Librarian; Manager Level

GENERAL SUMMARY

Provides onsite leadership and management of the TXAU campus library operations, ensuring students can access essential physical and digital resources within a supportive, student-centered learning environment at the University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS). Specifically, this includes teaching of classes, expert searching of the health science literature, reference services, unit liaisons, creation and maintenance of resource guides and other web content, and clinical, data, and research services in support of USAHS students, faculty and staff.

Responsible for the management of all activities associated with the campus library including supervising library assistant, maintaining library resources, providing library services, and maintaining an appropriate environment. This is a 100% onsite position in Austin, TX.

• Instruct health science students within Information Literacy skills , including evidence-based practice, information literacy, and the research process.
• Create instructional materials in multiple formats (videos, online tutorials, resource guides, Blackboard classes, etc.) for use by students, residents, flex, faculty, and staff.
• Lead library instruction efforts and planning, in collaboration with faculty and Program Directors.
• Conduct classes and workshops for students, faculty, and staff on the use of medical, nursing, and other health sciences-related services and resources.
• Collaborate with faculty and library staff to plan, deliver, and assess library and instructional services.
• Provide innovative evidence-based practice and information literacy instruction.
• Perform advanced subject-specific professional library work and related tasks as required primarily in the graduate disciplines at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
• Work collaboratively with library, faculty and staff to support the development of inclusive and representative programming and services that are accessible and meet the needs of USAHS strategic priorities.
• Engage in bibliographic searches and the library’s evidence synthesis review service, including systematic reviews, in collaboration with faculty, residents, students, administrators, and staff.
• Consult with graduate students and faculty on individual or group-related research projects.
• Assess library needs of health science students, faculty, researchers, and clinicians.
• Train library patrons on use of electronic resources and citation management tools such as Pub Med/MEDLINE, Pro Quest, CINAHL, Cochrane, Nursing, Dyna Med, and others
• Serve as Library Liaison with designated departments on campus to increase awareness of library resources and services.
• Provide guidance for compliance with the Scholarly Skills Community and others.
• Advise on the depositing of publications, data sets, and other research output by UM researchers/authors into SOAR@ USA research information hub.
• Awareness of Innovative Technologies such as: 3D Printers, Virtual Reality and others.
• Collection development policies and procedures.
• Teaches information literacy and library skills to students and faculty, including one shot sessions, embedding in courses, and additional workshops or webinars, as appropriate.
• Works with faculty members, program directors, and instructional designers to incorporate information literacy and library resources into courses and programs on their campus.
• Adheres to a regular, assigned schedule of monitoring the library’s chat service and general library email inbox, responding to questions and requests that come in during that time.
• Processes interlibrary loan and other resource requests.
• Assists in the maintenance of library website and online content, including library guides, videos, and social media content.
• Manages collection development and acquisitions for print resources and provides input for collection development of electronic resources.
• Catalogs materials and provides/maintains authority control in the integrated library system.
• Participates in University committees and local/state/national library association committees; engages in professional development including conferences,…