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Leadership, Policy Organization & Online Engagement Librarian
Vanderbilt University, White House, TN (37188)
Position Overview
This position embraces, supports, and contributes to the vision and goals of the Vanderbilt University Strategic Plan in the pursuit of excellence in learning and discovery by providing professional research instruction, information consultation services, and collection development and maintenance for the Departments of Leadership, Policy, & Organizations in Peabody College. Responsibilities include outreach, teaching and learning, research services, scholarly communication, and leadership, which may vary over time to reflect strategic initiatives.
This position reports to the Director of Peabody Library. Professional staff are expected to support and participate in system-wide library committees or other strategic initiatives as an integral component of their responsibilities.
About the Work Unit
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University comprises nine libraries and various service departments. We seek to create a welcoming environment and serve as a partner in research and scholarship. The libraries are dynamic places for faculty, staff, students, and alumni to reflect and discover. We strive to be a workplace where staff continuously grow in knowledge and skills, staying abreast of advances and trends in librarianship.
The Peabody Library serves undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development, as well as students from various other disciplines.
Duties and Responsibilities
As Subject Librarian for Leadership, Policy, & Organizations (LPO) :
- Provides individual research consultations to faculty / students on request.
- Promotes library services and resources through outreach activities, campus engagement, and event planning.
- Engages with faculty and students in LPO and collaborates with librarians and faculty in other disciplines.
- Participates in and helps grow an information and digital literacy program integrated into the curriculum.
- Develops and teaches course-related instruction sessions and workshops.
- Creates online learning objects to provide research support to both on-campus and online students.
- Responds to inquiries from faculty / staff / students from the liaison departments.
- Participates in collection development for LPO and collaborative decision making for shared Peabody Library collections.
- Communicates with other library staff regarding collections, gifts, weeding, and other material decisions.
- Participates in staffing the Peabody Library service desk as needed.
- Collaborates with Peabody International Students in coordination with the Peabody Office of Student Life.
- Develops and delivers innovative consultation services using established and emerging computational research methods.
- Regularly presents, publishes, and / or contributes to the profession of library science and related areas.
Supervisory Relationships
This position does not have supervisory responsibility and reports administratively and functionally to the Director of Peabody Library.
Education and Certifications
Experience and Skills
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