Access Services Librarian

Position Summary

The Access Services Librarian provides leadership and oversight for circulation course reserves and interlibrary loan (ILL) services ensuring high-quality user-centered library experiences. This role coordinates policies workflows and assessment across these areas fostering collaboration with other library units and across campus.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day circulation course reserves and ILL operations ensuring smooth service delivery and excellent customer service to library users
  
  
• Supervise train and evaluate circulation course reserves and ILL staff members ensuring equitable workloads and professional development opportunities
  
  
• Maintain collection organization overseeing shelving stack maintenance and inventory processes to support collection integrity
  
  
• Coordinate policies and procedures across circulation ILL and course reserves to ensure consistency efficiency and compliance with institutional and regulatory standards
  
  
• Address complex user issues and liaise with other library units or university departments as needed to resolve problems
  
  
• Serve as a contact for issues with the library building
  
  
• Coordinate with the Associate Director for Resource Management and User Experience in ongoing collection maintenance and assessment
  
  
• Collect analyze and report data on circulation ILL user interactions and course reserves activity to inform decision-making and support assessment activities
  
  
• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge and Skills

• American Library Association-accredited Master of Library Science/Master of Library and Information Science degree required
  
  
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a library circulation or interlibrary loan unit
  
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of circulation or ILL operations
  
  
• Proficiency with integrated library systems and library service platforms
  
  
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  
  
• Excellent interpersonal verbal organizational and written communication skills; strong public service orientation; ability to work independently and collaboratively; must be self-motivated; demonstrated flexibility and attention to detail
  
  
• Ability to regularly update technology skills and/or transition to new software
  
  
• Must be able to effectively serve and communicate with a diverse group of internal and external individuals particularly USI faculty members and students and staff members from other units on campus
  
  
• Must be able to accurately interpret and explain policies to library users
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage change
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to participate in collegial processes including service to the library university and community
  
  
• Must present a professional demeanor while meeting deadlines and achieving critical outcomes even under demanding conditions such as multiple priorities and short-notice deadlines

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• 2 years of experience in an academic library preferred
  
  
• Strong supervisory and team-building skills with experience managing diverse teams preferred

Regular Work Hours/Travel Requirements

About USI

The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution located on a beautiful1400-acre campus in Evansville IN. We offer employees exceptional benefits! Benefits for thisposition include:

• Affordable medical dental vision life and short term and long-term disability insurance plans.
• Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 11% of annual salary.
• Full tuition fee waiver for employees/75% for spouses and dependent children.
• Vacation and sick time
• Holiday pay
• Free access to Recreation Fitness & Wellness Center.
• Access to on-campus University Health Center and Dental Hygiene Clinic.

For more information about the benefits that USI offers please visit Process

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Search Committee Chair:

If you have questions about the open position please contact Mrs. Kirsten Williams search committee chair at .

Best Consideration Date:

For best consideration please submit materials by April 10 2026.

Pre-Employment Screening

A background check will be required for employment in this position.

Authorization to Work in the United States

USI will not sponsor an employment-related visa for this position.

Interview Accommodations

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please contact the Associate Director of Human Resources Constance Hermann at or . Contacting the Associate Director of Human Resources is intended for use in seeking disability-related accommodations only. For general applicant inquiries contact Human Resources at or .

EEO Statement

USI is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities