WRLC Newsletter, January 2024
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Information Literacy Librarian
The Information Literacy Librarian/Assistant Professor is a highly visible position that supports the mission of the university and division by leading in the development and maintenance of the division’s information literacy program. Under the overall supervision of the Director of the Learning Resources Division, the incumbent librarian will collaborate with academic faculty and librarians in planning and implementing a program for teaching and fostering information literacy skills relevant to the university curriculum, and for developing students' competence to discover, access, evaluate, and use electronic and print resources. Some evening and weekend work is required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Assumes primary responsibility for developing in-person and online information literacy instruction in collaboration with fellow librarians and teaching faculty, including developing common content, goals and objectives, expected outcomes, and teaching methodologies.
Coordinates the scheduling, planning, and delivery of information literacy instruction with university faculty and staff.
Develops print and online instructional materials.
Develops and maintains a schedule of offerings and develops and disseminates clear and up-to-date policies and procedures governing the information literacy instruction program.
Collaborates with Assessment Librarian on information literacy instruction assessment and implements actions for continuous program improvement.
Keeps current professionally by participating in relevant conferences, peer group meetings, etc., and conducts ongoing professional development activities for colleagues and staff.
Disseminates information on information literacy, scholarly communication, plagiarism, copyright, and related trends to the university community.
Teaches information literacy instruction sessions.
Performs reference (in-person and virtual) and other related duties.
Works with relevant faculty and staff on additional library projects as needed.
Serves as a representative on relevant Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) committees.
Serves on university and/or departmental committees as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
ALA-accredited Master's degree in Information or Library Science.
Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.
Computer proficient, including Microsoft Office and standard office equipment.
Evidence of professional and pedagogical commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion strongly preferred.
Experience developing digital tutorials and video preferred.
Experience teaching and coordinating information literacy activities at an academic institution preferred.
Demonstrated evidence of involvement in professional research activities preferred.
A candidate for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor shall be required to meet the following qualifications:
- An appropriate terminal degree or agree to complete this degree within a period of time to be specified in the terms of the initial contract; and;
- At least three (3) years of full-time teaching experience, including two (2) years in an institution of higher education.
Please note that, as a tenure-track faculty position, the posting includes standard language from the university regarding terminal degrees and teaching. However, this librarian position does not primarily involve course teaching, so those without the listed years of teaching experience should not hesitate to apply. The MLS is the appropriate terminal degree for librarians.
Collective Bargaining Unit (Union): This position is in the collective bargaining unit represented by National Education Association (NEA) and you may be required to pay an agency service fee through direct payroll deduction.
Employment Benefits: Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, and sick leave and will be covered under the University of the District of Columbia' s retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).
Equal Opportunity Employer: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.
Notice of Non-Discrimination: In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code, Section 2-1401.01 et. seq., (Act) the University of the District of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is also prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.
Veterans Preference: Applicants claiming veteran's preference must submit official proof at the time of application.
Visa Sponsorship: At this time, the University of the District of Columbia does not provide sponsorship for visas (e.g. H-1B). This position is also ineligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Residency Preference: A person applying for a position who is a bona fide District resident at the time of application for the position, may be awarded a 10-point residency preference over non-District applicants, unless the person declines the preference points. If selected, the person shall be required to present no less than 8 proofs of bona fide District residency on or before the effective date of the appointment and maintain such residency for 7 consecutive years from the effective date of the appointment. Failure to maintain bona fide District residency for the 7-year period will result in forfeiture of employment.
Drug-Free Workplace: Pursuant to the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the individual selected to fill this position will, as a condition of employment, be required to notify his/her immediate supervisor, in writing, not later than five (5) days after conviction of any criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace.
Background Investigation: Employment with the University of the District of Columbia is contingent upon a satisfactory background investigation. The determination of a "satisfactory background investigation" is made at the sole discretion of the University of the District of Columbia. The University may refuse to hire a finalist, rescind an offer of employment to a finalist or review and may terminate the employment of a current employee based on the results of a background investigation.
Disposition of Resume: Resumes received outside the area of consideration and/or after the closing date will not be given consideration. You must resubmit your resume to receive consideration for any subsequent advertised position vacancies. For the purpose of employment, resumes are not considered job applications. Therefore, if selected for employment a UDC application will be required.
Job Offers: Official Job Offers are made by the University of the District of Columbia, Office of Talent Management only.
Contact Information: All inquiries related to employment and job applications should be directed to UDC Office of Talent Management at (202) 274-5380.
The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For a full version of the University’s EO Policy Statement, please visit: https://www.udc.edu/human-resources/equal-opportunity/ .
WRLC Newsletter, December 2023
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Librarian, Instruction and Research
Reporting to the Associate Dean of the Library and Archives, the Librarian (Instruction and Reference) works with all members of the Library staff to ensure that all services align with best practices.
