Librarian Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in ALA-accredited Library and Information Science or equivalent
• 3+ years collection development, acquisitions, serials or electronic resources
• 3+ years scholarly communications or research support services
• 3+ years academic medical or research library environment

Nice To Haves

• Additional Graduate Education in Health Sciences, Informatics, Education or related field

Responsibilities

• Lead collection development activities for library resources across all formats, with a primary focus on electronic journals, databases, e-books, clinical decision support tools, and biomedical information resources.
• Evaluate the relevance, quality, utilization, and cost-effectiveness of collections to ensure alignment with organizational goals and user needs.
• Recommend acquisitions, renewals, cancellations, and collection enhancements based on data-driven assessments and stakeholder input.
• Manage relationships with vendors, including product demonstrations, trials, pricing negotiations, and license evaluations.
• Monitor clinical, educational, and research priorities to ensure library resources effectively support patient care, learning, and research initiatives.
• Analyze usage data, cost-per-use metrics, and collection performance indicators to inform strategic decision-making and reporting.
• Support access to electronic resources through discovery platforms, knowledge bases, authentication systems, proxy services, and related library technologies.
• Assist with the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of electronic resources and library systems.
• Provide guidance on scholarly publishing, open access models, author rights, copyright compliance, Creative Commons licensing, and research dissemination strategies.
• Support investigators, clinicians, faculty, staff, and trainees in meeting public access requirements and funder compliance expectations.
• Advise researchers on enhancing publication visibility, tracking citation metrics, managing researcher identifiers, and demonstrating research impact.
• Stay current on emerging trends in scholarly communications, open science, research metrics, artificial intelligence applications, and information dissemination practices.
• Develop and deliver educational materials, workshops, training programs, and online resources related to scholarly publishing and research impact.
• Promote best practices for the responsible dissemination, preservation, and accessibility of scholarly work.
• Partner with clinicians, researchers, educators, information technology teams, research administration staff, and library colleagues to advance information services and resource accessibility.
• Participate in institutional committees, cross-functional projects, and strategic initiatives that support organizational objectives.
• Conduct outreach efforts to increase awareness, engagement, and utilization of library services and resources.
• Assist users in identifying and accessing information resources that support clinical care, education, and research activities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in health sciences librarianship, scholarly communications, collection development, and information access.
• Contribute to educational initiatives that strengthen information literacy, evidence-based practice, and research support services.
• Support acquisitions, invoice processing, budget monitoring, collection reporting, and maintenance of operational documentation.
• Assist in the development and continuous improvement of policies, procedures, workflows, and library services.
• Serve as a liaison with vendors, publishers, and technology partners to resolve resource management and access issues.
• Maintain professional expertise through continuing education, professional associations, conferences, and ongoing learning opportunities.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.