ACQflash: Position Announcement: Montana State University Electronic Resources Librarian -- App. Deadline Extended!

**Application deadline extended**

Montana State University Libraries in Bozeman, MT seeks a 12 month,
tenure-track Electronic Resources Librarian who is responsible for
managing and negotiating subscriptions to electronic resources; provides
leadership and expertise in the evaluation, selection, promotion, and
accessibility of electronic resources, especially serials; and works
with OpenURL linking technologies, budgeting, and consortia agreements.

Required: Masters degree from an ALA accredited graduate program;
demonstrated familiarity with electronic serial linking technologies;
demonstrated analytical, organizational, time, and project management
skills; knowledge of vendors, publishers, and library consortia.  

Preferred: Experience managing electronic resources; experience in
academic libraries; experience with subscription vendors (e.g. EBSCO,
Blackwell, etc.); familiarity with EDI and electronic resources
management technologies; experience with budgeting and serials
invoicing; experience with negotiating contracts and licenses;
familiarity using relational databases.

The successful candidate 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.

Available November 1, 2008. $43,000. Screening begins September 15,
2008. For a full position description and application requirement,
please see http://www.lib.montana.edu/about/jobs.php or call (406)
994-3119. ADA/EO/AA/Veterans Preference.