Electronic Resources + Discovery Librarian

5 days ago


Vancouver, Canada Emily Carr University of Art + Design Full time

**Job Title**
- Electronic Resources + Discovery Librarian**Rank**
- Assistant Professor**Tenure Information**
- Tenure Track**Job Summary**
- **Electronic Resources + Discovery Librarian**. Situated on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səḻ ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil‐Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University is a world‐renowned learning and research community dedicated to the education of artists and designers.**SUMMARY**
**OF**
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Typical duties associated with this role:
- Actively research emerging trends, practices, and standards in electronic resource management and the publishing industry, and implement new initiatives
- Create and maintain up-to-date policies and procedures for all electronic resource management workflows
- Investigate resource access issues, work collaboratively to resolve them, communicate status to appropriate user communities, and analyze recurring issues to proactively prevent future occurrences
- Update and maintain link resolver
- Update and maintain remote access and authentication products
- Work collaboratively with the Systems Librarian and the library technical services team to manage and maintain accurate information about e-resource holdings
- Support existing access to e-resources including regularly updating the A-Z list, maintaining administrative accounts on vendor platforms, and updating access information (IP ranges, access URLs, etc)
- Review and negotiate e-resource agreements with publishers/vendors to reach favourable pricing and licensing terms
- Maintain signed license agreements, whether in paper or digital format, including versioning
- Manage communication regarding appropriate uses of licensed content
- Work collaboratively with library faculty, staff, and users to customize and improve discovery interfaces
- Evaluate current system of e-resource management and propose and implement solutions for the effective management of e-resources
- Maintain detailed resource records for all products
- Develop, provide, and utilize assessment tools to evaluate current resources and identify areas of need
- Identify and investigate new products and purchase models, request price quotes from vendors, and set up and publicize resource trials
- Collaborate and consult with librarians and other ECU stakeholders to select and renew e-resources that meet the collection mandate of the library including the selection of discipline-specific materials
- Work with public-facing library team members to promote e-resources
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, publishers, and consortia
- Collect and compile resource usage statistics for internal uses as well as annual reporting to the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors (CPSLD) and the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD)
- Approve e-resource and streaming film invoices, track expenditures and monitor the appropriate budgets
- Liaise with faculty to plan and provide library resources and services that support the delivery of university curriculum
- Provide research help to students, faculty, and the general public, both in person and online
- Plan and deliver library research instruction, both in person and online, including workshops, orientations and tours
- Participate in the preparation and revision of library policies, procedures, documentation, and reports
- Advance the values and goals outlined in ECU’s equity, diversity and inclusion commitments
- Engage in relevant professional development activities
- Participate in library, university, and consortia committees as required
- When required, oversee library operations on assigned weekends and evening shifts, including assuming responsibility for opening and closing the library, overseeing staff and students, and maintaining a high standard of service
- May oversee library operations in the absence of the University Librarian
- Perform other related duties as required

**Required Qualifications**

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Master’s degree in Library Science from an accredited institution
- At least two years professional experience in library electronic resource management
- Working knowledge of current issues in acquiring, licensing, and managing access to electronic resources
- Working knowledge of resource access and discovery products, such as proxy software, single sign-on services, link resolvers, and discovery layers
- Highly developed organizational, analytical, and complex problem-solving skills
- Strong customer service focus
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to balance multiple projects and set priorities in a time-sensitive environment
- Evidence of work in advancing decolonization, Indigenization, and equity in institutional settings
- Strong communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
- The following education/experience will b



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