We are looking for a dynamic, smart, caring individual to run our new library in our new school, The School House - South Shore.  Full-time, from August to June.  We must open our new School House in September. Start immediately.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Maintain a warm, nurturing, and inclusive library space to encourage learning, reading, inquiry, and collaboration. 
• Collaborate with TSH Educators to develop and implement a library curriculum in which Learners become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, curators, and ethical users of information. 
• Manage the Library collection, reading widely and actively collaborating with Educators in the selection and deselection of resources that support curriculum and independent reading; ensure that the library collection is current, relevant, and diverse. 
• Plan and implement Storytimes for Lower Primary classes, and book discussions with Elementary Learners. 
• Suggest books and other resources to TSH Learners, Educators and families to support curricular and research needs, independent reading, and lifelong learning. 
• Create instructional resources using library guides and other platforms. 
• Develop, manage, and promote library events and programs for the TSH community. 

REQUIRED: 

• Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program 
• Experience working with children, preferably within a school library setting 

DESIRED: 

• Experience working in a Montessori environment and/or with Reggio Emilia approach 
• Experience working with Follett's Library Management Software, Destiny 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with children as well as adults 
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently 
• Passionate about promoting the love of libraries, reading, and lifelong learning 
• Commitment to ongoing professional development 
• Proficient in Google applications

Interested candidates can contact Chris Boshnack @ chris@theschoolhouse.org, 631-261-9000.  

PART-TIME CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN

The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic part-time children’s librarian who believes in providing excellent customer service to children and their parents. The successful candidate must be a creative team player, friendly, hard-working and knowledgeable about children’s literature, digital services, and children’s programs, be flexible and work well in a busy environment. 

This is not a Civil Service position.

Requirements and duties:

• MLS from an ALA accredited library school with a specialization in Youth Services. 

• Experience working with children (birth – 6th grade) and parents. 

• An understanding of proactive customer service.

• Ability to provide reference, research and reader’s advisory service to parents and children in a busy Children’s room. 

• Assist and instruct children and their parents in the use of library services and technological resources including but not limited to databases, e-book and audiobook downloads. 

• Conduct wide variety of educational and craft programs for children that encourages their cognitive and emotional development.

• Technology skill set appropriate for an information professional in today’s environment. 

• Desire to work as a team member and collaborate with co-workers on projects and programs as well as develop and conduct innovative programs for children independently. 

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed by the library.

• Available to work daytime, Friday evenings a must, as well as a Saturday and Sunday rotation.
  

Salary: $31.68 for Librarian I 

Interested candidates should email a copy of their resume with a cover letter and 2 references by 

Monday, May 24, 2021 to: 

Brian Debus - Head of Children’s Services 

brian@emmaclark.org

PART-TIME CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN: WEEKEND ROTATION

The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic part-time children’s librarian who believes in providing excellent customer service to children and their parents. The successful candidate must be a creative team player, friendly, hard-working and knowledgeable about children’s literature, digital services, and children’s programs, be flexible and work well in a busy environment. 

This is not a Civil Service position.

Requirements and duties: 

• MLS from an ALA accredited library school with a specialization in Youth Services. 

• Experience working with children (birth – 6th grade) and parents. 

• An understanding of proactive customer service.

• Ability to provide reference, research and reader’s advisory service to parents and children in a busy Children’s room. 

• Assist and instruct children and their parents in the use of library services and technological resources including but not limited to databases, e-book and audiobook downloads. 

• Technology skill set appropriate for an information professional in today’s environment. 

• Desire to work as a team member and collaborate with co-workers on projects and programs as well as develop and conduct innovative programs for children independently. 

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed by the library.

• Available to work rotating weekend shifts: Friday evenings as well as Saturday and Sunday.
  

