Jobs

Posted 16 November 2011

Electronic Resources Librarian
Montana State University

Deadline: 15 December

Electronic Resources Librarian, Montana State University

Montana State University Library in Bozeman, MT seeks a 12 month, tenure-track Electronic Resources Librarian who provides leadership and expertise in the evaluation, selection, promotion, and accessibility of electronic resources; is responsible for managing and negotiating subscriptions, working with OpenURL linking technologies, managing Web-Scale Discovery Tools (e.g., Serials Solutions’ Summon), budgeting, analyzing usage statistics, licensing, and managing consortial agreements. 

Required: Masters degree from an ALA accredited graduate program; experience as a professional librarian performing electronic resource management or comparable experience; demonstrated familiarity with electronic resource linking technologies; demonstrated analytical, organizational, time, and project management skills; knowledge of vendors, publishers, and library consortia. 

Preferred: Experience implementing, managing, and troubleshooting Web-Scale Discovery tools; experience in academic libraries; experience with subscription vendors (e.g. EBSCO, Elsevier, etc.); familiarity with electronic resources management technologies; experience with budgeting and invoicing; experience with negotiation contracts and licenses; familiarity using relational databases.

The successful candidate will have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to excellent customer service; have an understanding of the current and emerging trends and issues in collection development, acquisitions, and academic libraries; have the ability to work both collaboratively and independently; have the aptitude to pay close attention to details and to be accurate in this work; be an active tenure-track faculty member capable of meeting the university’s promotion and tenure requirements which include librarianship, research and creative activity, and service; and demonstrate a commitment to facilitating student success.

Available February 1, 2012. $47,000. Screening begins December 15, 2011. For a full position description and application requirement, please see http://www.montana.edu/jobs/faculty/12112-2 or call (406) 994-3119. ADA/EO/AA/Veterans Preference.