<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/JPF00775.html">http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/JPF00775.html</a><div><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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.</p><h2 class="" style="padding:10px 0px 5px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px">The Environment</h2><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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: <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">http://www.lib.berkeley.edu</a>.</p><h2 class="" style="padding:10px 0px 5px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px">Responsibilities</h2><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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:</p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><li style="padding-top:5px">Review and negotiate license agreements with publishers/vendors to reach favorable pricing and licensing terms and arrange trials of e-resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Assist the AUL & Director of Collections with acquisition of content licensed through the California Digital Library (CDL)</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Review CDL offers and local proposals, and coordinate them with subject librarians and acquisitions staff</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Establish and manage excellent publisher/vendor relationships</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Coordinate acquisition and renewal activities with publishers/vendors and staff</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Investigate and coordinate communication with vendors, information technology, library staff and users on alleged breaches of licensed resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Coordinate user education and outreach on appropriate conditions of use for licensed content</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Work closely with subject librarians and acquisitions staff to support e-collection development</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Work closely with the fund manager to monitor appropriations and expenditures for central digital funds</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Provide leadership to the Acquisitions Electronic Resources Unit in managing access and maintaining accurate information about electronic resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Establish and maintain effective workflows with acquisitions and cataloging staff for all electronic resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Collect and analyze usage data from local, UC-wide, and vendor/publisher sources and create reports to support purchase and renewal decisions</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Participate in UC Berkeley's Collection Budget Group and Digital Advisory Group and UC-wide groups as appropriate</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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.</p><h2 class="" style="padding:10px 0px 5px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px">Qualifications</h2><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><em>Minimum Basic Qualification:</em></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><li style="padding-top:5px">Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree by date of application</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><em>Additional Required Qualifications by start date in position:</em></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><li style="padding-top:5px">American Library Association(ALA)-accredited master's degree or equivalent degree</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Two or more years' experience negotiating license agreements for e-resources for an academic library</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Two or more years' experience working with academic vendors and publishers on issues related to acquisitions and managing electronic resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Familiarity with copyright, fair use, and other intellectual property issues as these pertain to e-resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">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</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to work creatively and effectively both independently and as a team member</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><em>Additional Preferred Qualifications:</em></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><li style="padding-top:5px">Three or more years of serials or acquisitions experience in an academic or research library</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Experience with e-resource management, e.g., implementing system support for e-resource workflow, providing and maintaining access to e-resources</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Experience licensing data sets, including restricted use data</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Understanding of data gathering and analysis techniques to support descriptive and inferential statistical analysis</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Broad understanding of technical services operations in an academic library</li><li style="padding-top:5px">Familiarity with technologies used in acquisitions, assessment and e-resource settings</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px"><strong>DEADLINE:</strong> 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.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;line-height:20px">For more information and to apply: <a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/JPF00775.html">http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/JPF00775.html</a></p>
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