COLLECTION AND PROCESSING SERVICES
PAULINA JUNE & GEORGE POLLAK LIBRARY
Electronic Resources Librarian
Faculty - Tenure Track
Position
As a member of the Collection and Processing Services Unit, the ER Librarian takes the leadership role in the management of the Library’s electronic resources. In close collaboration with personnel from appropriate Library units, the incumbent coordinates support for the acquisition, processing, and maintenance of electronic resources throughout their life cycle; oversees the maintenance of the Library’s electronic resource management (ERM) system; troubleshoots e-access problems; and implements new tools, features, and programs that enhance and/or improve electronic resource access and usability.
Responsibilities
· Manages the workflow related to updating and maintaining SFX, Verde, EZ-Proxy, and MetaLib applications.
· Regularly attends and actively contributes to systems tech and electronic resources meetings.
· Serves as the technical expert for SFX and Verde and oversees the management of each.
· Ensures the accurate recording and maintenance of all administrative data for the Library’s electronic resource subscriptions.
· Conducts research and analysis of products, aggregators, and services, providing technical reviews as needed.
· Contributes to the assessment and evaluation of electronic resources and their delivery systems.
· Monitors developments in the e-publishing industry, trends in the management and provision of library information resources and related issues.
· Provides limited direct public services to users at the Reference Desk.
· Assists users by troubleshooting electronic resource problems.
· Serves on department, library, and university committees.
· Librarians at CSUF have faculty status and are expected to meet promotion and tenure requirements, which include professional and scholarly activities.
Qualifications
Required:
· Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent institution by the time of appointment.
· Demonstrated ability to analyze, implement and adapt to evolving technologies.
· Demonstrated ability to anticipate user needs and seek ways of providing satisfactory solutions.
· Effective oral and written communication skills.
· Effectiveness in balancing multiple assignments and projects.
· Demonstrated ability to interact collaboratively and work effectively with cross-organizational teams.
· Ability to interact effectively in a multi-cultural environment within and outside the Library.
Preferred
· Experience working with electronic resources in an academic or research library.
· Experience working with OpenURL/link resolver software, electronic resource management systems (ERMS) or the management of electronic resources.
· Experience with the acquisitions and/or cataloging components of the Millennium/Innovative Interfaces, Inc. integrated library system (ILS) or another ILS.
· Experience supervising or training in the use of new technologies.
Rank & Salary
The position will be at the rank of Senior Assistant Librarian, tenure-track. Salary range will be from $57,084 to $63,103, commensurate with rank, experience and qualifications. Excellent comprehensive benefits are available and include health/vision/dental plans, optional 10/12 month work year; defined-benefit retirement through the state system, along with optional tax-sheltering opportunities; spouse/domestic partner/dependent fee-waiver as well as access to campus child-care and new affordable housing program. For a detailed description of benefits, go to http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf
Job Control Number
29203G-11-046
Appointment Date
June 1, 2011
Application Deadline
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by April 18, 2011. Applications accepted until recommendations for appointments are made.
Application Procedure
Applications will be accepted via e-mail at libadmin@fullerton.edu. Please include in your email application 1) a letter of application to Richard C. Pollard, University Librarian, 2) your resume, and 3) names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references.
The University
California State University, Fullerton is one of the largest of the 23 campuses that comprise the California State University system. The campus is located in northern Orange County, convenient to numerous cultural and recreational sites throughout Southern California. As a comprehensive university, CSUF offers baccalaureate degrees in 55 fields of knowledge, graduate (master’s level) work in 48 programs, credential programs for teachers, and a doctoral program in educational leadership (Ed.D). The College of Natural Sciences includes the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Science Education, which together enrolled 741 undergraduate FTES majors and 84 FTES graduates during the 2009-2010 academic year. The College of Engineering and Computer Sciences includes six engineering and a computer science department, with 481 undergraduate FTES majors and 228 FTES graduate. The Pollak Library serves a total of more than 34,000 students as well as approximately 3,000 faculty and staff. The University is committed to the support of learning through instructional technology as well as extensive training and development programs. The University’s Web site is located at: (http://www.fullerton.edu)
The Library
The Library’s Web site (http://www.library.fullerton.edu) is a vital component of the Library’s extensive instruction program and serves as a gateway to resources. The Library contains 1.3 million books, government documents, and audiovisual materials; over 50,000 periodicals available electronically or in print; and over 200 electronic databases. The Library uses the Innovative Interfaces integrated library system, SFX, and Metalib. The staff includes 20 FTE librarians and 35 FTE paraprofessionals.
Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
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