Salary: $31.68 for Librarian I 

Interested candidates should email a copy of their resume with cover letter and 2 references by 

Monday, May 24, 2021 to: 

Brian Debus - Head of Children’s Services 

brian@emmaclark.org

Assessment Librarian 

Required Qualifications

The University Libraries recognizes the need to connect library value to University goals and mission through key higher education indicators (learning analytics, library's role in research activity, quality and visibility). The incumbent will lead the library assessment program, participating in activities that measure and communicate the University Libraries' effectiveness and value in meeting library and institutional goals for student success and faculty productivity. The incumbent will work within the Libraries to help departments assess and report on their activities and make continuous improvements. The incumbent will also partner with other units, such as the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, and the Office of Academic Assessment to develop, coordinate, and assess library effectiveness on Stony Brook Curriculum learning outcomes and faculty productivity and contribute to current national initiatives.

As a tenure-track faculty librarian, the incumbent will be expected to conduct research and scholarship, participate in University and professional service, and pursue professional development consistent with University standards for promotion and tenure. The incumbent will take an active role in liaison, reference, instruction and collection development duties. 

•  ALA-accredited Master's Degree in Library and Information Science

• Proficiency with Statistics, quantitative and qualitative assessment methodologies and tools: SPSS, SAS, Excel, Tableau or similar analytical and visualization software 

• Familiarity with current national initiatives, methods, and standards (ACRL's Value of Academic Libraries, IPEDS, SAILS, ACRL Standards for Librarians in Higher Education, etc.) 

• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills (to be assessed at interview)

Preferred Qualifications 

• Two or more years of directly related, full-time experience, including experience in higher education, teaching or assessment experience 

• Relevant undergraduate or graduate work/degree

• Grant-writing experience

Responsibilities & Requirements

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Research & User Engagement, the incumbent will lead the development of the Library assessment program, participating in activities that measure and communicate the University Libraries' effectiveness and value, meeting library and institutional goals for student success and faculty productivity. This position requires strong leadership and analytical skills in order to assess, promote, and improve the visibility of SBU Libraries value within academic departments, student learning outcomes, and other strategic goals of the University. The successful candidate will: 

• Possess a keen awareness of current trends and developments in assessment in both academic libraries and higher education 

• Have the ability to design, conduct and analyze assessment projects to improve services, operations and programs 

• Apply quantitative and qualitative assessment methods and tools

• Possess knowledge of best practices for efficient and sustainable data collection, data management, and data storage 

• Partner with library departments to create robust and sustainable assessment plans

• Communicate findings and recommendations via compelling written, oral and formal communication and presentations for decision making processes by both internal and external stakeholders 

• Integrate library assessment and data gathering with institutional and national initiatives related to research and learning in higher education 

• Coordinate and manage projects effectively 

• Demonstrate ability to work with multiple deadlines and multiple projects simultaneously; 

• Ability to work independently and as a team to assess and set priorities and adapt to a demanding and changing environment 

• Prepare and deliver internal training and documentation on statistical tools, statistical analysis, and assessment methodologies 

Special Notes 

This is a tenure track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.  **Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to guarantee consideration, please apply by  February 21, 2020.

Anticipated start date: As soon as possible.  Occasional night and weekend work is required. 

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov. 

Stony Brook University is 100% tobacco-free as of January 1, 2016. See our policy and learn more at stonybrook.edu/tobaccofree.  

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Procedure 

Those interested in this position should:

1. Complete the online Applicant Information Survey .  Do not submit this survey to the department with your application.  Any questions regarding the survey, please email oide@stonybrook.edu . 

2. Submit a   State Employment Application , cover letter and resume/CV by clicking Apply.  Alternately, you may submit your application package to the departmental address or fax below. 

Apply 

Pamela Di Pasquale

University Libraries Personnel

University Libraries

Melville Library, Room S1430B

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY 11794-3300

Email: Library_AssessmentLB100011909F@stonybrook.edu

Campus Description 

Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore.  Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. SBU is a comprehensive research-intensive university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which includes 34 public universities among its 62 members.  SBU consists of 12 schools and colleges and a teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art healthcare in the Long Island region. SBU also manages and performs joint research with Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast, and shares doctoral programs with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned molecular biology institute.  Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, New York, the Humanities Institute, and the Southampton Arts Program, and with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, SBU sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Stony Brook University Libraries

