Head of Electronic & Continuing Resources (ECR)

Description

 

Position Summary

 

Reporting to the Director, Resource Services in the Access & Resource Services (ARS) Division and serving as an area leader for Electronic & Continuing Resources (ECR), the Librarian is responsible for management, policy, planning and advocacy for electronic and continuing resources support within the Emory Libraries. This includes acquisitions, receipt, and processing of electronic resources, print serials, and binding operations, implementation, maintenance and review of licensed electronic resources and vendor products. The Librarian assumes a leadership role in support of workflows committed to acquiring, describing, and providing access to serials and electronic resources in all mediums and languages. The Librarian will align all processes and practices within the framework of Emory Libraries organizational initiatives, foster innovation, and implement constructive change as a part of evolving staff roles in support of strategic directions.   

 

Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.

 

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

 

 Electronic and Continuing Resources Team Responsibilities

1.  Plan and coordinate e-resource lifecycle management efforts for databases, e-journals, e-books, datasets, and streaming video, including license review and record maintenance, invoicing and activation, access and authentication, discovery system and e-resource management system configuration and maintenance, and analysis and report creation for collection assessment purposes. 

2.  Develops and maintains vendor and publisher relationships. 

3.  Coordinate the acquisition, renewal, and maintenance of print serials, including binding. 

4.  Manage staff engaged in serials cataloging, holdings and item maintenance. 

5.  Manage staff engaged in subscription and renewal processes for print & microform serials, electronic resources, e-journals, and databases. 

6. Troubleshoots and resolves e-resource access problems.  Works cooperatively with other library departments and university departments to resolve issues.   

7.  Manage invoicing and payment procedures and practices to maintain accurate budgets.

8.  Coordinate the collection and reporting of usage statistics, workflow metrics, and any other measures contributing to service assessment. 

9.  Contribute as a member of the Resource Services team to develop department goals, policies, procedures, priorities, and staffing decisions. 

10. Collaborate with other departments, including Collection Management and Library Technology and Digital Strategies, and with subject liaisons to ensure access and collection needs are met. 

Managerial Responsibilities 

1.  Serves as the department (or unit) head for Electronic and Continuing Resources (ECR) team with programmatic responsibility for functional areas and direct supervision of 6 FTE staff.

2.  Works with direct reports to coordinate recruitment, hiring, orientation, training, supervision, and evaluation of staff and student employees. Coaches, mentors, and counsels both direct and indirect reports in order to develop staff in a positive and proactive manner ensuring individuals have opportunity to develop broad knowledge of library operations and services as well specialized skills.  Works with LHR staff to develop specific training for staff based on need and participates in succession planning and management initiatives as appropriate.  

3.  Responsible for developing and maintaining up-to-date librarian position responsibilities statements and library staff job descriptions for staff within department.  Reviews requests for new positions and reclassifications and submits to Director of Resource Services for consideration.  Works with HR staff to facilitate reclassifications. 

4.  Conducts annual performance evaluations for direct reports and oversees annual process within the department/unit ensuring that annual evaluations are conducted promptly and submitted on time in accordance with campus and library policy. 

5.  Establishes and maintains communication with department/unit staff to facilitate the work of the library and ensure library staff is informed of library activities and initiatives.  

Professional Responsibilities

1.  Participates in appropriate professional and scholarly associations and organizations including maintaining membership a