Electronic Resources Librarian LOOKING FOR Electronic Resources Librarian JOB AT Henderson, NV

Nevada State College (NSC) appreciates your interest in employment. To ensure your application process runs smoothly, we ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

• The required documents are listed below on the posting. Your application may not be considered if you do not attach the required documents.
• Draft applications are saved automatically and can be accessed through your candidate home account. Completed applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once a recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.
• Please note, recruitment will close without notice when a hiring decision has been made.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Human Resources department at (702) 992-2320 or [email protected].

Job Description

The Marydean Martin Library at Nevada State, recipient of the 2020 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries award, invites applications for an Electronic Resources Librarian. Reporting to the Dean of the Marydean Martin Library, the successful candidate will join a dynamic team whose vision is to boldly expand the horizons of the contemporary college library. The Electronic Resources Librarian will work with a broad mandate to think creatively about strategies to maximize the impact of digital content.

Nevada State supports flexible working options as outlined in the recently approved Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. Library faculty currently telecommute two days per week.

About the Marydean Martin Library

As the first all-digital academic library in the state of Nevada, the Marydean Martin Library focuses its effort on improving outcomes for the College’s student population. This is achieved in a highly collaborative, project-based work environment that aims for demonstrable improvements. A recent campus-wide climate survey reported the Library as having the leading academic faculty responses in the following categories:

• Highest mean level of teamwork (M = 5.8/7)
• Highest sense of belonging (M = 6.3/7)
• Highest perceived fulfillment of diversity-related commitments (M = 5.9/7)
• Lowest levels of inadequate training (M = 1/7)

The Library regularly partners with instructors on culturally responsive course design, enhances the accessibility of course content with open educational resources, and collaborates with instructors to integrate information literacy into the curriculum. The Library also has a deep collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research that has led to research findings indicating that students who engage with library programs and services have improved research assignment grades, semester GPA, academic standing, and one-term retention.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Nevada State, a four-year Minority Serving public institution with a statewide mission, is dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning and committed to the advancement of a diverse and largely under-served student population. Designated a Hispanic Serving (HSI) and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Institution (AANAPI), Nevada State is a college where teaching and student support are valued above all else.

A majority of our students are first generation, racial/ethnic minorities, parents, and/or returning students, of which 45% are Hispanic, 14% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 9% are Black/African American, 24% are White, and 9% are multiracial.

We celebrate the storied backgrounds of our campus community. We operate with a shared commitment to represent and serve the diverse population of Nevada and to encourage the exchange of ideas that respects and honors the lived experiences of our students, staff, and faculty. We foster a culture of inclusive excellence so our members can live authentically, fully engage, and flourish. In order to strengthen the college and progress its mission, the college dedicates itself to intentional and ongoing reflection to meeting the evolving needs of Nevada State, the surrounding communities, and the State of Nevada.

We seek applicants who are passionate about working with this promising student population and collaborating with faculty and staff across departments to make a lasting impact in developing our institution and our community.

We encourage you to highlight your background in fostering an inclusive campus culture and supporting the success of students who are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Primary Responsibilities

• Budget: collaborates with library team members and campus stakeholders to manage the library collections budget.
• Selection: maintains knowledge of the scholarly information marketplace. Evaluates and recommends resources for acquisition.
• Acquisitions: Negotiates pricing with vendors and publishers, ensuring contract compliance and maintaining ongoing electronic resource agreements. Creates and maintains policies and workflows related to electronic resources acquisitions and management.
• Licensing: Works with the Department of Finance and Business Operations and the Office of the President to provide support for the licensing of electronic resources.
• Implementation: Works with library vendors and publishers to address initiation, access issues, and cancellation of electronic resources.
• Discovery: Collaborates with library team members to maintain discoverability and reliable access to electronic resource collections in the library discovery ecosystem, including the library services platform, knowledgebase, access and discovery tools, authentication services and user interfaces, that meet the teaching and learning needs of the community.
• Assessment: Assesses electronic resources usage by collecting, reporting, and analyzing data to inform collection decisions.
• Liaison duties: Provides culturally responsive teaching and learning services for students and instructors in designated subject areas.
• Professional development: Proactively improves knowledge and professional practice through training and continuing education.
• Promotion and tenure requirements: Create scholarly products; actively participates in professional engagement or service at the library, college, and national level; and meets other Nevada State requirements.

Required Qualifications

• ALA-accredited master’s degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrated interest in solving technical challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Potential to meet Library standards for promotion and tenure.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship (NSC does not sponsor employment-related visas).

Please note: Applicants must meet the posted minimum qualifications at the time of application in order to be considered for the position.

We welcome applications from entry-level candidates and candidates that are transitioning into electronic resources librarianship from other functional areas. We are committed to supporting the selected candidate with training, mentorship, and funding for conference attendance.

Rank, Salary & Benefits

This is a 12-month, tenure-track, assistant professor level position. Budgeted salary for this position is $64,856.40. Nevada State offers excellent benefits, including 15.25% retirement match, 24 days of vacation, beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 11 paid holidays, educational benefits, and two health insurance plans that can be supplemented with flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts.

Review of applications will begin on September 2, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. For questions about this search, please contact Kelly Lutz, Systems Librarian and Chair of the Search Committee at: [email protected].

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Lists of eligible candidates will be established and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a hiring decision has been made.

Special Instructions for Internal NSHE Applicants

NSC employees or employees within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE, UNLV, UNR, NSC, CSN, TMCC, WNC, GBC, or DRI) MUST use the “Find Jobs” process within Workday to find and apply for jobs at NSC and other NSHE Institutions. Once you log into Workday, type “Find Jobs” in the search box which will navigate to the internal job posting site.

If you complete an application outside of the internal application process, your application will be returned and you will have to reapply as an internal applicant which may delay your application.

Exempt

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment(s) viewable to you will be the attachment(s) to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment(s) to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment(s) will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at [email protected].

Please upload the following documents:

• Detailed CV or resume listing relevant qualifications and experience;
• Cover letter detailing how your experience matches the qualifications;
• Names and contact information of three references, at least one of whom must be a current or former supervisor.

The search committee may request additional materials and/or references at later stages in the application process.

Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

Nevada State College does not currently sponsor Visas, all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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