From: Young Moon <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 11:20:25 -0500
**Please excuse cross-posting**
Boston College seeks a knowledgeable and innovative individual for the
position of Electronic Resources Access & Discovery Librarian. The
successful candidate, under the supervision of Head of Resource
Acquisition & Management, establishes and maintains online access to
licensed and open access electronic resources. This position works
closely with vendors and other library staff to provide quality
control of e-resources links and knowledge bases, and ensures
consistent access to library electronic holdings across multiple
discovery and access platforms.
Responsibilities:
Focus on establishing and maintaining online access to electronic
resources licensed by Boston College Library and open access resources
Collaborate with Electronic Resources Librarian, Resource Acquisitions
Librarian and other library staff to ensure the smooth development and
implementation of electronic resources workflows
Participate in planning and implementing new services, and supporting
and improving existing services
Responsible for ensuring consistency in service quality, best
practices, and procedures
Work as a team member to resolve problem reports and ensure patron
access to electronic resources is not interrupted
Serve on committees related to e-resources access, discovery and
delivery, identifying workflows and ensuring that action items are
brought to the attention of appropriate technical services staff
Serve on the Budget Group and the Finance Group, developing reports
and analysis of financial data as well as providing supports for
budget management and planning
Stay abreast of emerging trends and best practices related to e‐resources
Play an active role in e‐resource related projects and initiatives as assigned
Requirements:
MLS or Master’s degree in Information Science required.
3 years of library technical services experience required, preferably
in an academic library
Experience with supporting electronic resource lifecycle activities
Experience with discovery systems, link resolvers, and proxy server
configurations
Experience with collections and budget analysis
Experience with usability testing
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across departments and
with partner institutions
Understanding of database issues, and the interoperability needs to
support Alma and Primo
Strong analytical skills and experience with statistical analysis,
including producing reports and communicating findings
Familiarity with metadata and cataloging rules for serials and
electronic resources
Requires a thorough understanding of electronic resources, including
awareness of issues of vendors, consortia, packages, aggregators,
platforms, licensing, pricing models, and financial and statistical
management needs
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Salary Range: $58,450 to $73,050; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
About Boston College:
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university
located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150
full-time undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students.
Ranked 31 among national universities, Boston College has 758
full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an
operating budget of $956 million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2
billion.
More information and to apply:
https://bc.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=2567
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Young Joo Moon
Head of Resource Acquisition & Management
O'Neill Library
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
voice (617) 552-3207
fax (617) 552-1089
email: [log in to unmask]
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