Electronic Access & Acquisitions Librarian - California Institute of Technology
Electronic Access & Acquisitions Librarian - California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Electronic Access & Acquisitions Librarian - Library Services
Open Until Filled
Job Summary
The Librarian serves in a leadership role to coordinate the acquisition, activation, and maintenance of library resources. The Librarian has primary responsibility for acquisition and electronic resources management workflows, including quality control. The incumbent works closely with Library staff in all departments to facilitate the identification, selection, and fiscal control of resources while managing the metadata records-keeping and database maintenance required to make, and keep, resources accessible. The Librarian develops policies, procedures and workflows to optimize the experience of customers accessing Library resources online.
Job Duties
A. Acquisitions
1. Collaborates closely with Collections Management and Business office to identify, select, and obtain library resources while maintaining fiscal control
2. Coordinates licensing, ordering, registration, and renewal of resources
3. Maintains consistent and accurate records system for administrating acquisitions processes and resources
4. Oversees order and bibliographic records creation/ingest within the integrated library system and other information discovery and access tools. Creates original metadata records in a variety of standard formats as required
5. Leads the materials ordering and receiving work team with primary responsibility for designing workflows, training team members, and quality control for business processes
6. Serves as primary vendor contact and accounts administrator
B. Electronic resources and database management
1. Manages link resolver mechanisms including activation and maintenance of holdings thresholds
2. Troubleshoots problems with electronic resources arising from subscription, licensing, or access-related technical issues in collaboration with public services.
3. Works with vendors to resolve access problems
4. Designs, develops, and maintains electronic resource management (ERM) system for managing administrative metadata related to serials subscriptions
5. Performs regular database maintenance tasks within integrated library system, link resolver system, and serials management systems
6. Identifies and implements new approaches to electronic resource linking and accessibility
7. Organizes, analyzes, and prepares resource usage data for acquisitions, collection development, and institutional reporting
8. Creates and maintains authority and holdings metadata according to international standards and stays abreast of standards development
9. Provides internal training and information on authority and holdings metadata best practices and electronic access to resources
10. Manages projects involving electronic resources including the integration of outsourced data into existing management systems
C. Professional and administrative
1. Retains expert-level knowledge on acquisitions and electronic access standards and workflows
2. Participates in developments to adapt the traditional library environment to evolving technologies, user expectations, and business opportunities
3. Reviews functional requirements for metadata systems, recommends changes and early implmentation strategies where required
4. Contributes to evaluation of staff involved in resource acquisition and maintenance
5. Attends and participates in professional/technical conferences and meetings
6. Participates in various Library meetings and activities
7. Performs other duties as required
D. Performs other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications
* Masters degree from ALA accredited institution.
* Experience with acquisitions and electronic resource management systems.
* Skill with link resolver administration and troubleshooting.
* Facility creating MARC bibliographic, authority, and holdings metadata.
* Serials cataloging experience according to CONSER best practices.
* Solid understanding of integrated library systems.
* Experience with batch manipulation of large metadata files.
* Demonstrated problem-solving, work-flow analysis, and project leadership skills.
* Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
* Leadership/supervisory experience.
* Experience with metadata management systems currently in use at Caltech Library (Innovative Interfaces Millenium, YBP/GOBI approval system, OCLC Connexion, Ebsconet, OttoSerials, Ex Libris SFX).
* Familiarity with non-MARC metadata schemes and evolving standards.
* Experience with administering proxy server.
* Basic-level proficiency with Unix/Linux, regular expressions, and web standards and technologies.
To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: http://apptrkr.com/138325
Caltech is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans and Disabled Persons are encouraged to apply.