Job ID 30044

Position Number:        00058853
Title:                            Electronic Resources Librarian
Jobcode:                      5822
Division:                      ACTS
Department:                Consortial Resources
Reports to:                  Associate University Librarian for Access, Collections, & Technical Services, position 00042460
Last Revision:             5/14/2019

Summary Description:  This position is responsible for managing e-resources on behalf of the libraries of the UM System, including negotiation and ongoing administration of licenses, contracts, budgets, and pricing.

Description of Duties

• Develop, budget, and purchase system-wide electronic resources as directed using the MERLIN Fund Pool for the four UM campus libraries and for each individual campus in the UM System.
• Negotiate contract terms, licenses, and pricing for electronic resources purchased.  Work with University General Counsel on legal review of license agreements and with Accounting as needed for the purchase.
• Serve as liaison to related projects, committees, task forces, and the MERLIN Collections Development and Reference Services Committee (MCDRSC).
• Provide budget plans, research, analysis, and data as requested by UM System libraries.
• Maintain MERLIN ER websites/wikis to disseminate information to the system libraries.
• Maintain MERLIN committee mailing lists.
• Provide support on e-resources for libraries, working with vendors, librarians, and UM/MU internal offices to resolve problems on issues such as abuse, access, and availability of resources.
• Maintain awareness of the industry in all matters relating to the position including licensing, electronic resources, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited program
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work as a member of a team
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with fiscal management

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with vendor negotiations and electronic products licensing
• Demonstrated leadership experience and success promoting teamwork, with the ability to foster collaborative relationships and provide creative and dynamic leadership
• Experience in library technical services
• Experience in working with library consortia

Compensation:  Salary and librarian rank will be commensurate with experience.

To Apply:  Apply online at http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic with Job ID 30044.  A cover letter, contact information for three references and CV must be uploaded through the brief online application.  Preference for applications received by July 1, 2019.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The University Libraries are an open, active, and accessible learning environment, a hub for global information, and a secure repository for scholarship. We value freedom of access, diversity and inclusion, service to our community and state, and responsible stewardship. We seek candidates who share these values, who are active leaders engaged in the pursuit and discovery of knowledge and the advancement of education, and whose work will reflect a strong commitment to advance the teaching, research, and services programs of an engaged public University.

About Mizzou

Columbia, Mo., is known as an ideal college town, combining small-town comforts, community spirit and low cost of living with big-city culture, activities and resources.  Home to nationally renowned public schools and other colleges and educational centers, Columbia is packed with restaurants and entertainment venues and hosts more than a dozen annual cultural festivals.

The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia, MO, as the first public university west of the Mississippi River and the first state university in Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase territory. Today, MU is a $2.2 billion enterprise and an important investment for the state and nation.

MU provides all the benefits of two universities in one: It’s a major land-grant institution with a statewide mission of service to citizens and Missouri’s largest public research university. Considered one of the nation’s top-tier institutions, Mizzou is one of only 34 public universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU).  The MU Libraries belong to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), and the statewide MOBIUS consortium.

The state’s most comprehensive university, MU offers more than 300 degree programs through 18 colleges and schools.  Many departments also work closely with the University Extension program to bring the benefits of research to Missouri citizens.  The University of Missouri has a statewide network of 10 research parks and business incubators, each designed to help faculty, entrepreneurs and businesses collaborate to move innovative research to the marketplace, and the Mizzou Advantage program encourages innovative interdisciplinary collaboration.

Mizzou has a diverse enrollment with 35,000 students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and 120 countries.  The fall 2015 student body includes Mizzou’s largest number of high-achieving students who scored a 30 or higher on the ACT, the state’s biggest international student enrollment and a record number of students from minority groups. MU’s nationally prominent faculty bring discoveries into the classroom, publish more than 1,600 books and scholarly articles each year and spend about $237 million annually on scientific research.  The National Science Foundation has recognized MU as one of the top-10 universities in the country for undergraduate research opportunities.  Mizzou graduates more than 8,000 students annually, granting 27 percent of all bachelor’s degrees, 23 percent of master’s degrees and 62 percent of all doctoral degrees earned at Missouri’s public universities.

Located in central Missouri with easy access to St. Louis and Kansas City, Columbia, MO is consistently ranked one of America’s best places to live because of its excellent quality of life.

