ACQflash: Position Announcement: Electronic Resources Librarian - Boston College

*Position Announcement: Electronic Resources Librarian *

Boston College:

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located 
six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,100 full-time 
undergraduates and 4,700 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 
among national universities and a member of the Association of Research 
Universities, Boston College has 752 full-time and 1,080 FTE faculty, 
2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $886 million, and an 
endowment of approximately $2 billion.

Position Details:

Boston College seeks a knowledgeable and innovative individual for the 
position of Electronic Resources Librarian. The successful candidate, 
under the supervision of Head of Continuing and Electronic Resources, 
will provide leadership in the acquisition, evaluation, management, and 
promotion of a wide range of continuing and electronic resources 
including databases, journals and reference sources.

Responsibilities:

- Coordinate all activities associated with the management of the 
Library's electronic resources and serials collection including 
acquisitions, licensing, access, and evaluation of electronic resources.
- Communicate daily with external service providers, including 
publishers, vendors, consortia, content providers, and technology 
suppliers and collaborate internally with library staff in other 
departments and bibliographers to provide optimal access to the 
Library's electronic resources collection for the University community.
- Serve as a member of Budget Group and Finance Group for budget 
management and planning and track cost, funds, budget transfers and 
allocation for continuing and electronic resources.
- Supervise library support staff.
- Manage serials vendor accounts and provides leadership in the 
implementation and ongoing administration of the electronic resources 
management portion of Alma and UResolver.
- Coordinate workflow redesign as necessary to enhance efficient and 
effective access to electronic resources.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

- Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science 
program, or equivalent.
- Thorough understanding of continuing resources, including awareness of 
issues of vendors, packages, aggregators, platforms, licensing, pricing 
models, and financial and statistical management needs.
- Experience working with electronic resources and serials in an 
academic library.
- Ability to communicate and work well with colleagues on what is 
increasingly an inter-departmental initiative, understanding variant 
perspectives on shared work.
- Understanding of database issues, and the interoperability needs to 
support Alma, UResolver, Primo and Metalib.
- Ability to develop projects, including training, quality control, and 
follow-up.
- Working knowledge of technical environments, especially those related 
to proxy servers and link resolvers, as well as familiarity with 
emerging electronic resources standards such as ONIX, SUSHI, COUNTER, SERU.
- Experience with Microsoft Office software, including Excel and Access.
- Understanding of cataloging standards and MARC format.

To apply:

Please visit the Boston College Human Resources Job Opportunities 
website at http://www.bc.edu/jobs. A resume and cover letter must be 
submitted as part of the online application. Applications will be 
accepted until position is filled.

Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process. 
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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