Librarian - Information Services
5 days ago
**Librarian - Information Services**
The Information Services Librarian is responsible for providing reference and research assistance, as well as library
instructional sessions, to undergraduates, faculty, and staff. Other duties include marketing and outreach, collection
**Principal Responsibilities**:
- Provide assistance to students, faculty and staff with their information needs, research topics, research
strategies, and evaluation and interpretation of relevant resources, through a learning commons approach,
eReference engagement, and through individual office consultations;
user self-directed learning;
students, faculty and staff; and prepare content for the Library’s information literacy program, in line with
latest practices;
- Participate in maintaining links in the catalog, discovery platform and library web pages to electronic
resources;
- Determine and manage inter-lending requests, and according to the budget, using the preferred document
delivery service providers;
collection, instruction and research needs;
- Participate in collection development and collection weeding;
development methodologies, and based on the Library’s collection development policy and procedures;
- Participate in outreach programs to support research, education and community needs, and serve as the
library liaison for Read Across Campus program;
- Work collaboratively in the development, execution, and promotion of library-related programs, special
events, and displays, exhibits including promotional materials for print, online, and social media that highlight
the Library’s services and collections;
- Actively participate in team meetings, campus activities and positively and professionally represent the library
in the university and the community
- Contribute to professional development initiatives by attending and participating in workshops, conferences
and professional organizations;
- Contribute to staff development by mentoring members of staff through instruction and the creation of in
- house manuals;
- Gather data and statistics for reporting purposes; Compile statistical reports
- Perform other duties as assigned.
**Competencies and Skills Used**:
- Professional experience in an academic library
- Demonstrated experience providing reference and Information Literacy instruction in an academic library
- setting- Strong service orientation with excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills
- Proficiency with using current and emerging technologies, including learning and content management
software for delivery of information literacy instruction and reference support;
- Familiarity with trends in scholarly communication, including digital scholarship and research, data
management, and corresponding needs of faculty and researchers;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment;
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to manage multiple projects.
**Essential Qualifications**:
- Masters in Library Science or equivalent degree.- Previous experience in instruction, collection development, and/or reference services in academic library,
preferably, international environment.
**Desired Additional Qualifications**:
- Professional library experience in an academic or research library- Proficiency in _Arabic & English_ (reading, writing, and speaking)
Applications will be accepted and evaluated until this position is filled.- Cover letter
- Updated CV
- Contact information of three (3) academic/professional references
**_Angele El Khoury _**
**_Director of Human Resources _**
The American University in Dubai
P. O. Box 28282, Dubai, U.A.E.
- No telephone calls please. _
- While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for a follow-up interview._
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