This position works directly with public library staff and trustees at the local level to promote library development throughout one of four regions in Kentucky. Through site visits, attendance at board meetings and meetings for groups of library staff, this position will provide assistance in a number of essential areas including governance and administration, strategic planning, personnel, budget preparation, policy and procedure development, and community relations. This position will work in collaboration with library directors to analyze the services the library currently provides and identify areas for improvement for libraries within the geographical region and will perform other duties as assigned. The successful candidate for this position will have experience and knowledge of lib ...

Purpose of Position:This position is responsible for receiving, processing, and maintaining Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) materials. Responsibilities include maintaining statistics, supervising student employees, and participating in other Collections and Discovery Department projects.Primary Responsibilities:Manages the receiving and processing of publications through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in accordance with depository guidelines using the SuDocs classification system.Responsible for maintenance of the government documents collection which includes withdrawing and dispersing government documents in accordance with FDLP, ASERL, and University of Kentucky (KY’s regional library) guidelines.Hires, trains, and supervises student employees and coordinates ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to serve as University Archivist. The University Archivist is the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, which also includes the University Records and Information Management program. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is responsible for department personnel, budgets, and financial expenses; all archival functions, including policy and procedure creation; management of the physical space and equipment assigned to the department; and security and physical safety of all department resources and collections. The University Archivist determines how the department directs its energy as it simultaneously supports the univers ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to serve as Undergraduate Experience Librarian. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is responsible for developing, supporting, and sustaining library-related, student-centered programming for undergraduates. In this role, the librarian will participate in our one-shot instruction program, lead student-facing outreach efforts, and collaborate with campus partners including but not limited to Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, Institute for Student Research & Creative Activity, the Honors College, the Writing Center, and the Adult & Transfer Center. As a non-tenure track renewable (NTTR) faculty member, the Undergradu ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to serve as Online Learning Librarian. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is charged with leading, implementing, and sustaining library services, resources, and instruction for NKU faculty and students participating in online programs. This role will be engaged in NKU’s digital spaces and ensure our online, hybrid, and remote students have the necessary access to Steely Library. The librarian will raise awareness of library resources and services and seek out learning opportunities in the online learning environment. They will be responsible for developing a vision for digital learning objects and collaboratively working with Educ ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to serve as Cataloging and Metadata Librarian. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is responsible for the vision, leadership, and strategic direction in metadata creation, organization, application, and management of current and emerging metadata schemas and techniques. The librarian will promote a culture of belonging by embracing equity, diversity, and inclusiveness in the library and across campus. As a faculty member, the Cataloging and Metadata Librarian will be expected to participate on library and campus-wide committees and professional associations. The librarian will be engaged in fulfilling the educational mission of the u ...

Purpose of Position:This position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating daily operational workflows for the Digital Scholarship & Communications department, including tasks that directly support programs and services such as the digital repository, open educational resources, makerspace, and other departmental work.The position coordinates digital projects, develops operational best practices, documents department procedures, and closely assists the department head in completing large library and university projects and campus outreach. The incumbent will communicate effectively with internal and external colleagues in order to advance the work of the unit.Primary Responsibilities:Independently manages digital scholarship projects in collaboration with internal and external pa ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to lead Collections and Discovery Services. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is responsible for re-invigorating collections to meet the curriculum needs of all academic departments, both print and electronic as a result of increased financial support for the library. The position will be responsible for supervising faculty and staff, defining departmental goals, developing systematic assessment measures, refining workflows, and fostering an environment of collegiality, respect, and teamwork. Collections and Discovery Services includes acquisitions, cataloging, and discovery of print and e-resources, including special collections, ...

Library Administrator Regional - KDLA: This position works directly with public library staff and trustees at the local level to promote library development throughout one of four regions in Kentucky. Through site visits, attendance at board meetings and meetings for groups of library staff, this position will provide assistance in a number of essential areas including governance and administration, strategic planning, personnel, budget preparation, policy and procedure development, and community relations. This position will work in collaboration with library directors to analyze the services the library currently provides and identify areas for improvement for libraries within the geographical region and will perform other duties as assigned. The successful candidate for this position wi ...

The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) Library Development Branch is hiring for a Resource Management Analyst II. This position serves as the State Data Coordinator for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and is responsible for submitting the annual Public Library Survey and publishing the Statistical Report of Kentucky Public Libraries. The position also provides technical assistance to and conducts trainings for public library staff, trustees, and library consultants in the areas of compiling and utilizing library data and statistics and current and emerging library technology.The position is located in Frankfort, KY. A complete description and application is available at https://kypersonnelcabinet.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=51146. The applicat ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to lead Collections and Discovery Services. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is responsible for re-invigorating collections to meet the curriculum needs of all academic departments, both print and electronic as a result of increased financial support for the library. The position will be responsible for supervising faculty and staff, defining departmental goals, developing systematic assessment measures, refining workflows, and fostering an environment of collegiality, respect, and teamwork. Collections and Discovery Services includes acquisitions, cataloging, and discovery of print and e-resources, including special collections, ...

