Librarian Specialist

McHenry County College, IL•Crystal Lake, IL

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About The Position

The Librarian Specialist works collaboratively with the Library team to foster a positive, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all library users and ensures users receive welcoming and efficient service. This position is responsible for providing reference support, research assistance, and information literacy instruction to students and community members. This role will work closely with the library team to collect information, analyze, and make changes to the services offered. The Librarian Specialist will be empowered to identify innovative and creative projects that would bring the community together.

Requirements

Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution or a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with prior library instruction experience

Nice To Haves

Master's degree from an American Library Association accredited school
Prior library instruction experience
Community college experience
Bilingual

Responsibilities

Provide reference and research assistance to students, faculty, staff, and community members in person or virtually
Provide scholarly research support to students, employees, and community members
Contribute to the development of curriculum and teach information literacy instruction
Work collaboratively with faculty and library team to recommend information literacy instruction that aligns with course and supports students research needs
Contribute to long-term planning, goal setting, and participates in assessment of library services and resources
Facilitate training and development to the campus community in a variety of formats to include professional development days, virtual trainings, tutorials, seminars, and faculty and employee meetings
Partake in the creation and distribution of library promotional material and marketing efforts
Provide input and collaborate in the selection and withdrawal of library resources
Create subject, course, and assignment-related research guides (LibGuides)
Involvement in campus-wide enrollment and retention events and programs
Ensure the delivery of programs and services to meet the scholarly research and library needs of students and community members
Arrange the physical and digital library displays in partnership with the Library team, and the campus community
Identify and organize innovative and creative projects that bring the community together
Manage the overall inventory and organization of all archives and special collections
Collect and use reference-transaction data to inform changes to curriculum, instruction, and services
Contribute to the development and/or enhancement of workflows, policies, and tools to support information literacy, research, and instruction
Communicate with students, employees, and community members in a positive, welcoming, and inclusive way that ensures that users receive welcoming and efficient service
Provide support and direction to student employees
Determine appropriate resolutions and/or referral to respond to student circumstances and situations.
Provide back-up coverage for circulation functions
Work collaboratively with others (e.g. supervisor, campus leadership, colleagues, stakeholders, student employees, vendors) to accomplish functions and responsibilities
Engage in ongoing exploration in an equity minded delivery of library services
Participate in college meetings and committees as assigned
Assume additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor