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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Young Joo Moon
Head of Continuing & Electronic Resources
O'Neill Library
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
voice (617) 552-3207
fax (617) 552-1089
email: moonyo@bc.edu

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