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Job Postings - Librarians (Human Resources)

Outreach and Engagement Librarian

Head, Fine Arts Library

Project Archivist (Two Year Appointment)

Head, Media Cataloging

Click here to learn how to apply for the above positions.

Founded in 1820, Indiana University Bloomington has grown from a small state seminary into the flagship campus of a great public university with over 42,000 students and almost 3,000 faculty. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of IU Bloomington and its world-class contributions in research and the arts. The campus covers over 1,800 wooded acres and is distinctive for both its park-like beauty and an architectural heritage inspired by local craftsmanship in limestone.


The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries (http://www.libraries.iub.edu) are among the leading academic research library systems in North America, having recently been named the top university library by the Association of College and Research Libraries. The IUB Libraries provide strong collections, quality service and instructional programs, and leadership in the application of information technologies. The collections support every academic discipline on campus and include more than 6.6 million books, journals, maps, films, and audio/visual materials in over 900 languages. Users can access more than 400 databases, 43,000 electronic journals, and 224,000 electronic books, as well as locally developed digital content.


The IUB Libraries are active members of regional and national associations and consortia including the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Digital Library Federation (DLF), and is a founding member of HathiTrust, a shared digital repository. IU is the principal investigator for Kuali Open Library Environment (OLE) and is working with academic library partners to develop a next generation open source library management system.


INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON LIBRARIES

OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT LIBRARIAN

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN/ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

Indiana University Bloomington Libraries seek a creative, enthusiastic, and service-oriented librarian to develop and strengthen relationships with campus departments and academic programs in order to firmly establish the libraries as a cornerstone of support for students’ academic success. As a member of the Teaching & Learning Department and reporting to the head of that department, the incumbent will work with a variety of groups on campus to assess needs, develop partnerships, and create opportunities for collaboration and engagement. The Outreach and Engagement Librarian will connect the libraries’ resources and services to the academic priorities of various campus communities and student audiences, including first-year students, distance learners, international students, student athletes, veterans, and many more. This position will also serve as an active participant in the instructional initiatives of the Teaching & Learning Department, providing leadership and direction for librarians and graduate instruction assistants in the effective design and teaching of information literacy education. The Outreach and Engagement Librarian will coordinate the libraries’ distance education services and collaborate with distance education programs across the campus. Other duties may include collection development or advocacy of e-text packages and other tools to support digital scholarly research.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • In collaboration with the Head, Teaching and Learning Department, provide high quality general and specialized library instruction that includes course-integrated information literacy skills.
  • Assist in the design and delivery of innovative information literacy pedagogies for use in/by Teaching and Learning Department instructors.
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of practice, teaching methodologies, instructional tools, etc.
  • Design and implement library services to address university policies and programs related to student learning.
  • Manage and assess the libraries' distance education initiatives.
  • Explore and develop proficiencies in developing technologies, tools, and methodologies (e.g., GIS mapping, bibliographic management, visualization, timeline creation).
  • Partner in services and initiatives with campus units (e.g. Office of First Year Experience Programs, Athletics, Cox Research Scholars, International Student Services, etc.).
  • Support subject librarians in their endeavors to integrate information literacy/fluency into courses and curricula.
  • Provide reference services (desk, e-mail, phone, chat, individual consultation), including nights and weekends.
  • Serve as liaison to one or more academic departments.
  • Supervise and support graduate student instructors in the provision and assessment of library instruction initiatives.
  • Develop, teach, and assess library instruction initiatives.


    QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master's degree in Library and/or Information Science from an ALA-accredited graduate program.
  • Knowledge of instructional design, pedagogy, and assessment principles for effective information literacy instruction.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Demonstrated experience with distance education and involvement in current and evolving trends.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working with a diverse clientele that includes undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and build working relationships with campus colleagues.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe CS, bibliographic management tools, and other developing technologies such as GIS mapping, visualization, and timeline platforms.
  • Ability to develop web pages using web-authoring tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible in a dynamic work environment.
  • Ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian position.


    SALARY AND BENEFITS

    Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education; benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. This is a tenure-track academic appointment that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a full list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

  • Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/neweeo-profe.html;
  • Video: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefitsvideo/academic.html;
  • Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/enroll/video.html

    REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

    Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013. How to apply.

    INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON LIBRARIES

    HEAD, FINE ARTS LIBRARY

    ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN/ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

    The IU Bloomington Libraries are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and service oriented individual for the position of Head, Fine Arts Library at the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.


    The Fine Arts Library is located on the second floor of the Indiana University Art Museum on the Bloomington campus. The Library houses the majority of Indiana University Libraries' books and journals in the fields of the visual arts, art history, architecture, design and related disciplines and supports the academic needs of the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, including the Department of the History of Art. The collection comprises over 130,000 volumes and 390 periodical subscriptions.


    Reporting to the Head of the Arts and Humanities Department, the individual in this position will oversee the operation of the Fine Arts Library and work closely with students and faculty in the School of Fine Arts/History of Art.


    RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop the Libraries’ collections in the areas of visual arts, art history, architecture, design and related disciplines; consult and collaborate with faculty and other librarians in purchasing decisions, as needed; review and document gifts from individual donors and IU Art Museum exchange program gifts.
  • Maintain awareness of research practices and teaching needs of those in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts in order to better position and promote the Library’s space, services, and collections.
  • Develop and deliver innovative online and face-to-face information literacy instruction for the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, as well as related classes in Theatre and Drama, African Studies, Department of Apparel Merchandising and Design, School of Education (art education), Art Museum docents, John Waldron Arts Center (book arts), and other areas/groups as requested, including instruction for the artists’ books collection.
  • Contribute to academic course development by providing teaching consultation and support for faculty partners.
  • Provide research consultations and support to faculty, students, staff, and the community at large.
  • Serve as a resource for librarians and library staff in queries related to the Fine Arts Library and the disciplines therein.
  • Provide and oversee reference service for the School of Fine Arts’ faculty, students, staff, and others in-person and virtually, both at the Fine Arts Library and the Wells Library.
  • Manage collections to maximize space, usability, and teaching and research support.
  • Know information sources/platforms and vendors related to Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts disciplines.
  • Provide planning, organization, implementation, and direction of public services for the Fine Arts Library.
  • Supervise support staff.
  • Oversee facilities maintenance and library security for the Fine Arts Library.
  • Serve as liaison to Art History faculty and School of Fine Arts [studio] faculty, including attendance at faculty meetings; IU Art Museum curatorial, exhibitions, and special events staff; as well as the IU Friends of Art.


    QUALIFICATIONS

    Required

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) or equivalent education or experience.
  • Degree in art history, fine arts, or a related field.
  • Reading or bibliographic knowledge of French, German, or Italian.
  • Knowledge of and experience using major electronic and print art reference tools and resources.
  • Knowledge of and experience in the application of technology to library services.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and build working relationships with campus colleagues.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well with diverse population of faculty, students, and academic colleagues .
  • Experience in collection development and a broad knowledge of information resources for art history, art methodology, technique and theory, or other related arts and humanities collection development experience in art, architecture, religion, culture and/or related fields.
  • Experience in information literacy instruction.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver excellent in-person and online reference services in art, architecture and/or related fields.
  • Strong public service orientation.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Ability to work in a collegial, collaborative work environment and maintain positive professional working relationships with faculty members, supervisor, peers, and subordinates.
  • Ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian position.

    Preferred

  • Three or more years of experience in an academic or research library.
  • Knowledge of instructional design, pedagogy, and assessment principles for effective information literacy instruction.
  • Ability to handle multiple responsibilities in a rapidly changing environment.
  • Knowledge and understanding of key issues and trends that affect academic libraries and higher education.


    SALARY AND BENEFITS

    Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education; benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. This is a tenure-track academic appointment that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a full list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

  • Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/neweeo-profe.html;
  • Video: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefitsvideo/academic.html;
  • Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/enroll/video.html

    REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

    Review of applications will begin on March 11, 2013. The position will remain open until filled. How to apply.

    INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON LIBRARIES

    PROJECT ARCHIVIST

    (TWO YEAR APPOINTMENT)

    VISITING ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN

    The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries seek a dynamic, innovative, and collegial individual to serve in the position of Project Archivist in the Office of University Archives and Records Management. This is a full-time, two year Visiting Assistant Librarian position.


    Reporting to the Director of the Office of University Archives and Records Management, the Project Archivist will assist in arranging, describing, appraising, and preserving new accessions of Congressional Papers: the Richard Lugar Papers and Mike Pence Papers. The primary mission of the Office of University Archives and Records Management is to collect, organize, make accessible, and preserve records documenting Indiana University's origins and development and the activities and achievements of its officers, faculty, students, alumni, and benefactors. Several years ago the Modern Political Papers Collection was placed under the management of the University Archives. The Indiana University Modern Political Papers Collection consists of the congressional papers of senators and members of the House of Representatives from Indiana serving from post-World War II to the present. Its primary focus is on senatorial collections and the papers of representatives from south central Indiana. Major collections include the Papers of Birch Bayh and Lee Hamilton. The Office of University Archives and Records Management has a full-time staff consisting of three Librarians, one Professional Staff, and one Support Staff.


    RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide operational, day to day management of the arrangement and description of the collections.
  • Assist in the appraisal of the records and series within the collections.
  • Assist in the development of strategies for the preservation and reformatting of the records in the collections. These collections consist primarily of textual records, but also include electronic records, photographic images, audio and video tapes, and artifacts.
  • Assist in providing reference service to researchers.
  • Supervise student workers who will be assisting in the arrangement and description of the collections.


    QUALIFICATIONS

    Required

  • ALA accredited Master's degree in library/information science with a concentration in archival management.
  • Experience and/or training in archival arrangement and description.

    Preferred

  • Experience working with congressional papers.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Project management experience.
  • Ability to work independently
  • Experience with Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and with archival description standards and best practices.
  • Experience supervising student workers.


    SALARY AND BENEFITS

    Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education; benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. For a full list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

  • Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/neweeo-profe.html;
  • Video: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefitsvideo/academic.html;
  • Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/enroll/video.html

    REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

    Review of applications begins Friday, March 8, 2013. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013. How to apply.

    INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON LIBRARIES

    HEAD, MEDIA CATALOGING

    ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN/ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN

    Indiana University Bloomington has achieved international recognition among film scholars and researchers for holding the largest and most diverse collections of film at any U.S. university library. Over 560,000 audio, video and film objects are owned by the campus in more than eighty units. Some highlights of the Indiana University Libraries’ collections include the filmmaker collections of the Lilly Library, the David Bradley collection and the Indiana University Libraries Film Archive. The latter recently achieved membership in the prestigious International Federation of Film Archives. To showcase these treasures the campus features a state-of-the-art film venue, the Indiana University Cinema, which screens over 150 films each semester. In response to the potential impact of content degradation and format obsolescence, as well as advances in digital preservation, the campus is moving forward with the development of the Indiana Media Preservation and Access Center.


    To complement and support the prominent role of media in the scholarly pursuits of the campus, the Indiana University Libraries seeks a dynamic, service-oriented and collegial librarian to help develop and to lead the Media Cataloging Unit of the Technical Services Department. The department consists of two divisions: Acquisitions and Cataloging. The Cataloging Division (9 librarians, 3 professional staff and 28 support staff) produces original and edited cataloging copy in numerous formats, languages and scripts. As one of three units in the Division, the West European Cataloging Section provides cataloging for continuing resources and other materials in monographic, cartographic, archival, visual material and sound recording formats. Many catalogers also participate in non-MARC metadata projects and image description. The Libraries’ integrated library system is SirsiDynix Symphony.


    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Reporting to the Head of the West European Cataloging Section, the incumbent will assist in the development of a new unit primarily responsible for cataloging visual materials. With emphasis on projected media (e.g. video and film), the unit will also catalog two-dimensional objects (e.g. charts and posters), three-dimensional objects (e.g. models and realia) and limited sound recordings. The Head of the Media Cataloging Unit will also:
  • Serve as the media resource person for Technical Services
  • Provide full-level cataloging for media materials, creating original records and enhancing cataloging copy
  • Establish new name, series and subject authority records for contribution to the national online name authority file via NACO and SACO, the name authority and subject authority cooperative programs of the Library of Congress’ Program for Cooperative Cataloging
  • Supervise 2.5 – 5 FTE support staff catalogers
  • Develop and implement projects; prepare and deliver training; write documentation
  • Stay abreast of national trends and developments in digital media formats and standards
  • Participate in management teams at the section, division and department level
  • Work collaboratively with other librarians ( e.g. Head of Media and Reserves Services and the Film Archivist), departments and groups to advance the role of visual materials in discovery and research at Indiana University
  • Serve as liaison to the Indiana Media Preservation and Access Center, as appropriate


    QUALIFICATIONS

    Required

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS)
  • Minimum of one year original cataloging experience in an academic or research library, which includes cataloging of time-based visual media
  • Evidence of effective planning, document writing and implementation of cataloging policies or projects
  • Fluent knowledge of rules, standards and tools required to fully catalog visual materials (e.g. AACR2 rev; LCRI; LC classification, subject headings and genre terms; the MARC format standard and OLAC Newsletter; relevant experience with OCLC and an integrated library system
  • Demonstrated ability to perform NACO authority work
  • Demonstrated supervisory and training experience
  • Knowledge of trends and best practices in media cataloging for both tangible and streaming content
  • Knowledge of a wide range of film, video tape, and moving image file formats and generations
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a collegial environment
  • Ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian position


    Preferred

  • Facility with a major foreign language
  • Background or coursework in film studies
  • Knowledge of RDA
  • Familiarity with AMIM

    SALARY AND BENEFITS

    Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education; benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. This is a tenure-track academic appointment that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a full list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

  • Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/neweeo-profe.html;
  • Video: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefitsvideo/academic.html;
  • Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/enroll/video.html

    REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

    Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2012. The position will remain open until filled. How to apply.


    To Apply

    To apply for a librarian position , please send a letter of application; professional vita; and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four references to Jennifer Chaffin, Director of Human Resources, at libpers@indiana.edu.


    If an electronic submission is not possible, you may mail your application materials to:

    Jennifer Chaffin

    Indiana University Bloomington

    Libraries Human Resources

    Herman B Wells Library 201B

    Bloomington, IN 47405


    Libraries Human Resources contact information:  Phone: 812-855-8196 / Fax: 812-855-2576 / Email: libpers@indiana.edu


    For more information about Indiana University Bloomington, go to http://www.iub.edu.


    Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Indiana University has a strong commitment to principles of diversity and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.


    To Browse other open academic positions at IU Bloomington, please go to http://www.indiana.edu/~vpfaa/baalist.shtml and see the Bulletin for Academic Appointees.



              • last updated: 3/13/2013