Woodland Hills - Los Angeles CCD - Pierce College - Librarian

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Job Description The Pierce College Library Department provides information resources and reference assistance to students, faculty, staff and community members. The department includes four full-time faculty librarians and several adjunct librarians to assist in accessing this information and facilitating information competency, critical thinking, intellectual independence, and life-long learning skills. The college is completing construction of a new 59,000 sq. ft. Library Learning Center Crossroads building, which is slated to open Spring 2013. The department seeks a dynamic, user-focused, forward-thinking individual to provide expertise in the effective integration of new technologies in library instruction.

Minimum Qualifications Master’s Degree in Library Science OR Library and Information Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association.

Duties and Responsibilities In accordance with its mission as a community college, instruction at Pierce College includes lower division courses. Faculty members at Pierce College are expected to facilitate student learning by designing varied and exciting learning environments. Evening and/or weekend classes may be scheduled based on department needs. In addition to the regular reference and instruction duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: • Participate in the development and the assessment of student learning outcomes (SLOs); • Participate in professional development activities and maintain current knowledge in the discipline; • Assist in the development of resources, materials, and strategies, including the use of multimedia technology (Pierce Online Moodle) to instruct students in a multicultural environment; • Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic background of community college faculty, staff and students; • Devote a minimum of five hours weekly to campus responsibilities (senate, accreditation, etc.); • Investigate and implement emerging technologies; • Provide online and in person library instruction services; • Provide course-related library instruction; • Assist in the production and maintenance of the library’s web page, various library guides, handouts, and instructional documents; • Collaborate with other faculty to increase students’ knowledge of library resources; • Participate in collection development; • Participate in development of library policies and procedures; • Other library related duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications • Possess additional degree or coursework work in instructional technology, educational media, computer science, training and development; • Experience in providing reference services in an academic environment; • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a college setting; • Knowledge of automated library systems and electronic information resources; • Demonstrated teaching and presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both new and experienced users; • Knowledge of current and emerging library principles, practices, and technologies; • Ability to develop and teach information competency classes and workshops; • Demonstrated proficiency in HTML, CSS and Javascript; • Strong written and oral communication skills; • A willingness to accept varied responsibilities within the department and college.

For consideration in the selection process, all interested candidates must submit the following: • Letter of Interest (describing your interest in the position); • Current descriptive resume that summarizes how you meet the qualifications for the position; • Contact information for three references; • Copies of transcripts (official transcripts are required for all candidates invited to the final interview). Salary and Benefits

The current starting range is from $47,600 to $74,110 for the 10-month academic year, depending on education and experience. The doctoral differential is $3,000 per academic year. The District provides an excellent benefit package including medical, vision, dental and life insurance to the employee and eligible dependents.