The Head of Continuing Resources & Database Management has four main areas of responsibility: (1) Obtaining, making discoverable, and managing the lifecycle of continuing resources in various formats for the University of Maryland Libraries, (2) Maintaining records in various systems for Libraries collection materials for the purposes of inventory control, bibliographic control, and facilitating discovery, and (3) Providing customer service to Libraries users (whether internal or external) regarding questions of access to, or description of, Libraries Collections materials. Reporting to the Director of Collection Services, this position heads one of the four departments within the sub-division. Develops innovative strategies and work methodologies, continuously evaluating work methods and workflows in light of new supporting services, financial opportunities and technological advancements. Promotes and fosters partnerships with other library colleagues involved in collection development, budgeting, cataloging, resource discovery and access, and resource preservation. Working closely with the Head of Acquisitions and Data Services and the Collection Development Strategies unit, this position has responsibility for the Libraries’ $9 million continuing resources budget, providing data for the Director of Collection Services and the Collection Development Strategies unit on budget administration and analysis. Oversees a department of 7.5 FTE staff including professional librarian(s), exempt staff, non-exempt staff, and a .5 FTE graduate assistant, establishing staff goals and objectives and measuring staff performance. As a department head, works directly with departmental staff to plan, develop, and implement ongoing activities and special projects and to establish departmental goals and objectives. Provides leadership through active participation on committees at the department, division, Libraries, University and consortium level as well as within the profession.
Librarians hold faculty status and contribute to the teaching, service and research mission of the University. As a member of the Library faculty, the Head of Continuing Resources & Database Management 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
- Experience with automated acquisitions systems and automated library systems in an academic research library.
- Experience with project and data management, familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and project management tools.
- Experience with electronic resources management, including troubleshooting access problems.
- Must have a thorough knowledge of serials and acquisitions practices, including knowledge of basic cataloging and bibliographic principles for serials, knowledge of serial/electronic resource management issues and emerging trends and knowledge of publishing trends, book and subscription trade.
- Must have the ability to manage projects and a broad variety of tasks in response to varying time pressures with shifting priorities and changing constraints.
- 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.
- Must possess a strong service orientation; an ability to anticipate customer needs and seek ways of providing satisfactory solutions.
Preferences:
- Five years of relevant, progressively responsible, professional experience in a mid- to large-size academic or research library, at least two of which must have been in an acquisitions or continuing resources unit.
- Experience with the e-resource lifecycle, including licensing, acquisition, assessment, and post-cancellation rights management.
- Experience with cataloging standards and trends.
- Experience with managing organizational change; maintaining a systematic perspective, working collaboratively with others to implement new ideas or innovative approaches.
- Two or more years of demonstrated management, supervisory, and leadership skills.
- Experience with system and data migration.
- Experience with consortial relationships and shared print repositories.
- Experience with Ex-Libris’ Aleph integrated library system.
- Experience with developing, implementing, or using ERMs, Discovery Services, or Library Services Platforms (LSP’s).
- Demonstrated record of contributions to the profession in service and scholarship.
Additional Certifications: Additional Information: Posting Date: 12/13/2019 Closing Date: 01/12/2020 Open Until Filled No Best Consideration Date Physical Demands
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Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Applicant Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- List of References (no emails sent from system)
Optional Documents
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