[Web4lib] Job Posting: E-Resources Librarian, Appalachian State University

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E-Resources Librarian

Appalachian State University

Position Title: 
   Instructor or Assistant Professor (E-Resources Librarian)

Department:
     University Library

 

The University Library at Appalachian State
University seeks a creative and energetic E-Resources Librarian to join a
team-oriented, teaching library. This newly created position is part of the
Bibliographic Services team of 16 members (6 faculty, 7 specialists, 3 technicians)
which acquires, catalogs, and processes library resources in all formats.


 

The successful candidate will work closely with the Bibliographic
Services Team members and other library colleagues to create a comprehensive
approach to the management of electronic resources.  Our goal is to provide
a seamless and transparent digital research environment for students and faculty.
 This position demands leadership abilities and the ability to initiate and
complete projects in a timely and independent manner.  It also requires collaborative
work with several teams to oversee the Library’s electronic resources.

 

All library faculty are expected to participate in the Library’s
information literacy program both on and off campus and to engage in an active
program of scholarship, library and professional service as outlined in the
University’s Faculty Handbook and the Library’s Departmental Personnel
Committee Guidelines.  The E-Resources Librarian will monitor and explore
developments, trends, and standards within areas of responsibility. 

 


**Responsibilities**

 

The successful candidate will:

•  Evaluate
and improve access to e-resources on- and off-campus:  troubleshoot access,
maintenance, and other performance issues related to electronic resources.
 Serve as lead for the management of access to e-resources.

•  Design
effective workflows for managing the library’s e-resources using a shared
ILS (III Millennium), e-journal portal (EBSCO A-to-Z) and link resolver (WebBridge).


•  Analyze and continually improve access to library resources in the
link resolver.

•  Lead continual review of competing products and new
methods of managing e-resources.

•  Work directly with vendors on projects
related to access to e-resources.

•  Ensure that new database, software
features and upgrades are communicated with colleagues.

•  Work collaboratively
within the Western North Carolina Library Network and University of North
Carolina System on e-resources issues.

•  Collaborate in provision of
library resource usage and data tracking for decision-making.

•  Participate
in library and team planning.

•  Supervise, train, and evaluate student
employees and staff as appropriate.

•  Participate in the library’s
instruction program.

•  Engage in an active program of scholarship and
professional service as outlined in the University’s Faculty Handbook and
the Library’s Departmental Personnel Committee Guidelines. [http://www.library.appstate.edu/admin/policy/dpc/index.html].


 

**Qualifications**

 

Required:

•  ALA-accredited master’s
degree,

•  Demonstrated mastery (through experience or coursework) of
current e-resources concepts related to trends and practice,

•  Excellent
written and oral communication skills,

•  Leadership abilities,

•
 The ability to initiate and complete projects in a timely and independent
manner,

•  Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, and


•  Potential to meet the library’s requirement for scholarship, service,
and leadership.

 

Preferred:

• Experience managing e-resources
in an academic library.

• Experience managing resources in a link resolver.


• Experience working with III Millennium.

• Working knowledge of
metadata in MARC and XML formats.

• Demonstrated ability to work and
communicate with diverse students, faculty, and staff. 

• Second advanced
degree.  Rank as an Assistant Professor and continued employment beyond the
Instructor term requires an advanced degree in addition to the ALA-accredited
master’s degree. 

• Life experiences similar to those of under-represented
populations at Appalachian. The Library strongly encourages applications from
members of ethnic and racial groups representative of Appalachian’s student
minorities, principally African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans,
and Asian Americans.

 

This twelve-month, tenure track position will
be available immediately. Entry level candidates are encouraged to apply.
 The position may be filled at the Instructor or Assistant Professor rank.
 Salary and rank are determined on the basis of qualifications and experience.
 Minimum salaries for the ranks are: Instructor $45,000 and Assistant Professor
$50,000.

 

Review of completed applications will begin November 16,
2009, and will continue until the position is filled. Send a complete application,
including a cover letter addressing the required qualifications, a full vita
of educational and relevant experience, and the name, address, email, and
telephone number of three to five persons who are knowledgeable about your
qualifications for this position to: Dr. Mary Reichel, Attn: E-Resources Librarian
Search, Belk Library and Information Commons, 218 College Street, Appalachian
State University, Boone, NC 28608; or electronically to Sherrye Perry at perrysj at appstate.edu.


 

Appalachian State University is a constituent institution of the seventeen-campus
University of North Carolina System. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the
University has over 15,000 students, primarily in bachelor’s and master’s
programs. Appalachian has both a traditional residential campus and a variety
of distance education programs.  Belk Library and Information Commons is a
beautifully designed and heavily used facility with over 1 million visits
per year.  It shares a catalog and some services with UNC-Asheville and Western
Carolina University as part of the Western North Carolina Library Network
(WNCLN).  Additional information about the Library, the University, and the
surrounding area may be found at http://www.appstate.edu.

 

Appalachian
State University is committed to providing equal opportunity in education
and employment to all applicants, students, and employees. The University
does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities,
or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the
basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, gender identity
and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, or
sexual orientation. The University actively promotes diversity among students
and employees.