Public Services Librarian

Job Description

PRIMARY PURPOSE: Primary function is the management of the activities and operations of the Library that bring the staff into regular direct contact with its users, including circulation, reference, online services, bibliographic instruction, course reserves, and interlibrary loan/document delivery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervising all aspects of Public Services
Establishing policies, standards and procedures for the department in all areas of public service
Providing reference and research assistance to patrons
Providing library instruction when called upon by academic faculty
Serving as public services liaison with faculty, soliciting faculty input and coordinating academic initiatives between library and academics
Establishing and maintain access to electronic resources
Overseeing the physical layout of the public area of the library
Running and analyzing library usage statistics
Serving as Systems Librarian for the library's Integrated Library System (WorldShare Management System)
Maintaining the library's website
Taking the lead in hiring and training staff
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from four-year college. Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library program or equivalent

EXPERIENCE: At least three years spent professionally in an academic environment, either in the Library or at an academic position. Supervisory experience strongly preferred.

CERTIFICATION: Master's degree from an ALA-Accredited program or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Strong liberal arts background. Reference experience in an academic library setting or equivalent academic teaching experience. Strong background in Catholic theology and culture. Commitment to the mission and values of Ave Maria University. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written.) Ability to deliver instruction in a classroom setting and on an individual basis. Good understanding of the academic environment and of the place of the Library in that environment.

PHYSICAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Position requires sitting for long periods of time and the visual and manual ability to use a computer keyboard. Requires ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; or the ability to stand, walk and manipulate (lift, carry, move) weights of up to 40 lbs and the ability to push a fully loaded book cart. Packing and unpacking boxes of books may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed indoors with some potential for exposure to safety and health hazards related to electronics work. Ability and willingness to work one night a week and two weekend days per month may be required.

About the Employer

Founded in fidelity to Christ and His Church in response to the call of Vatican II for greater lay witness in contemporary society, Ave Maria University exists to further teaching, research, and learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the abiding tradition of Catholic thought in both national and international settings. The University takes as its mission the sponsorship of a liberal arts education curriculum dedicated, as articulated in the apostolic constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae, to the advancement of human culture, the promotion of dialogue between faith and reason, the formation of men and women in the intellectual and moral virtues of the Catholic faith, and to the development of professional and pre-professional programs in response to local and societal needs.