Scholarships for MLA & ITEM Virtual Conferences for Those New to the Profession, First-time Attendee, Student, or Unemployed

 

Scholarships for MLA & ITEM Virtual Conferences for Those New to the Profession, First-time Attendee, Student, or Unemployed

With travel curtailed and both conferences becoming virtual events, the Metronet Board has decided to redirect the Steltzner scholarship to cover MLA/ITEM member-rate registration for up to 22 applicants in the Metronet region who: ·    Have been in the profession five or fewer years & work in a Metronet member library, or ·    Will be attending MLA or ITEM for the first time & work in a Metronet member library, or ·    Are currently an unemployed librarian & seeking employment in a library, or ·    Are a student in a library science or library media certification program  ·    If you are a student or unemployed, you must live in the Metronet region. Staff from all types of libraries are encouraged to apply. Note that this does not disqualify you from applying for future Metronet scholarships under our guidelines.   This is a change for 2020 only and will be re-evaluated in 2021 based on conditions at that time.   Questions? Email ann@metronet.lib.mn.us    More information Application

Real Life Librarianship: A Metronet Wind Down Series

 

Real Life Librarianship A Metronet Wind Down Series Curious about the different types of libraries and the librarians who work in them? Thinking about where you might fit in the library world? Join us in the Real Life Librarianship series to hear real librarians who do a variety of jobs in various libraries explain not only what day-to-day life is like doing these jobs but how to get there. This would be useful for job seekers, library school students, & anyone who is looking to advance or change roles in a library, or anyone who is just curious about other people's jobs. Wednesday, August 26 4-6pm ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS - FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE, USER EXPERIENCE, & ONLINE LIBRARIANSHIP Upcoming panels in this series: Public library jobs Library Directors Special Libraries Government Libraries and more! Save the dates for future panels in this series: September 9 September 23 October 7 October 21 All sessions will take place from 4-6pm. If you are interested in being on one of these panels or know someone who would be a good panelist, email olivia@metronet.lib.mn.us for more information.

Metronet: Learn more at http://metrolibraries.net/

This event will be hosted via Zoom. It is free to attend. Register below and the Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event. REGISTER

Job Posting: Macalester College, Circulation, ILL & User Experience Specialist

Macalester College seeks to hire a Circulation, Interlibrary Loan & User Experience Specialist to support the DeWitt Wallace Library. We invite enthusiastic, service-oriented candidates who would enjoy working in a highly collaborative, creative, and innovative environment.

Core responsibilities for this position include leading overall circulation operations, interlibrary loan lending operations, and user experience (UX) strategies for library service point and building. This individual also co-manages our service desk, co-supervises ~65 student employees, coordinates library-wide student employment support, and serves as liaison to facilities to support day-time building operations and security. This position does require the ability to open the library several days per week. This position reports to the Associate Library Director for Access, Instruction, and Research Services.

Our college and library staff are committed to helping increase opportunities for individuals from underrepresented groups and are seeking applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are an active member of the ACRL Diversity Alliance. Our staff received the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries for college libraries award in 2016.

Application Guidelines

For best consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume as one PDF through the Macalester Employment Opportunities webpage by December 20, 2019.  Review of applications will begin immediately. All inquiries about this position should be directed to:

Ashley Ellingson

Talent Acquisition Manager

aellings@macalester.edu

Overview

Macalester College seeks to hire a Circulation, Interlibrary Loan & User Experience Specialist to support the DeWitt Wallace library. We invite enthusiastic, service-oriented candidates who would enjoy working in a highly collaborative, creative, and innovative environment.

Core responsibilities for this position include leading overall circulation operations, interlibrary loan lending operations, and user experience (UX) strategies for library service point and building. This individual also co-manages our service desk, co-supervises ~65 student employees, coordinates library-wide student employment support, and serves as liaison to facilities to support day-time building operations and security. This position does require the ability to open the library several days per week. This position reports to the Associate Library Director for Access, Instruction, and Research Services.

Our college and library staff are committed to helping increase opportunities for individuals from underrepresented groups and are seeking applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are an active member of the ACRL Diversity Alliance. Our staff received the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries for college libraries award in 2016.

Responsibilities

• Leads circulation operations including patron support, checkout of all materials and equipment, services, policies, systems, and workflow.
• Leads circulation functionality development of Integrated Library System (ILS), including loan rules, patron account management, fines and fees, and related analytics.
• Coordinates, develops, and improves library circulation services via ILS system, providing support for scholarly research needs of faculty, students and staff.
• Oversees library billing and accounting for patron fines. Resolves situations and problems with individual borrowers relating to lost/overdue materials by interpreting library policy and striving for resolution that leads to an improved understanding of community stewardship for library resources. Liaison to college Business Services office for matters relating to billing/crediting of student accounts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in exchange of information so as to enable clear communication with students regarding account issues.
• Shares responsibility with day and evening/weekend service desk supervisors for ensuring excellent overall service desk staffing and daily operations as well as ensuring the building is opened and closed as the daily schedule dictates. 
• Supervises interlibrary loan lending functions, ensuring prompt processing and lending of materials in support of the scholarly community at-large. Acquires and maintains knowledge of lending functions in all ILL systems.
• Supports and helps lead user experience (UX) strategies for library service point and building as part of our overall UX program.
• Helps oversee and support stack maintenance and physical collection shelving and shifting. 
• Periodically staffs public service points providing assistance and excellent service to faculty, staff, students and community patrons needing help with library collections and services.
• Co-manages ~65 student employees for the Service Desk operations including hiring, training, scheduling, preparing, and maintaining documentation for student work assignments and policies, and performance reviews. Directs their workflow on a daily basis, including the use of sophisticated library systems.
• Develops, mentors, and trains service desk student employees on basic circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan services. Assists in training Evening/Weekend library service desk staff.
• Coordinates day-to-day building, facilities,  and security needs.
• Creates timely statistical reports relating to use of library collections and services, fulfilling the needs of library assessment program and reporting requirements of external constituencies. Mines computing systems such as our ILS and gate count system to gather data for reporting and process improvement. 
• Provides occasional back up on all functions of Reserves, and Interlibrary Loan borrowing.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree.  
• Customer service experience, attention to detail, high level of accuracy, and ability to perform work in a timely and accurate manner. 
• Experience with standard technical applications for productivity, communication, and data tracking.
  
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  
• Demonstrates the commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Actively engages in learning and practicing principles of social justice and inclusion to increase individual capacity to support institutional changes that create and sustain a more welcoming and inclusive environment across the Macalester Community. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
  
• A minimum of 2 years library (or related campus) experience is strongly preferred.
  
• Supervisory and training skills and experience.
  
• Experience with specialized library systems.
  
• Demonstrated organizational, assessment, project management, process improvement and problem solving skills. 

Job Posting: Tribal Document and Library Management Student Worker

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Minneapolis College Work Study Job Description & Employment Information

Minneapolis College Work Study Job Description & Employment Information

DEPARTMENT: Minneapolis College Library
SUPERVISOR: John Ford; Kathleen McArdle (Coordinator)
JOB TITLE: Library Student Employee
LOCATION: Whitney Hall, Minneapolis College Library
HOURLY WAGE: $11.00 per hour
POSTING DATE RANGE: 11/12/2019 – 12/08/2019
REQUIRED HOURS: Work hours are decided by individual availability and the staffing needs of the library.*

Library Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8am-9:45pm, Friday: 8am-5:45pm, Saturday: 9am-3:45pm.
*Currently hiring for specific shifts (opening, closing, Friday, Saturday).

JOB DESCRIPTION: Library work-study students assist the Minneapolis College community in accessing the library’s physical and digital collection through the use of library tools and help maintain the findability of library materials.

Examples of tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Service desk assistance to students, faculty and staff
• Welcome and assist library patrons.
• Check material in and out.
• Provide introductory help with searching the library catalog and locating materials.
• Assist patrons with basic printing, copying, and technical support.
• Collection and library maintenance
• Locate and shelve library materials.
• Inventory collection and identify damaged material.
• Clean headphones, monitors, keyboards, tables.
• Technical services
• Process new library materials.
• Update or withdraw currently owned items.
• Additional library projects and tasks will also be assigned as needed, including assisting with the training and mentoring of newer employees, library outreach, and various other tasks.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a FAFSA Financial Aid approval letter for the 2019-2020 Academic Year; OR be eligible for International Work Study funds
• Must be registered for at least 6 credits at Minneapolis College for Spring 2020.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Customer service experience.
• Attention to detail, punctuality, tactfulness, and dependability.
• Self-motivation to start and complete tasks thoroughly and accurately.
• Ability to communicate accurately and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Familiarity with campus programs and services.
• Ability to effectively use modern computer applications, including search engines, the library catalog, email, and MS Office applications.
• Previous employment in libraries or other information agencies.
• Enrollment or completion of INFS 1000.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Development of Communication and Interpersonal skills when assisting students, faculty, and staff with access to materials as well as daily interactions with library staff.
• Development of Technical skills when assisting patrons with troubleshooting problems involving computer applications such as MS Office, with printing issues, and while working daily with library software.
• Development of Research skills when using the library catalog to locate resources for library patrons.

If interested, please send an introductory email with your resume and Spring 2020 class
schedule to circdesk@minneapolis.edu