Job Opportunities

About Us
For more than 60 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs to over 46,000 students. Our high-impact research, and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.  

Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. As part of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State exemplifies the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university.  In addition, Kennesaw State supports the University of Georgia's core values of accountability, excellence, integrity, and respect.  We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.  Kennesaw State is launching a new strategic plan in 2024-2025.  For more information, visit https://www.kennesaw.edu/. 
 

Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.  Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information
The University Libraries at KSU are committed to supporting and furthering Kennesaw State University's mission of being a student-centered, research-driven university. The University Libraries at KSU carefully cultivate resources, services, and spaces that enhance teaching, learning, scholarship, and creative activity for our users. These efforts focus upon supporting student success--especially advancing undergraduate programs, supporting the graduate programs, furthering research with relevance, and promoting lifelong learning and community engagement. 

Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a twelve-month, non-tenure track Acquisitions and Licensing Librarian and Librarian Assistant Professor or Librarian Associate Professor faculty position in the University Libraries that begins as early as March 2025. Rank is determined at the time of hiring and will be commensurate with experience. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia and will work within the Resource Strategy and Management Unit of the University Libraries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the acquisition, renewal, and maintenance of electronic database package subscriptions, individual serials, and standing orders
• Create and update ledgers. Monitor expenditures in the ILS and KSU fiscal systems and create reports as needed. 
• Provide updates at monthly Library Budget Meeting and Unit Meeting
• Negotiate license agreements for the University Libraries' electronic resources.
• Serve as the University Libraries' primary contact between vendors and other campus entities such as the KSU Office of Fiscal Services and the KSU Division of Legal Affairs.
• Work with the Collections Strategy Librarian on purchasing decisions and future direction of the collection development
• Develop and maintain partnerships with KSU units, departments, centers, etc. that support student and faculty research efforts and collection development. Support university research teams' activities and initiatives.  
• Maintain working knowledge of emerging trends in librarianship, acquisitions, and collection development 
• Engage in service to University Libraries, the campus, and/or the profession. 
• Participate in scholarship, research, and/or creative activity. Contribute to the development of the library profession and/or subject-specific discipline through scholarship, presentations, and publications.  

Because our libraries are open 7 days a week, and in the evenings, this position will occasionally be required to work during these times to serve the needs of the students. This position will work on both the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses. 
 

Required Qualifications

• An earned terminal degree, or the foreign equivalent, appropriate to a contemporary research-intensive library, such as an MLIS, or other related discipline is required.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills 
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an academic library
• Demonstrated knowledge of academic library databases and their coverage
• Familiarity with negotiating licenses and managing e-resources 
• Experience in maintaining effective relationships with vendors and participating in consortia purchasing agreements
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Experience with the processes of procurement, contracts, or licensing
   

Required Documents to Attach

• CV 
• Cover Letter 
• Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire) 
• Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
   

 

Apply Before Date
Review of applications will begin immediately.  For full consideration, please apply by December 15, 2024

For a full description of this position, application deadlines, and application procedures, visit https://hr.kennesaw.edu/careers.php. Search for Job ID 278951.

Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Jackie Blanton-Watkins, jwatki35@kennesaw.edu, 470-578-2983.

For technical support or assistance completing a job application, please contact the Shared Services Center at (877) 251-2644 or oneusgsupport@usg.edu.

For questions about a specific job posting at Kennesaw State University, please contact the search chair listed under the contact information section on each posting. For general questions about faculty jobs please email facultyjobs@kennesaw.edu.
 

USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu. 

Background Check
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation.  Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment.  Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process.  Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials. 
https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf 

 

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.  

