The University of St. Thomas (www.stthom.edu), a private Catholic university committed to the liberal arts and to the religious and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education, is seeking a librarian at the St. Mary’s Seminary Cardinal Beran Library.  In addition, some hours will be scheduled at the Doherty Library located at the University of St. Thomas campus. The Cardinal Beran Library, located at 9845 Memorial Drive, is a central resource for learning and research in theological scholarship for the School of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary. The Beran Library also serves as a resource for the Catholic clerical, religious, and lay ecclesial ministries of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese.  The Beran Library provides resources useful in enriching the academic, pastoral, spiritual and personal skills of the communities it serves.  The University of St. Thomas enrolls more than 3,700 students with its main campus located in Houston's Museum District.  The Doherty Library serves the University of St. Thomas academic community.

The Beran Librarian will report to the Beran Library Department Chair. This librarian is responsible for public and technical services at the Beran Library and will also contribute to the Doherty Library reference department.  During the fall and spring semesters, the position will typically have a 24 hour per week schedule at Beran and a 16 hour per week schedule at Doherty.  Intersession hours will typically be assigned to the Beran Library.

Responsibilities include the following:

For the Beran and the Doherty Libraries: 

•  Provides research, reference and instructional assistance for the St. Mary’s Seminary and University of St. Thomas scholarly communities. 
•  Provides on-site and online reference service including telephone, e-mail, text messaging and chat.
• Assistance with special reference projects such as creating specialized online bibliographies, checklists, holdings lists, etc.
• Offer advice and consultation to other reference librarians in the development and evaluation of the reference collections. 
• Supports and promotes technology use in teaching, learning and research.
• Recommends, explains, and enforces library policies and procedures.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

For the Beran Library:

• Performs copy and/or original cataloging, using generally recognized cataloging practices and tools such as AACRII and OCLC.
• Maintains bibliographic data and records to ensure the integrity of the library catalog.  This includes maintenance of monographic and serials records, including serials holdings lists.  Must have proficiency with automated library systems.
• Performs materials acquisition duties such as ordering, receiving, and reconciling invoices.
•  Responsible for the circulation of library materials, fine collection, interlibrary loan, book and periodical stack maintenance.
• Generates, maintains and analyzes statistical reports in areas of responsibilities. 
•   Addresses preservation issues through bindery, book repair, weeding and inventory control.
• Special assignments may be developed based on background expertise as determined by the Beran Library Department Chair.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

An ALA accredited Master’s in Library Science is required.  Must work cooperatively and collaboratively with all members of the library staff, faculty and administration.  Knowledge of, and commitment to public and technical services required. This position requires computer skills, excellent written and oral communication, and organizational skills. 

This is a full-time, ten month non-tenure track faculty position. Some bending, lifting, stooping required in an office environment.  Some evening and weekend hours are required.

Please email your resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references to:

facultyrecruiting@stthom.edu

Office of Human Resources – Ref: Librarian

University of St. Thomas

3800 Montrose – Houston, Texas 77006

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of St. Thomas (www.stthom.edu), a private Catholic university committed to the liberal arts and to the religious and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education, is seeking a librarian at the St. Mary’s Seminary Cardinal Beran Library. The Cardinal Beran Library, located at 9845 Memorial Drive, is a central resource for learning and research in theological scholarship for the School of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary. Beran Library also serves as a resource for the Catholic clerical, religious, and lay ecclesial ministries of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese.  The Beran Library provides resources useful in enriching the academic, pastoral, spiritual and personal skills of the communities it serves.  The University of St. Thomas enrolls more than 3,700 students with its main campus located in Houston's Museum District

The Beran Librarian will report to the Beran Library Department Chair. Responsibilities include the following:

•  Provides research assistance for the St. Mary’s Seminary scholarly community.
• Provides on-site and online reference service including telephone, e-mail, text messaging and chat.
•  Assistance with special reference projects such as creating specialized online bibliographies, checklists, holdings lists, etc.
• Offer advice and consultation to other reference librarians in the development and evaluation of the Beran reference collections.
• Supports and promotes technology use in teaching, learning and research.
• Recommends, explains, and enforces library policies and procedures.
• Performs copy and/or original cataloging, using generally recognized cataloging practices and tools such as AACRII and OCLC.
• Maintains bibliographic data and records to ensure the integrity of the library catalog.  This includes maintenance of monographic and serials records, including serials holdings lists.  Must have proficiency with automated library systems.
• Performs materials acquisition duties such as ordering, receiving, and reconciling invoices.
• Responsible for the circulation of library materials, fine collection, interlibrary loan, book and periodical stack maintenance.
• Generates, maintains and analyzes statistical reports in areas of responsibilities.
• Addresses preservation issues through bindery, book repair, weeding and inventory control.
• Special assignments may be developed based on background expertise as determined by the Beran Library Department Chair.
• An occasional reference desk shift may be assigned at the Doherty Library, University of St. Thomas, at the discretion of the Dean of Libraries, Doherty Library. 
• Other responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

