Assistant Professor of Newton Gresham Library (Web Services Librarian)

202200011F

Assistant Professor (12-months)

Exempt

Commensurate with education and experience.

Full-Time Tenure Track

Newton Gresham Library

Newton Gresham Library

01/20/2022

https://shsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/30159

Michael Hanson

Director of Library Technical Services
Newton Gresham Library
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341-2179

936-294-1620

hansonm@shsu.edu

Working within the guidelines of the university’s website architecture and design, the Web Services Librarian is responsible for the planning, design, maintenance, and evaluation of the Library’s web presence to improve user experience and ensure reliable operation of the Library’s web content. Responsible to employ user experience (UX) assessment methodologies and web usage analytics to advocate for continually improving user experience.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees Library’s website, chairs the Library Web Committee, applies up to date technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript), and maintains general understanding of CMS systems.
• Collaborates with library units to develop and conduct continuous evaluation and assessment of the library’s web content to improve user experiences in discovering and accessing online library resources, instruction, and services. Acquires, maintains, and employs knowledge of user experience (UX) assessment methodologies in evaluating and improving web presence.
• Works with SHSUOnline, the university’s distance education and technologies unit, to advocate for and integrate the library web presence into the university’s learning management software.
• Administers technical aspects of the Library’s Springshare suite, including Libguides, LibAnswers, LibCal, LibInsight, LibStaffer & LibWizard. Act as primary contact to SpringShare for sales, training, and troubleshooting. Administration may include user account creation, service configuration, running broken link reports for librarians, troubleshooting and interfacing with SpringShare support, communicating with IT@ Sam for configuration such as single sign-on and Microsoft OAuth.
• Collaborates with other library units and university departments, including IT@Sam, to identify, design, or configure technologies to deliver user-centered library services and ensure compliance with university and industry standards for security, privacy, and accessibility.
• Collaborates with library units that use area specific software to improve those systems’ website integration and user experience.
• Maintains web analytics (currently Google Analytics, Google Tabs) on the library web presence, including areas such as the Digital Library, Special Collections, and Interlibrary Loan. Identifies and analyzes other data, such as chat metadata, to understand patron engagement of the library web presence. Generates reports for library management as appropriate.
• Collaborates with the Electronic Resources Librarian to manage web presence branding.
• Develops and recommends policies, standards, and guidelines for web presence development, implementation, and management.
• Instruct or coordinate training on software systems managed by Web Services Librarian for other library staff.
• Identifies emerging trends and best practices in library web services, technologies, and systems; advocates for ones appropriate for the SHSU library. Explores and is aware of software solutions to improve user experience and determine their appropriateness for the SHSU environment.
• Computer Science departmental liaison assignment performs instruction and collection development duties.
• Participates in professional activities, professional development, scholarly research, publication, and service activities as outlined in Academic Policy Statement 900417, Faculty Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion.
• Other duties as assigned.

A degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited master’s program (must be awarded by May 31, 2022).

Experience with the creation or management of a website is desired.

This is a tenure track, 12-month position

References provided in the References section of the application will receive an automated email reference request at the time the application is submitted.

Yes

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