FYI Position Description POSITION TITLE: Access/Media Services Librarian The University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library seeks an innovative librarian who understands the changing environment of media and access (circulation, reserve and interlibrary loan) services in an academic library. The position, which reports to the Director of Access, Technology and Media Services, supervises the access and media services units and associated library functions including team building and evaluating staff. As a key member of the access, delivery, media and technology services team, this position supports the development, enhancement, and delivery of innovative services throughout the library, online, and across the university. The Bailey/Howe Library and UVM provide excellent service in a student-centered environment. The University of Vermont seeks a dynamic individual who is committed to the library’s mission, and is flexible, open-minded and reliable in an atmosphere of rapid change. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Oversees management of the services provided by the Media and Access units. • Initiate a process in the Media Services unit to maximize workflow and services to students, faculty and staff. • Implement appropriate action steps in the Media and Access units in response to the library-wide strategic plan. • Manage change effectively. • Work collaboratively with the Libraries’ Collection Development team to develop a comprehensive collection development policy for the media collection. • Stay abreast of user needs and trends in academic library media and access services including copyright issues. • Participate in the library liaison program. • Facilitate participatory decision-making within the units. • Work collaboratively with a similar unit in the Dana Medical Library. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • MLS degree from ALA-accredited program or international equivalent. • Minimum 3 years’ post-MLS professional experience in a library. • Commitment to diversity and inclusion, to be demonstrated in writing in the cover letter and/or CV. • Excellent facilitation, interpersonal relations, and communication skills. • Demonstrated success in supervision and planning. • Broad knowledge of trends in access and media services and issues in higher education with an emphasis on media services. • Scholarly and creative accomplishments and service commitment commensurate with appointment to at least the level of library assistant professor.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Management and supervisory experience as head of a unit or department. Experience with media booking and ILS circulation systems. Experience with OCLC ILLiad Resource Sharing. Professional experience in an academic library. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Libraries at the University of Vermont deliver distinctive and outstanding service to the campus community and the State of Vermont through excellence in instruction, innovation in research and scholarship, and dedication in public service. The Libraries’ unique and important collections are distributed throughout two main locations: Bailey/Howe and Dana Medical; as well as the Cook Chemistry/Physics Library and Learning Research Annex and leased off-site storage. The library faculty are represented by United Academics. The Bailey/Howe Library is the main library at the University of Vermont, which is the largest institution of higher education in the state, with nearly 12,000 degree students enrolled in nine schools and colleges at the undergraduate and graduate levels. On some of our busiest days, the Bailey/Howe Library is visited by nearly 8,000 visitors and wireless usage reaches 400 users. When responding to the posting, send a cover letter, curriculum vitae and names of three references.
Access_and_Media_Services_Librarian[1]-1.docx
Description: Access_and_Media_Services_Librarian[1]-1.docx
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
