Part-Time Reference Librarian
https://chapman.peopleadmin.com/postings/13144
The Chapman University Leatherby Libraries are hiring a Part-Time Reference Librarian. We are looking for individuals who can commit to working 19 hours per week, including: Sundays from Noon – 5:00 pm; a couple of evening shifts on Tuesday and Wednesday up until 8:00 pm; and possibly a day shift, as needed.
Responsibilities
The Reference Librarian assists students, faculty and other staff in the effective use of learning resources and provides research support that may include any combination of the following: reference, instruction, and special projects in reference support, maintaining statistics, associated public services record keeping, and developing and refining research guides and other self-help materials.
Required Qualifications
A.L.A. accredited M.L.S. degree
Demonstrated experience delivering reference service preferably in an academic library
Demonstrated knowledge and search experience with mainstream academic databases especially full-text products
Ability to create functional and efficient library help guides on various topics.
Strong interpersonal skills to work with a diverse group of individuals at all organizational levels.
Ability to use tact and diplomacy and high level of confidentiality.
Technical skills to learn and use enterprise systems and departmental tools.
Ability to learn and interpret university and library policies and procedures.
About Chapman University
Located in the city of Orange in sunny Southern California, Chapman University is a mid-sized private university with a total undergraduate and graduate enrollment of 8,305 students. Just steps away from the restaurants and shops of Orange’s Historic Old Towne Plaza, Chapman’s stately, palm-treed campus is a centerpiece of this comfortable mid-sized city. Ideally situated within an hour’s drive of Los Angeles, our location provides easy access to LA and Hollywood internships, beautiful beaches, Disneyland, mountains and desert.
Our comprehensive and personal education attracts students from different backgrounds and countries from all over the world. We have students from 49 states, the U.S. territories and more than 60 different countries.
Our diverse student body combined with our small classes make it possible for you to connect across borders and backgrounds, opening your experience to different cultures and ways of viewing the world.
We emphasize the interdisciplinary study of the arts and sciences as well as professional programs, giving both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to become multidimensional, original thinkers—the kind of people who flourish in a challenging world.
Not only do we strive to connect academic areas of inquiry through interdisciplinary study, we also work to connect students to faculty and the University to the community, so that your education is personal, relevant and engaged in the larger world.
To apply, please go to https://chapman.peopleadmin.com/postings/13144
For more information on this posting, contact Taylor Greene, Coordinator of Reference Services: tgreene@chapman.edu