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San Francisco State University’s J. Paul Leonard Library is a busy, teaching-oriented institution supporting a community of 30,000 students as well as faculty and staff. The collections include more than one million items in all formats, including an extensive collection of online databases and full-text resources. The SF State library uses and contributes to Ex Libris’ Alma/Primo, which is shared by all 23 libraries in the CSU System.

Position Summary

The Curator of the Frank V. de Bellis Collection promotes the discovery and use of the collection’s rare books, manuscripts, music, and artifacts as an integral part of the library’s research assistance and instruction programs. The Curator provides specialized research assistance, access, outreach, programming, and instructional services to students and faculty in a variety of disciplines as well as to community stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

For the Frank V. de Bellis Collection:

• Facilitating discovery of materials in the de Bellis Collection and providing users with research assistance.
• Collaborating with teaching faculty to promote student research and integrate the de Bellis Collection into curricula.
• Curating, facilitating, and promoting exhibits and digital collections related to the de Bellis Collection.
• Reviewing, formalizing, and executing a collection development plan for the de Bellis Collection.
• Preserving de Bellis Collection materials and prioritizing which materials to digitize
• Maintaining the de Bellis gallery and storage areas.
• Working with campus development and the University Librarian to identify funding sources for the de Bellis Collection and support donor relations.

For Special Collections & Archives:

• Collaborating with colleagues in related units on rare book cataloging, preservation, metadata, digitization, and archival and manuscript processing.
• Maintaining and updating Special Collections policies and procedures involving the security and appropriate use and handling of materials, reading room maintenance, reference and instruction statistics gathering, and user policies.
• Providing instruction for Special Collections and Archives collections not limited to the de Bellis Collection.
• Training and supervising student assistants, and ensuring coverage for the service desk in Special Collections and Archives.
• Actively participating in Special Collections and Archives and library committees and events.
• Coordinating the research assistance and instruction functions across all collections in the Special Collections unit, including statistics gathering, policy and procedure development, reading room maintenance, student assistant training, etc.
• Pursuing continuing education and professional development opportunities.

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The Peralta Community College District invites applications for our Temporary, Part-Time Faculty pool in the following discipline: Librarian

Primary Purpose or Responsibility:

The Health Sciences Librarian develops curated collections, provides research expertise, and delivers educational services for health sciences programs. At present, these include Pharmacy, Speech-Language Pathology, Physical Therapy, Dentistry, Audiology, and Physician Assistant. S/he makes forward thinking contributions to learning-centered academic support programs, projects, and services that advance 21st Century information discovery and access and foster scholarly communications, research management, and digital opportunities. S/he also delivers services and supervises student workers in the Rite Aid Information Commons.

Essential Functions:

1. Develop and deliver a high impact educational program that strategically targets research intensive courses and scaffolds learning outcomes, in collaboration with health sciences faculty.
2. Provide research consultation services, in person and online, to the Stockton Campus Library, Rite Aid Information Commons, Sacramento Campus Library, and San Francisco Campus Library.
3. Curate health sciences collections, including owned, licensed, and open source, and foster resources discoverability, visibility, and usage.
4. Contribute to the academic support librarian team, working collaboratively with other student-centered academic support providers to enhance students’ educational experiences.
5. Partner with instructional designers and faculty developers to integrate library resources and library expertise into online education.
6. Forge innovative partnerships between teaching faculty, library technologists in the library’s makerspace, and Center for Teaching and Learning instructional designers, to integrate library ‘making tools’ and online learning tools into health sciences curricula.
7. Foster campus faculty and student contributions to the libraries’ institutional repository, Scholarly Commons.
8. Contribute to campus information literacy goals’ evolution and assessment.
9. Participate in local, regional, national or international organizations that advance library and information science in health fields.
10. Serve on University and department committees, task forces, and teams as appropriate.
11. Engage in scholarly/creative/professional activities that advance knowledge and foster enrichment, as desired and in consultation with the University Librarian.

For full information: https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/16855

Apply through the Stanford Careers page ASAP:
https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/resource-sharing-librarian-9431

The https://library.ucsc.edu/ at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an Electronic Resources Manager. Under the direction of the Head of Metadata Services & Acquisitions, the Electronic Resources Manager will develop, recommend, and implement an updated management strategy for all of the library’s electronic resources. This will include record maintenance for the entire complex life cycles of serials, ebooks, datasets, and streaming video. The Electronic Resources Manager will implement and administer tools, features, and programs that enhance and improve electronic resource access and usability including the utilization of electronic resource management functions in Alma, the cloud-based library services platform. They will work collaboratively with library staff, vendors, and campus ITS staff to ensure convenient, seamless, and uninterrupted access to electronic resources. Some travel to Santa Cruz will be required, however this position has the potential to be a remote-work/telecommute position.

The Metadata Services department encompasses a host of collection-related work, including electronic resources (ER), acquisitions, cataloging and metadata, and physical processing. We support the core mission of the library by enabling access to materials that support scholarly research and pedagogy. We seek a motivated individual to take a leadership role in the management of the library’s electronic resources. The position requires that the incumbent display excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
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Application Deadline: March 13, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.

Head Librarian

Full-time, tenure track (175 day contract)

Mendocino College seeks a dynamic and outgoing full-time tenure track head librarian who shares the college’s commitment to student success and equity-minded practices. As the sole full-time librarian, the successful applicant will lead by example to create a collegial, collaborative, inclusive, and equitable space dedicated to providing high-quality, innovative services to our diverse student body.

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The Digital Repository Developer develops and maintains the primary applications and technical infrastructure supporting systemwide institutional repository services.

The CSU Chancellor’s Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 14 paid holidays a year.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Director, Systemwide Digital Library Services, the Digital Repository Developer will:

• Develop, deploy and maintain institutional repository applications, with a current focus on the Samvera framework.
• Provide overall support and management of the technical infrastructure of servers, storage, back-up and disaster recovery for systemwide institutional repository and digital archives systems, with a current focus on Amazon Web Services.
• Plan and design a supporting technical infrastructure for systemwide institutional repository and digital archives services in coordination with Chancellor’s Office IT staff, including compliance with CSU guidelines for application development, testing, security, and disaster recovery.
• Support campus institutional repository staff in the implementation of, and migration to, systemwide institutional repository systems.
• Research, identify, and recommend new applications, tools, and features to support CSU digital library projects.
• Assist consultants and contracts in the development of specialized features and functionality to support CSU digital library projects.
• Configure and customize digital library applications to meet the specific needs of each campus library and academic technology project in collaboration with Chancellor’s Office Systemwide Digital Library Services staff, campus staff, and consultants.
• Identify any gaps in process, documentation, or procedure, and provide solutions for these.

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Working under general supervision of the Library Dean, the library web and repository developer works closely with the library faculty and staff to create, implement, and oversee the library website and repositories. This position leads the Web Development Committee which consists of faculty and staff who provide feedback for the direction of the website, including content, updates, application of best practices, and implementation of new features. Incumbent is responsible for ensuring accessibility standards are being met and incorporates responsive design into web development. Working closely with the Institutional Repository (IR) librarian and staff, incumbent will provide technical support for the interface and ensure the systems function properly for both data input and output. Additionally, this position participates in CSU wide initiatives to implement system wide platforms or provides recommendations for Chico specific software development, builds and maintains collegial relationships with campus IT, library managers, staff, and faculty to help advance technology initiatives and participates in the Dean’s Management Group meetings.

For full listing, see https://jobs.csuchico.edu/postings/6128

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library seeks an energetic, innovative, and student-centered individual to provide leadership in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) librarianship. Under the general guidance of the Faculty Director for Instruction and User Services, the STEM Librarian will develop, deliver, and assess library instruction to students; collaborate with teaching faculty to determine collection needs and to implement information literacy initiatives; and enhance the library’s capacity to support the curricular and research needs of the university’s STEM departments, programs, faculty, staff, and students. As a faculty member, the incumbent engages in library and university governance and scholarship, which includes research, scholarly, and creative activities required for tenure and promotion.

Specialization: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Librarian
Job Opening ID (JOID): 25185
Rank: Senior Assistant Librarian, Tenure-track
Full job description and application submission: https://apply.interfolio.com/69604
Application deadline: This position will remain open until filled.

SJSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the core values of inclusion, civility, and respect for each
individual. A background check (including a criminal records check)must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU.

Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, seeks an experienced library manager and leader for the position of Associate Dean of the Library.  The position will be available after May 1, 2020.

Loyola Marymount, founded in 1911, is a comprehensive university in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education.  Located on the west side of Los Angeles overlooking the Pacific Ocean, LMU is one of the nation’s 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and five Marymount institutions.  It serves 6,000 undergraduates and 2,200 graduate students in the Colleges/Schools of Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, Business Administration, Communication and Fine Arts, Film and Television, Education, and Law.  The William H. Hannon Library (http://library.lmu.edu) was opened in 2009 and serves as the intellectual and cultural hub of the university.  Loyola Marymount seeks professionally outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to academic excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society.  LMU is an equal opportunity institution actively working to promote an intercultural learning community.

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