The East Hampton Library, located on Long Island’s East End, is seeking a full-time Children’s Librarian. The successful candidate must possess good communication skills and be able to work well with staff and the public to help build on a solid base of high quality service. The East Hampton Library is an association library that serves a community of 15,800 year-round residents, plus a large summer population.

Duties:

-Provide friendly reference services to children and their families
-planning and conducting children’s programs
-collection development

Qualifications:

-flexibility is a must!
-a genuine desire and ability to work well with children
-prior experience working with children in a library
-knowledge of computer applications for library services
-ability to speak Spanish is a plus

Requirements:

Candidate must have a MLS/MLIS degree from an ALA-accredited library school.  

Salary negotiable with a competitive benefits package

The schedule includes some evenings and weekend rotation

Interested candidate should send a resume and cover letter, via email, by October 14th, 2020 to:

Alexandra Giambruno
Head of Children’s Services/Pages
East Hampton Library
Email: alex@easthamptonlibrary.org
(631)324-0222 ext. 2

The Longwood Public Library is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic part- time librarian who believes in providing excellent customer service to children and parents. The successful candidate must be friendly, hard-working and knowledgeable about children’s literature, be flexible and work well under pressure. They must be knowledgeable and comfortable working with technology and on board with providing online programming content as we navigate this new way of providing library services to the community. 

Requirements and duties:
• MLS from an ALA accredited library school or enrollment in a Library Science program.
• Experience working with children (birth – 6th grade) and parents.
• Ability to provide reference, research and reader’s advisory service to parents and children in a busy Children’s room.
• A hands-on, working knowledge of digital services and library download services on a variety of devices and be comfortable showing and promoting these services to others.
• Technology skill set appropriate for an information professional in today’s environment.
• Desire to work as a team and collaborate with co-workers on projects and programs as well as develop and conduct innovative programs for children independently.
• Available to work daytime and evening hours, with Friday evenings a must, as well as a Saturday rotation. 

Salary: $27.00 for Librarian I / $24.00 for Librarian Trainee 

Interested candidates should submit a resume with two references and a cover letter along with an LPL application which is available on our website at longwoodlibrary.org by October 16, 2020 to: 

Kimberly Giery - Head of Children’s Services Longwood Public Library 800 Middle Country Road Middle Island, NY 11953 (631) 924-6400, ext. 230 kim@longwoodlibrary.org 

Lisa H. Jacobs, Library Director Ann Hofbauer, Assistant Director 

Description:
The South Huntington Public Library is seeking an energetic, motivated person to fill a part-time library clerk position in our Circulation Department. Hours will include evenings and weekends. Flexibility to fill in when needed is preferred. The starting salary is $16.98 per hour. 

Duties:
• Assisting the public with circulation and borrowing procedures.
• Answering incoming calls and directing calls to the appropriate department/individual
• Assisting patron registering for programs
• Explain circulation procedures in a courteous and professional manner
• Checking materials in and out, collecting and recording fines. 

Qualifications:
• A high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Computer literate
• Ability to follow written and oral instruction
• Desire to work in a diverse community
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team player 

Interesting candidates may apply by faxing, email or dropping off an application to: Cathy-Ann Werner, Head of Circulation South Huntington Public Library 145 Pidgeon Hill Road Huntington Station, NY 11746 Fax: 631.549.0246 Email: cwerner@shpl.info Applications can be found on our website at SHPL.INFO under the “About” tab. 

The South Huntington Public Library is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applications will be accepted until October 9, 2020 or until the position is filled. 

Great Neck (NY) Library— Interim Library Director  

This is a temporary position that will take effect as of October 12, 2020, and remain filled for an ongoing time period until the position is filled by a permanent Library Director.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the Great Neck Library system that consists of Main and three branches and its digital presence (website, marketing)

• Report to the Board of Trustees, which includes: write a monthly report to the board to be shared with the public, attend board of trustee meetings, attend board committee meetings when assigned or requested, gather and provide the requisite research and information requested by the board on topics relevant to the collection, the physical plant, staffing, the community, and library programming, for examples. 

• Work with the managers of the library departments at Main and with the managers of the branches on every relevant aspect of library services, including but not limited to standard programs, innovative programming, virtual programs as these become the staple of a society in a pandemic, responses to requests and complaints from library patrons, and making optimal use of the talents within each department and branch. 