- Partners in responsibilities of reference and instruction, and access services; plans and teaches information literacy lessons; creates virtual and print instructional and promotional resources; manages acquisitions and collection development in designated areas; and participates in Gallaudet University, WRLC committees, and professional development activities.
- Provides Reference and Access Services at Front Desk during regularly scheduled shifts; and follows established policies and procedures for Access Services.
- Shares the responsibility with other librarians for daily online chat support and email inquiries through the library’s functional accounts.
- Shares the responsibility for electronic and physical course reserves with other librarians.
- Plans, teaches, and assesses information literacy instruction in collaboration with faculty and/or department head.
- Locates and creates digital and print content to support academic instruction
- Researches support appointments primarily to Gallaudet students, faculty, and staff but also to external scholars virtually and in person.
- Serves as a liaison to academic programs and schools to be informed of academic goals, needs, and programmatic changes; and shares relevant Library resources, services, and tools.
- Collaborates in outreach and engagement through event planning and implementation and digital promotion of library services on social media platforms; maintains a robust Library Website; and solicits and evaluates student, faculty, and staff feedback on outreach efforts.
- Presents workshops for new faculty orientation and professional development weeks to inform and update faculty on academic services and programs such as information literacy, classroom instructional support, copyright, and Course Reserves.
- Assumes the responsibility for collection development of designated Programs and Schools; manages designated acquisitions fund management, material selection, and needs assessment to maintain relevant collections for curricular and research needs; participates in regular collection assessment efforts; and uses knowledge of MARC, AACR2, RDA, and DDC23 to perform copy-cataloging functions as needed.
- Collects and reports data relevant to I&R duties; and as requested by Associate Dean.
- Explores, evaluates, and encourages emergent technologies for library programs and services.
- Participates in campus activities and committee work as appropriate; participates on WRLC committees as assigned; and maintains current awareness of professional trends.
- Establishes and maintains a positive and supportive working relationship with co-workers and supervisors.
- Demonstrates a genuine commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and participates in activities and workshops to foster continuous learning.
- Serves as a mandatory reporter under Title IX; and commits to completing Title IX training and other compliance requirements on an annual basis.
- Performs related and other duties as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree in library science or a related field.
- A minimum of one year of professional experience with collection development, library services, or a related field (college student work and/or internship experience will be considered).
- Ability to communicate in American Sign Language.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a higher education setting.
Librarian, Electronic Resources
Reporting to the Associate Dean of the Library and Archives, the Librarian (Electronic Resources and Serials) manages the Library’s electronic resources and leads assessment and improvement duties related to electronic resources and services.
- Collects and reports data for electronic resources regularly and as requested by Associate Dean; negotiates license agreements; maintains subscriptions and catalog records for electronic resources; works with GTS, WRLC for related technical services; promotes the use of electronic resources; partners in shared responsibilities of reference and instruction, and access services; works collaboratively with all members of the Library staff to ensure that all services are of the highest quality; and participates in campus, WRLC, and professional development activities.
- Manages the Library’s electronic resources, discovery platforms, electronic books, journals, videos, and databases.
- Negotiates license agreements with library vendors; recommends terms and agreement language; maintains documentation of license agreements, renewal schedules, and vendor sales contact of electronic resources.
- Works effectively with product vendors, WRLC staff, and GTS staff to ensure consistent accessibility of electronic resources.
- Maintains Library’s electronic subscriptions; and ensures timely renewal of all products.
- Maintains catalog records for all e-resources; works with WRLC staff to maintain access to electronic resources using current tools; troubleshoots access problems; and recommends improvements when necessary.
- Promotes use and evaluation of electronic resources; provides usage and pricing data to library staff to determine renewal or cancellation decisions; and explores, identifies, and recommends new ones.
- Collects and reports data related to electronic resources, regularly and as requested by Associate Dean.
- Provides Reference and Access Services at Front Desk during regularly scheduled shifts; and follows established policies and procedures for Access Services.
- Shares the responsibility with other librarians for daily online chat support and email inquiries through the library’s functional accounts.
- Shares the responsibility for electronic and physical course reserves with other librarians.
- Plans, teaches, and assesses information literacy instruction in collaboration with faculty and/or department head.
- Locates and creates digital and print content to support academic instruction
- Researches support appointments primarily to Gallaudet students, faculty, and staff but also to external scholars virtually and in person.
- Serves as a liaison to academic programs and schools to be informed of academic goals, needs, and programmatic changes; and to share relevant Library resources, services, and tools.
- Collaborates in outreach and engagement through event planning and implementation; digital promotion of library services on social media platforms; helps to maintain a robust Library Website; and solicits and evaluates student, faculty, and staff feedback on outreach efforts.
- Presents workshops for new faculty orientation and professional development weeks to inform and update faculty on academic services and programs such as information literacy, classroom instructional support, copyright, and Course Reserves.
