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• Develops strong liaison relationships with faculty in assigned
  discipline areas.
• Provides research assistance and consultations to the UCU community
  in-person, via telephone, email, chat, and other means. This includes
  instruction in the use of resources and guidance in developing critical
  thinking, the research process and strategies.
• Provides guidance and training in the ethical use of information in
  research, including, referencing, and avoiding plagiarism and respect of
  copyrighted materials.
• Manages the dissertations and theses collection. Also, may assume
  collection development responsibilities for other collections as assigned.
  Partners with faculty to build and regularly evaluate the collection.
• Creates and maintains library, and subject-specific research guides.
  For example, oversees development of content for web-based subject guides
  in assigned areas, and develops course guides where needed for specific
  classes.
• Promotes digital literacy and participates in training the use of
  digital resources.
• Performs descriptive cataloguing of dissertations and theses.
• Coordinates the Research Services and librarians in the Library. May
  supervise subordinate staff.
• Serves as a Christian role model to students by actions, words and
  lifestyle.
• Performs other related duties as assigned based on the Library
  needs, interests, and expertise.

• The Senior Assistant Librarian must hold a Master’s degree in
  Library and Information Science degree or its equivalent with a strong
  research component is equally acceptable from a recognized institution of
  higher education with at least 2 years experience working in an academic
  library.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of journals, bibliographic and
  citation databases
• Demonstrated experience in library services, providing instruction
  and training of others in the use of research tools, or support for
  collaborative working spaces

• A Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science from a
  recognized institution of higher education with at least 5years experience
  working in an academic library.
• Familiarity with referencing styles, referencing tools and methods
  of avoiding plagiarism.
• Experience providing research assistance, conducting online searches
  across multiple resources/platforms using advanced searching techniques.
• Strong interpersonal skills in relationship building, outreach,
  cooperation building, and collaboration across diverse groups of users.

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