Location: Atlanta, GA

Open Date:  Jul 16, 2024

Position Summary
Reporting to the Head of Information Services, the Nursing and Research Impact Informationist builds partnerships with individual faculty, departments, and the School of Nursing to optimize the use of information for research, education, and patient care. To this end, the informationist identifies information needs of students, faculty, and staff in the School of Nursing. In response to these needs, the Nursing and Research Impact Informationist: 1) delivers in-depth reference, research, and consultation services, 2) designs and provides instruction, 3) creates information products and digital tools, and 4) identifies and recommends information resources for the library collection. In addition, this informationist 5) analyzes publication data to aid with reporting the impact of publishing and research activities across the academic units served by the library.

Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.

Visit https://apply.interfolio.com/149953 for detailed information regarding this position.

Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Library invites creative, collaborative and innovative professionals to apply for our Clinical Informationist for Graduate Medical Education position.

Position Summary

The Clinical Informationist works with a user-oriented, embedded team of Clinical Informationists to develop and deliver innovative clinical services and collections to School of Medicine faculty, graduate medical trainees, and medical students, attending physicians and staff. The individual supports branch libraries in teaching hospitals.

The Clinical Informationist provides a range of services within the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library’s clinical informationist model, including developing services to support graduate medical education activities, providing real-time reference in locating information, and consulting on clinical research projects, such as collection management, instruction, and assessment.

Interested candidates should review the application requirements and apply online at http://apply.interfolio.com/129750

Review of applications will begin the week of September 11, 2023. Emory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans.

Information Desk Associate (part-time, 20 hours per week including evenings and weekends)

Reporting to the Head of Information Services, the Information Desk Associate provides basic reference assistance at the library information desk or service point. The Information Desk Associate uses specialized knowledge to respond to requests about the library’s print and electronic resources, direct users to appropriate subject databases and provide basic instruction in their use. Assists in identifying or verifying citations and assists users with bibliographic management software. Performs circulation transactions and registration of users. Assists with computer workstations and troubleshoots and reports hardware or software problems. Monitors the physical environment and may manage library safety procedures. Compiles statistics for all transactions. Interprets library polices and exercises judgment in resolving user problems. Performs related duties as assigned.

Performs a variety of complex library services and operations requiring a specialized knowledge. May process, verify and change bibliographic information online. Handles requests for borrowing and lending library materials. Performs bibliographic management activities such as searches, checking the series and name authority files, and reviewing cataloging records. Provides research assistance and answers complex research requests. Interprets library policies, handles specialized materials and instructs users in the use of internal and external information resources. Creates permanent machine-readable bibliographic and authority records. Sets-up, operates and maintains audio-visual and television equipment. Searches databases to determine the availability of materials, oversees receipt/check-in of materials, and organizes/prepares materials for binding. May hire, train, supervise and evaluate student or general staff. May monitor and direct workflow in assigned areas. Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Two years related experience.

Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library has two openings for Clinical Informationists!

The Clinical Informationist (CI) works with a user-oriented, embedded team of Clinical Informationists to develop and deliver innovative clinical and nursing programs, services, and collections to School of Medicine faculty and graduate medical trainees, Emory Healthcare (EHC) attending physicians and staff, and clinical staff at various clinical teaching sites.

CIs provide a range of services in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) Library’s clinical informationist model, including development of information products and services to support clinical and educational activities, on-demand assistance in locating information, collaboration and consultation on clinical research projects, such as healthcare quality improvement initiatives, collection management, instruction, and assessment.

Come join a dedicated and energetic team serving an ever-growing community of faculty, staff, students in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, as well as Emory Healthcare.

The job summary is posted on Emory Libraries website; the full description is available as PDF.

Feel free to reach out to Hannah Rutledge ([email protected]), Head of CI Services, if you have any questions.