Stony Brook University Libraries are known for a wide-range of print and digital resources and world-renowned special collections. The Stony Brook University Libraries belong to the Association for Research Libraries (ARL), with a Health Sciences Center Library that is a member of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. The Libraries engage in an ambitious dynamic strategic plan. The Collection exceeds 2 million volumes, including e-books, print and electronic holdings of scholarly journal subscriptions, microfilms, music recordings, and a sizable map collection. The SBU Libraries include 6 distinct facilities, including Melville Library, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Math/Physics, Southampton and Health Sciences Libraries, and SUNY Korea-SBU campus. The University's Libraries stand as the largest academic research library on Long Island, serving as a resource in the local community, state-wide, and nationally and internationally.  The Libraries maintain memberships and affiliations in arXiv, Association of Research Libraries, SPARC, Center for Research OCLC Research Library Partnership, and ORCIB through the National Network of the National Libraries of Medicine. The Libraries utilize EX Libris' Aleph for its integrated library system and use EBSCO's Discovery Service. DSpace, Content DM, and Omeka, are used for managing digital assets and a growing Institutional Repository.  

Official Job Title:	Senior Assistant Librarian
REF#:	F-10087-20-01-F
Campus:	Stony Brook West Campus
Department:	University Libraries
Salary:	Commensurate with Experience
Posting Start Date:	01/22/2020
Posting End Date:	03/19/2020

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 02/21/2020, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. 

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university office of institutional diversity and equity at (631)632-6280. 

Job Category:   Faculty and Librarian

Posting Date:   01/22/2020

Administration Building Room 390 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-0751

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/faculty-jobs/positions/faculty-librarian/current-year/F-10087-20-01-F

https://apply.interfolio.com/83375

Posting Reference # 69294

Required Qualifications

Under the direction of the Director of Collection and Resource Management, the Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services provides leadership, guidance, and expertise to the department, including supervision of faculty librarians and professional staff. The Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services will be expected to conduct research and scholarship, and participate in faculty governance, committee work, and continuing professional development consistent with University standards for promotion and tenure. As a faculty librarian, the successful incumbent will take an active role in liaison, reference and instruction duties. The selected candidate will be responsible for the following: 

• Master's in Library Science from an ALA accredited institution. 

• At least three years of significant experience in acquisitions, cataloging, and metadata services.

• Strong working knowledge of RDA and MARC cataloging rules and conventions and non-MARC metadata schemas, formats, standards and protocols.

• Evidence of successful and creative management of staff and operations, including demonstrated potential for leading transformational change.

• Evidence of leadership in the fields of knowledge access and resource management, including demonstrated effective management, planning and organizational skills.

• Ability to lead in an atmosphere of continuous change, to work within a collaborative environment with diverse groups and to inspire and motivate.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

• Record of professional activities, including research and engagement in professional organizations.

• Demonstrated knowledge of emerging areas of librarianship, including the capabilities and future trends of library technology and systems to optimize discovery and access to scholarly resources.

• Supervisory and training experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional advanced degree.

• Working knowledge of one or more non-English languages.

• Knowledge of cataloging and metadata as applied to music and map collections.

• Experience in cataloging special collections, archival materials, and digital collections.

• Solid understanding of the research university environment and scholarly communication issues.

• Experience in coordination or management of integrated library systems functions, including experience with Ex Libris' Alma and Primo.

• Experience in batch cataloging, metadata normalization, and metadata manipulation tools or programming languages.

• Demonstrated ability to work with library and university constituencies, including library and academic faculty.

• Strong service orientation.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Provide leadership, guidance, and expertise to CMS, including regular review of cataloging and metadata faculty librarians and professional staff.

• Advise Director of Collection and Resource Management in the articulation of a user-centered, holistic cataloging and metadata vision to meet current and emerging information needs and new models of collection/content building and delivery.

• Review and evaluate workflows and work assignments with an eye toward increasing efficiencies, bringing more high-quality content to users more quickly, and building sustainable workflows to handle increasingly heterogeneous digital assets.

• Plan, implement, and evaluate operations, establish policies and procedures, and set priorities in cataloging and metadata services.

