American Heart Association
Location
Dallas, TX | United States
Job description
Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.
The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Librarian position based out of our National Center office located in Dallas, TX.
Servicing as a "One Person Library," the Librarian manages the Association's library located at the National Center Library and provides library services to Association staff, consultants and volunteers at the National Center and regional offices. Customers may also include librarians and researchers. The librarian is responsible for maintaining the library’s budget, collection development & preservation, and cataloging. The librarian provides reference services, including research, database searching, interlibrary loan, cataloging, library instruction and bibliography.
The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.
#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity & inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook , X (formerly Twitter) , and at heart.org.
- Provide literature review services to customers. This includes --Conducting detailed reference interviews; performing literature searches using multiple databases & database aggregators (such as Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane databases, etc.); Documenting search strategies for updates of literature reviews; creating bibliographies and research summaries.
- Provide journal articles and reports to customers. This includes-- Citation verification; accessing articles in print, microfilm, and online sources; processing ILL requests via Docline.
- Manage the library budget and oversee provision of serials and online database subscriptions. This includes--
subscriptions for online database services like Embase and EBSCO and potentially other services as needed. Ensuring that contracts are submitted, and invoices are paid. - Maintain library catalog. This includes cataloging new and donated books and materials; inputting serials records and reference requests. Familiarity with Inmagic DBTextworks and Genie a plus.
- Edit and update content in the library’s intranet site as well as the Association's History intranet site (currently in SharePoint Modern).
- Oversee collection development, preservation, and management of library materials This includes--evaluating donated books for possible addition to the collections; Shelf reading and weeding; ensuring that books and materials pertaining to the history of the Association, including the historic Paul Dudley White collection are maintained and preserved.
- ALA Accredited Masters of Library Science or additional work experience with related Master’s Degree
- Three (3) years of the following experience:
- Experience with library management and budgeting
- Knowledge of cataloging principles and resources
- Comprehensive knowledge of database searches and principles
- Experience in conducting in-depth literature reviews
- Experience with interlibrary loan processing
- Experience with serials management
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate with vendors for services
Preferred:
- One (1) years of experience using Inmagic TBTextworks or Inmagic Genie products
- Knowledge of SharePoint Modern or willingness to learn to create and edit content with SharePoint Modern
The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.
- Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
- Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
- Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
- Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
- Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
- Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.
The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.
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