Position Title: Community & Digital Services Librarian

Responsibilities:

• Become our resident resources/tools/databases expert
• Provide library instruction for the community
• Community outreach - creatively promote events, digital resources, tools, books
• Ensure uptime and performance of our digital resources
• Produce library communication materials
• Develop resource guides
• Provide ready reference services to patrons
• Monitor usage statistics
• Plan and run events
• Maintain tidiness
• Provide collection development insight
• Build relationships and collaborations with faculty, staff and students
• Build and manage vendor relationships
• Help us cultivate an open, welcoming culture of learning & creativity in our library
• Help us transform Librarianship

 Competencies

• Team Player
• Willingness to try and do all work -- from cleaning stains to negotiating contracts
• Creativity
• Comfort in learning & maintaining a web-based Content Management System (CMS)
• Knowledge of Facebook & Twitter
• Self-management
• Flexibility
• Clear and timely communication
• Efficient execution of tasks
• Desire to make lasting relationships with an amazing student body

 Extras

• Passion for experimentation - help us take advantage of this lab!
• Video/Design Production - experience or interest
• Adobe Creative Suite - knowledge of, or willingness to learn (via lynda.com)
• Coding

 Minimum requirements:

Master's Degree in Library Science from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited library school.

Interested Candidates

Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@olin.edu

Olin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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