Assistant Librarian - Content Discovery and Acquisitions

Job Title: Assistant Librarian – Content Discovery and Acquisitions
School/Department: Library Service
Salary: £39,173 - £46,511
Closing Date: 9 December 2024
Reference Number: 032863
Campus: Belfast

Full-time/permanent

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -

To ensure the university-wide development and delivery of a cost-effective, high quality and responsive service for:

- The discovery of resources within the library’s collections and the bibliographical and other metadata records used to describe them, and
- The associated processes of cataloguing - record creation and maintenance - and acquisitions – the procurement or leasing of e-book, print book and other resources or content and their preparation for use.

- ABOUT YOU -

- Degree, with postgraduate qualification in Librarianship or Information Science OR Degree in Librarianship or Information Science (Postgraduate qualification at least at Diploma level).
- Experience of using information technology in a library context. 
- Practical experience of using a Library Management System.

Please find our employee benefits on our website.

Ulster University holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality. You can read more about what this means on our University website. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.

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