Position Announcement: Electronic Resources Management Librarian

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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:21:13 -0500
Subject: Position Announcement: Electronic Resources Management Librarian
From: Karen Tschanz (Medical College of Georgia) <tschaka1_at_earthlink.net>


Please reply to the e-mail address below. Thanks! Karen Tschanz, Search 
Committee Chair

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Electronic Resources Management Librarian – Assistant or Associate Professor

The Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library invites applications for 
Electronic Resources
Management (ERM) Librarian, a position responsible for integrated 
acquisitions, management,
access and delivery of electronic resources. The position assumes a 
leadership role in managing
resource access, monitors current trends in access and electronic 
resource management, and
administers use of electronic resource management systems and tools, 
especially Verde and
MetaLib. The ERM Librarian serves as a resource expert for access and 
management of
electronic resources and shares responsibility for training and 
oversight of staff involved in
e-resource support.

The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is the only academic institution in 
Georgia dedicated

exclusively to the health sciences. It has over 2,000 students in its 
Schools of Allied Health
Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine and Nursing, a hospital 
with over 80 specialty
clinics and centers and an award winning Children’s Medical Center.

Augusta, located along the banks of the Savannah River adjacent to South 
Carolina, has a
population of over 200,000. It is the second oldest city in Georgia and 
is rich in history and
architectural diversity. Host of the renowned Masters Golf Tournament, 
the springtime display
of azaleas and dogwoods has earned the city the title of the "Garden 
City." With mild winters
and tropical summers, Augusta attracts history buffs, nature lovers, art 
and museum visitors
and sports fans.

Responsibilities

The ERM Librarian functions within the Greenblatt Library’s Collection 
Management team,
contributing leadership and expertise with emphasis on electronic 
resource management systems
and tools. Assuming a point position in expanding the Library’s 
electronic collections, this
librarian coordinates and arranges e-resource trials, obtains licenses 
and electronic resource
agreements, and conducts pre-license reviews. The ERM Librarian 
identifies data useful to
acquisitions, collection development and institutional reporting and 
extracts the data from a variety
of sources including electronic resource management tools, Voyager, 
Library and vendor
websites. Responsibilities of the position include organizing, 
analyzing, and preparing data for
use in acquisitions, collection development and institutional reporting. 
Collaboratively with
other team members, the librarian participates in ongoing processes to 
assure optimal access
to the Library’s collections and to enhance the Library’s interface to 
digital resources. As part
of the technical team, the librarian spearheads troubleshooting of ERM 
systems and tools,
collaborating with staff on access management problem identification and 
resolution.

Qualifications

The Electronic Resources Management Librarian must have a Masters degree 
in Library or
Information Science from an ALA-accredited program, a minimum of two 
years of experience
in an academic or research library, and the ability to function as a 
faculty member in areas
of education, scholarship and research. Appointment as an Associate 
Professor requires
meeting the criteria established by MCG for promotion to that rank.

The successful candidate will have experience administering an 
electronic resource management
system and other resource management tools and software. The experience 
will include
e-resource data analysis and reporting, experience working with 
publishers and vendors of
electronic resources, licensing and shared electronic resource 
agreements, and experience in
troubleshooting electronic resources. Knowledge of electronic materials, 
services, licenses and
pricing models; understanding of practices and trends in scholarly 
publishing and communication,
technology, Library and Web 2.0 developments; and understanding of the 
legal, business and
open access issues involved in the licensing and management of 
electronic resources are
expected.

The successful candidate will be collaborative, analytical and a 
skillful communicator capable
of multitasking and effective project management.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Skill in the use of electronic resource management tools, preferably 
EZProxy and ExLibris
products, familiarity with SQL/MySQL, and experience working in an 
academic health
sciences library are preferred.

Further information about this position and the Medical College of 
Georgia Greenblatt
Library can be found at http://www.lib.mcg.edu/

Salary and Benefits

This position has faculty rank and status (non-tenure track). Benefits 
include a competitive
health package, and TIAA/CREF and other retirement options. Minimum 
salary is $42,000.
Review of applications will begin January 15, 2008 and continue until 
the position is filled.

Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of 
professional reference to:

Marianne Brown, Head
Library Business Services
Greenblatt Library, AB-217
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA 30912-4400
Ph. 706.721.4677
Fax 706.721.2018
Email: marbrown_at_mail.mcg.edu

AA/EEO/Equal Access/ADA Employer


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