Digital Services Librarian, Moody Medical Library

UTMB • Galveston, TX

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About The Position

The Digital Services Librarian maintains, updates, customizes, and troubleshoots Moody Medical Library’s digital resources, including its discovery service, subscription databases, and website. Moody Medical Library provides information support to people engaged in teaching, patient care, research, administration, and public service.

The position ensures the accurate representation of digital and print resources in the discovery service, monitors automated holdings updates, and works with the Head of Technical Services to resolve problems. It also customizes the discovery interface, addresses linking issues, and improves search-result presentation. The librarian conducts website user testing and accessibility reviews, makes updates with Library staff and UTMB Web Services, troubleshoots and configures subscription databases, and generates statistics about holdings, discovery-service use, and website traffic. The role represents the Library at relevant campus and consortia meetings, participates in special projects, follows internal controls and reporting structure, and performs related duties as required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HTML and CSS; some knowledge of XML and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with library digital services, including library management systems, discovery services, electronic databases, EZproxy, and Open URL link resolvers.
• Knowledge of metadata workflows.
• Experience with website editing, user testing, and content management systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• One year of post-MLS work experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Library’s digital and print resources are fully and accurately represented in the discovery service.
• Monitor automated holdings updates in the library management system and work with the Head of Technical Services to resolve problems.
• Customize the discovery service user interface and troubleshoot linking issues.
• Optimize discovery-service search results through deduplication, grouping related records, ranking results, and ordering full-text links.
• Conduct user testing and accessibility reviews of the Library website and make updates in consultation with Library staff and UTMB Web Services.
• Troubleshoot access issues with the Library’s subscription databases.
• Configure and customize subscription database settings, including IP ranges, link resolvers, and branding.
• Generate statistical reports related to library holdings, discovery-service usage, and Library website traffic.
• Represent the Library at relevant campus and consortia meetings.
• Participate in library special projects.
• Adhere to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates whose new work location is at least 50 miles farther from their former residence than their former work location, based on the shortest, most direct, and commonly used route.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level