>
> From:
> Ann Okerson <aokerson_at_pantheon.yale.edu>
>
>
> The Ohio Library and Information Network
>
> POSITION POSTING
> March 7, 2008
>
> Position: Assistant Director of Electronic Licensing
>
> Reports to: Executive Director
>
> Applications are invited for an Assistant Director of Electronic
> Licensing for the Ohio Library and Information Network. OhioLINK is a
> consortium of Ohio's college and university libraries and the State
> Library of Ohio. OhioLINK serves more than 600,000 students, faculty,
> staff, and other researchers at 87 institutions. OhioLINK provides a
> multitude of services including over 100 databases consisting of
> bibliographic, electronic journals, electronic books, images, videos,
> and audio files. See www.ohiolink.edu
>
> Major responsibilities:
>
> Responsible for taking the leadership role in the planning,
> management, evaluation, and licensing of shared electronic information
> resources by the OhioLINK community. Working closely with the
> Executive Director, Office Manager, and in liaison to the Cooperative
> Information Resources Committee (CIRM) this position:
>
> -Assumes lead role in negotiating license terms and pricing for shared
> electronic resources with vendors.
>
> -Establishes and coordinates with the Office Manager the invoice
> processing through OhioLINK and its fiscal agent to member libraries
> for annual renewals and new licenses for shared electronic resources.
>
> -Assumes the lead role in the creation of and agreement by members to
> cost sharing models appropriate for each share electronic resource.
>
> -Manages, monitors, and projects the OhioLINK financial resources for
> shared electronic resources.
>
> -As liaison to the Cooperative Information Resources Committee (CIRM)
> works interactively with the chair on the agendas and overall
> management of the committee's activities.
>
> -Oversees the development, evolution, and maintenance of guidelines
> for standard license terms.
>
> -Resolves license breaches and problems in consultation with libraries
> and vendors.
>
> -In collaboration with other OhioLINK staff monitors availability
> and/or delivery of licensed resources. Is the lead contact with
> vendors to resolve any problems.
>
> -Participates on and provides support to other committees as assigned
>
> -Spearheads and coordinates the examination, review, and disposition,
> of new electronic resource opportunities. Coordinates vendor
> communications or evaluations, demos and trials.
>
> -Coordinates the collection and organization of usage data and
> statistics and prepares reports on trends in overall usage.
>
> -Ensures compliance with license agreements by communicating terms of
> contract to appropriate member library staff.
>
> -Stays current with national and international developments related to
> electronic resources and will participate in inter-consortium
> initiatives as assigned.
>
> -Supervises one support staff responsible for maintaining the claiming
> system for the Electronic Journal Center.
>
> Requirements:
>
> MLS from an ALA accredited program or other advanced degree. Four
> years of professional experience in an academic or research library or
> an academic library consortium and 2 or more years experience working
> with e-resource licensing and management. Knowledge of the legal and
> business issues involved in acquisition, licensing and management of
> electronic resources. General familiarity with electronic publishing
> developments such as Open Access, information delivery through
> Internet sources and current library technologies.
>
> Excellent written and oral communication and negotiation skills
> required. Strong Excel capabilities and organizational and analytical
> skills are required. Ability to function in a collaborative,
> service-oriented environment and flexibility in adapting to change;
> working knowledge of spreadsheet and other software to support the
> management of usage and financial data. Position will require some
> travel.
>
> Salary and Benefits:
>
> Salary is commensurate with position and experience. Position is a
> twelve month appointment on an annual contract. 22 vacation days, 15
> days sick leave and 10 paid holidays per year. State-sponsored
> retirement plan, group health plan, and life insurance are available.
>
> Deadline: Review of resumes begins April 7th. Resumes accepted until
> position is filled
>
> To apply for this position, please send resume and three references
> to: resume-el_at_ohiolink.edu
>
Received on Tue Mar 11 2008 - 12:01:49 EDT