Collection Development Librarian - Electronic Books
Principal Role
This position, working as part of a collection management team,
provides leadership in coordinating the selection, activation, and
maintenance of purchased electronic book resources. Reporting to the
Head of Collection Management, this position manages the workflows and
records needed to ensure access to these resources.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Coordinate the budget expenditures for the electronic book
resources, in consultation with the Head of Collection Development.
• Manage the selection and assessment of electronic book resources in
consultation with appropriate campus faculty and Library faculty and
staff.
• Participate in long-range planning and implementation of goals and
objectives for the electronic book collections and the Collection
Management Department.
• Develop and maintain records related to electronic book resources,
including updating of vendor records, usage statistics, overlap
analysis, and reporting.
• Provide leadership in the Library's transition from print to
electronic book collections.
• Coordinate resolution of access problems of electronic book
resources with related library and university departments.
• Work closely with vendors and negotiate licenses for electronic book
resources.
• Collaborate with Information Management and Library Systems staff on
the creation and maintenance of holdings and item records for
electronic book resources in the library’s web-delivered discovery
interfaces.
• Maintain currency in regional and national initiatives in electronic
book resource management, including consortium opportunities,
publishing models/projects, and preservation systems.
• Take shifts at Library Information Desk and participate in the
library's information literacy and liaison programs as assigned.
• Suggest resources to teaching faculty for possible acquisition.
• Participate in regularly scheduled departmental or library staff
meetings, and in Faculty Senate Committee meetings as committee
appointments require.
Availability & Salary
This salaried, benefited, full-time, non-tenured, 12-month, faculty
position is offered for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Most scheduled
hours are during the weekdays; however, weekend and evening shifts are
periodically required. Salary is commensurate with education and
experience as determined by formulas established to ensure
competitiveness with other major institutions of higher education.
Application Process
Review of applications will begin by the end of September 2010.
Liberty University utilizes an online application system. The
application gateway is located at
https://jobs.liberty.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp .
Applications must be completed online and all of the following items
must be submitted digitally at the same time as the application:
letter of interest, resume/curriculum vitae, two letters of
professional reference, one letter of pastoral reference, and a
writing sample of the applicant’s choosing (term paper, article,
etc.). Official transcripts of all post-secondary education will also
need to be sent to the Associate Dean of the ILRC at the address
indicated within the application process.
Carl Merat
Head, Collection Management
Liberty University Library
434-592-7062
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