For more information on the University of Missouri and the Columbia area, please visit the following:

• University of Missouri – http://missouri.edu/
• Columbia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau – http://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/
• Special Collections and Rare Books – http://library.missouri.edu/specialcollections/
• University Archives – http://muarchives.missouri.edu/
• University Libraries – http://library.missouri.edu/

Benefit Eligibility:  This position is eligible for University benefits.  The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, and educational fee discounts.  For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

This position holds non-tenure track faculty status (NTT) and will be hired at the appropriate rank of Librarian or Archivist.  For information regarding title and rank, please review the MU Libraries’ Librarian and Archivist Governance Document found at: http://library.missouri.edu/staff/libguides/Governance%20Document_rev2019.pdf

MU Diversity Commitment: The University of Missouri is fully committed to achieving the goal of a diverse and inclusive academic community of faculty, staff and students. We seek individuals who are committed to this goal and our core campus values of respect, responsibility, discovery, and excellence.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor of Human Resource Services/Affirmative Action officer at 573-882-4256.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Disability Inclusion and ADA Compliance Manager at 573-884-7278.

EEO IS THE LAW

To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) please use the following links:

• EEO is the Law English Version
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Job ID 30231

The University of Missouri Libraries seek a librarian or archivist to join our dynamic and creative public services team in Special Collections. The Research and Instruction Librarian/Archivist for Special Collections will collaborate with teaching faculty, librarians, and students to provide innovative instruction and research services with rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other documents.

The Special Collections department at the University of Missouri Libraries is an active partner in research and student-centered learning. The collections number around 100,000 items and include rare books, medieval and modern manuscripts, comics, photographs, audiovisual materials, and artifacts. Our busy program of instruction generally reaches around 120-150 class sessions and over 2,000 students across a wide range of disciplines each academic year. We seek an enthusiastic and energetic colleague who will function as an integral member of a small team providing researcher support and instructional services.

Essential Duties

• Develops and conducts instruction sessions using Special Collections resources for a diverse community and student body, working across a range of arts and humanities disciplines.
• Works with faculty and instructors to create instructional materials such as handouts, LibGuides, assignments, and lesson plans to integrate Special Collections materials into the curriculum.
• Assesses and adjusts instruction strategies and techniques based on learning objectives, student outcomes, and faculty feedback.
• Provides reference services in the Special Collections reading room, online, and by telephone, and staffs the reading room 6-12 hours per week.
• Plans and conducts outreach activities for the campus, local community, and the state of Missouri, in collaboration with colleagues.
• Collaborates with colleagues on collection development decisions for rare books and manuscripts in order to support the curriculum and research needs of the university and surrounding community.
• Curates and contributes to exhibitions (online and physical) and social media.
• Engages in scholarship and professional service, including library and campus committees and participation in local and national professional organizations.
• Contributes to cataloging and processing projects to enhance access to Special Collections materials.
• May supervise staff, student employees, and/or interns.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• An MLS from an ALA-accredited program in library science is required for appointment as a Librarian I. For appointment as an Archivist I, a master’s degree in a subject area directly relevant to the position with a minimum of 6 hours of credit in courses concentrating on research methodology or archival administration is required.
• Minimum of one year of experience providing instruction in a special collections library or archives, an academic library, or another higher education setting. Pre-MLS experience may be included.
• Broad knowledge of book history, archival theory and practice, and current or emerging trends in special collections and archives.
• A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in the classroom and the workplace.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Reading knowledge of one or more of the following languages is strongly preferred: Chinese, Japanese, German, or Russian.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of active learning and best practices related to teaching with primary source materials.
• Experience working with map collections and/or demonstrated knowledge of the history of cartography.
• Experience with outreach activities such as social media, community events, K-12 instruction, etc.
• Familiarity with archival arrangement and description and/or rare book cataloging.

Compensation: Salary and librarian rank will be commensurate with experience. Negotiable from $47,476.

To Apply

Apply online at http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic with Job ID 30231. A cover letter, contact information for three references and CV must be uploaded through the brief online application. Preference for applications received by July 1, 2019. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The University Libraries are an open, active, and accessible learning environment, a hub for global information, and a secure repository for scholarship. We value freedom of access, diversity and inclusion, service to our community and state, and responsible stewardship. We seek candidates who share these values, who are active leaders engaged in the pursuit and discovery of knowledge and the advancement of education, and whose work will reflect a strong commitment to advance the teaching, research, and services programs of an engaged public University.

About Mizzou

Columbia, Mo., is known as an ideal college town, combining small-town comforts, community spirit and low cost of living with big-city culture, activities and resources. Home to nationally renowned public schools and other colleges and educational centers, Columbia is packed with restaurants and entertainment venues and hosts more than a dozen annual cultural festivals.

The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia, MO, as the first public university west of the Mississippi River and the first state university in Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase territory. Today, MU is a $2.2 billion enterprise and an important investment for the state and nation.

