• Job Description

  Req#: 4635438

  Description

  Title: Instructor, CC (Librarian)
  Position Number: 83998
  Hiring Unit: Academic Support
  Location: Honolulu Community College
  Date Posted: August 26, 2024
  Closing Date: September 25, 2024
  Salary Information: Salary commensurate with education and experience
  Monthly Type: 11 Month
  Tenure Track: Tenure
  Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
  Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
  
  Other Conditions: General funds to begin approximately December 2024, contingent on satisfactory performance, operational and program needs, actual staffing requirements, and availability of funds. Position may be converted from 11-month to 9-month or 9-month to 11-month as required by operational needs.
  
  Duties and Responsibilities
  

  1. Under the direction of the Head Librarian and in collaboration with other librarians and library staff, this position uses best practices to manage and support the life cycle of the library’s electronic resources and services, including reviewing and negotiating license agreements, coordinating trials, assessment of resources, and access and maintenance of resources.
  2. Manage metadata of electronic resources and collaborate with colleagues to ensure efficient discovery and access to data and library electronic resources.
  3. Coordinate on- and off-campus access to online research materials, including configuring, testing, and troubleshooting electronic resources and administering the library's EZProxy settings.
  4. Manage the configuration of Honolulu CC Library's instance of the University of Hawai'i Libraries services platform, currently PRIMO VE and Alma.
  5. Collect, maintain, and disseminate usage statistics and reports, including conducting and analyzing the annual online library survey.
  6. Manage the library's website, including creating and editing textual and graphical content.
  7. Administer the LibGuides CMS system settings, groups, and accounts.
  8. Provide general and specialized reference and instruction to library users for both face-to-face and distance learning courses.
  9. Create online research guides, tutorials, and other materials to facilitate access to information and use of the Library.
  10. Proficient experience in the use of HTML and CSS and experience in creating ADA-compliant web content.
  11. Participate in collection management including selection, purchasing, development, and weeding of library collections.
  12. Participate and contribute to program review, service area assessment, and data collection for planning purposes.
  13. Participate and serve on System-wide, UH libraries consortium, and College committees, working groups, and task forces in support of the College's mission.
  14. Support the development and implementation of strategies for the campus's OER initiatives.
  15. Manage and maintain the campus digital repository and the physical archive.
  16. Pursue professional development opportunities and keep current with emerging issues in libraries and technology.
  17. Be available for evening and weekend hours, and off-campus assignments.
  18. Perform other duties as assigned.

  Minimum Qualifications
  

  1. Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited institution.
  2. Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment. If qualified applicants are not available, others will be considered as acting instructor.

  Desirable Qualifications
  

  1. Experience with electronic resources management, including, but not limited to database management, assessment of resources, negotiating license agreements, coordinating trials, EZProxy maintenance, troubleshooting, and ensuring efficient discovery and access to data.
  2. Experience with Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE library system or similar integrated library/discovery management system.
  3. Advanced proficiency in the use of HTML and CSS and experience in creating ADA-compliant web content.
  4. Proficiency in LibGuides creation and management of LibGuides CMS system settings, groups, and accounts.
  5. Experience providing undergraduate reference service.
  6. Experience planning, teaching, and assessing instruction sessions.
  7. Experience with collection development in an academic library.
  8. Experience with program review, service area assessment, and data collection for planning purposes.
  9. Experience with digital repositories and archives and familiarity with best practices for management/organization.
  10. Knowledge of current trends in OER, open education, and open pedagogy.
  11. Demonstrated success in working individually and collaboratively with librarians and paraprofessional staff in all areas of library operations and services, preferably in post-secondary education.
  12. Ability to be responsive, adaptive, and to think critically in analyzing problems and developing resourceful solutions.
  13. Ability to assist patrons from diverse academic, cultural, and socioeconomic populations.
  14. Experience working as a librarian in an academic library.
  15. Experience working as an Electronic Resource librarian in an academic library.
  16. Familiarity with and commitment to the mission and philosophy of community colleges.

  To Apply:
  
  Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents (please redact SSN & birthdate on all uploaded documents).
  
  Required Documents include:
  1) Graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position; an unofficial copy of the transcript (e.g., copy) must be submitted with the application, and original official transcript(s) will be required at the time of hire. Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.
  2) Cover letter explaining how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications
  3) Resume
  4) Names and contact information (including e-mail address) of at least 3 professional references.
  
  Letters of recommendation are optional. Separate documents and application materials must be submitted for each position. All documents/information submitted become the property of Honolulu CC and will not be returned. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. The application will be considered incomplete if materials are unreadable or required documents are not submitted. Minimum qualifications must be met by effective date of employment. Note: If you have not applied for a position before using NEOGOV, you will need to create an account.
  
  Inquiries:
  Honolulu Community College
  Human Resources Office
  808-845-9144
  

  EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

  The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.
  
  Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
  
  In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.
  
  Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/
  
  The University of Hawai'i does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its programs and activities. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/coordinator/
  
  Honolulu Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its programs and activities: http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/ovpcc/nondiscrimination/. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, contact Derek Inafuku, Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Honolulu CC, Bldg. 6, Rm. 131-F, Honolulu, HI 96817, (808) 845-9123, dinafuku@hawaii.edu; David Uranaka-Yamashiro, Title IX Coordinator, Honolulu CC, Bldg. 7, Rm. 324, Honolulu, HI 96817, (808) 845-9174, honcctix@hawaii.edu
  

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