Electronic Resources Librarian

Vanderbilt University • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Electronic Resources Librarian is part of the Eresources Team, a unit within the Collection Strategy Department at Vanderbilt University. This role is a key contributor to the lifecycle of Vanderbilt University’s licensed scholarly electronic resources, ensuring ongoing access through existing and newly envisioned technologies to support teaching, learning, and research. The position also provides critical collaboration to support open access initiatives through publisher agreements. Responsibilities include assisting in daily tasks for acquiring and managing electronic resources, supporting open access research output, and contributing to efforts to create efficiencies and improve service to library users. The Electronic Resources Librarian reports directly to the Eresources Manager and collaborates daily with colleagues within the library system, the University, and with publishers and technology providers. The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University comprises nine libraries and service departments in collections, IT infrastructure, and digital scholarship, aiming to be a welcoming environment and a partner in research and scholarship. The libraries are dynamic spaces for faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and the institution strives to be a workplace where staff continuously grow in knowledge and skills. The Eresources unit within Collections Strategy is responsible for purchasing, license negotiation, providing access to library materials in online formats, and managing workflows for authors publishing open access.

Requirements

• Master's of Library and Information Science degree (MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program or international equivalent.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, troubleshoot effectively, and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment is necessary.
• Proficiency with office productivity tools and adaptability to evolving technologies is necessary.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills is necessary.

Nice To Haves

• 1 to 3 years of professional experience is preferred with 1 year in a field directly related to the position.
• Familiarity with eresource access, licensing, acquisition, usage, and management of workflows and tools is preferred.
• Familiarity with eresource standards and protocols (e.g., eresource license terms, KBART, SUSHI, COUNTER, Project Transfer, OpenURL) is preferred.
• Awareness of scholarly communications practices and publisher workflows is preferred.
• Basic awareness with contract and license interpretation and review is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new and manage existing collections ensuring consistent electronic resource access.
• Diagnose and resolve user-reported electronic resource access issues.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to maintain access to licensed resources.
• Monitor trends in educational technology, open access, and eresource standards.
• Help develop procedures, documentation, and training for efficient internal workflows.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement improvements to eresource management systems, user access and open access eligibility tools.
• Review and negotiate publisher license agreements, amendments, and resource renewals.
• Represent the library at local, regional, and national levels.
• Actively contribute to the information science profession focusing on Electronic Resource Management and its intersection with Scholarly Communications.

What This Job Offers

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