- Assumes the responsibility for collection development of designated Programs and Schools, including managing designated acquisitions fund management, material selection, needs assessment to maintain relevant collections for curricular and research needs; and participates in regular collection assessment efforts; and uses knowledge of MARC, AACR2, RDA, and DDC23 to perform copy-cataloging functions as needed.
- Collects and reports data relevant to I&R duties; and as requested by Associate Dean.
- Commits to bilingual, inclusive, and accessible library culture, including staffing, library resources, created content, programs, and services to support a sense of belonging for all users.
- Explores, evaluates, and encourages emergent technologies for library programs and services.
- Participates in campus activities and committee work as appropriate; participates on WRLC committees as assigned; and maintains current awareness of professional trends.
- Establishes and maintains a positive and supportive working relationship with co-workers and supervisors.
- Demonstrates a genuine commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and participates in activities and workshops to foster continuous learning.
- Serves as a mandatory reporter under Title IX; and commits to completing Title IX training and other compliance requirements on an annual basis.
- Performs related and other duties as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree in library science or a related field.
- A minimum of two years of professional experience with collection development, library services, or a related field.
- Ability to communicate in American Sign Language.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a higher education setting
- Experience with electronic resources management
WRLC Newsletter, November 2023
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WRLC Newsletter, October 2023
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Library Systems Coordinator
The Library Systems Coordinator is responsible for maintaining a high level of engagement and development of technical expertise regarding the library systems and technology used by the University Library with particular focus on assisting with the maintenance and configuration of the Integrated Library System, and development of successful automation of workflows. Duties include optimizing workflows, monitoring and investigating enhancements, ensuring the continuity and connectivity of data between systems, promoting their full potential, and ensuring the quality and effectiveness of library software, applications, interfaces, and queries.
This position supports users of University Library systems across the entire organization from multiple departments to ensure that workflow needs are being met. The incumbent maintains a list of systems projects and requests, evaluating them for impact and ease of implementation. Additionally, the position leads quarterly testing of new Alma features and assists with or leads their implementation as appropriate.
• Assists with configuration of the University Library’s cloud-based library unified services platform. Leads or collaborates in the implementation, support, and maintenance, of applications, including but not limited to the library services platform and other systems as implemented or requested. Leads the cross-functional Alma Management Team, plans and directs testing and integration of monthly release functionality for Alma and Primo in both our production and sandbox environments. Monitors system functionality effectiveness and makes changes where needed.
• Using knowledge of low-code/no-code platforms(such as Microsoft Power Platform/Power Automate), basic scripting, and interoperability standards creates connections between library and other University systems such as Alma/Alma Analytics, Ares, ILLiad, the Springshare suite and Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams Leverage the potential of the systems used by the University Library, building bridges between them, maximizing automation, allowing workflows to be as seamless as possible Investigate best practices, add-ons, and application programming interfaces for cloud-based and local implementations of systems and provide support when necessary.
• Works collaboratively with all University Library public and technical services staff to ensure systems are optimized and interoperable with the goal of providing a positive and seamless user experience from both the public and staff perspectives.
• Initiates and encourages engagement from all users of Alma to submit proposals for improved workflows and manages those requests; complete these projects in coordination with library goals. Conduct periodic training sessions on relevant technology systems so they are conversant with computing technologies, particularly best practices in the use of Alma, Office 365, ServiceNow, etc.
• Supervises part time graduate student and/or undergraduate employees in projects related to data entry, data cleanup, and system rearchitectures and other library systems support. Trains part-time employees in basic functions of systems as needed for work. Responsible for hiring, scheduling, onboarding, coaching, evaluation, and payroll.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience using the Alma library management system.
• Experience facilitating application integrations; a working knowledge of system interoperability tools such as APIs.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve application-related technical problems.
• Ability to recommend and support decisions on process and workflow changes.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical information in a clear and understandable manner to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated high customer service, diplomacy, and professionalism.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that reflect a commitment to inclusion and the ability to develop strong working relationships with a dynamic and diverse community.
• Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing).
• Ability to participate in planning and implementing of short and long-term goals.
• Experience managing successful short-term projects in a collaborative team environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree or equivalent.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience configuring the Alma Management system including the management and editing of code-tables and advanced settings.
• Experience using low code and no code platforms such as Microsoft Power Automate, AirTable, or Google AppSheet.
• Experience with Primo VE.
• Experience working within Alma’s Network Zone architecture.
• Experience in library consortia.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• An understanding of bibliographic and metadata tools (e.g., MARC records, BIBFRAME, Dublin Core, EAD, OpenURL, OAI-PMH, SWORD, link resolvers, knowledge bases.)
• Experience with open-source software and applications.
• Additional Eligibility Qualifications
• The successful completion of a background check.
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