Title: Coordinator of Library and Learning Resources
Agency: Wytheville Community College
Location: Wythe - 197
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: $68,293-$85,000 based on experience
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Additional Detail
Job Description:
The mission of Wytheville Community College is dedicated to facilitating student success and fostering excellence through teaching while providing personal development, lifelong career growth, community leadership, economic advancement, and cultural enrichment for the citizens of the counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and Wythe and the city of Galax. To achieve this mission and to fulfill its role as an educational leader and partner, Wytheville Community College commits to a student-centered environment by: providing programs and courses in occupational-technical education, college transfer education, general education, developmental education, distance education, continuing education, and workforce development; utilizing a broad range of instructional technologies, methods, materials, and facilities that are designed to meet the diverse needs of students; offering a supportive, comprehensive program of student development services that contribute to student persistence, success, and citizenship; fueling regional and state economic development by forging partnerships with businesses, industries, public agencies, civic groups, public schools, and other institutions of higher education not only within the service region but throughout the Commonwealth; promoting Appalachian Culture and cultural opportunities of Southwest Virginia; promoting accessibility; promoting accessibility and affordability; and ensuring quality in all programs and services.
The Coordinator of Library and Learning Resources reports to the Vice President of Instruction and Student Development and provides collegewide leadership for library services and learning resources that support student learning, academic success, faculty teaching, and institutional effectiveness. The coordinator directs and evaluates library operations and contributes to the continued development of the library as an integrated Learning Resource Center.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides leadership for the planning, administration, assessment, and continuous improvement of library and learning resource services in alignment with the College's mission, priorities, academic programs, and student needs.
- Directs collection development, including the selection, acquisition, evaluation, maintenance, and deselection of print, electronic, and multimedia resources in collaboration with faculty.
- Oversees library operations, including circulation, interlibrary loan, acquisitions, serials, and cataloging; administers archives and special collections and supports local history and genealogical research services.
- Develops library budget recommendations and oversees approved expenditures, subscriptions, and resource allocations in accordance with college policies and procedures.
- Leads the development and delivery of information literacy and research instruction in classroom, embedded, workshop, individual, and online formats.
- Provides reference and research assistance and collaborates with faculty to integrate library resources, research skills, and information literacy into courses and programs.
- Oversees library systems and digital services, including the integrated library system, electronic resources, online research guides, instructional materials, and library web content, in collaboration with information technology staff, VCCS, VIVA, and vendors.
- Ensures accessible and responsive library resources, services, facilities, and digital content for students at all instructional locations and in online learning environments.
- Supervises, trains, schedules, supports, and evaluates assigned Learning Resource Center employees and oversees federal work-study students.
- Directs the assessment of library and learning resource services, including data collection, reporting, and improvement activities supporting institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and required reporting.
- Develops and implements library procedures and ensures compliance with applicable standards related to accessibility, copyright, privacy, and the ethical use of information.
- Represents the College through VCCS, VIVA, professional organizations, and institutional committees and initiatives.
- Leads the continued development and improvement of the Learning Resource Center in collaboration with academic and student support units.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree in library science or library and information science from an American Library Association-accredited institution.
- Progressively responsible professional experience in library services.
- Professional experience in reference and research services, information literacy instruction, collection development, or electronic resource management; and
- Experience coordinating library operations, programs, services, or resources.
Additional Considerations:
- Professional experience in an academic or community college library.
- Experience providing staff leadership, supervision, training, or work coordination.
- Experience managing library systems, electronic resources, or technologies.
- Experience with budget management, contracts, or resource allocation.
- Experience with archives, special collections, local history, or genealogical research; and
- Experience leading library initiatives, instructional services, assessment, or institutional planning.