Content Access and Discovery Librarian
Required Qualifications
- Graduate degree in library science from an ALA Accredited degree program.
- Knowledge of providing and maintaining access to electronic resources through metadata
and software.
- Knowledge of electronic content discovery and best practices in improving the discoverability
of electronic resources through workflows.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others and groups to find solutions.
- Evidence of flexibility, innovative thinking, professional growth, and a vision for
the future of academic libraries.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate clearly
and professionally with others.
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional advanced degree.
- Professional experience working with electronic resources at academic libraries.
- Experience with Library Services Platform (LSP) acquisition module and electronic
resources management system.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate user needs and seek ways of providing satisfactory
solutions.
- Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of data analytics.
- Understanding of vendor relationships and licensing issue
Responsibilities & Requirements
Stony Brook Libraries are known for a wide-range of print and digital resources, and
world-renowned special collections. The Stony Brook Libraries belong to the Association
of Research Libraries (ARL) with a Health Sciences Center Library that is a member
of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. The libraries are engaged
in an ambitious and dynamic strategic planning (2015-2018). The collection exceeds
2 million volumes, including e-books, print and electronic holdings of scholarly journal
subscriptions, microforms, music recordings, and a sizable map collection. The SBU
Libraries include 6 distinct facilities, including Melville Library, Marine and Atmospheric
Sciences, Chemistry, Math/Physics, Southampton and Health Science Center Libraries,
and the SUNY Korea-SBU Campus. The University Libraries stand as the largest academic
research library on Long Island, serving as a resource in the local community, state-wide,
nationally and internationally. The libraries maintain memberships and affiliations
in arXiv, Association of Research Libraries, SPARC, Center for Research Libraries,
SUNY Connect, DuraSpace (as a SUNY member), the Council on Library and Information
Resources, Digital Library Federation, Coalition of Networked Information, EDUCAUSE,
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Roper Center, OCLC
Research Library Partnership, and ORCID through the National Libraries of Medicine.
The Libraries utilize Ex Libris' Aleph for its integrated library system and have
recently deployed EBSCO's Discovery Service, DSpace, Content DM, and Omeka, which
are used for managing digital assets and a growing Institutional Repository.
This is an entry-level tenure track position that reports to the Head of Content Acquisition
& Services. The librarian is responsible for management, policy, planning, and advocacy
for licensed and open-access databases supported within the SBU Libraries. This includes
acquisitions, receipt, and processing of all electronic databases, workflow implementation,
maintenance and review of licensed and open-access databases in the Knowledgebase.
S/he provides quality control of e-resources links and knowledge bases and ensure
consistent access to electronic library holdings across multiple discovery and access
platforms. The Librarian assumes a leadership role in support of workflows committed
to acquiring, describing, and providing access to databases in all mediums and languages.
The Librarian will align all processes and practices within the framework of SBU Libraries
organizational initiatives, foster innovation, and implement constructive change as
a part of evolving faculty roles in support of strategic directions. This position
works closely with vendors, library IT, librarians, faculty and end users to create
an excellent user experience.
- Manage and promote licensed and open-access databases to support university research
and teaching activities.
- Work closely with vendors, library IT, librarians, faculty, and end users to create
an excellent user experience.
- Administer new and existing licenses for electronic resources.
- Maintain and review licensed and open-access databases in the knowledge base to ensure
accessibility.
- Develop and improve workflows to ensure integrity of financial data related to licensed
and open access databases.
- Provide quality control of e-resources links and knowledge bases and ensure consistent
access to electronic library holdings across multiple discovery and access platforms.
- Assist the Head of Content Acquisitions and Services to generate reports as needed.
- Provide leadership in acquiring, describing, and providing access to databases in
all mediums and languages.
- Assist the Head of Content Acquisitions and Services to access the performance of
the unit and develop improvement plans.
- Participate in liaison, reference, and instruction duties.
- Participate in research, publication, teaching, and service in consonance with University
standards for promotion and tenure.
Special Notes
This is a tenure track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime
provisions of the FLSA. Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Anticipated
Start Date: As soon as possible.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order,
is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide
his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time
as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.
If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the
Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.
Application Procedure
1. Complete the online Applicant Information Survey. Do not submit this survey to the department with your application. Any questions
regarding the survey, please email oide@stonybrook.edu.
2. Submit a State Employment Application, cover letter and resume/CV by clicking Apply. Alternately, you may submit your
application package to the departmental address or fax below.
Priority will be given to applications submitted prior to 4/20/19, but applications
will be accepted until the position is filled.
Apply
Campus Description
Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is
located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre
campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than
13,500 faculty and staff. SBU is a comprehensive research-intensive university and
a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which includes
34 public universities among its 62 members. SBU consists of 12 schools and colleges
and a teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art healthcare in the Long Island
region. SBU also manages and performs joint research with Brookhaven National Laboratory,
the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast, and shares doctoral programs
with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned molecular biology institute.
Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, New
York, the Humanities Institute, and the Southampton Arts Program, and with endeavors
that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park
in Madagascar, SBU sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts,
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
| Official Job Title: |
Senior Assistant Librarian |
| REF#: |
F-9983-19-01 |
| Campus: |
Stony Brook West Campus |
| Department: |
University Libraries |
| Salary: |
Commensurate with Experience |
| Posting Start Date: |
01/08/2019 |
| Posting End Date: |
04/20/2019 |
Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure
Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 04/20/2019, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of
an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes
under federal or state laws.
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university
office of institutional diversity and equity at (631)632-6280.
| Job Category: Faculty and Librarian |
Posting Date: 01/08/2019
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