<div dir="ltr">To see the full posting of to apply: <a href="https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/85122">https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/85122</a><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px">Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.</span><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">As the largest university library system in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore area, the University of Maryland Libraries serve more than 37,500 students and 4,200 faculty of the flagship College Park campus. </span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Continuing Resources Librarian has three main areas of responsibility: (1) Obtaining and making discoverable continuing resources of various formats and managing the continuing resource lifecycle (2) Maintaining records in various systems for the purposes of inventory control, bibliographic control, and facilitating discovery, and (3) Providing customer service to internal and external Libraries users regarding questions of access to, or description of, Libraries Collections materials. This position, reporting to the Head of Acquisitions, Continuing Resources, and Data Services, is part of a highly committed team, whose mission is to maximize the Libraries’ support for the teaching and research programs of the University of Maryland at College Park.</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Continuing Resources Librarian will be expected to develop innovative strategies and work methodologies to promote and foster partnerships with other library colleagues involved in collection development, cataloging, resource discovery, and resource preservation. This position has responsibility for providing data on collections budget administration and analysis.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">It also provides leadership through active participation on committees at the department, division, Libraries, University, and consortium level.</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Librarians hold faculty status and contribute to the teaching, service and research mission of the University. As a member of the Library faculty, the Continuing Resources Librarian has an obligation to remain professionally informed, to pursue the discovery of new knowledge related to the field of expertise, to disseminate the results of scholarly work, and to seek opportunities for professional service at the Libraries, campus, state, or national level.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Workflow Management</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px">● Compiles and analyzes data for collection development librarians and the Library administration to support data-driven decision making<br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">● Resolves complex problems and applies knowledge of current issues and trends in continuing resource management, discovery, and the publishing industry to improve services</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px">● Manages the lifecycle processes for electronic resources<br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">● Oversees print serials management</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">● Serves on Library, University and consortia committees and task groups as needed</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">● Participates in professional service at national and regional library associations/groups, and engages in scholarly/creative activities</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">● Maintains knowledge of trends in continuing resource management through participation in regional and national meetings and listservs<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Performs other duties, as assigned</span></div></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Source Sans Pro";font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-caps" style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";box-sizing:border-box">EDUCATION</span><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">: Master’s degree in Library or Information Science from a graduate program accredited by the American Library Association or equivalent professional degree and relevant library acquisitions, serials, or electronic resource management experience. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><span class="gmail-caps" style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";box-sizing:border-box">EXPERIENCE</span><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">: </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Three or more years of serials or acquisitions experience in an academic or research library, at least one of which was spent as a professional librarian. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to solve problems analytically, and to work collaboratively in diverse environments in order to achieve goals. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Experience with automated acquisitions systems and automated library systems in an academic research library. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Knowledge of acquisitions and serial practices and procedures; knowledge of basic cataloging and bibliographic principles for serials; knowledge of serial/electronic resources issues and emerging trends; knowledge of publishing trends, book and subscription trade. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Competence in project and data management, familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and project management tools. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Must have the ability to manage a broad variety of tasks in response to varying time pressures with shifting priorities and changing constraints. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Evidence of ability to interact collaboratively and work effectively within a diverse environment. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="Source Sans Pro" style="font-size:14px">* Evidence of strong service orientation; an ability to anticipate customer needs and seek ways of providing satisfactory solutions. </font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">* Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to communicate clearly, knowledgeably, and personably, orally and in writing with all persons potentially affected by the scope of the work,</font></span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">* Experience with consortial relationships. </span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">* Demonstrated competencies in managing or troubleshooting electronic resources. </span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">* Experience with developing, implementing, or using ERMs, Discovery Services, or Library Services Platforms (LSP’s). </span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">* Demonstrated record of contributions to the profession in service and scholarship.</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">* Coding experience with Python or other skills used to manipulate data.</span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">How to Apply</span><br></div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">All interested candidates must apply online at<a href="https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/85122" style="">https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/85122</a>. 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