CCBC
CCBC is the college of choice for over 50,000 students and 200 businesses each year — all with unique goals, strengths, and requirements. By offering a holistic learning environment that is both accepting and challenging, we meet students where they are and take them where they want to go. We offer the region’s most expansive selection of degree, certificate, and workplace certification programs at 3 campuses plus 3 convenient CCBC centers along with off-site community locations.
Library Reference and Instruction Librarian
Location: Essex Campus
Qualifications:
- M.L.S. or equivalent degree from an accredited ALA institution
- Experience locating information using online research databases and other credible sources
Responsibilities:
- Staff reference desk, including opening, evening, and Saturday hours
- Conduct reference interviews to determine information needs
- Choose sources appropriate to questions asked, assignment objectives, and user's level of expertise
- Effectively use and teach a variety of sources including print materials, online catalog, subscription databases, internet, and Microsoft Office applications
- Maintain an open, friendly, and professional attitude when handling multiple reference and information requests
- Collaborate with classroom faculty to plan library instruction sessions
- Teach principles of information literacy in library instruction sessions
- Instruct classes in the use of library resources
- Develop online and print teaching aids and handouts
- Participate in collection maintenance projects