Librarian

MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

is accepting applications for the following position:

Campus:
Moore County

Position number: B99869

Salary: $48,717 to $51,717

Motlow State is located in the beautiful rolling hills of middle Tennessee and has four campuses that serve students from eleven counties. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes an excellent retirement package from the state of Tennessee, 401K plan with match, thirteen paid annual holidays in addition to annual and sick leave days, health and dental insurance, tuition discounts, and state employee discounts.

Motlow positions are contingent upon funding availability and budget approval.

The Librarian provides professional library services including but not limited to oversight of a Campus Library, reference services, subject liaison work and Information Literacy instruction in the library both on campus and online.

Master of Library Science or Master of Library and Information Science earned from a regionally accredited institution.

Master of Library Science or Master of Library and Information Science earned from a regionally accredited institution with program accreditation through the American Library Association (ALA) and 2 years’ experience in a college or university setting.

• Provide leadership, supervision, guidance, development, oversight, and assistance with branch budget management for assigned branch. Recruit, train, and support other members of the assigned branch library team;
  Ensure compliance with T , MSCC, THEC, and other applicable agency policies.
• LIBRARY USER SERVICES:
  Assists and teaches students, faculty, and the community users how to access and acquire physical and digital information through the library’s catalog. Prepare subject guides, both course-oriented and subject specific for assigned liaison departments. Responds to distance education requests for library services including email, telephone, and online course requests. Supports all aspects of circulation services. Assists patrons in the use of library materials, computer databases, and library equipment.
• LIBRARY INSTRUCTION:
  Presents Information Literacy instruction for Motlow students. Provides Library orientation for new students and the community, including tours for classes in use of the library; instruction in the use of library sources to classes on request, both in the library and in the classroom; and digital subject guides. Instructs students on verifying the authority of online content through lateral reading, as well as other fact-checking methods.
• COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT:
  Oversees specific subject areas in order to evaluate and recommend library purchases of digital resources;
  Collaborates with the Head of Collection Development to recommend library purchases of print, non-print, and digital resources; maintains balance of subjects in the collection; selects and recommends book orders and non-print material orders; solicits and accepts recommendations from faculty in subject areas; and notifies faculty of new materials in their subject area.
• May serve on campus committees as assigned and/or appointed.
• ACCESSIBILITY:
  Implement accessibility best practices within the branch library by maintaining accessible physical and digital resources, assisting patrons with assistive technologies, and collaborating with Disability Services, faculty, and library administration to ensure compliance with applicable federal and institutional accessibility standards. partnership with Disability Services and library colleagues across all campus locations.
• Other duties as assigned

• The librarian has a thorough knowledge of books and eBooks, databases, and additional repositories of scholarly information including open access journals, textbooks, and books.
• Must have knowledge of customer service principles and be able to apply them in a library setting.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of cloud storage, including Microsoft One Drive and Google Suite.
• Has experience using D2L or a similar Learning Management System.
• Possesses…