[OPLINLIST] Job Opportunity: Library Consultant for Children/Youth (State Library of Ohio)

[Ashlee Clark]

Please excuse multiple postings.

View full job description at http://bit.ly/JrCte

 

Description

Advises & consults with librarians, trustees, governmental agency
employees, professional groups on a statewide, regional or local level
for assigned subject area (e.g., library programs & development, early
literacy, services to youth age 0-18, special services, continuing
education, children's educational programs, school library services,
state & federal subsidy programs & grants, etc.); conducts onsite visits
to analyze & assess service needs; reviews policies & procedures that
impact library services; recommends policies & procedures to improve
library services; monitors, evaluates & reports on state & federally
funded library projects & grants; reviews & recommends applications for
federal assistance funding; assists with implementing statewide library
resource sharing programs & in providing technical resources &
information.

 

Promotes library services throughout state government & community;
develops & presents workshops & seminars; facilitates meetings; serves
as the agency representative at conferences, workshops & seminars as
assigned; conducts research to stay abreast of the latest developments &
initiatives of library programs on a local, regional, state and national
level; develops, establishes & maintains files & reports regarding
activities.

 

Provides research & reference services utilizing manual & electronic
resources to locate government documents, technical reports, genealogy &
other information.

 

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in library science from accredited college or
university; 12 mos. exp. in library science position performing
budgeting & project management tasks or in management &/or
administration; 5 yrs. exp. in library science position. -Or equivalent
of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment may be substituted for
the experience requirement.

 

Major Worker Characteristics

Knowledge of library science & technology; public relations; agency,
state &/or federal rules, regulations, statutes, policies &/or
procedures applicable to library science & assigned specialty area*;
budgeting; project management. Skill in operation & maintenance of
microfiche reader/printer, audio-visual equipment & on-line computer
systems. Ability to deal with many variables & determine specific action
(e.g., research procedures; policy development & interpretation); handle
sensitive inquiries & contacts with officials; develop & maintain good
rapport with professional & non-professional library personnel,
officials &/or community representatives; use proper research methods in
gathering data; calculate fractions, decimals & percentages; gather,
collate & classify information about data, people or things.
(*)Developed after employment.

 

Salary

Range $47,008.00 - $62,670.40 annually with excellent state employee
benefits

 

About the State Library of Ohio

The State Library of Ohio is a state agency that serves state government
and all types of libraries.  Our mission is to lead and partner in the
development of library services throughout Ohio, to promote and enable
resource sharing among libraries and library networks, to provide access
to information for Ohio's state government, and to provide specialized
services to Ohio's residents.  

 

As Ohio prepares to more aggressively compete in a global economy with
better educated and informed residents, the State Library of Ohio is
taking charge.  We are leading in the development of collaborative
efforts that support Ohioans and libraries by providing high quality
resources and services at lower costs. These efforts include providing
statewide virtual resources in the areas of education, workforce
development and consumer health.  Public libraries provide invaluable
service in the areas of education and economic development for their
communities.

 

Patrons use the State Library of Ohio to research information about
congressional hearings and reports, U.S. and State of Ohio legislative
history, statistics, facts about the state of Ohio, geological
information, military rosters, state institutional and agency reports,
census data, and more.  The State Library is the only full regional
federal and state depository in Ohio and is located in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Application must be submitted electronically via the State of Ohio's
Online Hiring Management System:

http://careers.ohio.gov/

Closing Date/Time: Mon. 08/10/09 5:00 PM

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