From: Kristine Ferry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
11:11 AM
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Subject: [lita-l] job posting:
Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian - University of California, Irvine
Colleagues,
We are still accepting applications for the position described below.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Librarian
The University of California,
Irvine Libraries seek an enthusiastic and skilled Electronic Resources
Acquisitions Librarian to provide leadership and expertise in acquiring and
integrating electronic resources into the Libraries’ collections.
Based in the Acquisitions Department, the Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Librarian also works collaboratively with staff in other areas including
collection development, reference, information technology, and cataloging to
identify, license, and manage ongoing access to electronic resources. The
Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian reports directly to the Head of
Acquisitions with a secondary reporting relationship to the Head of the
Collection Development Department.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The
Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian is responsible for the management
of the life cycle processes for electronic resources and supervises one staff
assistant dedicated to electronic resources. Duties include working with
collection development in identifying electronic resources for consideration,
establishing product trials for evaluation, managing license and contract terms
related to electronic resources, and collaborating with collection development
in the negotiation of resources. The Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Librarian works closely with the Electronic Resources and Metadata Cataloger on
electronic resource access and management issues and also interacts with
publishers, vendors and aggregators to acquire, establish and maintain access
to electronic resources. Duties include updating and maintaining links to
electronic resources through SFX and other resources as well as resolving
complex problems related to orders, renewals, and access. The Electronic
Resources Acquisitions Librarian acts as the liaison to the California Digital
Library (CDL) in managing UCI’s acquisition of and access to UC
consortium titles and works with key people at other UC campuses in managing
electronic resources through the consortium’s Electronic Resource
Management System (ERMS).
Serving
as a resource for other library personnel on electronic resource management
issues, the Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian troubleshoots and
resolves access problems as they arise. The position prepares management
reports, providing statistical and budget analysis related to electronic
resources. The Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian also provides
leadership in developing and maintaining awareness of emerging technologies,
standards, and technical issues relating to the acquisition, licensing, access,
and usage of electronic resources; recommends and implements new initiatives
for managing and processing electronic resources; and collaborates with library
staff in other departments, maintains open communication channels, and
participates on library-wide teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Graduate degree in
library science from an ALA
accredited institution or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
- Knowledge of current
issues in acquiring, licensing, and managing access to electronic
resources.
- Strong ability to
negotiate and maintain electronic resources’ licenses and contracts.
- Ability to take a
user-centered approach in providing access to electronic resources.
- Ability to exercise
creativity and initiative in troubleshooting problems with electronic
resources access.
- Ability to
effectively collaborate across departments and divisions on issues related
to electronic resources.
- Ability to
effectively supervise, train, and motivate staff.
- Skill in planning
and implementing projects.
- Excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong commitment to
quality customer service.
- Skill to analyze and
resolve complex problems.
- Ability
to set priorities and exercise flexibility working with multiple
assignments in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to work
effectively in a large and diverse organization.
- Ability to meet the University
of California criteria for
advancement and promotion of librarians.
Preferred:
- Experience
working in a consortium.
- Experience acquiring
and managing electronic resources in an academic or research library.
- Experience with
Innovative Interfaces’ integrated library system – Millennium.
- Experience with Ex
Libris’ SFX database.
- Experience with an
Electronic Resources Management System (ERMS).
The Acquisitions Department
The Acquisitions
Department procures all collections materials for the UCI Libraries. The
Department is responsible for expending a materials budget of over $7 million
annually. The Department is comprised of the Department Head, 1
librarian, 15 staff and several student assistants.
The Libraries
The
UCI Libraries are committed to innovation and excellence and are in a major
period of growth and change. The Libraries consist of the Langson
Library, the Science Library, the Library
Gateway Study Center,
and the Grunigen Medical Library. The Langson Library primarily serves
the Schools of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Social Ecology, Business, the
Department of Education, and Interdisciplinary Studies. The Science
Library primarily serves the College
of Health Sciences (including the School
of Medicine) and the Schools of
Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Information and
Computer Sciences. The Grunigen Medical Library serves the clinical needs
of the Health Sciences at the UCI Medical
Center, located in Orange,
12 miles from the main campus.
The
UCI Libraries have a staff of 273 FTE and an organizational structure that
includes the use of teams in conjunction with departments. The library
collection consists of over 2.6 million volumes and over 53,000 current serial
titles and an aggressively expanding electronic resources collection. The
UCI Libraries are a member of the: Association of Research Libraries
(ARL), California Digital Library (CDL), Coalition of Networked Information
(CNI), Center for Research Libraries (CRL), Council on Library and
Information Resources (CLIR), International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA) and Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources
Coalition (SPARC).
University of California,
Irvine
The
University of California,
Irvine, is nestled in over 1,500
acres of coastal foothills, five miles from the Pacific Ocean,
between San Diego and Los
Angeles. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the
fastest-growing University of California
campuses, with more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about
1,400 faculty members. UCI has had an extraordinarily rapid rise to distinction in its first forty years,
including membership in the Association of American Universities, ranking
twelfth among the nation’s best public universities by U.S. News and World Report (also among the
top fifty research universities), and three Nobel prizes in the last twelve
years.
Student
enrollment is planned to reach 32,000 by 2014 accompanied by a proportional
growth in faculty and staff. Nearly 60% of UCI students identify
themselves as Asian American, African-American, Chicano/Latino, or Native
American. The University offers 40 doctoral programs in addition to the
M.D. UCI’s academic programs are ranked nationally among the top
universities; several doctoral programs are ranked in the top ten.
Librarians
at the University of California
Irvine are academic appointees and receive
potential career status at the time of their initial appointment.
Librarians periodically receive administrative and peer review for merit
increases based on the following criteria: 1) professional competence and
quality of service within the Library; 2) professional activity outside the
Library; 3) university and public service; and 4) research and other creative
activity.
Salary
& Benefits: Salary commensurate with qualifications
and experience. Preferred appointment level: $40,008 - $58,536
(Assistant Librarian I – Associate Librarian V) .
Librarians are entitled
to two days per month of annual leave, one day per month sick leave. The
University has an excellent retirement system and offers a variety of group
health, life, and disability insurance plans. Benefits, which may also
include an attractive mortgage program, are equal to approximately 40% of
salary.
Deadline for Applications:
Applications received by May 28, 2007
will receive first consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted
until the position is filled.
To Apply: Qualified applicants
who wish to be considered for this position should send their letters of
application, complete résumés, and the names, e-mail addresses, and phone
numbers of three references, with a statement of each reference's professional
relationship to the applicant, to:
Library Human Resources
UC Irvine, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA
92623-9557
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confidential fax (949) 824-3270
Electronic applications are preferred.
Upon application, candidates should be in possession of proof of their legal
right to employment in the U.S.
In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, verification
of legal right to work will be required between the time of final selection and
hiring, and is absolutely essential in ultimately being hired.
This
position description is listed on the UCI Libraries Web site at http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/jobs/libvac.html, with links to additional Web sites
featuring campus and community information.
The University
of California, Irvine
is an equal opportunity employercommitted to excellence through diversity
--
Kristine Ferry
Research Librarian for Business
Langson Library, Room 143, Zot 8100
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
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949-824-0474 (phone)
949-824-3644 (fax)