Reference Services Librarian - PT Job at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrencevil
Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA, United States
Job Title
Reference Services Librarian - PT
Location
Georgia Gwinnett College
Regular/Temporary
Regular
Full/Part Time
Part-Time
Job ID
295302
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
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.
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.
Participates in evening/weekend research assistance provision.
Contributes to collection development by suggesting new resources and identifying material for weeding based on subject content, date, and usage.
Participates in information literacy instructional activities in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Participates in creation of learning materials, in both print and digital formats, in promotion of information literacy as well as resource and service instruction.
May serve as a library liaison to specific discipline areas.
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.
Conditions of Employment
Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be contemporaneously required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). Eligibility of employment is determined by GGC in its sole discretion, and includes but is not limited to confirmation of credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.
Offers are subject to the applicable federal laws, state laws, statutes, rules and regulations of this institution, and to the bylaws and policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia Gwinnett College is an equal employment, equal access, and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Georgia Gwinnett College to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50).
For individuals requiring disability-related accommodations for participation in any event including the application, interview process, or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact HR at (678) 407.5746 or email hr@ggc.edu.
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Reference Services Librarian - PT
Location
Georgia Gwinnett College
Regular/Temporary
Regular
Full/Part Time
Part-Time
Job ID
295302
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
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.
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.
Participates in evening/weekend research assistance provision.
Contributes to collection development by suggesting new resources and identifying material for weeding based on subject content, date, and usage.
Participates in information literacy instructional activities in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
Participates in creation of learning materials, in both print and digital formats, in promotion of information literacy as well as resource and service instruction.
May serve as a library liaison to specific discipline areas.
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.
Conditions of Employment
Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be contemporaneously required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). Eligibility of employment is determined by GGC in its sole discretion, and includes but is not limited to confirmation of credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.
Offers are subject to the applicable federal laws, state laws, statutes, rules and regulations of this institution, and to the bylaws and policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia Gwinnett College is an equal employment, equal access, and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Georgia Gwinnett College to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50).
For individuals requiring disability-related accommodations for participation in any event including the application, interview process, or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact HR at (678) 407.5746 or email hr@ggc.edu.
Background Check
Position of Trust + Education
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