What are the responsibilities and job description for the City of Springfield is hiring: Reference Librarian in East Forest Park position at City of Springfield?
Job Responsibilities :
- Provides reference and instructional services to the general public, branches, and regional libraries. Monitors performance of the periodicals collection. Assists the Internet Services Librarian in web maintenance. Oversees the production of bibliographic aids and performs similar duties affecting system-wide operations as required.
- Participates in the common work of the department including outreach, books by mail, formal instruction, collection development, web development and maintenance, compilation of bibliographies, and other reader advisory products, displays, etc.
- Plans, schedules, and implements bibliographic instruction and other programs for students, special interest groups, or the general public in the use of library services and collection. Participates in system-wide staff training programs.
- Initiates and engages in special projects that analyze, design, and develop special services for various diverse audiences. Participates individually or in work teams to make recommendations for new initiatives or changes in service as they relate to the overall operation of the reference desks.
- Keeps abreast of developments and technological advances in the library field, current events, popular reading interests, and other issues necessary to maintaining awareness of public information needs. Conducts informal training of other personnel to increase awareness of methods and practices.
- Performs routine tasks such as taking payments for microform copies, counting daily cash receipts, keeping statistics, re-filing, and re-shelving ready-reference materials.
- Performs other similar duties as responsibility and necessity dictate or as requested by supervisor.
Qualifications :
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