Evening Resource Sharing and Reference Librarian

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Position Summary: A full-time position aligned with the mission and values of the Brenau Trustee Library and the University, the evening Resource Sharing & Reference Librarian manages our resource sharing program and provides evening reference services for students as needed. Effective resource sharing directly impacts student success and persistence by strengthening faculty, graduate, and undergraduate research with electronic and print resources borrowed from other libraries. Resource sharing is a core service requiring subject expertise, technical capabilities, and policy/law interpretation. Its scope entails collaboration with other libraries, discovery tools, collection management, bibliographic description, document delivery, and reciprocal borrowing and lending.

Minimum Requirements:

• MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution
• Flexibility and initiative to work in a dynamic small library environment with a strong student-centric service orientation
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment, be self-motivated, and prioritize work
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, verbally, and in writing
• Commitment to professional development and university service 

Responsibilities:

Subject Expertise: 

• knowledge of and experience with resource sharing tools and best practices.
• locating and effectively searching bibliographic tools including union catalogs, repositories, open access collections, archival resources, databases, and journal collections, both U.S.-based and abroad, for the requested materials. 
• providing items to students and faculty as quickly as possible.
• exploring and implementing innovations in the field.
• rapidly responding to lending and borrowing requests.
• monitoring borrowed items to ensure their timely, undamaged return.
• knowledge of WMS or other library services platforms and their discovery systems. 

Policy & Law Compliance: Protect Brenau and the rights of intellectual property owners when borrowing or lending by

• having knowledge of copyright application to interlibrary services and document delivery operations.
• complying with Trustee Library resource sharing policies.
• periodically reviewing and updating library resource sharing policies.
• publishing library resource sharing policies for borrowing libraries.
• maintaining appropriate records of activity to demonstrate compliance. 

Collaboration: 

• representing the Trustee Library on the ARCHE ILL-ILU decision-making committee, at continuing education events, and on national listservs.
• collaborating with Collection Development, identifies needed serials based on ILL demand.
• collaborating with Technical Services to adjust WorldCat holdings as needed.

Reference & Supervision: 

• providing evening reference and bibliographic instruction as needed.
• supervising the activities of evening shift student employees, Monday through Thursday.
• supervising the activities of 1 resource sharing student employee.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities required. 

Work Hours & Schedule: 
Full-time. 37.5 hours per week.  Generally, an evening shift from 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Hours may be extended to meet the needs of the department.  

Campus Designation:
Gainesville Historic Campus/ on-ground position 

Environmental and Working Conditions/ Physical Demands and Aptitudes:
Mostly Sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment related to teaching. Prolonged periods sitting and standing. worker is required to have close visual acuity to grade papers, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Must have the ability to travel short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Exerting up to 15 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Some repetitive motion.

Title IX Implications:

Responsible employee
Any employee who is not a confidential employee. Brenau University requires that all Responsible Employees MUST report any possible sexual harassment or discrimination based on sex to the Title IX Coordinator when the employee has information about conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX or this part. Employees are encouraged to report these concerns in writing via email. When an employee or a student (or a person who has a legal right to act on behalf of a student) informs any employee (including both Responsible and Confidential employees) of the employee’s or student’s pregnancy or related conditions, that employee must promptly provide that person with the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information and inform that person that the Title IX Coordinator can coordinate specific actions to prevent sex discrimination and ensure the employee’s or student’s equal access to the Recipient’s education program or activity.

Payroll Status:  
Exempt, salaried

Travel Requirements:    
No travel required.

Special Requirements:

May be subject to pre-employment criminal history background check, random credit checks, MVR, drug screen, and criminal history checks. 

Licensure Requirements:
If the position you are applying for necessitates that you hold a professional degree, license, or certification, then proof of such professional degree, license, or certification must be provided in addition to this application for Brenau University to consider your application for employment. Failure to provide proof of professional degree, license, or certification when applicable may result in rejection of an application.   

All positions will be filled pending budgetary review.