Public Services Librarian

East Central University

Ada

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Wages

$36,080.00 to $36,080.00 per Year   Calculate

Location

Ada, OK

Hours

40.00

MLS

Not Specified

Minimum Education

Master's Degree

Library Experience

Not Specified

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Academic

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Job Description

Do you want to…

  • Engage in a wide range of valuable professional experiences?
  • Work in a collaborative atmosphere where everyone’s voice matters? 
  • Use your creativity and enthusiasm to promote the library and its collections?

If so, the Public Services Librarian opening at East Central University’s Linscheid Library may be a great fit for you.

The Position

  • Oversee outreach, circulation, reserves, and special collections, maintaining a focus on customer service.
  • Maintain, develop and assess the library’s outreach plan.
  • Organize and host events in the library each semester.
  • Promote the library and its events in digital and print formats, including managing the library’s social media presence.
  • Create circulation policy and maintain copyright compliance of library reserves.
  • Accession, arrange, describe, and preserve the university’s archival collections.  
  • Instruct students in library use and research skills in the classroom and at the Reference Desk.
  • Serve as liaison to several academic departments, collaborating with faculty on research, collection development, information literacy curriculum development, and special projects.
  • Remain up-to-date on emerging trends and best practices.
  • Lead and serve on library and university committees.
  • Supervise two full-time staff members.
The Community

The Library

Linscheid Library is comprised of five librarians, seven staff members, and a director that work collaboratively to foster student success at ECU and within the community of Ada.

 

The Place

East Central University is a student-centered regional public university with an enrollment of 4,727 offering thirty-five undergraduate baccalaureate degree programs in arts and letters, business, education, mathematics and sciences, nursing and the social sciences; and nine master's degrees in accounting, education, human resources, and psychology. ECU's students come from 24 countries and 25 states.

ECU is located in Ada, a city of 16,000, in the east central region of Oklahoma. Ada is the home of the Chickasaw Nation’s business headquarters, the Robert S. Kerr EPA Water Research Laboratory, and LegalShield. It offers a hometown feel, along with quality schools, restaurants, and other businesses.

HR Info

To Apply

Send cover letter, resume, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, names/addresses/ phone numbers/emails of three professional references, and *Disclosure Statement  to Amy Schlup, Employment Services, East Central University, 1100 E. 14th Street, PMB D-2, Ada, OK 74820 or es@ecok.edu. Application review will begin January 16, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE.

Posted Nov 17, 2016