• Train cataloging librarians and staff in cataloging/metadata standards, new technology applications, systems, and tools to ensure compliance with nationals, SUNY, and local cataloging/metadata standards and practices (MARC, RDA, AACR2r, LCSH, LCCS, OCLC, LC, etc.) and to continuously improve cataloging efficiency and quality. 

• Work with the Director of Collection and Resource Management, Digital Projects Librarian, and Director of Special Collections to assess, implement, and manage vendor arrangements for the outsourcing of cataloging and metadata projects.

• Work with SBU Library senior leadership, consortia partners, and library/higher education organizations to identify opportunities for improvement in Libraries' discovery and deliverance operations and services.

• Work with Director of Collection and Resource Management and Libraries leadership to develop and implement University Libraries strategic priorities and provide the infrastructure needed to achieve those priorities.

• Work with Director of Collection and Resource Management and Associate Dean for Collection Strategy and Management to develop, coordinate, and implement bibliographic control policy and practices across the ILS, Discovery, and digital repository systems

• Participate in liaison, reference and instruction duties.

• Participate in research, publication, teaching and service in consonance with University standards for promotion and tenure.

Special Notes

This is a tenure track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  Internal and external search to occur simultaneously.  Anticipated Start Date: as soon as possible. 

**Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to guarantee consideration, please apply by April 17, 2020.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Stony Brook University is 100% tobacco-free as of January 1, 2016. See our policy and learn more at stonybrook.edu/tobaccofree. 

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

Application Procedure

Those interested in this position should:

1. Complete the online Applicant Information Survey .   Do not submit this survey to the department with your application.  Any questions regarding the survey, please email oide@stonybrook.edu .

2. Submit a   State Employment Application , cover letter and resume/CV to the departmental address or email address below. Priority will be given to applications submitted prior to 12/08/2019, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

APPLY

Pamela DiPasquale

University Libraries Personnel

Melville Library, Room S1430B

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY 11794-3300

Email: library_catalogmetadata_f97551@stonybrook.edu

Campus Description

Stony Brook University Libraries is the largest academic research library on Long Island serving the University population and the State University of New York system.  The Library is also a resource for the local community, state-wide, and nationally and internationally.  Known for a wide-range of print and digital resources and world-renowned special collections, the University Libraries belong to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), with a Health Sciences Center Library that is a member of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries.  The collection exceeds 2 million volumes, including e-books, print, streaming media, electronic holdings of scholarly journal subscriptions, microforms, music recordings, and a sizable map collection. The SBU Libraries include eight distinct facilities, including the recently renovated and flagship Melville Library, Chemistry, Health Sciences, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Math/Physics, Music, Southampton, and SUNY Korea-SBU campus.  Currently at the start of a renewed strategic plan, the faculty and staff are a talented and diverse group sharing in the mission and vision of the Libraries.  Librarians hold full faculty status and rank, and participate at all levels of the University.  The Libraries is currently migrating to the new Library Services Platform, Alma with Primo VE as its discovery solution.  Assets of its actively growing institutional repository and digital collections are managed by Omeka, Bepress Digital Commons, DSpace, and CONTENTdm.   The Libraries maintain memberships and affiliations in arXiv, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, SUNY Connect, DuraSpace (as a SUNY member), the Council on Library and Information Resources, Digital Library Federation, Coalition of Networked Information, EDUCAUSE, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Roper Center, OCLC Research Library Partnership, ORCID through the National Network of the National Libraries of Medicine, and locally with the Long Island Library Resources Council.

Official Job Title:	Senior Assistant Librarian
REF#:	F-10102-19-11
Campus:	Stony Brook West Campus
Department:	University Libraries
Salary:	Commensurate with Experience
Posting Start Date:	11/08/2019
Posting End Date:	4/17/2020

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 12/08/2019, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE ENCOURAGE PROTECTED VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, WOMEN AND MINORITIES TO APPLY. IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (631) 632-6350. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WEBSITE AT http://www.stonybrook.edu/police

Job Category:   Faculty and Librarian

Posting Date:   11/08/2019