Position Opening: Reference Librarian, Galveston, TX

[Trumble, Julie M.]

Please excuse the cross-posting

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Reference Librarian



The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston seeks applicants for a full-time (40-hour week/12 month) reference/education services librarian to provide proactive customer-oriented services. Primary duties include significant public service responsibilities including reference, user consultation, online searching, and educational program development and delivery. The successful candidate will work both independently and collaboratively in a rapidly changing environment with growing electronic collections and an increasing base of remote users.



Specific Job Related Duties

- Provides reference support in person, by phone, email, and interactive chat.
- Participates in the Library's education program by teaching and developing classes.
- Designs and revises instructional materials both in print and online formats.
- Develops and revises web-based instructional tutorials on library products and services.
- Conducts mediated literature searches for clients as requested.
- Makes appropriate referrals for clients to sources outside the library, as necessary.
- Performs duties associated with special projects and grants.
- Provides input into collection development for print and electronic resources for the Reference and General Collections.
- Stays abreast of, and assists in, disseminating developments in search tools/interfaces, scholarly publishing and copyright, as applicable to the UTMB audience.
- Continually increases technical competency of self and others.
- Other duties as assigned

Preferred Skill/Competency

- Demonstrated effective teaching and presentation skills
- Experience with search interfaces for Voyager, Ovid, EBSCO, and others.
- Ability to learn new search interfaces/techniques quickly
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Innovative and energetic
- Demonstrated ability to work quickly, prioritize and manage tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, professional environment
- Ability to have multiple projects ongoing simultaneously
- Ability to work well independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Strong commitment to superior customer service;
- Advanced proficiency in Windows applications, Microsoft Office and Outlook


Preferred Qualifications:  life sciences degree, professional work experience in an academic health sciences library, experience teaching adult learners, working knowledge of web-site or online tutorial development, Academy of Health Information Professionals membership.



Required:  ALA-accredited Master's degree



Preferred:  life sciences degree, professional work experience in an academic health sciences library, experience teaching adult learners, working knowledge of web-site or online tutorial development, Academy of Health Information Professionals membership.



Salary: Commensurate with experience



Apply online at: http://jobs.utmbhealth.com/  Job ID: 33296


Position available immediately.



Julie M. Trumble, MLIS
Head of Reference and Educational Services
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Moody Medical Library

301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1035
P 409.772.3642 F 409.762.5586
E jtrumble at utmb.edu

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