Substitute Technical Services/Electronic Resources Librarian: NYC College of Technology, CUNY
Monica Berger 05 Oct 2011 16:17 UTC
Substitute Technical Services/Electronic Resources Librarian: NYC
College of Technology, CUNY
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will report to the library's director of
technical services and oversee cataloging, serials, and electronic
resources operations. She or he will be responsible for some original
cataloging, oversee vendor-ready cataloging, and manage a small number
of print journals and continuations, with supervision of support staff
and other duties as assigned.
This librarian will maintain timely, accurate data about these
resources in systems such as link resolver (SFX), integrated library
system (Aleph 500), OCLC Connexion, ejournal portal (Serials
Solutions), and the library website (Drupal).
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Master's degree in library and/or information science from
an ALA-accredited institution. Two years of technical services and/or
electronic resources experience, preferably in an academic or research
library, and excellent communication skills. Appointment is at the
lecturer or assistant professor level. For appointment as an assistant
professor a second master's is required.
Preferred: Experience with the following = SFX or another link
resolver; Aleph 500 or another integrated library system; vendors and
content providers, including subscription agents, publishers, and
library consortia; MarcEdit; Serials Solutions; and Drupal. Also
proficiency with spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel.
The successful candidate will begin work as early as this November.
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
is adjacent to Brooklyn Heights, near downtown Brooklyn, not far from
the Brooklyn Bridge. Applicants are advised to send a cover letter and
CV by e-mail to Prof. Tess Tobin, Administrative Services Librarian,
TTobin@citytech.cuny.edu.