Electronic Resources Librarian & Assistant Professor

 

 

The University of Mississippi Libraries seeks an Electronic Resources Librarian with energy and initiative to provide leadership and effective management for 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 Serials, the incumbent will:

• Serve as a liaison to vendors regarding electronic resource trials, acquisitions, licensing and technical issues
• Work with database providers, vendors, publishers and other personnel to resolve digital resources connectivity and access issues
• Proactively manage technical changes to preempt resource access problems
• Respond to users’ issues with electronic resources in a timely manner
• 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 (Serials Solutions), our Electronic Resource Management module (Innovative Interfaces), and our A to Z database list
• Manage the libraries’ integrated proxy (Web Access Management)
• Manage the promotion of resources in various library systems and website
• Oversee 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
• Supervise a paraprofessional responsible for maintaining the knowledgebase, for collecting usage statistics, for troubleshooting, and for loading the monthly coverage and MARC records from Serial Solutions
• Serve on the electronic resource management team and a library-wide collection development team.

 

Qualifications:

• ALA accredited master's degree by date of employment
• Evidence of experience with research-oriented electronic resource technologies
• Familiarity with the OpenURL standard
• Experience implementing or using an electronic resources knowledge base management system
• Demonstrated analytical problem solving skills and initiative
• An aptitude for detail-oriented work
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in 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 $45,000, 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.