Web Librarian

Senior Assistant Librarian, tenure-track position

The California State University San Marcos Library is seeking a creative, energetic librarian to provide vision and leadership in designing, developing, and supporting the Library's virtual presence. The Senior Assistant Librarian is a tenure-track position with a beginning salary of $55,944. The Web Librarian is responsible for the Library's websites and fosters a dynamic, interactive environment that integrates a variety of disparate library technologies seamlessly into a highly usable website focused on student learning and research. Currently, the position primarily supports provision of traditional library services and resources in the online environment. Growing areas of interest include facilitating design of online instruction, providing user customization and social computing features, and increased support of multimedia environments.

This position offers a great deal of creative freedom. The Library is looking for a visionary, self-motivated individual who is able to build consensus and communicate effectively with librarians and staff to collaboratively design and offer innovative, new digital library services to our community. The position involves understanding principles of library science, information architecture, and human/computer interface design, particularly user search behaviors. Technical responsibilities include web design, site development and maintenance, some programming and database work, graphic design, and multimedia development.

California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is a young and growing campus located in north San Diego County only 20 minutes from the ocean. The university focuses on the student as an active participant in the learning process.   In its central role in the university's learning and research process, t he CSUSM Library uses cutting-edge technology to provide access and deliver resources and instruction that support the lifelong learning needs of our students and community.

Specific Duties

1. Collaborate with library faculty and staff to articulate a vision and develop strategic plans for the library websites and web-based services.
2. Design usable and accessible websites to enable students to effectively use library services and resources for their learning and research needs.
3. As webmaster for library websites, coordinate content development, evaluate online content and services, develop guidelines and standards, and manage the daily maintenance and support of the websites.
4. Build a robust website infrastructure using web authoring, scripting, mark-up languages and relational database tools.
5. Provide a seamless web environment, integrating various library applications and services using current linking, metasearch , and other web technologies.
6. Anticipate web trends, investigate their application to the academic library and develop new web-based services.
7. Work on a regular basis with students in a reference or instructional capacity.
8. Meet faculty tenure obligations, including developing a research agenda, publishing, and serving on library, university, and/or national committees.

Qualifications Required

• ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective web interface design, information architecture, usability and accessibility.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective websites using state-of-the-art web authoring tools.
• Innovative with the ability to adapt in fast-changing environments, to take risks and to creatively solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to seek out and learn new technology.
• Knowledge of best practices, standards, issues and trends relevant to web and information technology in academic libraries.
• Ability to inspire a shared vision and work effectively with colleagues, students and faculty in a collegial environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to meet tenure requirements and desire to play a visible role in the academic community.

Qualifications Desired

• Demonstrated skill with scripting/programming, mark-up languages, and relational databases to create dynamic web pages.
• Demonstrated experience with library technology integration using linking tools (such as SFX, Metalib ) and Web 2.0 technologies.
• Education or background in computer science or web development.
• Experience or knowledge in instruction and reference.
• Experience or knowledge with image and multimedia production.
• Experience or knowledge in exciting, new library technologies such as RSS feeds or use of gaming in instruction.

To Apply

Send letter of application addressing the qualifications, resume, the URL of a live sample website, and names of three references to:
Marion T. Reid, Dean, Library.
CSU San Marcos
San Marcos , CA , 92096

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Review of applications begins January 18, 2008. Position open until filled. Full position announcements: http://library.csusm.edu/about/jobs .

CSU San Marcos is an Equal Opportunity/ Title IX Employer.   The University has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, members of minority groups and people with disabilities.

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Sue Thompson

Library Systems Coordinator

California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA  92096

(760) 750-4373

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