Job Description
South Dakota State University’s Hilton M. Briggs Library is soliciting applications for the position of Associate or Full Librarian/Head of Public Services to lead, coordinate, and administer the library’s Public Services Department encompassing circulation, reference, library instruction, interlibrary loan, government documents, and outreach services. The Public Services Department consists of six library faculty and 3.5 FTE paraprofessionals in addition to the department head. The unit also includes student employees. This is a 12-month, 100% time, benefits-eligible position that is supervised by the Dean of the Library.
SDSU is especially interested in candidates that can address the experiences of underrepresented minorities in organizations. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Plan, coordinate, and facilitate departmental activities and provide leadership in setting goals and priorities. Responsible for overall operational efficiency of the department.
· Hire, mentor, direct, motivate, support, supervise, and evaluate Public Services faculty and staff.
· Work with the Dean of the Library, the Head of Technical Services, and the Coordinator of Archives & Special Collections to provide leadership and enhance cooperation.
· Serve as a member of the library’s Management Team, sharing in policy-making decisions, planning, and management responsibilities.
· Determine unit and individual work priorities and routines, assign work, and schedule staffing.
· Manage personnel, equipment, software, space, and fiscal resources in a responsible manner.
· Develop and strengthen campus, local, statewide, and regional partnerships.
· Develop, revise, and implement policies, procedures, and strategies.
· Lead library assessment and user experience efforts and actively participate in the improvement of library services.
· Compile, analyze, and report on statistical data regarding information services.
· Participate in collection development.
· Serve as a liaison to selected academic departments.
· Provide general information services to library users. Occasional evening and weekend duty is required.
· Provide leadership in applying existing and emerging technologies.
· Participate as an active member of the university community and promote the library and its resources.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
· ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science or equivalent.
· Second earned graduate degree
· At least 10 years experience as a professional librarian (for rank of associate librarian) or 15 years (for rank of librarian)
· Recent experience in public services in an academic, research, or large public library.
· Supervisory or administrative experience.
· Reference and library instruction experience.
· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and public presentations) with stakeholders including students, faculty, staff, and the research community.
· Knowledge of relevant trends, techniques, and issues in academia and library services.
· Demonstrated success applying existing and emerging technologies to support public service.
Benefits & Additional Compensation Info
South Dakota State University offers a wide range of benefits including medical, dental, and flexible benefits, retirement plans, compensation packages, paid holidays, and vacation leave. Employees also have access to internal and state-sponsored training as well as reduced tuition for state-supported courses at all State of South Dakota academic institutions.
The Community
South Dakota State University is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university with more than 200 programs and an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students.
SDSU offers a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement that improve the quality of life in South Dakota, the region, the nation and the world. Its employees embrace the university’s core values of being people-centered, expanding knowledge through creativity, embracing organizational and personal integrity, commitment to diversity, and excellence through continuous improvement.
As the state’s 1862 Morrill Act land-grant institution, the work of the university is carried out on its main resident campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre, Rapid City, and Aberdeen, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across South Dakota.
SDSU was recognized as one of 54 institutions in the United States as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities in 2014. The university’s total research expenditures are greater than $60 million. SDSU is the state’s first High Research Activity institution as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Jackrabbits Athletics competes as an NCAA Division I member with membership in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Summit League and the Big XII for wrestling.Brookings is home to approximately 24,000 residents and is located 60 miles north of Sioux Falls and 200 miles west of Minneapolis. Livability.com rates Brookings as an ideal community for families, students, young professionals and retirees. It considers Brookings among the safest and most vibrant cities in South Dakota.
The Brookings Public School District educates approximately 3,300 K-12 students and ranks among the state’s highest academic achieving school districts. The district includes three elementary schools, an intermediate school for fourth and fifth grade, one middle school and a high school.
The city also boasts an abundance of attractions and activities, including the Children’s Museum of South Dakota, Dakota Nature Park, South Dakota Art Museum, McCrory Gardens, South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, Outdoor Adventure Center and the Brookings Summer Arts Festival.
Learn more about Brookings by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8OnH5eIgQ&feature=youtu.be.
HR Info
For questions on the electronic employment process, contact SDSU Human Resources at (605) 688-4128.