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Title: Cataloger/Reference Librarian
Department: University Library
Class: Part-Time
Position Type: N-Exempt Staff
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Deadline: Open until filled.

FUNCTIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB

As a member of the University Library Team, this librarian will:

• Develop original and copy cataloging of print materials and non-print resources
• Provide quality control for physical processing of materials.
• Participate in the acquisitions and de-accessioning of library materials.
• Participate in collection development, assessment, and evaluation
• Provide reference, information services, research and instructional services to Golden Gate University students, faculty, staff, corporate and alumni members at all locations, including those affiliated with the University via Cybercampus
• When on duty as reference librarian, aid library assistants and student assistants in handling questions of policies, complaints, difficult patrons, and security issues
• Orient patrons and prospective students to the range of print and online resources available
• Work with Head of Technical Services, Electronic Resources and Web Librarians to ensure online library access and to provide online reference resources
• Work with Instruction Librarian to create and facilitate workshops and training sessions, both in person and online
• Collaborate with other staff in peer training and staff development
• Collaborate with other staff in assessing qualitatively and quantitatively the effectiveness of collection development and identifying ways to make collection development even more effective and efficient
• Participate in relevant listservs to learn about and share information about new resources, ideas, solutions and recommendations
• Complete special projects as assigned by the Library Director

Schedule includes evening reference shifts and one or more weekend days per month. Hours may range from 0 to 19 per week, not to exceed 999 hours within the year.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required qualifications:

1. MLS or equivalent degree from an ALA accredited program
2. At least 2 years experience cataloging using AACR2, LCSH, LC Classification and MARC record format.
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills
4. Excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills
5. Ability to communicate with and relate to an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community

Preferred qualifications:

1. Knowledge of the III (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) ILS and the Millennium cataloging module.
2. Experience using OCLC.
3. Experience performing collection development.
4. One year of professional reference experience.

Golden Gate University, founded in 1901, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

http://www.ggu.edu/about/Employment

Instructions for applying are available in the “Job Application Procedure” section of the web page.

Title: Reference Librarian
Department: University Library
Class: Part-Time On Call
Position Type: N-Exempt Staff
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Deadline: Open until filled.

FUNCTIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB

As a member of the University Library Team, this librarian will:

• Provide reference, information services, research and instructional services to Golden Gate University students, faculty, staff, corporate and alumni members at all locations, including those affiliated with the University via Cybercampus
• Orient patrons and prospective students to the range of print and online resources available
• When on duty as reference librarian, aid library assistants and student assistants in handling questions of policies, complaints, difficult patrons, and security issues
• Develop print and online reference and research guides
• Work with public services or technical services librarians on special projects as assigned by the Library Director.
• Participate in library planning, assessment, and evaluation
• Collaborate with other staff in peer training and staff development
• Collaborate with other staff in assessing qualitatively and quantitatively the effectiveness of reference services and identifying ways to make reference services even more effective and efficient, given the needs of adult learners located throughout the world, differences in learning styles, and technological opportunities
• Participate in relevant listservs to learn about and share information about new resources, ideas, solutions and recommendations

Schedule includes evening reference shifts and one or more weekend days per month. Hours may range from 0 to 19 per week, not to exceed 999 hours within the year.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required qualifications:

1. MLS or equivalent degree from an ALA accredited program
2. Familiarity with information literacy concepts
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills
4. Excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills
5. Ability to communicate with and relate to an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community

Preferred qualifications:

1. Knowledge of business reference and experience providing reference support to business students and others in professional practice education
2. One year of professional reference experience.

Golden Gate University, founded in 1901, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Golden Gate University was founded more than 100 years ago in San Francisco and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business and management, information technology, taxation, and law.

What is one thing your library is very good at?
Practical business research, such as actual businesses do.

Is there something else about your library that most people do not know?
There are two libraries, we’re not the Law Library.

Why did you become a librarian?
The setting: you meet far more interesting people than anywhere else I have worked.

What are your major responsibilities at the library?
I make order out of chaos.

What is it about your job that most people don’t realize that you do?
I make order out of chaos.

What do you like best or worst about your job?
Both: I make order out of chaos.

What was your most memorable experience at work?
At the New York Public Library one day a woman ran towards the reference desk screaming “would somebody please help me!” I ran around from behind the reference desk to come to her aid thinking she was in some life-threatening situation. Then she blurted out a reference question.

What’s one thing about you that few people know?
Once upon a time I wanted to be a violinist until an injury made that impossible.

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would be the title?
Kafka’s Step-son

What do you think will be the biggest change in libraries and information services in the future?
People used to have no choice but to come to us for information. Now we have to go to them or they’ll believe the stuff they find on Google.

• Coordinate development of the University Library web presence, working collegially with others to create, assess, revise, and maintain web content, navigation, and access to resources.
• Provide reference and instruction to Golden Gate University students, faculty, staff, corporate and alumni members at all locations, including regional sites and those affiliated with the University via Cybercampus.
• Work with other library staff members and faculty to evaluate, select, and deselect materials in all relevant media.
• Participate in library planning, assessment, and evaluation.
  Collaborate with other staff in peer training and staff development.
• Serve as the library’s subject specialist and liaison for assigned disciplines (to be determined based on candidate’s experience and organizational needs) and maintain effective communication with faculty in liaison areas.

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