Position Announcement - Electronic Resources Manager - Delaware County Community
College in Media, PA
Located in beautiful Media, PA come join a dynamic team in a vibrant Learning
Commons!
***This is a revised posting***
Electronic Resources Manager - Full-Time - Marple Campus
Job posting active until May 8, 2015
Job Type: Administrative
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Monday - Friday)
Exemption: Exempt
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 by no later than Friday, May 8, 2015 and
only as a completed packet.
Salary: A minimum salary of $50,207 (19A) and a comprehensive and competitive
fringe benefit package are provided.
The successful candidate must obtain all background clearances as may be
required by Pennsylvania Act 153.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate must have:
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 MARC21 records formats
Ability to work collaboratively or independently
An understanding of and commitment to diversity.
Description:
Delaware County Community College, a competency-based institution, committed to
diversity invites applications for an Electronic Resources Manager in our
Learning Commons.
Job Description:
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 refer to:
http://www.dccc.edu/about-us/employment-opportunities/job-postings/1536065
Received on Sun Apr 12 2015 - 03:08:02 EDT