Electronic Resources Librarian

Vanderbilt University • Nashville, TN

29d • Onsite

About The Position

The Electronic Resources Librarian is part of the Eresources Team, a unit within the Collection Strategy Department at Vanderbilt University and is a key contributor to the work required in the lifecycle of Vanderbilt University’s licensed scholarly electronic resources. This position will help ensure ongoing access through existing and newly envisioned technologies in support of teaching, learning, and research, as well as provide critical collaboration to support open access initiatives through publisher agreements.

This position will assist in the daily tasks associated with acquiring and managing electronic resources, support open access research output, and contribute efforts to create efficiencies and improve service to library users. Reporting directly to the Eresources Manager, the Electronic Resources Librarian will collaborate daily with others throughout the library system, the University, and with publishers and technology providers.

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