Position Announcement (Georgia)

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Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:39:39 -0700
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Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006
From: Elizabeth Winter (GA Tech) <elizabeth.winter_at_library.gatech.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement

**Cross-posted.  Apologies for duplication.**

Georgia Institute of Technology Job Opportunity

LIBRARY ASSOCIATE I (Acquisitions, Electronic Resources)
Location: LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER
Job #: CEW5886
Hiring Range: $30,770 to $38,450

Education: Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree, or Two (2) years 
college course work or equivalent combination of education and 
experience.  A Bachelor's Degree desired.

Experience: Four or more years of job related experience.  Preferred 
related qualifications include prior working experience in library 
and/or information technology customer service environment.  Computer 
skills: Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Windows and productivity

software, especially word processing and spreadsheet applications. 
Experience with an integrated library system, preferably Endeavor 
Voyager.  Experience with managing electronic resources, especially with

an OpenURL link resolver.

Duties: Responsible for creation and maintenance of electronic journal 
records in electronic resource management (ERM) system, order record 
creation and maintenance, facilitating electronic invoice processing, 
processing title changes, and assisting with SFX maintenance and updates

and metasearch product implementation and maintenance.  Activate and 
deactivate electronic journal titles in SFX to reflect the library's 
holdings for the public.  Create and maintain records for electronic 
journals in an electronic resource management system (ERMS); create and 
maintain order records for electronic journals; load, process, and 
maintain electronic invoices; assist Electronic Resources Coordinator 
with processing license agreements for electronic resources, and other 
duties, including special projects, as assigned.  Independent judgment 
and analysis required to correctly identify electronic journal links; to

update records in an electronic resource management system; to enter and

update order records for journals; to initiate and process title 
changes; and to set priorities.  Work cooperatively and effectively with

other Library staff and serve as a resource for electronic journal and 
serial questions, particularly in the absence of the Electronic 
Resources Coordinator; effectively communicate with vendors and 
publishers; be responsive to instruction, direction and performance 
feedback from supervisor.  The position requires:  Effective oral and 
written communication skills; analytical and problem-solving skills; 
attention to detail; and demonstrated ability to work well both 
independently and in a team environment, as well as the ability to work 
with multiple projects and balance multiple priorities simultaneously.

Environment: As an ARL library supporting an institution with nearly 
5,000 graduate students and over $300 million per year in research 
activity, Georgia Tech provides a platform that will challenge and 
engage creative leaders on the frontier of new ways to capture and 
manage intellectual content. Working with a team of librarians, the 
Library's Technology and Resource Services Division provides the 
operations needed to maintain the information resources required to 
support an exceptionally energetic academic enterprise.

The Georgia Tech Library and Information Center, 
http://www.library.gatech.edu, a member of the Association of Research 
Libraries, is central to the Institute's instructional and research 
programs. The Georgia Institute of Technology, with nearly 20,000 
faculty, students, and staff is one of the nation's outstanding 
universities, with nationally recognized programs in science and 
engineering. The Library is a leader in library automation, participates

in the statewide consortium, Galileo, and provides access to an 
ever-increasing number of databases, electronic books and electronic 
journals.

Application Process:  Please apply through the Georgia Tech Human 
Resources website: http://www.ohr.gatech.edu/  Refer to Job #: CEW5886.

To view this position announcement online, please visit 
http://www.library.gatech.edu/about_us/jobs.html#a.

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Elizabeth L. Winter
Electronic Resources Coordinator, Acquisitions
Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
email: elizabeth.winter_at_library.gatech.edu

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