Public Services Librarian

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee•Milwaukee, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries seeks a Public Services Librarian. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, creative, forward-thinking librarian. Reporting to the Head of the AGSL, the Public Services Librarian is responsible for overseeing the AGSL’s reference services, developing and delivering innovative and engaging instructional programming, supporting research and use of the AGSL’s collections by local and worldwide scholarly and non-scholarly audiences, supervising student Reference Interns, and conducting outreach for the collection.

Requirements

Master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited school by date of employment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in geography, history, or related area
Training/experience in special collections, experience with rare and modern cartographic collections
Evidence of experience in an academic or research library
Demonstrated success working collaboratively with faculty to plan and teach library instruction involving use of primary source materials
Experience supervising the day-to-day work of student employees
Experience with the creation of physical and virtual exhibits
Familiarity with resource description, such as metadata standards and schemas for describing cartographic, rare book, and archival collections
Evidence of experience working with foreign language materials
Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Commitment to public services and strong interpersonal skills for assisting users from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds
Ability to manage projects effectively and independently, strong organizational, administrative, and time management skills
Demonstrated understanding of geographic concepts and cartographic resource

Responsibilities

Serves as a resource to other librarians and staff outside of their unit on a regular basis
Oversees day-to-day functions of one or more library operations or services
Develops or coordinates specialized projects or programs
Provides specialized services utilizing a high level of expertise on a broad range of disciplines or in a designated discipline area
Designs, develops, delivers, and assesses instruction in a variety of formats to faculty, staff, students, and other patrons
Obtains materials, resolves issues, and answers questions that are complex and highly specialized in nature
Cultivates and maintains productive relationships with donors, collectors, vendors, and professional colleagues
Develops, curates, and manages collections
May direct the day-to-day activities of student workers
Serves on committees to advance librarianship at the campus, local, and/or state and national levels
Serves as a liaison to academic disciplines and/or other campus units providing information on collections, instructional and research support, and library services
Initiates and solicits input to modify policies, procedures, and assessment tools to improve workflows and/or user experiences
Designs, develops, delivers, and assesses instruction in a variety of formats
Provides timely and accurate reference and research assistance
Promotes collections and services through engaging physical and digital exhibits, presentations, and public programs
Develops and coordinates specialized projects, programs, procedures, and services
Oversees day-to-day functions of the AGSL's reference, instruction, and outreach programs
Directs the training and supervises day-to-day activities of student workers
Works to modify policies, procedures, and assessment tools to improve AGSL’s public services experiences