An ALA accredited Master’s in Library Science is required.  Must work cooperatively and collaboratively with all members of the library staff, faculty and administration.  Knowledge of, and commitment to public and technical services required. This position requires computer skills, excellent written and oral communication, and organizational skills. 

This is a full-time, ten month non-tenure track faculty position. Some bending, lifting, stooping required in an office environment.  Some evening and weekend hours are required.

Please email your resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references to:

facultyrecruiting@stthom.edu

Office of Human Resources – Ref: Beran Librarian

University of St. Thomas

3800 Montrose – Houston, Texas 77006

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of St. Thomas, a private university committed to the liberal arts and to the religious and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education, is seeking a Beran Library Department Chair. This is a full-time tenure-track faculty position. The University enrolls more than 3,700 students with its main campus located in Houston's Museum District. The Cardinal Beran Library, located at 9845 Memorial Drive, is a central resource for learning and research in theological scholarship for the School of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary. Beran Library also serves as a resource for the Catholic clerical, religious, and lay ecclesial ministries of the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese.  The Beran Library provides resources useful in enriching the academic, pastoral, spiritual and personal skills of the communities it serves.

The Beran Library Chair will report to the Dean of Libraries and will be responsible for the daily management and supervision of the Beran Library.  This includes all aspects of library services offered to the scholarly community at St. Mary’s Seminary.

The Beran Library Chair will evaluate all full and part-time staff at the Beran Library, including the annual staff evaluations; these evaluations are given to the Dean of Libraries. The individual will also coordinate and supervise the division of work among the full and part-time Beran Library staff as well as coordinate the collection development and acquisition of all library material for the Beran Library collection. He or she will insure that the Beran Library acquisitions budget is fully encumbered each year and insure that there are no spending overages in this budget. The Beran Library Department Chair will make the final decision regarding library collection development purchases.

The ideal individual will manage the Beran Library budget and will be responsible for the purchase of all library materials, supplies, equipment, furniture and anything else required to meet the daily requirements of the Beran Library. The individual will submit a proposed annual budget for the Beran Library to the Dean of Libraries for approval and will make recommendations to the Dean of Libraries for strategic planning, capital expense requests, library acquisitions budgeting, operating expenses and facilities needs.  The Dean of Libraries will make the final decision regarding all these areas and the Beran Chair will carry out the decisions of the Dean.

The successful candidate will work cooperatively and collaboratively with the Dean of Libraries in planning and coordinating the movement of full and part-time staff between the Beran and Doherty Libraries. The candidate will promote a cooperative and collaborative work environment with all members of the library staff, faculty and administration and will meet regularly with the Dean of Libraries to report and discuss all aspects of the Beran Library.

In addition to the managerial responsibilities, the Beran Department Chair must also have a commitment to, and experience with, public and technical services.  Public services involve the  provision of research assistance for the St. Mary’s Seminary and for the University of St. Thomas scholarly communities, and the provision of  library instruction classes for St. Mary’s Seminary; library instruction may be done in coordination with the Doherty Library librarians. The candidate will create specialized online bibliographies, checklists, holdings lists, etc. He or she should offer advice and consultation with other Beran librarians in the development and evaluation of the Beran library collection.  The candidate will recommend, explain and enforce library policies and procedures.

Technical service responsibilities include copy and original cataloging using generally recognized cataloging practices and tools such as AACRII and OCLC. Maintenance of monographic and serials records, including serials holdings lists, is required; the candidate must have proficiency with automated library systems. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the Dean of Libraries as needed.

Eligible candidates are required to have an ALA accredited MLS degree. Experience in some or all areas of public and technical services is required as well as effective communication and organizational skills.

This is a full-time faculty tenure-track position. Some evening and weekend hours may be required. Some bending, lifting, stooping required in an office environment.

Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references to: