Faculty

Description

University of Colorado | CU Denver

Auraria Library

Collection Development Librarian (2 positions), Instructor

Position #00802568 – Requisition #27519

• Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers

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The University of Colorado Denver seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

Auraria Library has openings for two full time Instructor, Collection Development Librarian positions.

The University of Colorado Denver is the state’s premier public urban research university and equity-serving institution. Globally connected and locally invested, CU Denver partners with future-focused learners and communities to design accessible, relevant, transformative educational experiences for every stage of life and career. Across eight schools and colleges in the heart of downtown Denver, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges through boundary-breaking innovation and impactful research and creative work. As part of the state’s largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and annual economic impact of more than $800 million. For more information, visit www.ucdenver.edu

Overview

The Collection Development Librarian is responsible for building, managing, reviewing, evaluating, and promoting collections to support the learning, teaching, and research of campus users. With a $3.6M learning materials budget and with over 80% of our budget spent on electronic resources, evaluating, selecting, and cancelling resources for Auraria Library plays a vital role in ensuring a robust, diverse, and high use collection. This position routinely communicates with stakeholders about the collections including raising awareness of new and existing resources, changes to resource access, and training and educational opportunities on library resources. This position works closely with colleagues across the Library to ensure the collections reflect the needs and interests of users. The librarian prioritizes creating a diverse and inclusive collection and is committed to staying informed about trends, developments, and best practices related to collection development and subject areas they work with. This position will predominantly work with subject areas related to science, technology, engineering and/or medicine, but will work in other subject areas as needed.

Faculty members on the Instructor track have a workload distribution of 90% librarianship and 10% service. As a faculty member, this position participates on Library and campus-wide committees and in CU Denver faculty governance. The position engages in fulfilling the research and educational missions of the Auraria Library and the three institutions on the Auraria Campus – the University of Colorado Denver, the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Community College of Denver. This position is in the Library’s Division of Collection Management and Discovery and reports to the Collection Development and Assessment Program Lead.

Located in downtown Denver, Colorado, the Auraria Campus is home to three institutions of higher education – University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Community College of Denver – both MSU Denver and CCD are Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), and CU Denver is working toward HSI and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) designations. The Auraria Library serves the campus’ of over 35,000 students, the majority of whom are from the first-generation in their family to enroll in higher education. Most of the students are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color, and we also serve large populations of veterans, transfer students, adult learners, and other populations that have been historically underserved. Auraria Library is committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from candidates across all dimensions and identities. The library seeks candidates who embrace a multicultural, diverse, and inclusive workplace, and who strive to incorporate those values in their work and interactions. While the University of Colorado Denver is required to perform a background check during the hiring process, as part of the library’s ongoing commitment to increasing equity, this information will not exclude you from being considered for this position and we encourage everyone, regardless of their status, to apply. Please see our library values and diversity initiatives.

Reports to

Collection Development and Assessment Program Lead

Supervision Exercised

N/A

Job Duties

Collection Development and Management

• Oversees collection development in assigned subject area(s) through managing, selecting, collecting, analyzing, promoting, and evaluating information and research resources in multiple formats, including books, ebooks, journals, databases, and streaming media.
• Ensures collections support learning, teaching, and research needs by monitoring curricular offerings and changes and staying informed of campus’ research initiatives.
• Collaboratively works and develops projects, processes, and tools to provide access to a diversity of voices and perspectives across Library collections.
• Effectively manages the funds of collection areas and is a good steward of those funds.
• Uses tools and software to support collection management to develop and assess collections. These may include but are not limited to YBP-GOBI Library Solutions, Sierra, EBSCONet, ExLibris Serial Solutions, MPS ScholarlyStats, and GoldRush.

• Reviews and responds to collection requests from students, faculty, instructors, and staff.
• Contributes to, communicates about, and implements the Library’s collection development policies.
• Keeps abreast of collection development and management best practices and shares and applies new knowledge, including through recommendations for improvements.
• Monitors the emergence of relevant resources by communicating with publishers, vendors, and other distributors.
• Stays abreast of new resources overall in subject areas.

• Participates in the check and balance system by providing justification for cancellation, renewal or new subscription of resources to relevant stakeholders including internal and external library users.
• Participates in the life cycle of collection activities by collaborating with acquisitions, discovery and metadata, ILL, and other teams, units, and departments to accomplish goals.

Collections Assessment

• Assists in gathering and coordinating information needed for academic program reviews, accreditation, and reports to library and higher education agencies.

• Participates in the multi-faceted assessment of Library resources (books, serials, databases, journals, newspapers).
• Manages weeding projects and processes in assigned subject area(s).
• Organizes trials including gathering feedback and reviewing comparisons of the resource.

Other

• Delivers and tracks research help services across a large, complex, and rapidly changing information landscape. This includes providing support at the Ask Us Desk, conducting research consultations in-person or online, and/or assisting users with research questions via virtual services (IM, email, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

Leadership and Service

• Participates on Library and campus-wide committees and CU Denver faculty governance.

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established at $60,000 to $65,000

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Benefits:

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Diversity and Equity:

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons within the LGBTQ+ community, and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school/program or in an appropriately related field from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, or medical / health related field OR minimum of two years’ experience working with science, technology, engineering, and/or medical / health students, faculty, and staff in an academic library.
• One or more years’ experience participating in collection development or management in an academic library.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective communication skills
• Project management
• Ability to work well both independently and in a collaborative environment
• Commitment to professional development
• Knowledge and understanding of key issues and trends that affect academic libraries and higher education.

Special Instructions to Applicants : Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers. Refer to requisition number: 27519. Review of applications will begin 9/27/2022 and will continue until the position is filled. Application Materials Required : Cover Letter, Resume/CV, List of References Application Materials Instructions : Required Application Materials: To apply, please visit:

Job Category : Faculty

Primary Location : Denver

Department : U0001 - DENVER & ANSCHUTZ MED CAMPUS - 30124 - LIB LIBRARY

Schedule : Full-time

Posting Date : Sep 20, 2022

Unposting Date : Ongoing

Position Number : 00802568