Modesto - Modesto Junior College - Adjunct Faculty Librarian

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Salary

The Hourly Range: $58.21 – $93.06

Doctorate Range: $68.60 to 95.51

Close Date

Continuous

Job Description

Modesto Junior College (MJC) is seeking an adjunct librarian to be in an on-going pool or to substitute as needed. Hours can include evenings or weekends. MJC librarians teach effective research strategies in print and online resources and provide reference services in a multimedia environment to students and faculty.

Assist students with reference questions and conduct bibliographic instruction (B.I.)for a wide range of classes. May need to assist at circulation desk checking in and out materials. Bibliographic Instruction is conducted at the request of the instructor; hence, no established times are available at this moment. Instruction takes place any time of the day and evening. Some collection development may be needed.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science (MLS or MLIS from an ALA-accredited program) OR a California Community College Instructor credential appropriate to the subject OR the equivalent.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; familiarity with information compentency/literacy concepts and programs; experience providing instruction in an academic library and in the classroom; experience teaching classes utilizing effective search strategies to access resources; awareness of various learning styles and teaching strategies; enthusiastic approach to working collaboratively with students and faculty; willingness to facilitate students’ learning by working to develop varied and innovative learning environments; interest in promoting library services to a multicultural population; experience with HTML, multimedia and presentation software; experience with Libguides and various electronic databases, such as Gale and EBSCO; excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills; knowledge of AACRII revised, RDA, Library of Congress subject headings, MARC format, OCLC; experience with collection development.