Community Resources Librarian - Needham, United States - Olin College of Engineering

Olin College of Engineering
Olin College of Engineering
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Needham, United States

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Olin College of Engineering seeks employees who are passionate about working collaboratively within and outside of the Olin community to support the College's mission and vision for the future.

At Olin, we are educating the next generation of engineering innovators and shifting the definition of engineering.

Not only do our students ask, "Who are we designing this for, and what are their values?" They also ask questions about the impact of their work on society.

As Olin evolves under the leadership of our president, Dr.

Gilda Barabino, we seek to become a more diverse and aware community, a place where _everyone is a learner_ and where _everyone is an educator_.

Olin will become a place where experimentation—including making and learning from mistakes—will be embraced across the institution, not just in the classroom.

Collaboration is key to Olin's curriculum and culture, and we will work intentionally to reinforce the values and culture to which we aspire.

We are a community that thrives on being together; we value trust.

The College supports teams to collaboratively decide how they can best do their work, and display a commitment to the community, all while providing individuals with overall work-life flexibility.

Olin College is situated on 75 acres in Needham, Massachusetts.

We are approximately ten miles from Boston, one mile from the MBTA Commuter Rail train station, and approximately four miles from the Woodland Station for the MBTA Green Line.

We have plenty of free parking on campus. You can find more details on our Visiting Campus page.

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From the moment you step on campus at Olin, you feel a buzz of energy and activity—and once you experience it, you want to be a part of it.

Olin College is committed to supporting an innovative, integrated learning and working environment.

As a small campus, the in-person experience and cross-team collaboration is what helps build a strong, dynamic community for our students, faculty and staff.

Typically, most roles at Olin College are intended to be in-person and on-campus. Certain paid positions may be eligible for flexible working arrangements, at the College's sole discretion.

Any approved remote work arrangement for pay _must be_ performed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where Olin is registered to do business.

Individual flexible and remote work options can be discussed during the interview process.

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About The Library:


The Olin College Library serves nearly 400 undergraduate engineering students, all of whom live on-campus, and an enthusiastic faculty and staff.

We uphold and advance learning, scholarship, individual wellbeing, and community strength.


The Library is staffed by 3 librarians: the Director of the Library, the Community Engagement Librarian, and the Community Resources Librarian (CRL).

We also employ a small, engaged group of student workers.

The Library works closely with faculty and is situated in the department of Student Affairs (StAR), reporting to the Dean of Student Affairs.


Primary Responsibilities:

The CRL's primary area of responsibility is electronic resources of all kinds, front-and-back-end. They maintain, assess, and seek to improve e-resources. The CRL ensures e-resources are accessible, discoverable, and user-friendly.

The CRL ensures resources are accessible and usable. They identify areas of need and propose/execute thoughtful and practical solutions. They collect, manage, and analyze data of all types to evaluate and improve services.


Other duties may include:
current-and-potential product assessment, digital archive maintenance, and vendor communications.

Their work is informed by their niche knowledges of:
the Olin community, the Olin curriculum, LIS news and scholarship, instructional design methods, and user experience principles.


Shared Responsibilities, Expectations and Opportunities:

All staff contribute to daily and routine Library tasks, balancing them with their primary duties.

A typical workday will include a mix of primary work and any combination of circulation, reference, collection development, Library space management (including Library of Things and makerspaces), and/or assisting with Library programming.


Library staff must possess initiative, tolerance for ambiguity and change, comfort with asking for help, and a willingness to jump in wherever needed.

Staff are collaborative, communicative, and non-competitive with each other. We engage directly and daily with students, staff, and faculty; our users are also our frequent collaborators and partners.


Library staff often have opportunities to participate in Olin or Library projects that are relevant to our mission and to the staff member's interests (art or fabrication projects, ethics discussion groups, etc.).

Staff are welcome to discuss such opportunities with the Director at any time. Nevertheless, the primary responsibilities of this position will remai
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