Position Announcement: Georgia Tech Elizabeth Winter 30 Apr 2007 21:07 UTC
**Cross-posted. Apologies for duplication.** Georgia Institute of Technology Job Opportunity LIBRARY ASSOCIATE I (Acquisitions, Electronic Resources) Location: LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER Job #: CEW6320 Hiring Range: $30,770 to $38,450 Education: Technical Diploma, Associate’s Degree, or Two (2) years college course work or equivalent combination of education and experience. A Bachelor’s Degree desired. Experience: Four or more years of job related experience. Preferred related qualifications include prior working experience in library and/or information technology customer service environment. Computer skills: Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Windows and productivity software, especially word processing and spreadsheet applications. Experience with an integrated library system, preferably Endeavor Voyager. Experience with managing electronic resources, especially with an OpenURL link resolver. Duties: Responsible for creation and maintenance of electronic journal records in electronic resource management (ERM) system, order record creation and maintenance, facilitating electronic invoice processing, processing title changes, and assisting with SFX maintenance and updates and metasearch product implementation and maintenance. Activate and deactivate electronic journal titles in SFX to reflect the library’s holdings for the public. Create and maintain records for electronic journals in an electronic resource management system (ERMS); create and maintain order records for electronic journals; load, process, and maintain electronic invoices; assist Electronic Resources Coordinator with processing license agreements for electronic resources, and other duties, including special projects, as assigned. Independent judgment and analysis required to correctly identify electronic journal links; to update records in an electronic resource management system; to enter and update order records for journals; to initiate and process title changes; and to set priorities. Work cooperatively and effectively with other Library staff and serve as a resource for electronic journal and serial questions, particularly in the absence of the Electronic Resources Coordinator; effectively communicate with vendors and publishers; be responsive to instruction, direction and performance feedback from supervisor. The position requires: Effective oral and written communication skills; analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail; and demonstrated ability to work well both independently and in a team environment, as well as the ability to work with multiple projects and balance multiple priorities simultaneously. Environment: As an ARL library supporting an institution with nearly 5,000 graduate students and over $300 million per year in research activity, Georgia Tech provides a platform that will challenge and engage creative leaders on the frontier of new ways to capture and manage intellectual content. Working with a team of librarians, the Library's Technology and Resource Services Division provides the operations needed to maintain the information resources required to support an exceptionally energetic academic enterprise. The Georgia Tech Library and Information Center, http://www.library.gatech.edu, a member of the Association of Research Libraries, is central to the Institute's instructional and research programs. The Georgia Institute of Technology, with nearly 20,000 faculty, students, and staff is one of the nation's outstanding universities, with nationally recognized programs in science and engineering. The Library is a leader in library automation, participates in the statewide consortium, Galileo, and provides access to an ever-increasing number of databases, electronic books and electronic journals. Application Process: Please apply through the Georgia Tech Human Resources website: http://www.ohr.gatech.edu/ Refer to Job #: CEW6320. To view this position announcement online, please visit http://www.library.gatech.edu/about_us/jobs.html#a. --- Elizabeth L. Winter Electronic Resources Coordinator, Acquisitions Library and Information Center Georgia Institute of Technology email: elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu