Position Announcement (Hawaii)

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005
From: Amy Carlson (Univ. of Hawaii) <acarlson_at_HAWAII.EDU>
Subject: Position Announcement

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIAN II or LIBRARIAN III
COLLECTION SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT M&#256;NOA LIBRARY

Readvertisement, full-time, tenure track, general funds, available 
immediately

RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of Head of Serials, implement and
maintain access to electronic resources of all types through the
following
activities:
* Coordinate the acquisition of electronic resources; negotiate
contracts
and licenses; sign agreements according to contract and University
policies
* Coordinate fund management and maintenance of resources in electronic 
formats
* Work with information technology staff to ensure technical
compatibility
with library information technology infrastructure
* Work with the Electronic Collections Committee to determine policies
for
the life cycle of the library's electronic resources
* Manage the library's information about electronic resources across a
variety of platforms
* Work with subject selectors to arrange and schedule electronic product

trials
* Serve as the library's representative in arranging consortial licenses
for
electronic resources, negotiating on behalf of the nine-campus UH system
as
necessary
* Monitor trends in electronic publishing
* Serve as Acting Head of Serials or Acquisitions Department in their
absences, including supervision of civil service, intern and student
assistant staff
* Meet the requirements for promotion and tenure, including scholarship
and
professional service

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
ALA accredited MLS or international equivalent

At rank of Librarian III:  an additional 24 credits of post
baccalaureate
coursework and three years of professional library experience working in
serials or the technical management of electronic resources.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Familiarity with the language and methods used in the negotiation of
licenses and contracts for electronic resources
* Experience in technical processing of library materials, e.g.
ordering,
receiving, cataloging, etc. in an automated environment
* Experience with data base construction and management
* Experience effectively supervising staff
* Knowledge of OpenURL
* Knowledge of electronic information resources in all formats
* Demonstrated experience in creating web pages
* Demonstrated experience with technical process improvement 
* Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative, collegial
organizational structure, including negotiation and persuasion skills
* Demonstrated experience working independently and following through on
work assignments
* Evidence of initiative and flexibility
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Familiarity with a variety of computer hardware and software
* Demonstrated commitment to professional service

SALARY RANGE:  Librarian II $36, 720 to $54,360, Librarian III $42,840
to
$63,588.  


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