Throughout its history, Mercy College has remained dedicated to its mission-to make available the transformational power of a college education. Mercy's commitment to quality, student support, and innovation, remains as strong today as ever. Mercy College is an independent, nonsectarian New York metropolitan area institution offering over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs. The College has an enrollment of more than 10,000 students from diverse backgrounds, across four campuses-Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, and Yorktown-plus a vibrant online learning community.
Mercy College is inviting applicants to apply for the position of Systems Librarian.
Reporting to the library director, the technical services and Systems Librarian is responsible for overseeing content management, cataloging, and metadata of the library's print and electronic books, serials, audio visuals, electronic collections, e-journals, databases, etc. Since a large percentage of the library's materials' budget is dedicated to electronic resources, this position requires organizational skills needed to develop a successful strategy that expands online content discovery and delivery, as well as maintains existing physical collections.
Working from Mercy's main library on the Dobbs Ferry campus, the systems librarian is responsible for maintaining the integrated library system (currently the open source platform, Koha) and monitors Koha for upgrades, resolves problems, and helps plan for future service expansion and implementation. Other systems and access tools are also maintained by this position, including Serials Solutions.
Mercy College actively engages in recruiting a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of historically underrepresented groups, and strives to build and sustain a welcoming and supportive campus community.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Interested candidates should send cover letter stating salary requirements and resume as attachments by a applying online at https://jobs.mercy.edu For more information about the College, visit www.mercy.edu
Mercy College is an AA/EOE/ADA Employer.
Education Requirements: - MLS or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program
Experience or skills required:
-Familiarity with competitive ILS systems such as III Sierra or OCLC Worldshare is highly desirable as the library is strongly considering switching to an alternative system in spring of 2014.
- Ability to articulate the pros and cons of different systems as part of an ILS vision for the library and contribute to goal setting and long term planning.
-The librarian will need to be highly collegial and exhibit excellent interpersonal skills as they direct and oversee the work of technical services library assistants, work closely with a team of librarians to develop and maintain access to print and electronic resources and work with college faculty as part of their committee and college-wide responsibilities.
- The librarian will need to be highly collegial and exhibit excellent interpersonal skills as they direct and oversee the work of technical services library assistants, work closely with a team of librarians to develop and maintain access to print and electronic resources and work with college faculty as part of their committee and college-wide responsibilities.
Mercy College is a private, not for profit institution offering more than 90 challenging degree programs to undergraduate and graduate students within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The main campus is located in Dobbs Ferry, NY with additional locations in Manhattan, Bronx and Yorktown Heights. Challenging opportunities include the prestigious Honors Program - one of the first in New York State; its nationally-recognized, revolutionary PACT program – the first such endeavor in the country to pair students with professionally trained mentors; and competitive Division II athletics. The College is proud to be one of the most affordable private institutions in the country, committed to preparing an increasing number of students for rewarding, in-demand careers. It is listed as one of 200 “Colleges of Distinction” for “engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities, and successful outcomes.” Mercy College has several Fulbright scholars among its faculty and students, and this year saw the creation of Centers of Academic Excellence within its School of Business – including institutes for Entrepreneurship, Strategic Consulting and International Business. Mercy’s online graduate Nursing program is listed among the nation’s 100 best. The College was recently named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service.