[Eril-l] Position Announcement: E-Resources Librarian, UC Berkeley

[Lee Adams]

Full description: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/JPF00775.html

The University of California, Berkeley invites applicants for the position
of Electronic Resources Librarian (ERL). Reporting to the Head of the
Acquisitions Department, the successful applicant will have a thorough
understanding of and experience with licensing and supporting access to
electronic resources. The ERL will manage key e-resource information
systems and will be responsible for the production and dissemination of
statistics related to resource (both print and electronic) acquisition,
licensing and usage.
The Environment

The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and
teaching facility at the nation's premier public university. A highly
diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus
community of 25,500 undergraduate students, 10,300 graduate students, and a
faculty of 1,500. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries - including the
Doe/Moffitt Libraries, the Bancroft Library, the C. V. Starr East Asian
Library and subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 11
million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library
offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect
users with those collections and build their related research skills. The
Doe/Moffitt Libraries bring special focus to the humanities, social
sciences, international and area studies, and undergraduate services and
the intersections between them. Discover more about the Library via our
website: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu.
Responsibilities

The incumbent will take the lead role in managing publisher/vendor license
negotiations, assessment, and support of ongoing access to electronic
information resources. S/he will work closely with the Head of
Acquisitions, the AUL & Director for Collections, the Electronic Resources
Unit, and subject librarians to shape and improve access to electronic
resources for Library users. The ERL will:

   - Review and negotiate license agreements with publishers/vendors to
   reach favorable pricing and licensing terms and arrange trials of
   e-resources
   - Assist the AUL & Director of Collections with acquisition of content
   licensed through the California Digital Library (CDL)
   - Review CDL offers and local proposals, and coordinate them with
   subject librarians and acquisitions staff
   - Establish and manage excellent publisher/vendor relationships
   - Coordinate acquisition and renewal activities with publishers/vendors
   and staff
   - Investigate and coordinate communication with vendors, information
   technology, library staff and users on alleged breaches of licensed
   resources
   - Coordinate user education and outreach on appropriate conditions of
   use for licensed content
   - Work closely with subject librarians and acquisitions staff to support
   e-collection development
   - Work closely with the fund manager to monitor appropriations and
   expenditures for central digital funds
   - Provide leadership to the Acquisitions Electronic Resources Unit in
   managing access and maintaining accurate information about electronic
   resources
   - Establish and maintain effective workflows with acquisitions and
   cataloging staff for all electronic resources
   - Collect and analyze usage data from local, UC-wide, and
   vendor/publisher sources and create reports to support purchase and renewal
   decisions
   - Participate in UC Berkeley's Collection Budget Group and Digital
   Advisory Group and UC-wide groups as appropriate

UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning
and governance and work effectively in a shared decision-making
environment. Librarian advancement is partially based upon professional
contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will
show promise or evidence of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC
system, and profession.
Qualifications

*Minimum Basic Qualification:*

   - Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree by date of application

*Additional Required Qualifications by start date in position:*

   - American Library Association(ALA)-accredited master's degree or
   equivalent degree
   - Two or more years' experience negotiating license agreements for
   e-resources for an academic library
   - Two or more years' experience working with academic vendors and
   publishers on issues related to acquisitions and managing electronic
   resources
   - Familiarity with copyright, fair use, and other intellectual property
   issues as these pertain to e-resources
   - Knowledge of trends and issues with e-resources and a commitment to
   keeping current with changes, including awareness of issues of vendors,
   packages, aggregators, platforms, licensing, pricing models, and financial
   and statistical management needs
   - Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, organizational,
   and problem solving skills
   - Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to work creatively
   and effectively both independently and as a team member

*Additional Preferred Qualifications:*

   - Three or more years of serials or acquisitions experience in an
   academic or research library
   - Experience with e-resource management, e.g., implementing system
   support for e-resource workflow, providing and maintaining access to
   e-resources
   - Experience licensing data sets, including restricted use data
   - Understanding of data gathering and analysis techniques to support
   descriptive and inferential statistical analysis
   - Broad understanding of technical services operations in an academic
   library
   - Familiarity with technologies used in acquisitions, assessment and
   e-resource settings

The UC Berkeley Library is committed to supporting and encouraging a
multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and
imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.

UC professional librarians are academic appointees and are represented by
an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council - American Federation of
Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit.

Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional development leave, two
days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all
other benefits granted non-faculty academic personnel. The University has
an excellent retirement program and sponsors a variety of group health,
dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits.

*DEADLINE:* Consideration will be given to applications received by August
17, 2015. All completed applications received by this date will be given
full consideration; this recruitment will remain open until filled.

For more information and to apply:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/JPF00775.html
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