San Diego - University of California - Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian

https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02905

Salary

Salary range: $58,365 - $140,603

Close Date

Next review date: Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Sep 1, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The University of California, San Diego Library seeks creative, collaborative, and service-oriented applicants for the position of Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian for our Content Acquisition and Resource Sharing (CARS) Program.

Responsibilities of the Position - Reporting to the Program Director for CARS, the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian serves as the Division Head for the Electronic Resources and Serials Units. Independently reviews and negotiates licenses for UCSD purchased resources and manages the acquisition, activation, and troubleshooting of all purchased and subscribed electronic resources for the Library. Takes the lead in gathering and analyzing serials, e-books, database usage, and other related assessment data. The Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian also oversees the activities of the serials acquisitions unit. This position directly supervises 4 FTE, and 3 FTE indirectly.

About The Library – Great Research Starts Here

The UC San Diego Library, ranked among the top 25 public academic research libraries in the nation, plays an integral role in advancing and supporting the university’s research, teaching, patient care, and public service mission. The goal of the library is to serve the University’s vision to be a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. It accomplishes this through support of student and faculty success, support of research and learning through information resources, by serving as a place of community and inspiration, and by extending the impact of UC San Diego research through investments and innovation in scholarly communication and research data. In service of these priorities UC San Diego

Library has 180 staff and an annual budget of approximately $32 million. UC San Diego Library serves the entire UC San Diego community and is committed to building a Library that reflects and supports our community’s values. The incumbent should be committed to building an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture.

The Content Acquisition and Resource Sharing (CARS) Program supports the University’s mission of research, teaching, and public service by purchasing, licensing, borrowing and otherwise acquiring materials and resources in all formats and languages. The program has approximately 26 FTE staff who track and manage the collection budget, provide collection development support through financial and statistical analysis and reporting, obtain and lend materials through resource sharing workflows, build the Library’s permanent collections utilizing a variety of leading-edge acquisitions and licensing processes, and provide and manage access to digital and, increasingly, to Open Access resources.

Librarians at UC San Diego are academic appointees and entitled to appropriate professional leave and all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. UC San Diego Librarians are expected to participate in library-wide and system-wide planning and governance and to be professionally active. To foster the best possible working and learning environment, all library staff at UC San Diego strive to cultivate a rich and diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities. For more information, please review the UC San Diego Principles of Community. We also encourage the opportunity to build a network of peers that share your similar passions and interests through the UCSD Staff Associations network.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

● MLS/MLIS or equivalent advanced degree. Other appropriate degree or equivalent experience in one or more fields related to library services may be substituted.

● 3-5 years experience working as an Electronic Resource Librarian or equivalent experience.

● Knowledge of the electronic resources and print serials life cycles.

● Demonstrated knowledge of current practices in electronic resource management in an academic library.

● Experience working in library systems such as an ILS and link resolvers.

● Experience with Open URL linking technologies and/or authentication mechanisms.

● Demonstrated experience managing staff in an academic library.

● Enthusiasm and commitment to learn new skills in support of program and library goals.

● Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education and libraries.

Preferred qualifications

● Experience overseeing electronic resources and serials in an academic or research library setting.

● Demonstrated experience using best practices for Electronic Resources Management for digital content management including streaming media licensing and administration.