Purpose of Position:The Head of Digital Scholarship and Communication Services is a position that leads the W. Frank Steely Library’s efforts in planning, implementing, and managing an active, comprehensive research services program that meets the educational needs of the campus. This is a unique opportunity to shape the library’s growing role leading digital scholarship services, including support for digital tools and collections, maker technology, and open educational resources. The individual will provide leadership for associated library technology and software and make recommendations for establishing new services related to digital scholarship.Reporting to the Dean of the Library, the Department Head will lead a team of faculty librarians and staff who hold functional roles. The ...

Purpose of Position:Provides high quality customer service at the front-line Access Services desk, which is the primary service point for students, faculty, staff, and community library patrons. Position schedule is Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm. Responsible for patron account upkeep, including serving as the primary point of contact for lost/overdue items and fine management.Manages functions related to the library’s physical monographic and audiovisual collections currently spread throughout four floors of the building. This includes timely re-shelving of materials, proactive space planning for collections, and overseeing daily inventory and hold requests. As part of the Access Services department, this position will be responsible for coordinating and reporting on departmental statistics ...

Purpose of Position:The Assistant to the Dean of Steely Library is responsible under the general supervision of the Dean, for a variety of professional functions in the management and operation of the Dean’s Office. In addition to providing primary executive assistance to Dean in the daily execution of their responsibilities, this position has primary responsibility for administrative support and general office management of the Dean’s office.This position must exhibit a high level of customer relations, communications, writing and organizational skills for dealing effectively with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and the public. High level professionalism and discretion is required, as is the ability to maintain confidentiality. This position will collaborate closely with oth ...

Purpose of Position:As a key member of the Access Services Department at the W. Frank Steely Library, the Reserves Specialist provides high quality customer service at the front-line Access Services desk primarily during night and weekend hours. During those times, the Reserves Specialist is responsible for ensuring student employees remain engaged in relevant work based on the direction of the Head of Access Services and the Customer Experience Specialist, who serves as the primary student supervisor. This position is responsible for building security during those shifts and will manage the library’s robust reserves collection, which includes print electronic materials, technology and artifacts. The Reserves Specialist will also develop workflow processes, communicate with faculty, and ...

Purpose of Position:The Acquisitions Specialist facilitates all collections purchasing, assists with setting up and managing our approval plan for materials and our Textbook Affordability Program and facilitates access to research materials.Primary Responsibilities:Reviews requests for library materials in a timely manner and performs pre-order research and verification of bibliographic data in electronic sources such as local catalog, OCLC, GOBI approval site, and publishers’ sites. Identifies vendors and confirms availability and price of materials.Orders materials from appropriate vendors and records the orders in WorldShare Management’s acquisitions and metadata modules.Assists in setting up and administering an approval plan. This would include adding the holdings to WMS, creating ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University seeks a collaborative, visionary, and service-oriented individual to lead Collections and Discovery Services. This non-tenure-track renewable faculty position is responsible for re-invigorating collections to meet the curriculum needs of all academic departments, both print and electronic as a result of increased financial support for the library. The position will be responsible for supervising faculty and staff, defining departmental goals, developing systematic assessment measures, refining workflows, and fostering an environment of collegiality, respect, and teamwork. Collections and Discovery Services includes acquisitions, cataloging, and discovery of print and e-resources, including special collections, ...

Purpose of Position:The Interlibrary Loan Specialist manages all functions related to the library’s interlibrary loan service, including borrowing, lending, copyright, customer service, software management, technology troubleshooting, and data analysis and reporting. This is an essential resource delivery service that provides print and digital information to all students, faculty, and staff. This service is also part of a nation-wide network of academic libraries that share resources; this position serves as the lead representative in this network.Primary Responsibilities:Manages all functions related to the library’s interlibrary loan service, including borrowing, lending, copyright, customer service, software management, technology troubleshooting, and data analysis and reporting. T ...

Purpose of Position:The Head of Access Services provides leadership and guidance for a suite of services including circulation, course reserves and copyright guidance to the instructional community, document delivery, consortial resource sharing, media collections, disability services, learning commons partnerships located in the library, and the library’s integrated public service points where customers get assistance with general information needs, the first level of reference, and technology. This faculty position requires a solid commitment to public services coupled with a vision for using emerging technologies and evidence-based decision practices to develop, implement, and assess services. The Access Services Department consists of 4 full-time staff employees and a number of stude ...

