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By gsliscomm, July 23, 2012 1:22 pm

Position: E-Resources and Serials Acquisitions Librarian
Available: September 1, 2012

Posting: http://www.lib.unc.edu/jobs/epa/e-resources_acquisitions.html

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a dynamic, innovative, and team-oriented librarian to serve as leader of the E-Resources & Serials Acquisitions Section within the E Resources & Serials Management Department.

Staff in E-Resources & Serials Management work together as a collaborative, service-oriented team that strives to ensure that students, faculty, and staff have easy access to a broad range of research publications provided through the University Library. Under the general direction of the department head, the E-Resources & Serials Acquisitions Librarian leads the section responsible for the acquisition and management of electronic resources and print serials. In support of the teaching and research mission of the University, the individual in this position works collaboratively with Library colleagues and with publisher and vendor representatives.

The E-Resources & Serials Acquisitions Librarian provides leadership in the acquisition, maintenance, and support of electronic resources and print serials offered by the University Library, and participates in policy development regarding e-resources and serials in support of University Library priorities. The E Resources & Serials Acquisitions Librarian supervises the E Resources Librarian, who leads the licensing team, as well as five staff members whose primary assignments involve the acquisition, implementation, and front-line service of electronic resources and print serials. The Librarian is responsible for: reviewing workflows for efficiency and effectiveness; coordinating the documentation of section procedures; conducting license negotiations with information providers as a member of the University Library licensing team; serving as liaison to vendors and other Library departments regarding issues and questions related to the acquisition and receipt of e-resources and print serials; developing and maintaining an understanding of issues related to e resources and serials, contributing to the professional dialogue and a wide variety of pertinent Library initiatives. Additionally, the E-Resources & Serials Acquisitions Librarian serves on relevant Library committees and task forces and may represent the Library with consortial organizations.

Qualifications

Required:
ALA accredited master’s degree in library or information science. Three or more years of related experience in an academic library. Demonstrated experience with issues and practices involved in the acquisition and maintenance of print serials and e-resource collections. Supervisory experience. Proficiency in creating and manipulating spreadsheets. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Effective organization and time management skills. The ability to work well within a team environment and with diverse groups of library staff. Strong commitment to customer service. Enthusiasm for an innovative and evolving work environment.

Preferred:
Experience using library management and electronic resources systems such as Innovative Interfaces’ Millennium system and Serials Solutions 360 products. Supervisory experience relating to acquisitions or other technical services operations. Project management skills. Understanding of business and licensing models and their budget implications, and the ability to clearly communicate that understanding. Experience with relational database programs. Involvement in professional development activities, including research and participation in professional organizations. Track record of professional involvement in e-resources and/or serials.

The University and The Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country’s oldest state university. UNC Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately 29,000 students, employs more than 3,500 members of the faculty, and offers 69 doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law. Library collections include over 6.5 million volumes. The Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries and the Center for Research Libraries. Together with the libraries at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University, the members of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) provide services and collections to their students, faculty, and staff in support of the education, research, and service missions of the universities.

The University Library invests proudly in its employees, strives to create a diverse environment of respect and collaboration, and encourages vision and innovation.

The Region
The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational, cultural, and intellectual activities. The mountains or the seashore are less than half day’s drive from Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

Salary and Benefits
This is a twelve-month academic librarian appointment; salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Standard state benefits of annual leave, sick leave, and State or optional retirement plan. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, librarians enjoy the benefit of academic status and are members of the faculty council.

Deadline for Application
Review of applications will begin on August 6, 2012. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by the begin review date.

To Apply:
Please visit http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/6025 and complete the online application. Please include a letter of application, a resume and the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of three professional references, one of which must be a current supervisor. Additionally, please indicate in your cover letter where you first learned of this position.

