"Reference Services Librarian - PT"

Job Summary

The Reference Services Librarian's principal responsibilities are providing research assistance and information literacy instruction to students, faculty, and staff at the Georgia Gwinnett College's Daniel J. Kaufman Library and Learning Center. The Reference Services Librarian reports to the Head of Research Services. This position is a part-time (19 hours per week maximum) position, which includes evening and weekend hours.

Responsibilities

Essential Function 1 -
Provides individual research assistance to users through a variety of formats including walk-in, phone, chat, e-mail, and scheduled consultations, both face-to-face and virtual

Essential Function 2 -
Provides user education at point-of-use for electronic and print resources including how to locate materials as well as evaluate for quality, credibility, authoritativeness, and reliability

Essential Function 3 -
Participates in evening/weekend research assistance provision

Essential Function 4 -
Contributes to collection development by suggesting new resources and identifying material for weeding based on subject content, date, and usage

Essential Function 5 -
Participates in information literacy instructional activities in both face-to-face and virtual environments

Essential Function 6 -
Participates in creation of learning materials, in both print and digital formats, in promotion of information literacy as well as resource and service instruction

Essential Function 7 -
May serve as a library liaison to specific discipline areas

Essential Function 8 -
Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science or currently registered in ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in the use of instructional technology and learning management systems
Demonstrated experience with electronic and print information resources from a variety of vendors
Demonstrated evidence of experience in providing information literacy instruction

Proposed Salary

$20.25/hour; Salary offer will be dependent on candidate’s experience and qualifications, internal equity considerations, budget availability, and salary administration guidelines.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Demonstrated evidence of strong public service orientation including customer service experience as well as written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with technology including reference software and Springshare's suite of software
Demonstrated evidence of professional knowledge including trends and issues in reference and instruction
Client/customer service
Analytical thinking
Communication