Assistant Instructor​/Educational Resources; OER Librarian

Scope of Position:

The primary duties of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian are to provide leadership and vision in developing and executing OER initiatives to advance OER and affordable resource awareness and use across campus. The secondary position responsibilities include promoting, developing, and preserving special collections through the design and implementation of innovative library services and instruction programs. In addition, this position supports the Assistant Dean of Library Services in coordinating and implementing the annual Children’s Literature Festival.

The OER Librarian is responsible for the development and promotion of library activities and services that support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the campus community (i.e., students, faculty, and staff), including, but not limited to, the teaching of information literacy/research skills in a variety of contexts, developing professional relationships, and collaborating effectively with campus partners.

• Develop and execute OER initiatives to advance OER and affordable resource awareness and use across campus, including the support and assessment of OER services.
• Collaborate effectively with campus stakeholders to advance OER and affordable course content.
• Develop and implement strategies to raise faculty and student awareness of OER and promote faculty adoption and use of OER for classes.
• Support the Assistant Dean of Library Services in coordinating subject liaison librarians' outreach and promotion to faculty for OER and affordable resources.
• Create and maintain web and print content to promote the visibility of OER initiatives.
• Identify library resources that could be used as affordable learning materials and advise library administrators on the effective design of library services to support the adoption of these materials in UCM courses.
• Create learning tools to connect students and faculty with the information they need.
• Develop, present, and promote library workshops.
• Provide reference assistance in various formats to the university community and the general public.
• Teach credit-bearing courses as available and qualifications allow.
• Provide library instruction and perform collection development as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Maintain professional development through ongoing education, including understanding trends in academic libraries; participating in conferences, workshops, etc.; and active engagement in regional and national professional organizations.
• Contribute to the profession through continued learning, services, presentations, or professional communications.
• Participate in library committees, task forces, working groups, self-governance bodies, and other roles as expected.
• Participate in library activities, events, and initiatives.
• Active engagement in UCM activities supporting students, faculty, scholarship, and university-wide governance (e.g. faculty senate committee or administrative committee participation).

• Support the Assistant Dean of Library Services in managing JCKL’s Special Collections, including the Philip
  
  A. Sadler Research Collection of Literature for Children and Young Adults.
• Support the Assistant Dean of Library Services in enhancing the publicity of collections with physical displays, guided tours, special showings, and social media.
• Analyze current special collections as candidate material for digitization projects and work with team members on planning and implementing digitization projects.
• Support the Assistant Dean of Library Services in evaluating and accepting donor and publisher gifts for Special Collections.
• Provide strategic support for the Assistant Dean of Library Services in coordinating the Children’s Literature Festival.

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program in library or information science or equivalent degree.

• Two years’ experience in an academic library or higher education environment that includes direct involvement in the development or…