Supplemental - Reference Librarian

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Summary & Qualifications:

Summary

The supplemental reference librarian provides reference and circulation services to library patrons. They interact with students to assist them with in-library and online resources to achieve their personal and academic goals. This librarian will assist in supervising student employees. Additionally, the librarian will participate in the design and execution of library programming and create physical displays and marketing materials to promote library collections and events.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience providing reference services in any library setting or personally receiving high-level reference services as a student
• Capacity to use and demonstrate online databases for research purposes, as well as to locate and evaluate online resources
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills, knowledge of the internet and cloud-based applications
• Experience with Canva, Adobe or other visual marketing tools

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Library Science
• Experience providing reference consultations in an academic setting
• Library circulation or library page experience, including using interlibrary loan
• Experience teaching, tutoring, managing or training others
• Event management or marketing experience

Essential Responsibilities

Reference

• Interact with and assist patrons (students, faculty, staff, and community patrons) in identifying, locating, and accessing information on-campus and
• online information
• Hold reference consultations with students in person and via Zoom
• Circulate materials, maintain circulation records, facilitate interlibrary loan
• Assist in the supervision and training of students employed at the library
• Assist with weeding, selection, and maintaining the collection
• Assist with archival projects as needed
• Assist with maintenance of LibGuides
• Attend department meetings as needed

• Assist with the design and execution of special library programming
• Create displays for the library
• Provide marketing support for all library events, including writing press releases, creating posters and social media marketing, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Additional Information

This position is hired through a third-party staffing agency EduStaff. If selected you will be required to complete the onboarding requirements of EduStaff in addition to NMC's onboarding.