Collections Librarian, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA

by DavidD
Collection Development/Acquisitions, Information Literacy and Instruction, Reference, Subject Specialist/Liaison

Collections Librarian, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

Diablo Valley College Library
321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Position Details:

The Diablo Valley College Library is seeking a visionary, equity-minded and collaborative Collections Librarian to join our dynamic library team. This full-time faculty position will play a critical role in developing and managing the library’s print and electronic resources collections, ensuring they align with DVC’s mission, vision, and values. The Collections Librarian will lead efforts to curate a diverse and inclusive collection that supports the educational needs of students, faculty, and staff, both in physical and virtual spaces. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills and a strategic vision for collection development that not only supports instructional programs but also advances the college’s commitment to equity and student success.

We are looking for a colleague who will demonstrate discipline expertise and show sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic backgrounds and abilities of community college students. We are looking for librarians who share a strong commitment to social and racial justice and who use or are inspired to use anti-racist pedagogies that close equity gaps by recognizing, understanding, and respecting the perspectives of all students. We strongly encourage those with historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities to apply, including people of color, non-binary and transgender individuals, women, and Indigenous people.

In addition, the Collections Librarian will engage in all the key responsibilities of faculty librarians including information literacy instruction, reference, college governance, and departmental liaison work.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Develop, maintain, and oversee a diverse and inclusive collection of print and electronic resources, including books, scholarly databases, and streaming media, to support DVC’s academic programs and align with the college’s strategic goals
  2. Collaborate with faculty, staff, and learning communities to ensure that library collections meet the curricular and research needs of the college.
  3. Engage in ongoing assessment and data-driven decision-making to enhance the quality, equity, and accessibility of library resources.
  4. Participate in the library’s information literacy instruction, reference, and liaison programs.

This is an on-campus position, to start in Fall 2025.

The job posting closes on January 20, 2025. For expanded position description and application information, please go to https://www.4cdcareers.net/postings/11045