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General Summary:
Works with Branch Youth Services Manager to ensure that children, teens, and the adults who serve them have access to a well-rounded collection of materials. Responsible for arranging and presenting programs for the youth of the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains the children’s and teen collection by reviewing, selecting and weeding materials to ensure a variety of current and appropriate materials are available for use.
• Plans, implements, promotes and presents programs throughout the year, including outreach.
• Collaborates with Youth Services staff to provide effective service to children, teens and the adults who serve them.
• Regularly assists the department’s patrons in locating desired materials; provides reference and reader’s advisory help; is readily available to answer questions, conduct tours, and assist with equipment usage.
• Performs functions to keep department materials organized and presentable; reviews the shelves periodically to ensure that books are filed in correct order, shelves materials; reviews materials for damage and or replacement.
• Attends workshops and professional conferences and reads various professional journals and library listservs to keep current with library trends, developments and new technology. Attends staff and department meetings; may take meeting minutes.
• Performs other functions assigned to position to ensure effective and smooth continuity of operations and transactions in the best interest of the library.

Education, Experience and Certification:

Master’s degree (ALA-accredited MLS degree or equivalent). Must possess or be able to acquire State of Indiana Librarian Certificate 3. Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Microsoft Office Suite 2013 or newer; Comfortable with modern Internet browsers as well as basic knowledge of email; Ability to work in a Mac and PC environment – basic computer troubleshooting skills are a plus; Mobile Devices including eReaders; Experience with Integrated Library System (ILS) software preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• The employee is regularly required to talk or listen and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee will frequently move book carts up to 300 pounds.

Please apply at https://hcplibrary.org/about/employment/youthlibrarian-sc.htm

Job Description

Miami University Libraries seeks an innovative, tech-savvy, and detail-oriented colleague for the role of Electronic Resources Librarian in the Access & Borrow Department (A&B). The position will provide leadership for electronic and continuing resources. This is an opportunity to reinvent and rebuild Electronic Resources Management services and tasks to maximize departmental resources. In conjunction with subject librarians, Strategic Procurement, and the Office of the General Counsel, the Electronic Resources Librarian will provide leadership in reviewing and negotiating digital resources licenses to ensure compliance with established federal and state guidelines, including copyright and accessibility. Other responsibilities include overseeing e-resource lifecycles, record batchloads, usage data collection and analysis, and coordinating serials review.

The new hire will administer a 3.5 million dollar budget, have primary oversight over electronic resource and serial workflows, supervise two classified staff, and contribute to libraries’ instruction and training programs. The position carries responsibilities for scholarly activities and professional service for promotion and continuing contract. The new hire reports to the A&B Department Head. A&B provides the materials (physical, virtual, and spatial) which fuel learning. The department combines technical services (acquisitions, cataloging, serials, e-resources, discovery) and access services (circulation, reserves, document delivery).

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program or non-U.S. equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate or edit licenses
• Demonstrated expertise in managing the complete life cycle of continuing and electronic resources
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a complex changing environment and complete tasks according to an established timeframe
• Demonstrated ability to perform accurate and detail-oriented work, including strong analytical and problem solving skills and use of data to make analysis-driven decisions
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills evidenced by the ability to work cooperatively and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, colleagues, faculty, students, and staff
• Knowledge of cataloging processes and techniques, and familiarity with basic cataloging standards, including RDA, Library of Congress Subject Heading practice, Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification systems, and MARC21 specifically related to electronic and serial formats
• Commitment to participate in appropriate professional service and conduct research and scholarship, demonstrating ability to meet the Libraries’ promotion and continuing contract requirements (see http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/about/larps.pdf)
• This position is available to persons who are currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time and indefinite basis. (Persons authorized to work on such a basis include US citizens, lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders), asylees, refugees, and temporary residents under IRCA.)
• Appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Librarian dependent upon qualifications

To apply, submit cover letter and resume. Direct inquiries to Donna Richardson at petermda@miamioh.edu.