SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN

Position Information

Position Information


Posting Number
S-4000


Position Number
31190


Type of Recruitment
External


Position Title
SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN


Position Summary


This 12-month, non-tenure track librarian administers, supports, and enhances library systems, including the library management system and discovery platform, interlibrary loan system, Springshare system, remote authentication, digital collections platform, and digital exhibitions platform. This position reports to the manager of Acquisitions and Resource Management and collaborates with library colleagues, OIT colleagues, and vendors to plan and implement software enhancements. This position also provides training to library colleagues, documents processes, and monitors emerging technology trends.

Required Qualifications


ALA accredited master's degree in library science.
Minimum of two years of recent demonstrated experience as a competent user of employee-facing systems (e.g., integrated library systems modules, library services platforms, library discovery platforms, business management systems).
Recent demonstrated experience as a competent manager of an integrated library system or library services platform.
Demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new technologies quickly.
Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritize simultaneous projects and solve problems.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications


Knowledge of cataloging and metadata standards commonly used in libraries such as MARC21 and RDA.
Recent successful experience working in an academic library in a related role.
Project management certification.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
Experience using data to inform decisions, evaluate services, and report outcomes.
Experience liaising with library system vendors or IT partners.
Familiarity with user experience / usability testing of library systems.
Recent demonstrated experience managing one or more additional library platforms (e.g., Ex Libris Alma/Primo, ILLiad, Springshare products, or digital collections platforms, such as Veridian or Omeka).

Duties & Responsibilities


Serves as library systems administrator for the library services platform, discovery platform, interlibrary loan/resource sharing system, and other library technology tools (e.g., remote authentication, Springshare, digital collections platforms, digital exhibition platforms).
Configures settings, plans and implements enhancements, and documents procedures and decisions ensuring the library's systems are reliable and user centered.
Develops effective relationships with library colleagues and campus partners (e.g., the Office of Information Technology).
Leads library systems work groups and serves on library-wide committees.
Provides library employee support and training and solves library systems problems.
Collaborates with the Office of Information Technology to ensure smooth data transfer and security.
Serves as the primary contact with library technology vendors.
Monitors emerging library technologies and emerging technologies that affect learning and research.
Other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised


Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others on our team. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve our leadership abilities and our demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU's culture of excellence.

Message to Applicants


Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials on or before Friday, November 20th, 2026.

Employee Group
Professional & Administrative -Salary


Staff Pay Level

Pay Range
$62,000 - $75,000


Division
Academic Affairs


Department
Libraries - Library Systems


Position Status
Regular


Position End Date

Employment Status
Full-Time


FTE
1.0


Position Type
12 month


Weekly Work Schedule
M-F 8:00-5:00, Evenings and Weekends as necessary


Location
Mount Pleasant, MI


About the Department

About CMU


Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It's part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state's largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the city's central location in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards


Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

EEO Statement


CMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and institution. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight.

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CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU's Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education's Assistant Secretary, or both.

CMU's Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

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Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
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Posting Ends

Open Until Filled
Yes