New River Community College is hiring: Librarian - Adjunct Faculty in Essex

Class Description

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.

Provide reference service to students, faculty, staff, and the community. Provide library instruction to individuals and classes; and participate in collection development and collection maintenance efforts.

Location: Essex Campus

Minimum Requirements

M.L.S. or equivalent degree from an accredited ALA institution

Experience locating information using online research databases and other credible information sources.

Class Specific Essential Duties

1. Staff reference desk, including opening, evening and Saturday hours
2. Conduct reference interviews to determine information needs
3. Choose sources appropriate to questions asked, assignment objectives and user's level of expertise
4. Effectively use and teach a variety of sources including print materials, online catalog, subscription databases, internet and Microsoft Office applications
5. Maintain an open, friendly and professional attitude when handling multiple reference and information requests
6. Collaborate with classroom faculty to plan library instruction sessions
7. Teach principles of information literacy in library instruction sessions
8. Instruct classes in the use of library resources
9. Develop online and print teaching aids and handouts
10. Participate in collection maintenance projects