Electronic Resources and Discovery Librarian & Assistant Professor
The University of Mississippi Libraries seeks an Electronic Resources and Discovery Librarian with energy and initiative to provide leadership and effective management for the discovery of 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 Continuing Resources, the incumbent will:
- Serve as a liaison to vendors regarding trials, acquisitions, renewal and management of electronic information resources
- Coordinate access-related problem resolution, responding to reported issues and working with library staff, information technology services and vendors, as necessary, to resolve the identified issues in a timely manner
- Work with colleagues to support the discovery of and access to the Libraries’ digital collections and born-digital content
- Proactively manage technical changes to preempt resource access problems
- 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, our Electronic Resource Management module, and our A to Z database lists
- Manage the promotion and access of resources in various library systems and website
- Oversee collection 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
- Serve on the electronic resource management team and a library-wide collection development team
- Cultivate and maintain collegial working relationships across the Libraries, particularly with subject librarians, area studies liaisons and staff
Qualifications:
· ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science by start of position
· Experience supporting electronic resource lifecycle activities in an academic or research library
- Experience with electronic resources management systems, link resolver software, discovery systems, e-resource knowledge base systems, and proxy configurations
- Demonstrated analytical problem solving skills and initiative
- Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of 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 $48,000, 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.