• Follow the Centers for Disease Control and New York State procedures and guidelines for the safety of patrons and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Manage personnel: Capitalize on the strengths of the department heads and pay keen attention to helping them improve their skills so they can maximize the effectiveness of their specialized staffs and thereby reap a community that takes pride in its library. 

• Assist the Board of Trustees in its search for a permanent Director, including but not limited to identifying community needs, promoting search efforts, enlarging candidate pool, and helping the board shape its policy. 

Skills Required:

• MLS or MLIS degree from an ALA-accredited institution required.

• Must have a minimum of 5 years of management or supervisory experience. 

• Experience in a multi-branch environment is preferred.

• Knowledgeable of the principles, methods, and practices of current public library service, including patron relations, facilities and operations, technology and current philosophies of Library Science

• Proven administrative, supervisory, and leadership skills that ensure a positive work environment.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Staff, Library Board of Trustees, the general public, and peers in the library field.  

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits; commensurate with experience.

Special Requirement(s)

Eligibility for a New York State public librarian’s professional certificate at the time of application; possession of certificate at the time of temporary appointment.

For more information

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to the attention of President of the Great Neck Board of Trustees, Weihua Yan, at weihua.gnpl@gmail.com by October 1, 2020

The Western New York Library Resources Council seeks a dynamic, creative, service-oriented colleague for our new part-time position (21 hours) Digital Projects Manager.  Working under the supervision of the Outreach and Digital Services Coordinator, this position will manage all aspects of the WNYLRC’s digital projects: New York Heritage (nyheritage.org), Empire Archival Discovery Collaborative (empireadc.org) , Empire State Immersive Experiences (esie.space),  New York State Historic Newspapers (nyhistoricnewspapers.org) , ESLN’s dark archive and the new proposed IR  state-wide digital repositories. This position has the potential to be full-time at a later date. Working collaboratively with Outreach & Digital Services Coordinator to accomplish Council goals with respect to digitization of member collections responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Working directly with WNYLRC contributing institutions and librarians to ensure their complete understanding of the digital project including: metadata standards, best practices,  the appropriate digital platform, uploading, managing, and marketing their collection assets, and addressing relevant issues through training, communications, tutorials, and site visits 

• Promoting digital initiatives to members to necessitate growth.  

• Publicizing new digital collections via WNYLIB-l, NYLINE, relevant national and regional listservs and websites, and social media. Create or use existing marketing materials as needed

• Keeping abreast of upgrades and changes to digital platform software and acting as the regional expert/trainer for members

• Collaborating and meeting routinely with other ESLN/Member digital services colleagues on enhancements, strategic directions, and marketing plans and initiatives of digital services

• Participating on other committees, subcommittees or task groups as needed

• Attending local, state, and national conferences and meetings on digital practices, topics, and trends to further enhance WNYLRC digital services

• Maintaining and analyzing a record of statistics for each of the services

 *Required Qualifications

• MLS Degree from ALA accredited institution

• Exceptional technical skills in managing digital platforms

• Working knowledge of Drupal

• Demonstrated knowledge of office software (e.g. MSOffice Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Project management experience

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments 

• Ability to analyze the selection, technical and copyright issues that impact the success of digital projects.

• Ability to apply established digitization protocols and standards to produce digital representations of archival and library materials.

• Ability to apply established protocols and metadata standards to provide access to digital objects in digital asset management systems

• Ability to work a flexible schedule

• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a team oriented collaborative environment

• Demonstrated interpersonal and customer-oriented communication skills  (written and oral) with ability to socialize with and engage constituents via virtual, email, phone, and in-person meetings

• Willingness to speak in front of groups for training or promoting purposes

• Ability to travel to attend local, statewide and national meetings, conferences, and events 

    Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year of professional experience in a library organization

• Understanding of multi-type library systems in New York

• CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software experience

Salary Range:  Commensurate upon experience.  Ability to join the NYS Retirement system. Pro-rated vacation, holiday, and sick time.

Apply:  Send cover letter, detailed resume and names of 3 professional references to: sknab@wnylrc.org

About: WNYLRC is a member driven 501c3 organization and is one of 9 multi-type library systems in New York.  WNYLRC is a member of the Empire State Library Network (ESLN) and works collaboratively with all library sytems in New York State. WNYLRC is an AA/EEO Employer.

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

Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services

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