MU provides all the benefits of two universities in one: It’s a major land-grant institution with a statewide mission of service to citizens and Missouri’s largest public research university. Considered one of the nation’s top-tier institutions, Mizzou is one of only 34 public universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The MU Libraries belong to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), and the statewide MOBIUS consortium.

The state’s most comprehensive university, MU offers more than 300 degree programs through 18 colleges and schools. Many departments also work closely with the University Extension program to bring the benefits of research to Missouri citizens. The University of Missouri has a statewide network of 10 research parks and business incubators, each designed to help faculty, entrepreneurs and businesses collaborate to move innovative research to the marketplace, and the Mizzou Advantage program encourages innovative interdisciplinary collaboration.

Mizzou has a diverse enrollment with 35,000 students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and 120 countries. The fall 2015 student body includes Mizzou’s largest number of high-achieving students who scored a 30 or higher on the ACT, the state’s biggest international student enrollment and a record number of students from minority groups. MU’s nationally prominent faculty bring discoveries into the classroom, publish more than 1,600 books and scholarly articles each year and spend about $237 million annually on scientific research. The National Science Foundation has recognized MU as one of the top-10 universities in the country for undergraduate research opportunities. Mizzou graduates more than 8,000 students annually, granting 27 percent of all bachelor’s degrees, 23 percent of master’s degrees and 62 percent of all doctoral degrees earned at Missouri’s public universities.

Located in central Missouri with easy access to St. Louis and Kansas City, Columbia, MO is consistently ranked one of America’s best places to live because of its excellent quality of life.

For more information on the University of Missouri and the Columbia area, please visit the following:

• University of Missouri
• Columbia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
• Special Collections and Rare Books
• University Archives
• University Libraries

Benefit Eligibility: This position is eligible for University benefits. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, and educational fee discounts. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

 

This position holds non-tenure track faculty status (NTT) and will be hired at the appropriate rank of Librarian or Archivist. For information regarding title and rank, please review the MU Libraries’ Librarian and Archivist Governance Document found at: http://library.missouri.edu/staff/libguides/Governance%20Document_rev2019.pdf

MU Diversity Commitment: The University of Missouri is fully committed to achieving the goal of a diverse and inclusive academic community of faculty, staff and students. We seek individuals who are committed to this goal and our core campus values of respect, responsibility, discovery, and excellence.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor of Human Resource Services/Affirmative Action officer at 573-882-4256.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Disability Inclusion and ADA Compliance Manager at 573-884-7278. EEO IS THE LAW To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) please use the following links:

• EEO is the Law English Version
• EEO is the Law Spanish Version
• EEO is the Law Chinese Version

 

 

Job Title: Library Information Assistant
Job ID: 30215
Location: Columbia
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

Hiring Department
The University Libraries has an immediate opening for a Library Information Assistant in the Health Sciences Library.

Job Description

Circulation Duties

• Sierra Circulation: Perform check out, check in, return receipt, renewal, page, hold, modify hold, cancel hold, transfer holds, recall, and search, create and update item records, update patron records as needed. Clear Hold Shelf daily using Circulation Holds Management and INN Reach functions. Run INN Reach Reports and investigate/remedy problems.
• MOBIUS: Perform Visiting patron checkouts.  Instruct patrons to self- initiate requests, cancel requests, renew, view checked out items, and determine the status of their requests.
• MERLIN and MOBIUS Catalogs: Locate books, journals and other materials in the catalogs, using a variety of search strategies.  Determine availability of electronic and/or print copies, status, location, and estimated date of journal arrival.
• Reserve Duties: Locate reserve materials for patrons. Provide instruction on using electronic reserves, electronic journals and electronic books, and searching reserve lists in MERLIN.  Take requests from faculty for materials to be placed on reserve. Print Reserves – add, delete, and update items and contact instructors as needed. Equipment Reserves – add, delete, and update items as needed.
• Patron Assistance and Instruction: Answer directional, basic, and intermediate reference questions and refer patrons to proper sources when necessary.   Assist patrons in locating materials in the library. Explain policies.  Provide instruction on how to use electronic ILL request forms and basic OVID instruction.  Assist patrons via the phone and forwards calls as needed. Instruct patrons how to use scanner.
• Student Supervision: Assign tasks and monitor job performance. Provide initial training or follow-up training as requested by Department Head. Assist new employees in learning job tasks. Provide Department Head with a brief summary of student work performance as requested. Track and promptly report all variances in student work attendance to Circulation Head, including late arrivals, early departures, no-shows with notification and no-shows without notification. Report student assistant problems promptly to Circulation Head.
• Other Circulation Duties: Receive complaints about noise, overdue, lost or damaged books, and photocopy and pass to Circulation Head or Photocopy Assistant, as appropriate. Report problems with the computers and printers to HSL computer support or Help Desk. Report building problems to the appropriate person. Take head counts. Record statistics.  Create monthly gate count statistics report. Send library materials back to the appropriate library. Perform opening and closing procedures for the Circulation Desk, Photocopy and the library. Copy and stock supplies and forms. Make reservations for viewing rooms. Conduct items searches and notify patrons. Clear book drops daily. Maintain orderly appearance of the library; throw away trash, wipe tables, straighten furniture.

Photocopy Duties

• Perform department charge, maintain the printer queue, refill paper, toners, and cartridges, and fix paper jams.  Instruct patrons on how to make double-sided copies, change tonality, and reduce and enlarge copies.

Shelving Duties

• Sort and shelve books, journals, reserves, reference, media, indexes and bindery materials.  Collect and shelve materials left in photocopy room, study rooms and on tables. Route materials to Technical Services for repair, remarking, etc.  Perform shelf reading and stack maintenance.

Other Routine Duties

• Conduct extensive searches for overdue problems, billing problems, missing, lost, on search, in transit, billed, ‘returned too long’ and ‘received too long’ items.  Notify patrons of missing and found items.  Update item status to missing in MERLIN as needed. Physically process additions to course reserves and textbook reserves and add them to the Reserve system in Sierra.  Remove reserve items no longer needed and delete the reserve records in Sierra. Replace old editions on reserve with the new editions as they are acquired.  Send paperback items removed from reserve to Technical Services for hardback binding.
• Assist with creation of digital signage.

Periodic Duties

• Shift stack materials.  Assist with organization and with management of shifting projects.
• Act as backup in absence of other clerks for such tasks as class reserve, electronic reserve, new book processing, processing mail, processing the notices, etc.
• Act as emergency contact for student workers on nights and weekends.
• Coordinate and implement emergency procedures for the library in response to warnings or in the event of actual emergencies.
• Clean the entry gate fan.
• Attend training, meetings, and workshops.
• Make lighting problem reports.
• Empty humidifier, shred papers and collect recycling.
• Track, organize and clear out Lost and Found items.

Other duties as assigned.

Nature of Work

• Performs varied tasks within a library setting.
• Focuses on completing work effectively, efficiently, and in a timely fashion.
• Understands how own work impacts others on the team.
• Performs a range of basic/routine tasks in the area(s) of cataloging, acquisitions, circulation, reserve, collection management, interlibrary loan, reference and shelving.
• Operates standard equipment and software used in a library.
• Uses existing procedures to solve routine problems and performs a range/variety of tasks/activities.
• Recognizes and solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval; evaluates and selects solutions from established option.
• Impacts the efficiency and accuracy of own work and begins to impact the work of others.
• Provides information to and exchanges information with appropriate and/or various parties.

Salary
Salary Range: $11.54 per hour
Grade: GGS-005
University Title: Library Information Assistant
Internal applicants can determine their grade and university title by accessing the Job Information page through the Additional Employee Info tile in myHR.

Shift
40 hours per week, evening and weekend shifts

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma and at least 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.
• Microsoft Office skills required.
• Ability to move wheeled book trucks weighing up to 50 pounds; shelve materials in alphanumeric order; work at a desk and/or in front of a computer screen for up to 8 hours a day; withstand some exposure to mold and dust; easily traverse stairways.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills.  Demonstrate pleasant and professional demeanor. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to successfully perform detailed work and effective organization, time management, and prioritizing skills.  Strong sense of organization and attention to detail.
• Discretion and attention to issues of confidentiality.
• Health Sciences Library customer service experience desirable.  Experience answering health related reference questions desirable.
• Experience shelving National Library of Medicine call numbers desirable.

Application Deadline

Application materials due by Friday, June 7, 2019.

 

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits.  The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, and educational fee discounts.  For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

Diversity Commitment

The University of Missouri is fully committed to achieving the goal of a diverse and inclusive academic community of faculty, staff and students. We seek individuals who are committed to this goal and our core campus values of respect, responsibility, discovery and excellence.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor of Human Resource Services/Affirmative Action officer at 573-882-4256.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Disability Inclusion and ADA Compliance Manager at 573-884-7278.

EEO IS THE LAW

To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) please use the following links:

• EEO is the Law English Version
• EEO is the Law Spanish Version
• EEO is the Law Chinese Version