[LIBJOBS] Manager E-Access Services - Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Job Description 

Manager E-Access/Qatar-12414

Description

 

Reporting to the Distributed eLibrary Director, this position manages the Library's electronic access functions including: collection management, acquisitions (print and electronic), cataloguing, and other technical processing functions.

The incumbent advises the Director on license negotiations and oversees the consistent observance of all contractual undertakings and copyright law. This position is also responsible for the maintenance of good relationships with vendors and for ensuring the accuracy of records in the electronic management system. The eAccess Manager works closely with other librarians from within the Cornell system including Cornell University Library in Ithaca and the Liaison Librarian at Weill Medical College in New York. Daily responsibilities include the supervision of acquisitions, cataloguing, and technical processing staff. As part of a four-person management team, including a Director and two other managers, the eAccess Manager participates in planning and budgeting activities with special emphasis on a collection budget exceeding $1m. The incumbent is ultimately responsible for enabling users to have seamless electronic access at any time to information from a multiplicity of scholarly sources in medicine, the basic sciences, and allied health sciences, whether held locally or accessible via the Internet.

 

MAJOR RESPONIBILITIES

Supervises staff, exempt and non-exempt, in the eAccess Services Department.

Develops and implements policies pertaining to the Library's acquisition of all types of resources and to technical processing and cataloguing. 

Develops and maintains sound relations with international and local vendors of library materials, handling the eLibrary's business with them in oral and written communications.

In collaboration with the Director, negotiates and/or manages site licenses for library resources, ensuring that relevant terms and conditions are well publicized to Library staff and users to ensure knowledge and good faith compliance by all concerned with all copyright and other legal provisions.

Assists the Director in managing budgetary resources, financial accounting and accessioning processes pertaining to the procurement of library materials.

Maintains the relevant modules of the Millennium library system, supervising staff that assist with record creation, ensuring integrity of all data related to the acquisitions program and collaborating closely with Library Systems staff on related technical matters.

Coordinates collection development activities, including collection analysis, and chairs the Library's Collections Development Committee, collaborating closely with other professional staff and faculty members on the selection of materials to be acquired.

Determines appropriate mechanisms and benchmarks for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the Library's acquisition and technical program.

Prepares periodic reports on the Library's technical processing, including acquisitions including statistical records for all eLibrary activities.

Performs related duties as assigned by the Library Director.

Qualifications

 

POSTION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Masters degree in library and/or information science from an ALA-accredited institution.

Experience:

Qualifying work experience should include prior management responsibilities with technical processing aspects of the library.

It would be especially useful if the incumbent has prior experience dealing with purchasing, financial transactions and controls; handling orders and shipments, processing invoices and credit statements and maintaining related automated record systems, including statistics, as well as initiating oral and written communications and negotiating with vendors and suppliers of goods and services and preparing reports.

At least three years work experience in a medical library or in a health science profession. Supervisory experience highly desired.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

An understanding of general library procedures and a basic understanding of computer applications for records management.

Applied skill in using Microsoft Office products and practical skill with relevant modules of an integrated library system: skill in manipulating the Millennium library system especially desirable.

Familiarity with bibliographic sources and major suppliers of scholarly resources in medicine and the basic sciences.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, including oral and written fluency in English.

Ability to supervise, train, and mentor staff effectively.

Ability to organize, prioritize and be attentive to detailed work.

Ability to work as a team member.

Strong commitment to customer service.

 

 

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar was established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation.

The first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at university level, WCMC-Q offers an integrated program of pre-medical and medical studies leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree. Teaching is by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty, including physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) who hold Weill Cornell appointments.

Enrollment has grown rapidly from 25 first year pre-medical students in fall 2002 to over 200 students from more than 30 countries as we entered our sixth year of operation in September 2007.

WCMC-Q is part of Weill Cornell Medical College, which was founded in New York City over 100 years ago, and shares the same mission:

·         to provide the finest education possible for medical students

·         to conduct research at the cutting edge of knowledge

·         to improve health care both now and for future generations

·         to provide the highest quality of care to the community

For more information please visit http://qatar-weill.cornell.edu/

Job

-Q-Information Technologies

Primary Location

-Qatar

Organization

-Library

Schedule

-Full-time

Overtime Status

-Exempt

Number of Openings

-1

Minimum Salary

-$65,898

Grade

-7

To apply for this position, please go to the following website.

https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/2001/jobsearch.ftl

You may also submit a resume to Ellen Sayed via email at els2026@qatar-med.cornell.edu.

Ross Bowron

Manager, Information Services

Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar