Library Services Coordinator - Methodist College

Associate Director Of Library Services

The associate director of library services directs, plans, implements, and evaluates the provision of library services at Methodist College. Qualifications include certification in library science, a bachelor's degree in library science, and work experience in an academic library. Responsibilities include ensuring the effective operation of the library in supporting the mission of the college, collaborating with Methodist College administration, faculty, and staff, maintaining the security of the library's resources, participating in college events, serving on ad hoc college committees, managing the library's collection and access to resources, purchasing and cataloging books and materials, maintaining item records, conferring with faculty to collect relevant items, anticipating and exploring ways to support academic programs, developing and updating course reserves, overseeing electronic resources, keeping library software up-to-date, managing circulation and patron management, assisting with archiving, maintaining unit statistics, integrating library student workers, interviewing, scheduling, training, and reviewing student workers, overseeing service of printers and copiers, sustaining job knowledge and professional growth, representing the library at meetings and events, pursuing educational opportunities, maintaining knowledge of library science advances, making recommendations for enhancements, directing library operations, proposing the annual library budget, hiring, training, and supervising library staff, promoting the library, preparing annual reports, troubleshooting technology issues, advising on fair use and copyright issues, and maintaining required records.