Job Opportunity

LSU Libraries
Scholarly Communication/Engineering Librarian
Assistant Librarian
#002287

The Scholarly Communication/Engineering Librarian reports to the Head, Reference and Collection Development Services for reference and library instruction duties and to the Collection Development Services Coordinator for collection development and faculty liaison responsibilities.

Summary of Duties:

40% Monitors and reports on global scholarly communication trends and related legislative issues; prepares reports for faculty and other University administrators regarding scholarly communication issues and their importance to and impact on the faculty; prepares reports for and works with subject liaisons in maintaining awareness of these issues; serves as a member of the Libraries’ copyright committee; develops and maintains a scholarly communication Web page.

30% Serves as a selector and faculty liaison for engineering and computer sciences; reviews approval programs and maintains collection development policy statements; participates in liaison group activities.

15% Works to meet promotion and tenure requirements for research and service.

10% Provides general and specialized Reference and information services at the reference desk (may work nights and weekends in rotation); develops library instructional materials, including discipline-specific Web pages and other Internet-based materials.

05% Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:
Masters degree from an ALA-accredited program; undergraduate degree in the sciences; ability to work independently, collegially, and collaboratively in a demanding and rapidly changing environment; excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; ability to provide reference services and library instruction; knowledge of HTML and the ability to create Web pages; potential to meet promotion and tenure requirements for research and service.

Preferred:
Undergraduate degree in engineering or computer sciences or similar degree or comparable experience; knowledge of traditional and electronic reference sources; experience in providing reference service in an academic environment.

Application:
Review of applications will begin [date] and will continue until candidate is selected. Candidates should submit a letter of application, resume (including e-mail address), and names, addresses, telephone numbers of three references to:

Dawn Zaske, Coordinator
Personnel Services
295 Middleton Library
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Ref. #002287
Phone: (225) 578-2217; Fax: 225-578-6825
dzaske@lsu.edu