Librarian - Information Services

Librarian - Information Services
The American University in Dubai invites qualified applicants to apply for the
position of 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
development in general reference and designated subject area, inter-lending,
and resource access responsibilities.

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;
* Prepare instructional materials, including subject and course-related web pages, to support teaching and for
user self-directed learning;
* Develop and deliver library instruction sessions in a variety of subjects, including assessment tools, for
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;
* Serve as a Subject Librarian for the designated subject area and maintain regular interaction to determine
collection, instruction and research needs;
* Participate in collection development and collection weeding;
* Develop the library collection (selection, deselection) in General Reference and other subject areas, by
identifying resources in all preferred formats, through the application of
standard library collection
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