staff, external organisations and suppliers
*Ensuring that library services meet the needs of particular groups of users (eg staff, postgraduate students, disabled students etc.)
*Managing budgets and resources
*Supporting independent research and learning
*Developing IT facilities
*Assisting readers to use computer equipment, conduct literature searches etc
*Promoting the library's resources to users.
Qualifications and Training
*You are eligible to become an academic librarian with any degree.
Skills and Specifications
*Individuals with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
*Strong IT skills and familiarity with the use of databases and the internet
*Teamworking and management skills
*Assessment of resources and library users' needs
*Presentation and verbal communication skills
*Subject-specific knowledge or expertise in a particular function.
