Job Announcement: Electronic Resources Librarian

[Tina Harry]

Electronic Resources Librarian &
Assistant Professor

The University of Mississippi Libraries
seeks an Electronic Resources Librarian with energy and initiative to
provide leadership and effective management for the libraries’
electronic resources. 

Working in a team environment, the
incumbent will be responsible for leading library-wide efforts to
optimize technologies designed to help publicize the libraries’
collections, and for providing user-centric services for information
access and discovery.

Under the direction of the Head of
Serials, the incumbent will: 
-Serve as a liaison to vendors
regarding electronic resource trials, acquisitions, licensing and
technical issues
-Work with database providers, vendors,
publishers and other personnel to resolve digital resources
connectivity and access issues
-Proactively manage technical changes
to preempt resource access problems
-Respond to users’ issues with
electronic resources in a timely manner 
-Provide feedback about electronic
resource infrastructure compatibility 
-Recommend and facilitate improvements
to existing tools and workflows 
-Maintain accurate data about
electronic resources in a variety of systems, such as our link
resolver and discovery tool knowledge base (Serials Solutions), our
Electronic Resource Management module (Innovative Interfaces), and
our A to Z database list 
-Manage the libraries’ integrated
proxy (Web Access Management) 
-Manage the promotion of resources in
various library systems and website 
-Oversee and analyze usage statistics
for electronic resources 
-Participate in assessment of
electronic resources 
-Maintain current awareness of emerging
trends and best practices in resource access and discoverability 
-Supervise a paraprofessional
responsible for maintaining the knowledgebase, for collecting usage
statistics, for troubleshooting, and for loading the monthly coverage
and MARC records from Serial Solutions
-Serve on the electronic resource
management team and a library-wide collection development team.

Qualifications: 
-ALA accredited master's degree by date
of employment 
-Evidence of experience with
research-oriented electronic resource technologies 
-Familiarity with the OpenURL standard
-Experience implementing or using an
electronic resources knowledge base management system 
-Demonstrated analytical problem
solving skills and initiative 
-An aptitude for detail-oriented work 
-Strong organizational, interpersonal
and communication skills 
-Demonstrated ability to work in a
collaborative, service-oriented, and dynamic environment 
-Interest in facilitating technical
skills in others 
-A commitment to meet established
library criteria for promotion and tenure, including professional
service and published research.

The position is a 12-month,
tenure-track faculty appointment. Minimum annual salary is $45,000,
and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Apply online at
http://jobs.olemiss.edu.  Applicants will be asked to include a
letter of application, vita, and the names, addresses, phone numbers
and e-mail addresses of three current professional references. Review
of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled.

The University of Mississippi is
located in historic Oxford, a thriving community offering a wide
range of literary, musical and cultural activities.  For more
information about the University and the community, please visit
http://www.olemiss.edu/visitors.

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2012-05-03
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