Liaison Librarian

Vermont State Colleges System•Williston, VT

34d•$45,000 - $50,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Liaison Librarian provides faculty outreach related to instructional materials and manages information literacy and consultations online, including the learning management system. This role serves as the on-campus liaison librarian for a specific location at VTSU or CCV, facilitating and maintaining communication between the libraries and assigned programs and departments. The librarian will work with faculty to integrate open access resources and open educational resources into their coursework, and collaborate with liaison team members to ensure equitable service. They will also work with the VSCS Assistant Library Director to develop policies and procedures for virtual reference and instructional services. The position involves providing reference service and research support to students and faculty via various channels, developing and teaching library workshops, and maintaining the LibGuides content management system and other Springshare products. Promotion of library information and news through cross-campus communications and social media is also a key responsibility. The librarian will meet with assigned faculty to discuss collection development, resources, and services, and review collection statistics with the library director to manage diverse and inclusive collections. Adjustments to collection development will be made in response to curricular, program, and research needs, and collaboration within the liaison area will be key for recommending materials. The role includes serving on system-wide library committees and performing other related duties.

Requirements

Master's degree from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program or equivalent degree plus three or more years of experience providing reference service, information literacy instruction, and research support in a higher education setting, or related college library experience.
Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and creativity.
Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and be flexible in a changing and fast-paced environment.
Ability to work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively and to promote teamwork, diversity, equality, and inclusiveness within the College and the VSCS.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Learning Management Systems, particularly Canvas.
Experience with using SpringShare Products and information literacy tools.
Demonstrated understanding of relevant scholarly communication issues (e.g., intellectual property rights and Fair Use).

Responsibilities

Provide faculty outreach related to instructional materials and manage information literacy and consultations online including the learning management system.
Be the on-campus liaison librarian for a specific location at VTSU or CCV.
Facilitate and maintain communication between the libraries and assigned programs and departments.
Work with faculty in assigned areas on integrating open access resources and open educational resources into their coursework.
Work with liaison team members to ensure equitable service among all programs and departments in the designated team.
Work with VSCS Assistant Library Director to develop policies and procedures for virtual reference and instructional services.
Provide reference service and research support to all students and faculty via live chat, email, virtual, and in-person office hours.
Develop and teach general library workshops and subject-specific workshops as well as pre-recorded workshops and video tutorials and other services to support teaching, research, course activities, and assignments.
Maintain LibGuides content management system (CMS) for online research guides in addition to other Springshare products.
Promote library information and news via cross-campus communications and the library’s social media platforms.
Meet with the assigned program or department faculty to discuss collection development, library resources, and services.
Review collection statistics with the library director to manage and maintain diverse and inclusive collections.
Work with the library director to help adjust collection development as necessary in response to new and deleted curricular, program, and research needs.
Collaborate within the liaison area to recommend materials for a wider and/or interdisciplinary audience.
Serve on system-wide library committees.
Perform other related duties as assigned.