ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIAN: Tenure-track, assistant professor, 12-month

position. Sam Houston State University library is looking for a service-oriented energetic

individual to provide leadership and expertise for acquiring, renewing, and managing the

library's electronic resources in a team environment. Responsibilities include: vendor

negotiations, licensing; access to e-resources including e^proxy and linkresolver setup and

troubleshooting; oversight of the CORAL e-resource management system and EDS

discovery tool; collection and analysis of usage statistics from a variety of sources including

EBSCO Usage Consolidation product; reviewing workflow for efficiency and effectiveness;

staying abreast of emerging trends and best practices related to e-resources. Our campus of

19,000 students is located 50 minutes north of Houston in Huntsville, Texas. The Electronic

Resources Librarian is involved with library teams and other professional/scholarly

activities in keeping with university faculty guidelines. Requires a Master of Library Science

degree from an ALA accredited institution; two years of professional library experience,

with at least one year working with the acquisition and/or management of e-resources.

Desired qualifications: experience with management and access issues associated with

electronic resources; ability to manage complex workload effectively with minimal

supervision; demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment; knowledge in

negotiating license agreements, experience with an ERMS (e.g. CORAL), discovery system,

and proxy configuration. Minimum salary $48,000 dependent upon qualifications and

experience. Materials will be reviewed and accepted until the position is filled. Please visit

Sam Houston State University's online employment site https://shsu.peopleadmin.com/ to

begin the application process. The Library's home page is htttp://library.shsu.edu/. Sam

Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free

Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without

regard to ract, creed, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, color, religion, sex, national

origin, age, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Sam

Houston State University is an "at will" employer. Security sensitive positions at SHSU

require background checks in accordance with Education Code 51.215.