Music Librarian

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

Music Librarian

Department

UBC Library I Music, Art & Architecture (Paula Farrar)

Posting End Date

March 7, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

The expected pay range for this position is $81,510 to $84,000 per annum.

UBC Library

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The University of British Columbia Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Canada and consistently ranks among the top university research libraries in North America. UBC Library has 14 branches and divisions, two campuses (Vancouver and Kelowna), including an off-site hospital library; a multi-purpose teaching and learning facility, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre; and the X̱wi7x̱wa Library, a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Almost 300 knowledgeable employees - librarians, management and professional staff, support staff and student staff - provide users with the excellent resources and services that they need to further their research, teaching and learning.

To highlight a few exciting projects that the Library is working on:

- William Shakespeare’s First Folio published in 1623 gifted to UBC Library
- UBC Library becomes first Canadian institution to join Dryad open-data repository
- UBC Library launches Open Publishing Program

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that we strive to uphold and actively incorporate into all aspects of our organization. We are committed to eliminating institutional and structural systems of oppression and power (such as colonialism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, and white supremacy).

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MUSIC, ART AND ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY

The Music, Art & Architecture (MAA) Library is located in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and supports the study, research and teaching needs of the faculty, students and staff in the School of Music, the Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory, the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture, and the School of Community & Regional Planning. The MAA team is comprised of 3 librarians, 1 management and professional staff, 9 support staff, as well as both undergraduate and graduate student staff.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITY:
As the liaison librarian for UBC’s School of Music, supports the research, teaching and learning of UBC’s music faculty, students and staff. In accordance with professional information literacy standards, (ACRL Information Literacy Framework), teaches information literacy classes and workshops. Creates online tutorials and research guides. Provides reference services in person and online.

Due to the MAA Library’s location in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), adjacent to the Chapman Learning Commons and as the main service point for the Automated Storage & Retrieval System (ASRS), the Music Librarian provides reference and information services to a broad range of faculty, students, staff, and community users in the IKBLC. Contributes to UBC Library’s Virtual Chat Reference Service.

Maintains knowledge and current awareness in all areas of Academic Librarianship relevant to Music research and scholarship, and contributes to library wide efforts in strategically identified functional areas such as: Scholarly Communication, Copyright, Open Access, Knowledge Synthesis, Digital Scholarship, Research Data Management, Artificial Intelligence and other emerging areas. Participates in UBC Library Teams, Working groups and other initiatives.

Plans and implements services that respond to the needs of MAA Library users; participates in the development and review of library policies, procedures, and services; and is responsible for the coordination and management of services and projects as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED
- A Masters-level degree from an accredited program of library, or information science, or equivalent internationally accredited program.
- Undergraduate degree in music.
- Ability to read music, basic understanding of music theory and knowledge of music reference literature in all formats.
- Familiarity with German.
- Experience building productive relationships and working collegially with a diverse population of colleagues and/or user