Reporting to the Area Studies Team Leader, the subject librarian for South Asian Studies provides the full range of subject specific library services to the academic departments, including collection management, consultation, instruction, cataloging and assessment. The subject librarian serves 20 faculty, 29 graduate students, and 8 undergraduate majors and 1 minor. The subject librarian maintains and expands research-level collections, acts as an expert guide, provides research help at the time of need, and contributes to the programmatic and collaborative work of the Services Division and the library in general.
Specific duties include:
• Serves on the Area Studies Team as primary liaison to and actively
develops professional relationships with faculty, students and staff in the assigned subject areas. May include other areas within the Area Studies Team, if needed.
• Plans and delivers point-of-need instruction services; teaches
research tools and skills relevant to the discipline.
• Collaborates with faculty to achieve information literacy and learning
outcomes in course-specific ways, including providing instruction sessions and assignments, research guides, and/or tutorials.
• Provides in-depth, specialized research consultations in support of
the entire research lifecycle.
• Develops content for subject-based web pages.
• Assists faculty engaged in digital scholarship projects and teaching
and learning with technology initiatives. Collaborates as needed with Emory’s Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) and Academic Technology Services.
• Partners with other libraries, such as Emory’s Stuart A. Rose
Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library.
• Contributes to University efforts to assess and promote institutional
scholarship.
Required Qualifications
• ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science or
equivalent education and experience (subject expertise).
• Advanced degree in a relevant subject area.
• Reading knowledge of Sanskrit, with a preference for Hindi and/or
Tibetan.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with instruction, information
literacy, and assessment of library services and resources.
• Strong interest in technology and tools for research and teaching.
Preferred Qualifications
• Library experience as a South Asian Librarian
• Cataloging experience
• Knowledge of Sanskrit, Hindi and/or Tibetan.
• Practical knowledge of ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for
Higher Education.
• Experience working with ALMA, vendor sites such as YBP’s GOBI,
libguides, LibAnswers, and other assessment tools.
Application Procedures
Qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds and life experiences are encouraged to apply online at https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=25066&siteid=5449&areq=61151br.
Applications may be submitted as Word or PDF attachments and must include:
1) Cover letter of application describing qualifications and experience;
2) Current resume/vita detailing education and relevant experience; and
3) On a separate document list the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of 3 professional references including a current or previous supervisor.
To view the full position posting, please visit http://web.library.emory.edu/about/employment/librarian.html