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    Posted: 17/Mar/2017 at 12:11pm
About The College of Saint Rose:

The College of Saint Rose is a dynamic, comprehensive institution of higher education enrolling approximately 4,500 students. Located in the city of Albany, the heart of New York State's Capital District, the College is a private, independent, coeducational institution, sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. Through a strong liberal education curriculum and progressive academic programs, Saint Rose serves traditional students and working professionals in undergraduate, graduate degree and certificate programs. The College also has an ongoing focus on international education initiatives and collaboration. As an institution that values inclusion, we seek to attract candidates and employ individuals who reflect the cultural diversity found within our study body, and across the nation and globe.

Situated in the center of campus, the Neil Hellman Library provides over 200,000 print volumes, 116,500 e-books, over 100 databases, and four floors of student accessible space; group work, private study, silent study modes are all supported. The Neil Hellman Library has 60 computers (both Mac and PC) distributed throughout the building as well as 30 laptops available to circulate within the building. The Neil Hellman Library has the equivalent of 14.5 FTE staff (including 5 faculty librarians), while the Patricia Standish Curriculum Library has the equivalent of 2.5 FTE.

Job Description:
The College of Saint Rose invites applications and nominations for a full-time, tenure track Access Services and Assessment Librarian in the Neil Hellman Library to start August 2017.
Responsibilities will include the following:
•     Manage and supervise circulation staff.
•     Establish and implement standards, policies, and practices for Access Services including circulation rules and loan periods.
•     Manage the circulation and course reserves modules of the integrated library system (Voyager).
•     Work with appropriate campus departments to maintain and update patron circulation records.
•     Manage accurate shelving and inventories of library collections.
•     Promote the course reserves program and act as liaison to faculty to put appropriate materials on course reserve.
•     Maintain current knowledge of best practices and evolving trends and issues in matters pertaining to circulation, such as copyright, privacy, labor standards, library technology, and customer service.
•     Lead the development and implementation of an assessment plan for the library and the systems necessary to collect, store, process, and disseminate data for internal decision-making and external reporting.
•     Coordinate data collection for annual reporting and survey responses including the gathering, reviewing, validating, evaluating, and synthesizing of data submitted by library departments.
•     Provide consultation to support librarians and library staff in gathering, processing, analyzing, managing, and reporting data related to library resources and services, which includes providing guidance on conducting unit assessments and identifying suitable qualitative and quantitative protocols.
•     Investigate and communicate new methods for data collection, analysis and documentation that contribute to ongoing efforts to validate and improve evaluation instruments and protocols.
•     Prepare and deliver internal training and documentation on statistical tools, statistical analyses, and assessment methodologies.
•     Work regularly scheduled hours at the Reference Desk, including evening and weekend shifts in rotation.
•     Teach bibliographic instruction and promote information literacy.
•     Create and maintain subject-specific web pages using LibGuides.
•     Liaise with the Institutional Effectiveness office as needed.
•     Liaise to select academic programs and departments.
As a member of The College of Saint Rose faculty, responsibilities also include advising, attending internal and external events, serving on Library and College committees, and engaging in scholarship.

Requirements:
The successful candidate will have a MLS or MSIS from an ALA accredited program, superior written and oral communication skills, experience in a supervisory capacity, strong technology skills, experience as an academic reference librarian and in library instruction, familiarity with copyright, fair use, and other intellectual property issues, and familiarity with library assessment tools.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Screening will begin immediately.

Additional Information:
Compensation includes a competitive salary range and comprehensive health and dental benefits, generous time off, a tuition remission plan for employees and qualified dependents, retirement plans through TIAA, and wellness programs including the use of our fitness center.


The College of Saint Rose values diversity and abides by federal, state and local law in admissions, employment and all services and programs provided. It does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion/creed, disability, age, national/ethnic origin, sexual orientation or any other condition established by law.

For additional information and application instructions, log on to our website at
https://strose.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=82092
and open a College of Saint Rose Employment Account today!!!


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