Electronic Resources Librarian

OCAD University acknowledges the ancestral territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabeg and the Huron-Wendat, who are the original owners and custodians of the land on which we live, work and create_

OCAD University, Canada’s largest and oldest art and design university, is a vibrant community of bold, curious and compassionate artists, designers and scholars who are imagining and creating a joyful, equitable and sustainable world. The University is an internationally renowned hub for art, design, digital media, research, innovation and creativity, and arts administration. It embraces collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to change-making through art, design-thinking curriculum and research, making OCAD U a local, regional, national and global leader in art and design.

It is an exciting time to join the OCAD U community as the University is at a key stage in its institutional transformation, with the implementation of its Academic and Strategic Plan and guiding principles — driving positive impact; decolonization, indigenization and equity; environmental sustainability; emerging as a vibrant hub; student centered approaches; innovation in learning teaching and research; and financial stewardship.

Reporting to the University Librarian (UL), the Electronic Resources Librarian oversees the Library’s electronic resources collection. This includes acquiring, managing and evaluating e-resources, implementing e-resource management workflows, making recommendations to the UL, and promoting e-resources to the OCAD University community. The Librarian also assists colleagues with supporting infrastructure tasks related to electronic resources.

**Summary of Responsibilities**:

- Electronic and Digital Collections_
- Review and evaluate electronic resources and make recommendations for their acquisition, renewal, and cancellation
- Develop and execute workflows to track and anticipate database renewals, consult stakeholders and make recommendations to the UL
- Support the Coordinator, E-Reserves & E-Resources with maintaining and updating database statistics platform as required
- Develop, execute, and maintain an electronic resources engagement plan, including creating promotional campaigns, collecting feedback, and communicating updates to the OCAD U community
- Work collaboratively with the Assistant University Librarian (AUL) in researching, evaluating, recommending, and planning continuous process improvement in e-resource management workflows
- Assess usage patterns and recommend and implement user experience improvements for all of the library’s electronic and digital resources
- Support the Systems Librarian and Coordinator, E-Reserves & E-Resources and the AUL with resource discoverability, vendor relations, e-resource licensing, database trials, brand consistency, and the A-Z Database list
- Collect and compile usage statistics for internal use and annual reporting as required
- Support the University Librarian in other related tasks or projects that contribute to the successful operations of Library Services
- Library Liaison Responsibilities_
- Liaise with faculty and plan and provide library resources and services that support the delivery of university curriculum
- Participate in the library liaison program: for assigned departments, conduct collection development and management of related library materials in all relevant formats (including deselection)
- Perform library instruction sessions virtually and in-person; develop and send regular communications about new services and collections
- Complete ECM and IQAP reports for cyclical reviews and course/program modifications
- Work with library placement students on projects as needed
- Collect and maintain data, metrics, statistics related to position and duties
- Participate in social media outreach and communications initiatives
- Represent the OCAD University Library on various committees and groups as required

**Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA accredited institution or equivalent education and work experience
- Master’s degree in Art History, History of Design, or Computer Science, an asset
- Minimum of three (3) years of related work experience, in a post-secondary academic library, preferred
- Experience with library systems and/or discovery services (including Alma and Primo), preferred
- Demonstrated understanding of the academic library environment, preferably in an art, architecture, or design library
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and manage projects
- Proficiency in using spreadsheets for data analysis
- Familiarity with current library software and technologies (e.g., Ex Libris’ Alma/Primo, Springshare/LibInsight)
- Experience with project management of digitized holdings
- Demonstrated commitment to the principles of equity and diversity and experience promoting a respectful work and learning environment for studen