Campus Librarian

Permanent employee, Full or part-time · Heidelberg

Your mission

The Campus Librarian's core responsibility is to provide information services and training to Schiller International University's faculty, staff, and students, with a particular focus on information literacy training. This encompasses delivering reference services, conducting bibliographic and electronic instruction, and actively promoting library services and resources. The library's operations are intricately linked with the institution's mission and educational programs, emphasizing the importance of information literacy throughout the university community.

Your profile

Plans and supervises Campus Library operations.
Maintains the organization of the library facility and performs other relevant duties as assigned.
Promotes library resources, services, programs, and workshops to all patrons.
Provides reference services by ascertaining information needs, demonstrating the use of print and digital media, and referring patrons to other libraries or interlibrary loan opportunities via in- person, telephone, e-mail, and chat inquiries.
Promotes Information Literacy skills among the student body.
Collects and disseminates library metrics, including circulation and interlibrary loan statistics, student satisfaction data, and acquisition requests.
Develops handouts, user guides and other library services documents.
Enforces library policies regarding collection use, misuse, acquisition, library services, inter- library loan, etc.
Facilitates requests for ancillary resources from faculty.
Coordinates prior agreed annual membership subscriptions (renewal) of selected journals.
Serves as a library liaison to a program and its director, faculty, and students.
Works with other librarians across all Schiller International University campuses to collaborate and share resources on a global scale.
Develops collaborative relationships with faculty, other University employees, and management.
Supports students and faculty with regards to ad-hoc Blackboard and other learning platforms
Participates in departmental, campus, College, and in-service meetings.
Creates a positive image in the community for the campus.
Performs any other duties or special projects as assigned.

Position requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science is preferred
Master’s degree in library science is preferred.
Experience in an academic library and SIS is preferred.
Library experience should include familiarity with and experience in reference and bibliographic instruction.
Working knowledge of common academic databases and library management software.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and common Internet search engines.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Strong organization and time management skills.
Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills and the ability to analyze and utilize data to make decisions.
Ability to demonstrate adaptability to changes in the work environment.
Fluent English
Part time or Full time
Starting time ASAP or latest April/May

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About us

For over 50 years, we have firmly believed in experiential learning, an educational model that combines knowledge and skills acquisitions with solid humanist values. A combined learning process that guaranteed to all our students not only proficient professional capacities but also an international mindset to build inclusive and realistic scenarios that unify people, nations and cultures.

At SIU we are aware that our students will be part of a global, borderless and hyper-connected world. Thus, our 4 International Campuses provide undergraduate and graduate students with a high-quality variety of degrees valid both in the USA and Europe. All our programs are instructed in English and designed to be customized to each personal scenario. Additionally all our students are encouraged to study abroad at any time during their education to complete their professional expertise with truly life experiences that turn them in truly holistic profiles.

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