Position Announcement - Electronic Resources Manager - Delaware County
Community College in Media, PA
From:
"Erica Danowitz" <EDanowitz_at_dccc.edu>
Basic Information
*Hour Type:* Full-Time
*Hours:* 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Monday - Friday)
*Salary:* A minimum starting salary of $50,207 (19A) and a comprehensive
and competitive fringe benefit package are provided.
*Immediate Supervisor:* Dean, Educational Support Services
*Application Materials:*
The College strongly encourages applications from members of
traditionally under-represented groups. Interested candidates should
apply online at www.dccc.edu or send electronically only (in MS Word or
PDF format), a cover letter, complete and current resume and a list of
three references (including current immediate supervisor) to Human
Resources, Delaware County Community College, 901 South Media Line Road,
Media, PA 19063, hr_at_dccc.edu. Application materials must be submitted
only as a completed packet and received no later than March 20, 2015.
References will not be contacted without the applicant's permission.
*Requirements:*
The ideal candidate must have a Master's degree in Library Science
(ALA-accredited); Minimum 2 years working with licensed electronic
resources in a library environment; Familiarity with linking technology
and authentication/proxy protocols; Knowledge of copyright and other
industry standards governing the use of serials and electronic
resources; A working knowledge of SQL commands and MARC21 records
formats; Ability to work collaboratively or independently; An
understanding of and commitment to diversity.
Description
Delaware County Community College, located outside of Philadelphia, PA
and committed to diversity invites applications for an *Electronic
Resources Manager* in our Learning Commons*.* The E-Resources Manager
will have leadership responsibility for managing electronic resource
acquisitions, maintenance, access, and evaluation. This position will
participate in initiatives to enhance the discovery and use of library
resources to meet user needs and will also collaborate with library
staff in the areas of educational outreach, trends and emerging issues
in electronic resources, and collection development. This person will
serve as a member of the teams involved in the cataloging and
inter-library loan operations and the creation of the library resources
budget. This is a 12-month administrative position.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to establishing and
maintaining access to all purchased electronic resources:- Maintain
e-resources configurations in EZproxy and all electronic resources with
discovery tools and systems. Maintain e-book records in the ILS
(Virtua), update EDS library records and maintain these resources in EDS
and LinkSource. Update print periodical holdings in LinkSource; Employ
trends in emerging issues in electronic resources, including scholarly
communication, cataloging, and technology-related issues; Maintain
relationships with vendors and collaborate with librarians to evaluate
resources for potential purchase and / or annual renewal. Oversee the
purchase, renewal and cancellation of these resources; Analyze usage of
electronic resources and supervise the data collection in order to
prepare all necessary statistical reports; Provide technical support for
all electronic resources, including updates and customization of
interfaces and work with Learning Commons and IT staff to resolve access
problems; Collaborate with Learning Commons and IT staff to embed
electronic resources in other campus systems like the website, LMS, the
portal and the library catalog; Assist with the user support of the
proxy server and other library technologies like LibGuides and the
Discovery tool and ensure the linking of these resources; Maintain the
currency of records and the loading of e-resources into various
bibliographic utilities including the ILS and Discovery tools; Work with
the Dean and members of the team to create a resources budget and to
plan, customize, and support the Integrated Library System (ILS);
Perform other relevant duties as assigned.
DCCC is an equal opportunity employer.
For more information please refer to the link below:
https://www.dccc.edu/about-us/employment-opportunities/job-postings/1462452
Received on Wed Feb 25 2015 - 03:09:24 EST