Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach classes to support the teaching curriculum including, but not limited to, course integrated library resources introduction, research skills, and information literacy instruction
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with teaching faculty to facilitate enhanced student learning
• Consistently engage in campus-wide opportunities to promote library services
• Provide research support for faculty and students
• Collaborate as part of team of librarians to take advantage of technologies to support and expand library services
• Provide research (reference) help in person at the service desk as scheduled, as well as by phone, appointment and email
• Participate in maintenance of library resource guides on library website
• Maintain awareness of current trends in health and life sciences information resources, teaching and learning pedagogy, and relevant best practices
• Other duties may be assigned

Salary:Average $58,000

Education:Students must graduate from high school, taking classes such as English, math, typing, and science. A four-year bachelor's degree is then required, including courses such as science and computer science. A master's degree in library science (MLS) is mandatory. Courses include scientific literature, biomedical communication, bibliographic resource use, library organization and management, and standard cataloging systems. While health science librarians are not required to be certified, the Medical Library Association does offer certification examinations which would help a librarian advance to a higher position. 

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