Job Description
Job Summary
Under the general supervision of the Director of Library Services, the Resource Management Librarian is responsible for managing the physical and electronic library resources. The Resource Management Librarian also participates in a culture of learning and discovery providing professional reference services, patron assistance throughout the library, and library instruction.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Create original and copy cataloging of all library materials from a variety of formats. Manages the systems used to physically process library items for optimal user access. Ensures resources are available through the Library’s OPAC, ILS and Discovery Tool. Collaborates with the WYLD (Wyoming Libraries’ Database) consortium to ensure global cataloging policies and procedures that comply with laws, regulations, or standards are established and maintained for the system. Develop and lead cataloging projects. Participate in state wide committees, professional listservs or other professional activities.
2. Manage the various physical collections and their lifecycle processes. Develop, analyze, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures for technical services. Effectively identify and apply new technologies in support of efficient processing activities and develop expertise with emerging technologies. Develop and lead technical service projects.
3. Establish and maintain access to database content, such as E-journals and E-books. Create and maintain a detailed record for each database title to ensure accurate records of license agreements, subscriptions, access methods and other necessary details related to each electronic title. Collaborate in the development and maintenance of electronic resources policies and procedures. Establish and maintain the availability of resources through the Library’s OPAC and Discovery Tool.
4. Confer and collaborate with service providers, including publishers, vendors, consortia, and technology suppliers. Collaborate with library staff and other CWC staff to provide optimal access to the Library’s electronic resource collections. Develop and lead projects, including training, evaluation and re-training.
5. Maintain various collections utilizing appropriate classification systems and train library students and staff as needed. Recommend and implement collection reorganization projects collaborating with the library staff. Shift the collection as needed, organize collections of books, periodicals, documents, audiovisual aids, and other reference materials for optimal user access. Order and maintain shelving, displays and other library equipment.
6. Manages the physical and electronic government documents collection including all FDLP (Federal Depository Library Program) activities and requirements. Ensure the collection is maintained and organized according to FDLP requirements and trains library students and staff as needed. Maintain all records related to these collections and update cataloging and holdings information. Manage the proper acquisition, processing and deaccessioning of electronic federal documents, as well as the selection and deselection of physical depository resources.
7. Identify tasks and work activities for student employees’ related to technical services and resolve related problems in cooperation with the Assistant Librarian or Library Director.
8. Provide professional reference services and library instruction to include actively engaging with library patrons to identify needs and interests, analyzing patrons’ requests and assisting with furnishing, or locating appropriate resources. Provide patron assistance at the circulation desk, helpdesk and in the test center as needed.
9. Instruct users on performing searches and use of the most effective resource and search technique for their question and interest level. Participate in embedded library instruction, which includes in-person c l a s s r o o m instruction, as well as development of our library literacy modules through our LMS (Learning Management System).
10. Create and establish gold standard access to our online resources. Contribute to the development of the Library’s online presence as part of the library team. Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot information access aids, such as web pages, electronic pathfinders, software programs, databases, online tutorials, and LibGuides. Collaborate with librarians, faculty and CWC staff to create, assess, revise, and maintain access to resources.
11. Participate in library collection development. Analyze the depth and breadth of the assigned collections to ensure quality and standards are meeting current teaching, education, and information needs of the CWC community. Confer as needed with CWC faculty, staff, students and librarians.
12. Function as Faculty Liaison with assigned subject areas. Communicate with and provide outreach to assigned subject area faculty.
13. Perform job duties and responsibilities within the guidelines set forth in the College’s policies, procedures and practices.
14. Perform other reasonably related duties as directed or as needed.
Education
Master of Library Science (MLS), Master of Librarianship, Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS), or other master’s degree accredited by the American Library Association from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Strong working knowledge of basic concepts and methodology of the library profession and ability to apply this knowledge to complete work assignments.
2. Strong working knowledge of current and emerging national cataloging practices and standards, including cataloging rules and guidelines such as AACR2, LC, RDA, FRBR and MARC format.
3. Strong working knowledge of current and best practices in library technical service processes.
4. Strong working knowledge of Discovery Tools, OPAC’s, and utilizing an ILS.
5. General knowledge of practices and trends in using and managing licensed electronic resources, and other digital content such as open URL access, federated searching, 360 searching, resource management systems and bibliographic utilities such as OCLC.
6. General knowledge of technical environments, especially those related to proxy servers and link resolvers, as well as familiarity with emerging electronic resources standards such as ONIX, SUSHI, COUNTER and SERU.
7. General knowledge of HTML, web pages and content management systems, with a user-centered design.
8. General knowledge in using and applying cataloging tools, rules and guidelines, and bibliographic utilities to create, modify and maintain bibliographic data and authority records.
9. General knowledge of library databases, reference tools and methods.
10. Working knowledge of resource preservation techniques.
11. Ability to identify, interpret, and apply a wide range of cataloging and classification rules and principles to catalog materials which deviate from standard approaches often in light of new formats and technologies.
12. Ability to use print and electronic cataloging tools effectively.
13. Ability to understand how other modules of an integrated library system relate to and interact with the cataloging module.
14. Ability to train other library staff on important changes, enhancements, or developments within the area of bibliographic control which affects their work.
15. Ability to work effectively as a library team member.
16. Ability to effectively identify and resolve problems.
17. Effective interpersonal skills.
18. Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
19. Ability to work independently and with frequent interruptions.
20. Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects concurrently through to completion with an attention to detail, and to meet deadlines.
21. Ability to relate with a diverse population in a professional, helpful manner.
HR Info
Jody Goodrich, HR assistant 307-855-2112