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Systems and Discovery Librarian, Hampshire College (Amherst)

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11/15/2024
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Hampshire College

Department:  Library    

Job Title: Systems and Discovery Librarian

Position Type: Full Time

Schedule: 35 Hours a week

Pay Range/ Status: $68,000/ Exempt

Location: Hampshire College Campus in Amherst, MA

Reports to: Director of the Library

Anticipated Start Date: January 27, 2025

Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is located on a beautiful rural campus in Amherst, Massachusetts. We provide residential undergraduate education to nearly 900 students. Each department at Hampshire College contributes to the collaborative culture of the organization and plays an important role in the success of the College. The library is an innovative and risk-taking intellectual environment that fosters new ways of creating knowledge and understanding.  As part of the library team, you will be instrumental in the department achieving its mission and goals.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for library discovery services, strategies and systems. Provides systems support and technical oversight for the integrated library system, FOLIO as well as Ebsco Discovery System.  Designs, implements, and assesses metadata-reliant processes and other knowledge discovery strategies to enable access to research resources in all formats and fosters student access to academic resources in the library.

Coordinates library-wide efforts to optimize a suite of discovery and retrieval systems designed to help user’s access collections and services; leverages relevant technologies to provide user-centric services for information access and discovery in digital and physical realms. Leads the continuous improvement, extension, and integration of the library’s various systems and search tools, including the library catalog (FOLIO), discovery layer (EDS), library website (Drupal), ILLiad, Libguides, Celus, e-resources and knowledge base management, institutional repository (Islandora), and other digital delivery platforms.

Creates, updates, and maintains metadata for all library resources thus contributing to the overall function of the library. Acquires materials for the library and prepares them for addition to the collection by performing copy and original cataloging in all formats; negotiates with vendors for serial, monograph, and electronic resources acquisitions and licensing.  Facilitates streamlined and consolidated access to collections, working collaboratively with access services, media services, and research librarians.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Record of engaged leadership, managerial, strategic planning and supervisory experience related to the position
Current, innovative and successful experience with a broad range of library access and technical services systems, resource sharing, and online catalog, discovery, and other access systems
Knowledge of cataloging standards, authority control, subject analysis, and controlled vocabulary
Strong user focus, possessing the initiative and creativity to manage projects both independently and as part of a team
A deep commitment to service and outreach in an academic community
Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism
A commitment to working with and supporting access by people from diverse backgrounds is essential
Demonstrates an understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression concepts and issues, especially as they apply to cataloging
Knowledge of current and emerging metadata standards and tools, including AACR2, RDA, EAD, MARCXML, Dublin Core, MODS and METS
Knowledge of XML, XSLT is required
Strong computer skills and proficiency with heterogenous operating systems
Demonstrated ability to work with computer hardware and software application related to library services. Working familiarity with one or more local library management system

Preferred:

Experience with front-end web technologies and library data interchange formats such as JSON and MARCXML

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

Master's in Library Information Science (ALA accredited), or equivalent.
Three years of job-related experience
Alternatives to formal education and paid work experience may be considered as equivalent qualifications to include military service/training, volunteering, activism, and other non-traditional programs and experiences related to the position.

Full/Part Time

Full Time

Education

MLS/Masters

Salary

$68,000.00  / year

Closing Date

open until filled

How to Apply

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your cover letter, resume and names/phone numbers of three professional references via our website at https://jobs.hampshire.edu/

Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. 

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2024-11-17 |  Quick link to this job