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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Librarian for the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Librarian for the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
INFORMATION AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES
» Serve as subject specialist and as liaison to programs located in the David B. Falk College
of Sport and Human Dynamics (which includes the School of Social Work, and
departments of child &family studies, public health, food studies &nutrition, marriage &
family therapy, and sport management. The Falk College supports undergraduate,
masters, doctoral, and professional programs.
» Provide information and research services
» Provide in-depth research support (conduct one-on-one research consultations, provide
subject-based reference services, etc.) in assigned disciplines. Provide a full range of
general and multi-disciplinary information services including consultative, referral, phone,
by-appointment and digital reference services.
INSTRUCTION &OUTREACH
» Develop and provide specialized online and in-person information literacy instruction in
assigned subject areas for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff.
» Create and maintain subject-related informational library publications and instructional
materials in both print and electronic formats including web pages
» Participate in the marketing, development, implementation, assessment, and provision of
reference outreach programs.
» Develop professional relationships with faculty and researchers in appropriate schools,
colleges, and departments in order to assess and respond to research and teaching needs.
» Work with faculty and Library colleagues to develop relevant library services.
COLLECTIONS &SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
» Participate in interdisciplinary library liaison teams as assigned and work collaboratively
and creatively to implement and enhance programmatic services that benefit the library's
users.
» Select and purchase monographs in several formats (print, electronic, open access) in
coordination with bibliographers, and perform other relevant discipline-specific
collections activities as needed.
» Interpret and communicate findings obtained from outreach with constituents using well-
defined library communication channels.
» Facilitate and direct library resource requests from faculty to library's subject
bibliographers.
» Promote open access and effective scholarly communication as relevant to furthering the
mission of Syracuse University.
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