Liaison / Outreach Role & Responsibilities
- Serve as the Library's expert on the needs of the faculty and students in designated programs.
- Collect information and data both anecdotal and statistical to identify points in programs that would benefit from library instruction or intervention.
- Maintain knowledge of the evolving content of the curriculum, goals, and expected outcomes.
- Identify first courses or early courses where students need to develop information literacy skills and final or large scale research projects where students need advanced research skills.
- Identify, establish, and maintain contact (outreach) with the key stakeholders in the academic programs, academic centers, and course development.
- Identify opportunities for library content to be updated, created, and integrated into courses and programs. (course maintenance and development)
- Networking and awareness of program structure, benchmarking with appropriate institutions and understanding program expectations.
- Develop an annual review schedule of programs to identify upgrades, outdated materials and new opportunities to support students and faculty.
- Review course scope and sequence documents and identify problems and/or needs for instruction development.
- Provide literature review consultations, and support for doctoral students.
- Complete faculty and staff research support on request.
- Develop internal training related to assigned programs and subject areas for staff librarians.
Instruction Role & Responsibilities
- All Liaison Librarians must be trained and involved in production of instructional pieces including assignment guides, quick answers, library labs, tutorials, videos, etc.
- Liaisons will work more specifically within their programs to develop and deliver instruction.
- Liaisons will staff in-person and virtual Residencies and develop instructional and informational materials to improve Residency-based Library experience for students and faculty.
Reference Role & Responsibilities
- All Liaison Librarians will staff the reference desk.
External Requirements
Requirements:
- ALA accredited master's degree.
- Experience searching the major academic databases.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Desired:
- Subject knowledge related to Social Work or Human Services programs bachelors through doctoral.
- Expert-level research ability in online databases.
- Experience teaching information literacy skills including the use of online databases.
- Experience in an online academic library serving students at a distance.
- Experience supporting doctoral level information literacy outcomes.
Other information:
- This position can be done either virtually or from our office in Minneapolis, MN
- This is a salaried, 40 hour per week, associate librarian position with full benefits.
- Regular hours are Monday through Friday with occasional nights and weekends.
- Travel may be required up to four times per year.
Job Category
Library Services
State/Province/Region
MN
Country
United States
Position Type
Staff
Employment Type
Regular
Job Type
Full Time
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