Job Description
Battelle is guided by a founding mission. We invest our knowledge, talents and resources, helping our customers achieve their most important goals. We apply scientific rigor and creativity, succeeding where others may fail and we invest in our communities, making the world better for generations to come. All of us share a common purpose: to solve the greatest challenges of today and tomorrow. Our 22,000 employees work at the forefront of scientific innovation to tackle critical challenges in security, human health, manufacturing, energy and environmental management. Battelle’s work is grounded in the belief that science, technology and a passion for excellence can make industries more competitive and the world a better place.
Our Corporate Information Technology (CIT) Group is currently seeking a Librarian II for the Battelle Library. This position is located in Columbus, Ohio. This individual will provide professional reference librarian assistance to Battelle employees as well as proactive marketing and promotion of library resources in alignment with Battelle business objectives.
Primary job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Consulting and advising Librarian I and Library Assistants regarding library strategy, resources, and services
- Assisting Battelle employees in the use of the reference collection and using the collection to answer questions for research staff
- Performing on-line literature searches in support of proposal teams and research staff members
- Interacting with Battelle communications staff to develop compelling messages to convey the utility and value of library resources and services
- Promoting customer self-service access while concurrently informing researchers about the efficiency of Librarian-assisted research
- Selecting materials for acquisition or withdrawal
- Monitoring technological changes and developments in specialized Library services and recommending enhancements of the Library to management
- Assisting management in the overall evaluation, monitoring, and operation of library services and functions, which may include utilization analysis, materials selection, and budget control/monitoring or expenditure recommendations
- Overseeing aspects of major library services, e.g. cataloging, website maintenance, or the marketing of services to internal and external customers
Required Qualifications
- Masters of Library Science or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program
- 3-5 years of recent professional experience providing library services in a corporate research-oriented or academic environment
- Understanding of copyright laws and restrictions governing information use in a non-academic (corporate) environment
- Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) applications
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in order to meet assigned deadlines
- Must be a U.S. citizen
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with providing reference librarian services for various disciplines such as environmental science, toxicology, pharmacology, health analytics, biomedical, engineering, physics, medical devices or chemistry disciplines
- Experience using search tools such as DIALOG, STN, DTIC or similar on-line information systems
Battelle is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or sexual orientation. For more information about our other openings, please visit www.battelle.org/careers
Additional Info & Requirements
U.S. citizenship is required.
- Understanding of copyright laws and restrictions governing information use in a non-academic (corporate) environment
- Experience with providing reference librarian services for various disciplines such as environmental science, toxicology, pharmacology, health analytics, biomedical, engineering, physics, medical devices or chemistry disciplines
The Community
This individual will provide professional reference librarian assistance to Battelle employees as well as proactive marketing and promotion of library resources in alignment with Battelle business objectives.
HR Info
Jason Bliss - BlissR@battelle.org
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