Tech Services & Electronic Resources Librarian

Purpose:

This position oversees the lifecycle of all electronic resources and participates in licensing, acquisitions, access, administration, statistics, and support. The successful candidate will also possess strong skills to plan, develop, implement, grow, and maintain the library's electronic and print collections by managing the collection development policies and procedures including the acquisition and cataloging of materials. This librarian implements and administers tools, features, and programs that enhance and improve electronic resource access and usability including the utilization of electronic resource management functions in Sierra, the current consortium-managed library services platform.

Essential Job Functions:

• Create, organize, promote, and curate digital materials.
• Provide training for the campus community to use ER and IR resources.
• Serve as Site Coordinator for the MOBIUS library consortium.
• Perform reference service, library instruction, and collection development.
• Serve as library liaison to designated departments.
• Represents Page Library on the MOBIUS/Arthur Technical Services Committee and on statewide, library, and University committees as assigned.
• Performs reference work part of the professional staff, including on-call reference and research service.
• Develop and maintain the library website and LibGuide pages to support subject areas.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics

1. At least one year experience working in an academic library in electronic resource management, including experience with other ER-related applications such as link resolvers and proxy server configuration.
2. Strong working knowledge of RDA and MARC cataloging rules and conventions and non-MARC metadata schemas, formats, standards, and protocols in order to enhance the discoverability of library collections.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of emerging areas of librarianship, including the capabilities and future trends of library technology and systems to optimize discovery and access to scholarly resources.
4. Ability to work independently and as part of a team with a flexible and adaptable attitude as well as a strong focus on customer service.
5. Ability to work with vendors, campus IT, faculty, staff, and students to troubleshoot and resolve electronic resource access issues.
6. Evidence of knowledge access and resource management, including demonstrated effective management, planning, and organizational skills.
7. Strong collaboration and communication skills.
8. Experience in coordination or management of integrated library system functions, such as Sierra, Ex Libris' Alma, or Primo.
9. Experience in batch cataloging, metadata normalization, and metadata manipulation tools or programming languages.
10. Familiarity with current copyright issues/rights management issues in a digital environment.
11. Performs original and copy cataloging of all formats of library materials to facilitate their identification, access, and use; materials including but is not limited to books, serials, electronic resources, websites, and streaming media.
12. Interprets and applies Library of Congress Subject Headings, AACR2, RDA, and OCLC rules in cataloging and classifying library materials in a consortium and/or cluster environment.
13. Develops and maintains expert knowledge of issues related to metadata and catalog database maintenance.
14. Demonstrated experience with ERMS (Electronic Resources Management Systems)
15. Experience creating and enhancing metadata for electronic resources.
16. Experience working with an institutional repository platform/software (Bepress preferred).
17. Experience using visualization software such as Springshare to create dashboards for ER use.
18. Excellent written and oral communications skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population of individuals.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

Master of Library or Information Science degree from an ALA-accredited institution.

Physical Demands:

• Light sedentary office work.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Lincoln University. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.