Job Summary

Provides service desk information support for KSU students, faculty, staff, and community members. Provides assistance with accessing library content and shared resources. Provides user account management and material circulation. Assists with technology, gathering and reporting statistics, provides building management, and ensures customer compliance with policies and procedures.Typical Schedule during Fall and Spring Semesters:  Sunday 1PM-9PM   Monday-Thursday 2PM-11PM.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides excellent customer service to KSU students, faculty, staff, and the broader community
2. Proactively engages and assists library users with discovering and accessing library content and shared resources
3. Determines customer need through thoughtful inquiry
4. Solves and identifies problems, issues, resources, services, and/or collections to meet user information needs and refers appropriately to other library or university units
5. Utilizes and troubleshoots software and hardware necessary for library functions such as KSU¿s integrated library system, Microsoft Office Suite, printers, and copiers, etc.
6. Opens and closes library facilities, may act as senior staff present during evenings and weekends
7. Assists with the development of KSU Library policies and procedures
8. Enforces applicable library and university policies and procedures to ensure the safety and security of library visitors, identifies and reports space, facility, and technology issues through appropriate channels
9. Participates in a variety of library projects and initiatives, as assigned
10. Gathers and analyzes statistics and data on activities and provide reports as needed
11. Collaborates and communicates effectively with internal and external colleagues, stakeholders, and community members
12. Provides guidance, direction, and supervision of student assistants working on scheduled shifts

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience

Required Experience
Two (2) years of related customer service or office support experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Preferred Experience
Previous experience in an academic library, public library, or media center

Proposed Salary
The budgeted salary range is $17.40 to $17.89 per hour.  Offers are based on relevant experience.

Comprehensive benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! Visit- https://hr.kennesaw.edu/benefits/index.php 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES

• Able to engage in learning opportunities to gain a broader knowledge of the services of the organization
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

SKILLS

• Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
• Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
• Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
• Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

• This is not a supervisory position.
• This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
• This position will not be required to drive.
• This role is considered a position of trust.
• This position requires a purchasing card (P-Card).
• This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

Background Check

• Standard Enhanced
• Education
• Credit

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

 

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. 

Job Summary

The Metadata Specialist  is responsible for the production, oversight, and editing of bibliographic records using Library of Congress classification and appropriate metadata schema for monographs and other library resources as needed. Responsibilities also include verifying, creating, correcting, and maintaining bibliographic records and holdings in the library's integrated library system and/or library services platform. This position is also responsible for assisting the Cataloging and Metadata Librarian as needed with training staff in new or complex cataloging procedures. Most of the work of monographs cataloging requires the use of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), an international automated bibliographic utility, as well as the library's relevant metadata systems. Employees at this level exercise a general degree of authority, independence and initiative in setting priorities, decision making, or problem solving that requires the use of discretionary judgment.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Reviews and edits metadata through copy cataloging of purchased ebooks, print books, and other library resources in different formats with some degree of independence, utilizing international standards, codes, and practices
2. Creates, updates, and maintains holding and item records. Processes library resources in a timely manner
3. Activates electronic portfolios for electronic books in the library¿s catalog to enable access. Maintains bibliographic records for specific electronic collections, including licensed demand-driven collection
4. Builds and updates library data in batch, utilizing appropriate software
5. Imports files of records from vendors or other sources into the library database
6. Performs batch updates and changes to descriptive and subject metadata to maintain the library catalog, including withdrawals, item status updates, and location changes
7. Provides cataloging and metadata statistics or reports as needed
8. Assigns classification numbers to records as needed using the Library of Congress Classification Schedules. Resolves call number conflicts during the cataloging process and makes adjustments as needed
9. Trains and supervises student assistants in Technical Services work as needed
10. Participates in planning, procedure development and implementation, and policy and decision-making processes for the unit and for the department and library as required
11. Resolves and responds to metadata issues reported via online form, library help desk, and library staff. Cross-trains on receiving and processing serial issues and standing orders and corrects serial metadata records as needed

 

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Other Required Qualifications

• Two (2) years of library or related experience in technological or detail-oriented work
• Basic knowledge of the RDA metadata schema, LC classification, and MARC format

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years experience in an academic library
• Experience with copy cataloging 
• Experience with OCLC Connexion Client and ExLibris Alma

Proposed Salary

The budgeted salary range is $19.61 to $24.50 per hour.  Offers are based on relevant experience. Comprehensive benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! Visit- https://hr.kennesaw.edu/benefits/index.php

 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Working knowledge of a bibliographic utility and library services platform

SKILLS
Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy and efficiency
Strong organizational skills, including ability to plan and prioritize multiple tasks to meet established deadlines
Problem solving skills including ability to exercise independent judgment within areas of responsibilities
Good interpersonal verbal and written communication skills
Excellent initiative, teamwork, time management, project management and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

• This is not a supervisory position.
• This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
• This position will not be required to drive.
• This role is not considered a position of trust.
• This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
• This position will not travel

Background Check

• Standard Enhanced
• Education

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf