Position Announcement (Illinois)

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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006
From: Sandy K. Roe (Illinois State Univ.) <skroe_at_ilstu.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement

Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Electronic Resources Librarian

Milner Library at Illinois State University seeks applicants for this 
newly created, non-tenure track faculty position.  Under the general 
direction of the Division Head for Bibliographic Services and working 
in coordination with Acquisitions/Serials, Collection Development, and 
Systems, the Electronic Resources Librarian participates in the ongoing 
design and development of systems and procedures for managing the 
Library's electronic resources, including the implementation of an 
electronic resource management system; updates and maintains linking 
capabilities for electronic resources including link-resolving software; 
collaborates and works cooperatively with public services staff to 
ensure successful access and use of electronic resources; assists with 
vendor/publisher communication related to trials and licensing; and 
assists with the collection and reporting of statistical data related 
to electronic resources. 

University and Library:   As Illinois' oldest public university, Illinois 
State University offers an outstanding education to 17,500 undergraduates 
in 37 disciplines, and 2,623 graduate students in diverse master's and 
doctoral programs.  Milner Library supports those programs with a 
service-focused staff of 80, an institutional budget of nearly $8 million, 
and a collection of over 1.6 million volumes.  The electronic resource 
collection includes over 150 databases and 20,000 electronic journals.  
The integrated library system (Endeavor Voyager 6.1) and OpenURL link 
resolver (ExLibris SFX) in use at the Library are hosted by CARLI 
(Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois).  Illinois 
State is located in Normal, Illinois.

Qualifications: 
·	an ALA accredited graduate level degree by start date
·	demonstrated knowledge of electronic resources
·	excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as a 
strong customer service orientation
·	demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively

Preferred:
·	relevant experience in an academic or research library
·	experience with technologies used to provide access to databases 
and electronic resources
·	knowledge and understanding of issues and practices related to 
electronic resources
·	demonstrated experience working with publishers and vendors of 
electronic resources
·	experience with Endeavor Voyager, an integrated library system 
·	experience with web technology, and various report generation and 
management software products
·	experience with link resolving and metasearch software, e.g. 
SFX/WebFeat
·	demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a 
collaborative environment
·	strong public service orientation and awareness of the impact of 
electronic resource access and licensing on user needs

Salary and Benefits: $42,000 - 24 days vacation, 12 days sick, and 11 
paid holidays per year.  Additional benefit information can be found at 
http://www.hr.ilstu.edu/benefits/.

Position Available:  Sept. 1, 2006

Application Deadline:  Initial review of applications will begin on July 
31, 2006 and continue until the position is filled.

To Apply: To assure full consideration, submit a cover letter, resume, and 
three references to skwetze_at_ilstu.edu or by mail to Electronic Resource 
Librarian Search Committee, Illinois State University, Campus Box 8900 
Milner Library, Normal, IL 61790-8900 by July 31, 2006.

Illinois State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 
university encouraging diversity.

Sandy Roe
Editor, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
Bibliographic Services Librarian
Milner Library
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-8900
phone: 309-438-5039
email: skroe_at_ilstu.edu

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