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By gsliscomm, December 19, 2011 5:14 pm

EBSCO Publishing is one of the largest information providers of electronic research databases in the world. We have experienced double digit growth annually over the past decade and hire an average of 100 new employees every year. We need talented people to fuel our explosive growth and to drive expansion. Always at the leading edge, we continue to work to identify new challenges and combine technology with data to meet the information needs of our customers worldwide In addition to a dynamic work environment we offer a competitive benefits package free parking, a subsidized cafeteria, an on-site fitness center with classes and free New England Coffee. We are conveniently located minutes from the Ipswich stop on the MBTA Newburyport line and offer 100% commuter rail reimbursement.

Ep’s NetLibrary Editorial team is currently seeking a Manager of Content Integration – Ebooks. The principal focus of this position is to manage all aspects of the team responsible for the content production of eBook and eAudioBook data for EBSCO Publishing’s NetLibrary product. This position is responsible for both a long-term strategic focus and day-to-day operations management.

-Oversee daily book production operation to ensure that capacity needs are being met and that high quality ebook and audio book content is being delivered to customers.
-Partner with EPÂ’s Technology teams to re-architect Content Integration systems and workflow, including implementation of ONIX and EPUB support.
-Collaborate with Product Management, Publisher Relations, and Technology to identify and execute strategic business initiatives. This may include supporting new product features, new data formats, and focused data loading (e.g. loading backlist data for a specific publisher).
-Communicate directly with Publishers on an ongoing basis to address questions and resolve eBook and eAudioBook service issues.
-Understand publisherÂ’s book creation and metadata creation processes to coordinate publisher integration into EBSCO Publishing workflow and systems.
-Review, recommend, and implement new methods and technologies to make content integration production operations more efficient.
-Provide management, guidance, and coaching to Supervisor and 3-4 Senior team members.
-Develop and maintain departmental budget to track all costs and expenditures.

Essential Functions:
-Collaborate with Product Management, Publisher Relations, Technology, and Project Management to identify and execute strategic business initiatives
-Successful management of staff; providing coaching and counseling as needed to drive performance to required expectations. Specifically oversee the Supervisor:
Ensuring that daily production reports are created/reviewed to ensure established production goals are acheived.
Ensuring the coordination and timely receipt of content from publishers
-Set priorities for the Content Integraion team that align with business priorities.
-Drive change and implementation of process and technology.
-Communicate directly with Publishers as required.
-Establish/Maintain positive and cooperative relations with content providers and other work groups within EBSCO Publishing
-Establish and maintain a network of library/industry contacts; monitor industry trends and provide input to product and/or process improvements based on this.
-Develop and maintain departmental budget and track all costs/expenditures within budget.
-Complete tasks and projects as assigned by Editorial Director and Vice President

Skills
Required Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s Degree
-2-3 years of exceptional leadership skills at the manager level
-Ability to coach and motivate team members to reach their full potential
-Strong and effective written and oral communication skills
-Ability to analyze and solve problems, multi-task, prioritize and delegate
-Knowledge of production controls, measurements and processes; large scale data entry procedures; database management
-Proficiency of Microsoft Office

Preferred Skills:
-Experience in an Editorial Production environment strongly preferred
-Experience working with ebooks and/or audio books highly preferred
-Action-oriented; ability to make decisions and implement quickly.
-Experience working with publishers preferred
-Strong business knowledge/accuman
-Proven track record of success working cross cross-functionally
-Proven track record of success working with Senior Management
-Ability to concisely create and deliver presentations
-Excellent verbal communication; Excellent written communication; Leadership/supervisory experience; Positive attitude & team player; Strong analytical abilities

Please apply online at http://careers.ebscohost.com

EBSCO Publishing is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes diversity in the workplace. EOE M/F/H/V

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By gsliscomm, December 12, 2011 5:27 pm

Infotrieve is a global leader in providing information services and content management technology to businesses. For more than 20 years we have been providing corporate information centers, R&D facilities, and legal, business affairs and product professionals in more than half the Fortune 500 with a broad array of outsourcing services and software solutions.

The Content Management Support Specialist is responsible for providing literature searches, reference assistance, and management of electronic content, including online subscriptions and access maintenance. This position will be located at our client in Kenilworth, NJ or anywhere in the US and will report to our Library Services Manager.

