UC San Diego Library
Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian Content Acquisition and Resource Shar
UC San Diego Library, San Diego, California, United States, 92154
The University of California, San Diego Library seeks creative, collaborative, and service-oriented applicants for the position of Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian for our Content Acquisition and Resource Sharing (CARS) Program.
Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration.Responsibilities of the Position
– Reporting to the Program Director for CARS, the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian serves as the Division Head for the Electronic Resources and Serials Units. Reviews and negotiates licenses for UCSD purchased resources and manages the acquisition, activation, and troubleshooting of all purchased and subscribed electronic resources for the Library. Collaborates with collection strategists on licenses. Coordinates the gathering and analyzing of serials, ebooks, database usage, and other related assessment data. The Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian also oversees the activities of the serials acquisitions unit. This position directly supervises 4 FTE (3 in electronic resources and one serials unit head), and 3 FTE (serials unit) indirectly. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, which includes a combination of 2 to 3 days of onsite and 2 to 3 days of remote work.
As a CARS Division Head, manages personnel, delegates work, and oversees the development and implementation of new policies and procedures.
Recommends and adapts new technologies and ensures appropriate training.
Demonstrated experience in electronic resources management.
Manages the life cycle of electronic resources including acquisition, licensing, activation, and troubleshooting access issues.
Manages and oversees adherence to license terms for the Library’s electronic resources in consultation with collection strategists.
Oversees the acquisition of serial publications in all formats.
Gathers data on acquisition, holdings, and usage of electronic resources and print serials.
Manages electronic books and streaming video licensing, acquisition, and troubleshooting.
Collaborates closely with collection strategists to support resource acquisition.
Represents the Library in communications and negotiations with content providers, vendors, and publishers.
Collaborates with the California Digital Library Acquisitions Unit to manage shared, UC systemwide electronic collections and serials.
About The Library
– Great Research Starts Here
The UC San Diego Library, ranked among the top 25 public academic research libraries in the nation, plays an integral role in advancing and supporting the university’s research, teaching, patient care, and public service mission. The goal of the library is to serve the University’s vision to be a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. It accomplishes this through support of student and faculty success, support of research and learning through information resources, by serving as a place of community and inspiration, and by extending the impact of UC San Diego research through investments and innovation in scholarly communication and research data.
Librarians at UC San Diego are academic appointees and entitled to appropriate professional leave and all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. UC San Diego Librarians are expected to participate in library-wide and system-wide planning and governance and to be professionally active. To foster the best possible working and learning environment, all library staff at UC San Diego strive to cultivate a rich and diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.
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Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration.Responsibilities of the Position
– Reporting to the Program Director for CARS, the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian serves as the Division Head for the Electronic Resources and Serials Units. Reviews and negotiates licenses for UCSD purchased resources and manages the acquisition, activation, and troubleshooting of all purchased and subscribed electronic resources for the Library. Collaborates with collection strategists on licenses. Coordinates the gathering and analyzing of serials, ebooks, database usage, and other related assessment data. The Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian also oversees the activities of the serials acquisitions unit. This position directly supervises 4 FTE (3 in electronic resources and one serials unit head), and 3 FTE (serials unit) indirectly. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, which includes a combination of 2 to 3 days of onsite and 2 to 3 days of remote work.
As a CARS Division Head, manages personnel, delegates work, and oversees the development and implementation of new policies and procedures.
Recommends and adapts new technologies and ensures appropriate training.
Demonstrated experience in electronic resources management.
Manages the life cycle of electronic resources including acquisition, licensing, activation, and troubleshooting access issues.
Manages and oversees adherence to license terms for the Library’s electronic resources in consultation with collection strategists.
Oversees the acquisition of serial publications in all formats.
Gathers data on acquisition, holdings, and usage of electronic resources and print serials.
Manages electronic books and streaming video licensing, acquisition, and troubleshooting.
Collaborates closely with collection strategists to support resource acquisition.
Represents the Library in communications and negotiations with content providers, vendors, and publishers.
Collaborates with the California Digital Library Acquisitions Unit to manage shared, UC systemwide electronic collections and serials.
About The Library
– Great Research Starts Here
The UC San Diego Library, ranked among the top 25 public academic research libraries in the nation, plays an integral role in advancing and supporting the university’s research, teaching, patient care, and public service mission. The goal of the library is to serve the University’s vision to be a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. It accomplishes this through support of student and faculty success, support of research and learning through information resources, by serving as a place of community and inspiration, and by extending the impact of UC San Diego research through investments and innovation in scholarly communication and research data.
Librarians at UC San Diego are academic appointees and entitled to appropriate professional leave and all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. UC San Diego Librarians are expected to participate in library-wide and system-wide planning and governance and to be professionally active. To foster the best possible working and learning environment, all library staff at UC San Diego strive to cultivate a rich and diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.
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