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Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. – AR 4.0300.01
Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
Head Librarian, Technical Services & Library AutomationJob Description Summary:
Provides leadership, planning, management, and strategic direction for the Technical Services and Library Automation (TSLA) team in support of Austin Community College Library Services. Oversees college-wide acquisitions, cataloging and metadata services, collection management infrastructure, library systems coordination, resource access, vendor relations, materials budgeting, and technical services operations. Leads the development and implementation of workflows, policies, procedures, reporting, and assessment practices that support discovery, access, and stewardship of library resources across all ACC campuses and service locations.Job Description:
Principal Responsibilities & Duties
Directly supervise and provide leadership for the Technical Services and Library Automation (TSLA) team, with responsibility for all functional areas including acquisitions, cataloging and metadata services, authority control, collection management and maintenance, serials, interlibrary loan, library systems and automation, resource access, vendor relations, and materials budgeting.
Serves on the Library Leadership Team, and participates in the Library Services, Teaching and Learning Excellence (TLED), and college-wide committees and meetings.
Provides basic reference services, online services, and selective dissemination of information needed for students, faculty, administration, staff, and the community.
Develops and maintains library policies, procedures, and services, and supports coordination of college-wide library responsibilities.
Participates in subject specialty credentialing programs.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues in the college, local, state, regional, and national library and academic communities.
Collaborates with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective support for student learning, teaching, and institutional priorities.
Lead change management and sustainability efforts related to collections, systems, workflows, and resource access.
Serve as the primary liaison with technology partners on library systems and integrations.
Coordinates library activities with community agencies as appropriate.
Manage library services functions, including selection, supervision, development and evaluation of Library Services faculty and staff
Makes recommendations, reports, and actively participates in strategic planning, budget preparation, expenditure, and assessment.
Gathers and reports data on Library Services functions and services.
Participates in facilities design, and management, and Library Services public relations.
Participates in the development and delivery of the LS information literacy instruction and library instructional program.
Performs other related tasks as assigned by Academic Affairs Leadership.
Technology
Demonstrated proficiency using:
integrated library systems, discovery services, and library technologies, including MARC records, OCLC, and metadata.
Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel
computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
online learning management systems such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)
Principal Professional Standards
Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
Attend and participate in collegewide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.
Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.
Required Education
Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution.
Supervisory or management experience in academic library technical services, collections, acquisitions, metadata, and library systems
Other Requirements
Reliable transportation for travel in the Austin area - ACC District as required.
Qualities of a Successful Candidate
Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from various backgrounds and abilities.
Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.
Experience using technology as an instructional aide where appropriate to enhance learning.
Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.
A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.
Commitment to a culture of care for all.
Ability to communicate effectively with students with a wide range of skills and backgrounds.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied populations from the local community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration.
Strength in communication media, both verbal and written, as well as listening.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, including possible multiple campus locations that may vary by semester.
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality of student information.
Understanding of what it means to teach in a community college environment that serves often underprepared and underserved students.
Application Requirements
Upload the following documents to your application:
Unofficial/copy of transcripts
Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or Résumé
Cover letter - explaining interest in the position
Request official electronic transcripts to be sent directly from the institution to hrtranscripts@austincc.edu. This email address must be entered as the recipient. Please do not select “Austin Community College” from a menu. It will not be received by ACC Human Resources. If you need assistance, please contact your university’s registrar’s office. If official electronic transcripts are not an option, a hardcopy can be mailed to the following address:
ACC Human Resources
Attn: Prisca M. Baker
6101 Highland Campus Dr., Bldg 3000, Suite 3.2224
Austin, TX 78752
Photocopies of transcripts or transcripts stamped "issued to student" are not accepted.
Working Conditions
Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty and staff.
Work is routinely performed in a library setting.
Able to push a fully loaded book cart (50lbs), and place and remove books from shelves.
Occasional lifting of 30 pounds of books in a book carton or book bag.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling, and manual dexterity.
Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Salary Range
$80,994 - $109,939 (Based on a 12-month Contract to start Fall 2026)
Number of Openings:
1Job Posting Close Date:
August 24, 2026As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.
For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.