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Electronic Resources Librarian -- Vanderbilt University -- Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Technical Services
Electronic Resources Librarian, 40 HPW
Description: Vanderbilt University Library is seeking a creative,
service-oriented librarian to manage access to and information about
library electronic resources, including approximately 20,000 e-journals
and databases and over 300,000 e-books, for all libraries within the Jean
& Alexander Heard Library System. Under the direction and support of the
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services, s/he will
collaborate with others throughout the library system to carry out this
responsibility, including participation in identifying and licensing
e-resources. Major duties include coordinating acquisition, payment,
record keeping, fiscal control, technical compatibility, and upkeep of
electronic resources; ensuring continuing access; and quickly resolving
any problems that occur. The Electronic Resources Librarian will also
gather and analyze data to evaluate usage, user satisfaction, and vendor
performance for electronic resources; monitor trends in e-publishing and
e-resource management; and recommend or implement new initiatives as
appropriate.
Qualifications: M.L.S. from an ALA-accredited institution required.
Three years of relevant experience required. The candidate should
demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of issues and practices
related to e-resource use, management, preservation, and copyright.
Candidate should possess relevant experience managing library resources in
some capacity within an automated environment as well as knowledge of
public service issues related to e-resources. The position requires
demonstrated experience working in a collaborative, collegial
organizational structure; also the ability to work independently and
follow through on work assignments. Commitment to quality service,
evidence of initiative and flexibility, and excellent oral and written
communication skills required. Desirable qualifications: Experience
working in the technical management of electronic resources, experience
negotiating with publishers/vendors for the provision of e-resources,
experience with technologies used to provide access to e-resources,
experience with technical process improvement, and familiarity with a
variety of computer hardware and software.
Environment: Vanderbilt University consists of ten schools and
colleges with an enrollment of over 11,000. The Jean & Alexander Heard
Library System has a collection of over 3 million volumes in eight
libraries and a staff of 207. Vanderbilt University is a member of the
Association of Research Libraries and SOLINET. Technical Services
consists of three teams that order, catalog, and preserve library
collections for the libraries. The Electronic Resources Librarian reports
within Technical Services with responsibility for collaboration across the
library system. The Electronic Resources Librarian, the team leaders, and
the AUL for Technical Services form TechForce, the Technical Services
management group.
For more information about Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Library, and
Technical Services, please consult the library web pages at
www.library.vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville,
Tennessee, a major business and education center in the mid-South with a
metropolitan area population of over one million.
Compensation: Salary minimum $39,000, commensurate with experience.
Benefits are those that accrue to exempt staff of the University and
include health care insurance, retirement plan options, a tuition discount
program, and paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
Applications: received by September 28, 2007 will receive first
consideration. The position will remain open until filled. Please apply
online at www.vanderbilt.jobs. Refer to requisition number RMB58931.
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