Purpose of Position:Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Operations, Assessment, and Communications in Steely Library, the Assessment Coordinator will support and advance assessment efforts across the organization.Primary Responsibilities:Assists library leadership in promoting the integration of assessment and evidence-based decision making related to services, collections, technology, and physical spaces in Steely Library.Analyzes and reports quantitative and qualitative data gathered from various sources including library systems, vendor statistics, observations, surveys, web analytics, interviews, and/or focus groups and facilitates the use of this data to support library initiatives. Prepares visualizations and identifies key data for communicating the impact of the library. Mak ...

This position works directly with public library staff and trustees at the local level to promote library development throughout one of four regions in Kentucky.Duties Include but not limited to:Will provide site visits to local libraries in the West Region.Attend local board meetings and meetings for library staff.Provide assistance and guidance to the local libraries in essential areas including governance and administration, strategic planning, personnel, budget preparation, policy and procedure development and community relations.Work in collaboration with library directors to analyze the services the library currently provides and identify areas for improvement for libraries within the geographical region.Perform other duties as assigned.The successful candidate for this position will ...

This position works directly with public library staff and trustees at the local level to promote library development throughout one of four regions in Kentucky.Duties Include but not limited to:Will provide site visits to local libraries in the West Region.Attend local board meetings and meetings for library staff.Provide assistance and guidance to the local libraries in essential areas including governance and administration, strategic planning, personnel, budget preparation, policy and procedure development and community relations.Work in collaboration with library directors to analyze the services the library currently provides and identify areas for improvement for libraries within the geographical region.Perform other duties as assigned.The successful candidate for this position will ...

Director – Bullitt County Public Library (KY)Opportunity awaits the next Director of theBullitt County Public Library(KY). The five-member Board of Trustees seeks a new leader who will work to fulfill the library’s mission to empower the community through free and open access to relevant, informative, and engaging resources and services. With 74 FTE, a $6.4 million budget, and new facilities, BCPL is poised to meet the evolving needs of its patrons. Open access to technology, information, facilities, and resources are all high priorities for the library and a part of its DNA. Key initiatives include completion of the new central library, promoting the library with local stakeholders, demonstrating the institution’s value to taxpayers, and maintaining a cohesive and positive organizat ...

Purpose of Position:Northern Kentucky University (NKU) seeks a dynamic, patron-focused, non-tenure track librarian to enhance an established Open Educational Resources (OER) program, work directly with and provide support to faculty to adopt, adapt, and create new resources for their courses, and lead initiatives to enhance the program. As part of the Digital Scholarship and Communication Services team, the OER Librarian will cultivate relationships with students, faculty, and staff, participate in projects that support scholarly communication, copyright/intellectual property, and digital humanities work of the department. Aligning directly with the University’s strategic plan, this position will play a pivotal role in ensuring equitable and high-quality resources are available to suppor ...

Purpose of Position:Northern Kentucky University (NKU), as members of the Association of College and Research Libraries Diversity Alliance, seeks a dynamic, patron-focused, early-career librarian to participate in a 2-3-year diversity residency program and is a non-tenure track position. This program will provide a collaborative, supportive environment to allow the resident to gain the requisite skills and competencies required to thrive in academia. This position will also provide a unique opportunity for the resident to help assess how digital humanities are used on campus, research possible services that the library can support, and implement a new digital humanities program that will have lasting impact on NKU’s community (e.g. geospatial/mapping, publishing and document preparation, ...

Purpose of Position:This position, under the general supervision of the Business Officer, will provide support to theadministrative staff within the Dean’s office and serve as the initial point of contact for visitors.This position will also interact with and provide support to other library faculty and staff.This position must exhibit a high level of customer service, communications, writing andorganizational skills for dealing effectively with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and thepublic. High level professionalism and discretion is also required, as is the ability to maintainconfidentiality.Primary Responsibilities:Budget Support:- Process professional development / travel documents for all library personnel- Process supply orders- Initiate purchase requisitions and payment ...

Purpose of Position:The Assistant to the Dean of Steely Library is responsible under the general supervision of the Dean, for a variety of professional functions in the management and operation of the Dean’s Office. In addition to providing primary executive assistance to Dean in the daily execution of their responsibilities, this position has primary responsibility for administrative support and general office management of the Dean’s office.This position must exhibit a high level of customer relations, communications, writing and organizational skills for dealing effectively with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and the public. High level professionalism and discretion is required, as is the ability to maintain confidentiality. This position will collaborate closely with oth ...

Purpose of Position:The W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) seeks an innovative and highly collaborative Open Education Program Coordinator who will be instrumental in advancing a growing open educational resource (OER) Program. The Open Education Program Coordinator will communicate broadly and collaborate closely with stakeholders from across the University including students, faculty, staff, and library colleagues to support the role of OER in evolving teaching, learning, and research needs of the NKU community. This position will also be responsible for managing the OER Grant Program, including solicitation and evaluation of proposals, training and support for recipients, and oversight of deliverables. The Open Education Program Coordinator will be responsible ...