Primary Responsibilities
· Update, categorize and maintain content for the Digital Library
· Provide reference assistance and training/awareness on resources and services
· Conduct literature searches as needed, and setup and monitor ad-hoc literature alerts
· Monitor and respond to emails and phone calls reporting electronic access problems, both for end users and staff.
· Provide support and assistance for training of end users and staff on all electronic resources.
· Work with Library Services’ Content Manager to recommend and implement new subscriptions
· Manage subscription renewals and cancellations in a timely and cost-effective manner
· Perform other duties as required

Knowledge and Skill Requirements
· Masters Degree in Library Science or equivalent work experience
· Bachelor’s Degree in a Life Science
· Literature searching experience
· Experience in an Information Management and Collection Management environment preferred
· Proficiency in online database searching, and library software programs and tools
· Technical aptitude and experience in the maintaining and trouble shooting of e-content
· High level of proficiency with the Internet and desktop software
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to think creatively in troubleshooting linking problems
· Proven ability to develop and maintain positive client relationships.
· Proven ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.

How to Apply
Please include salary requirements with your resume. Send resumes to careers@infotrieve.com.

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By gsliscomm, January 4, 2011 10:23 am

QUAL:
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent education or experience required
• Requires 1-2 years of supervisory experience
• Prior library acquisitions experience required
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of standard financial practices, and library metadata standards required
• Strong English language written communication skills are required
• Demonstrated experience with on-line integrated library systems and financial systems required
• Demonstrated experience with technology required, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; proficiency with Windows-based software applications and file management techniques; competency in keyboarding required

Additional Qualifications:

• MLS preferred
• Experience managing acquisitions for serials, electronic resources, and/or government documents preferred
• Must have excellent oral English communication skills
• Familiarity with European languages desirable
• Experience with electronic databases highly desirable
• Must be able to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, with suppliers of materials across the globe; must be able to convey complex information to staff and suppliers
• Ability to use technology in creative ways to solve problems or facilitate workflow required
• Superior analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time-management, interpersonal, and supervisory skills required
• Proven ability to work effectively in team environment, including remaining calm under pressure
• Must exhibit strong initiative
• Ability to manage competing priorities with a positive, constructive, flexible, and cooperative manner required
• Ability to work on a computer 5-6 hours a day.  Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds

DUTIES:

• Responsible for operational-level management of the ESG Acquisitions unit:
  • Hires, trains, supervises, and manages performance for full- and part-time support staff
  • Assigns tasks, plans, directs, and monitors workflows; documents policies, procedures, and guidelines; monitors productivity and quality standards for the ESG unit
  • Monitors budget, maintains statistics, and prepares reports; assesses the data against unit production goals and for trends in budget projections
  • As a member of the ESG management team, participates in developing and implementing policies, procedures, workflows and services of the Unit, in consultation with the Head of ESG and the E-Resources Management Librarian
  • Contributes to unit operational priorities by performing all aspects of the unit’s activities
  • Works closely with the E-Resources, Serials & Government Documents Cataloging unit, other HCLTS units, and other departments (Financial Services, Collection Development, Access Services/Materials Transfer, Binding and Shelf Preparation, Government Documents, Area Studies, HUL Office for Information Systems), contributing information used to solve problems or implement new procedures or technologies
  • Ensures accurate problem resolution for complex order, receipt and payment discrepancies , ensures that technical and service expectations are understood, and performs quality control
  • Ensures positive contact with vendors and publishers
  • Ensures effective timely, efficient, and quality service to patrons by participating in thorough evaluation of current procedures
  • Collects and reports data concerning Unit activity
  • Creates training materials and documentation for staff in the unit, oversees the training of staff and evaluates staff competencies
  • Contributes to unit goals by accomplishing related duties as required
  • Performs duties with professionalism, which includes relating to others in group settings and individually in a courteous, cooperative, sensitive, and collegial manner
  • Maintains the confidentiality of all department and University information

SALARY: Not stated.

TO APPLY: http://www.click2apply.net/etjq7hb

DEADLINE: Not stated.