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Assistant Librarian

Keiser University
Full-time
On-site
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

The Assistant Librarian is responsible for maintaining the collection, following library policy, and maintaining a high quality collection of relevant print and electronic educational materials that support Keiser's academic offerings. The Assistant Librarian is responsible for:

  • Provides circulation services associated with shelving library materials, placing reserves, automated circulation system, collecting and clearing fines
  • Provides assistance to the library patrons and librarians
  • Provide focused in-person and virtual library services to students, researchers, and faculty.
  • Provide instructional sessions using library resources to an assorted community and student body, working across various disciplines.
  • Provide group, one-on-one, distance learning, and hybrid library instruction for courses, workshops, and programs.
  • Support scholarly communication, promote awareness and adoption of open educational resources (OER), and contribute to collection management.
  • Develop subject/discipline promotional materials that effectively communicate the Libraries' digital collections and other resources to the community by utilizing research guides, online tutorials, and other media.
  • Actively engage with university and library colleagues to ensure current collections and services meet the needs of the University.
  • Work closely with library colleagues on community outreach and development activities.
  • Submit reoccurring library faculty activity reports as required.


The Assistant Librarian must have the following:

  • Master's degree in library and information science or equivalent from an American Library Association Accredited University.
  • 2-3 years' experience working with the business or social sciences fields is preferred; recent experience in library public services with an emphasis in reference services; demonstrated experience and/or knowledge in current information technology teaching experience; experience work with faculty developing assignments involving library research; recent experience in an academic library.