Web & Systems Librarian (Tenure Track)

Job Description

**Posting Details**
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Position Information
**Recruitment Number** 5721

**Working Title** Web & Systems Librarian (Tenure Track)

**Classification Title** Assistant Professor

**Proposed Salary to be Offered**

**Appointment Percentage (Budget)** 1.0

**Position Summary**
This 9-month tenure-track faculty appointment will direct, manage, and support the library’s evolving web and integrated systems infrastructure across multiple platforms. Lead the development and maintenance of the library website with a focus on user-centered design. Ensure the functioning of the integrated library system (ILS), discovery interface, authentication services, and other auxiliary systems. Assist in reference services, information literacy instruction, and collection development in assigned subjects. Participate in collegial governance, as well as campus and professional activities.* Evaluate and implement user-centered web design in compliance with accessibility standards while maintaining the reliable organization and navigation of the library’s website.
* Administer, support, and provide analytics for the ILS and discovery interface (Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE), including collaborating with other librarians and UW System staff.
* Oversee the interoperability of the ILS and discovery interface, authentication services (EZProxy, Shibboleth), and other auxiliary systems, including where they interact with the library website to identify opportunities for custom code and API implementation.
* Serve as Campus Contact for UW Libraries Shared Library Systems consortium.
* Act as the library’s liaison to University Marketing & Communications unit to facilitate the library’s presence within the campus centralized website CMS.
* Lead the library web team to serve as a venue for input from internal and external stakeholders.
* Seek opportunities to enhance library workflows as they relate to web-based tools and technology.
* Generate reports and provide analytics upon request from within Alma/Primo.
* Provide internal training and support on the configuration of library systems and services through troubleshooting, data analytics, and system enhancements.
* Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and documentation about library system workflows and processes.

Other Responsibilities:
* Participate in reference services, including occasional weekend desk shifts.
* Participate in collection development areas of interest or expertise.
* Participate in information literacy instruction activities.
* Serve on Murphy Library, university, UW System, and professional committees as

elected or appointed.
* Engage in an active program of scholarship, professional and community service as

outlined in the University’s Faculty Handbook and the Library’s Departmental Bylaws & Guidelines.

**Position Type** Faculty/Instructional

**Pay Basis** Academic

**FLSA** Exempt

**Is this position eligible for employment sponsorship, (H1B or PERM)?** Yes

**Required Qualifications**
* Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent international degree at time of application.
* Professional experience working with web design and/or an integrated library system.

**Preferred Qualifications**
* Professional experience post MLS working with web design and/or library systems.
* Familiarity with working in a peer-governed academic department including conducting research and participating in professional service.
* Demonstrated experience with the ILS Alma/Primo in a consortia environment.
* Demonstrated experience with web development and/or design.
* Demonstrated experience integrating library systems and auxiliary systems.
* Familiarity with Springshare products.
* Familiarity with programming languages.
* Knowledge of data analytics and the ability to generate reports from library systems.
* Experience with vendor communication and project management.
* Familiarity with web accessibility compliance standards.
* Experience conducting web user research to understand user behavior to inform web design.
* Professional experience working in an academic library environment.
* Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively collaborate with project stakeholders, faculty/staff, colleagues, and students.

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**Physical Demands****Reasonable Accommodations**

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**Working conditions and environment**Library and office settings

**Miscellaneous Information**
**Information about your Benefits**

Your benefits add an additional 40%+ to the overall financial package from the university.

Highlights include:* paid vacation for 12-month positions.
* excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.
* paid holidays and sick days.
* after 5 years of employment, you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.
* benefits at UWL are highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.

Benefit eligibility is determined at point of hire. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only. Benefits are also pro-rated based on the appointment percentage.

**Information about** **UWL** **and the Surrounding Region**
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW–La Crosse) provides a challenging, dynamic, and diverse learning environment in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success. Grounded in the liberal arts, UW-La Crosse fosters curiosity and life-long learning through collaboration, innovation, and the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. Acknowledging and respecting the contributions of all, UW-La Crosse is a regional academic and cultural center that prepares students to take their place in a constantly changing world community.
For more than a decade UW-La Crosse has been named one of Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public Universities and has appeared prominently on the *U.S. News & World Report* list of “America’s Best Colleges” for more than 15 years, and is ranked #4 on its list of the Best Regional Public Universities in the Midwest. UW-La Crosse ranks 6th nationally among the Top LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges for 2018-19 by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO).
With a student population of roughly 10,500, the university offers 91 undergraduate programs, 21 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs through the following three colleges, the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Science and Health, as well as the School of Education. There are over 600 full-time faculty and instructional academic staff, 75 percent of whom hold terminal degrees. UW-La Crosse boasts a retention rate (freshmen returning as sophomores) of 84 percent, graduation rate (degree within six years) of 70 percent, and is among only 12 institutions cited nationally by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for its success in linking campus culture and university leadership to outstanding graduation rates.

UW-La Crosse’s strategic plan Sustaining Excellence continues to move our community forward through its four pillars: increasing community engagement, achieving excellence through equity and diversity, investing in our people, and advancing transformational education. More information about the ongoing work of Sustaining Excellence is available at **www.uwlax.edu/info/strategic-plan**.
The UW-La Crosse campus is in southwestern Wisconsin, nestled in a residential area of the City of La Crosse and positioned as part of a larger metro area with a population close to 140,000. The area, known as the 7 Rivers Region, is famous for its exceptional natural beauty which includes the Mississippi River on one side, majestic bluffs on the other, and views of rolling farmland and forested valleys in between. Abundant water, woodlands and varying terrain provide ample opportunities for year-round outdoor recreation. Only a couple of hours from Minneapolis or Madison, La Crosse enjoys the affordability and charm of small town living with larger city benefits. Three colleges, two world-class medical institutions, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, a restored nineteenth century downtown business district, and a number of galleries and art centers have made La Crosse a regional center for culture, entertainment, medical care, shopping, sports and recreation. More information about the La Crosse metro area can be found here: **Choose La Crosse**. Learn more about UW-La Crosse here: **https://www.uwlax.edu/human-resources/services/talent-acquisition-and-employment/finalist-welcome/**

**Civil Rights and Compliance Statement**

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring faculty and staff that are qualified and broadly trained. UWL, in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is committed to fostering an environment that embraces inclusive excellence and equitable treatment of all parties. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or protected veteran status. Inclusive excellence is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the Universities of Wisconsin community.

**Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)**

For the UWL Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see **https://www.uwlax.edu/police/annual-security-report/** or contact the University Police Department at 608.785.9000.

**SOE Affiliation** No

**Division/College** Academic Affairs Division

**Description of College / Department / Program / Division / Unit**
As a 9-month tenure-track faculty member in a student-centered teaching library, Library Department members strive to ensure that UWL students graduate as **information literate** citizens with the ability to recognize when information is needed, and with the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically. We set Murphy Library’s curriculum for teaching, which encompasses all aspects of librarianship. We are responsible for managing information by selecting, organizing, providing access to, and preserving physical and online information resources, and we take responsibility for assisting and educating others in the effective utilization of such resources. We contribute to the growth and progress of the discipline of library and information science through scholarship, and we serve our colleagues, peers, and community through professional service activities.

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**Posting Detail Information**
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Posting Detail Information
**Posting Date** 02/21/2025

**Continuous Recruitment** Yes

**Continuous Recruitment First Review Date** 03/28/2025

**Close Date**

**Special Instructions**
**Application deadlines**

**TO** **ENSURE****CONSIDERATION****: Priority consideration is given to those candidates who apply by the listed ‘First Review Date’.** Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated, and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration. If you have questions regarding this recruitment, or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

**Confidentiality of Applicant Materials**

UWL is a state agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWL will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of “final candidates” and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.

**CBC** **& Reference Check Policy**

All candidates for employment are subject to a pre-employment screening which includes a criminal background check, work authorization, and verification of education. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

**Position Contact Name** David Mindel

**Position Contact Email** dmindel@uwlax.edu

**Required Documents**
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**Required Documents**
* Resume/Curriculum Vitae
* Cover Letter/Letter of Application
* Reference Contact Information

**Optional Documents**