Education and Engagement Librarian

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Position Description

The Education and Engagement Librarian plays a key role in supporting

learning and teaching at Maine Maritime Academy through the development,

coordination, promotion, delivery, and assessment of information

literacy instruction and research support services. This position is

additionally responsible for outreach and liaison work, maintenance of

the librarys research guides and website, and for co-management of the

librarys service desk and circulation, course reserves, interlibrary

loan and document delivery services.

The Education and Engagement Librarian will foster a positive, engaging,

user-centered approach to services in their areas of responsibility, and

must be able to work collaboratively with colleagues, students, faculty,

and staff. Attention to detail, excellent verbal and written

communication skills, professionalism, con?dentiality, and a commitment

to internal and external customer service are required. Advanced

computer skills and familiarity with relevant library and instructional

technologies are essential.

This is a full-time, 12-month professional staff position with bene?ts.

DUTIES\

Designs and delivers high-quality face-to-face and online information

literacy instruction, research support, and reference services within a

small academic library and works with faculty to strategically integrate

library instruction at appropriate points in the Academy curriculum.\

Assesses and maintains statistics on information literacy instruction,

reference, circulation, and ILL borrowing.\

Coordinates and promotes access to and evaluates usage of the librarys

electronic resources, in close cooperation with other library staff.\

Co-manages interlibrary loan and document delivery services; regularly

assesses and works to improve processes in this area.\

Maintains the librarys research guides (LibGuides) with input from

faculty.\

Assists with maintaining and updating the librarys website, in

cooperation with other library staff, IT, and Communications.\

Contributes to the ongoing evolution of the librarys resources, services

and work?ows in response to/anticipation of changing user needs,

institutional goals, industry standards, and available technology.\

Leads library outreach and orientation efforts, including event planning

and promotion, collaboration with other campus entities, and

presentations to classes, departments, groups, or committees as needed;

assists with management of the librarys social media presence.\

Contributes to the development of policies, processes and procedures

within areas of responsibility in keeping with best practices in the

library ?eld.\

Works cooperatively with library staff and Academy stakeholders to

ensure that services and work?ows evolve in response to and in

anticipation of changing user needs, industry standards, available

technology, and institutional priorities.\

Participates in departmental planning and assessment to support efforts

such as accreditation, program review, annual reports, etc.; compiles

and maintains regular statistics and reports related to areas of

responsibility.\

Assists with collection development and management and with deselection

initiatives.\

Provides regular training and as-needed guidance to student workers and

library staff regarding procedures and information relevant to

supporting users research needs.\

Provides service desk coverage as scheduled and as needed.\

Assists with procurement and organization of course reserves.\

Provides support for the Academy Archives and assists Academy staff and

patrons with archival research as needed.\

Serves on relevant Academy committees as appropriate.\

Represents the library at required meetings (including regular Minerva

circulation meetings) and completes training in areas of responsibility

as eeded.\

Serves as the backup timesheet approver and coordinator for student

worker scheduling and assists with training student workers; may assist

with hiring and scheduling of student workers.\

May provide limited, short-term assistance with acquisitions and

catalogingwork?ows as needed.\

May supervise student and/or regular Academy employees.

• This job description re?ects the general duties of the job but is not a

detailed description of all duties which may be inherent to the

position. The Academy may assign reasonably related additional duties to

individual employees consistent with policy and collective bargaining

agreements.*