Digital Services Librarian, Moody Medical Library

Utmb; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Moody Medical Library at UTMB Health seeks a Digital Services Librarian to maintain and customize its discovery service, databases, and library website.

This role supports teaching, patient care, research, and administration across the Moody Library, and requires an MLS from an ALA-accredited program with strong digital skills.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, user testing, reporting usage statistics, and representing the library at campus and consortia meetings.

Qualifications

• MLS in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited program.
• Experience with library digital services and discovery tools.
• Knowledge of metadata workflows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and customize the Moody Medical Library's discovery service.
• Monitor automated holdings updates and resolve issues with the Head of Technical Services.
• Customize discovery UI and troubleshoot linking issues.
• Improve search results presentation through deduplication and ranking.
• Conduct user testing and accessibility reviews of the library website.
• Troubleshoot access to subscription databases.
• Generate reports on holdings, usage, and website traffic.
• Represent the Library at campus and consortia meetings.
• Participate in library special projects.
• Adhere to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Discovery services

Library management systems

Open URL resolvers

Metadata workflows

Website editing

User testing

Content management systems

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Library or Information Science

Tools

EZproxy

OpenURL resolvers

Job description

Digital Services Librarian, Moody Medical Library

The Digital Services Librarian is responsible for maintaining, updating, customizing, and troubleshooting the Moody Medical Library's digital resources, including the discovery service, subscription databases, and website.

Scope: Moody Medical Library provides comprehensive information support services to all who are engaged in teaching, patient care, research, administration, and public service.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures that the Library’s digital and print resources are fully and accurately represented in the discovery service.
• Monitors automated holdings updates in the library management system and works with the Head of Technical Services to resolve problems.
• Customizes discovery service user interface and troubleshoots linking issues.
• Optimizes presentation of discovery service search results through deduplication, grouping related records, ranking of results, and ordering of full text links.
• Conducts user testing and accessibility reviews of the Library website and makes updates in consultation with other Library staff members and UTMB Web Services.
• Troubleshoots access issues with the Library’s subscription databases.
• Configures and customizes subscription databases settings, including IP ranges, link resolvers, and branding.
• Generates statistical reports related to library holdings, usage of the discovery service, and Library website traffic.
• Represents the Library at relevant campus and consortia meetings.
• Participates in library special projects.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Familiarity with library digital services including library management systems, discovery services, electronic databases, EZproxy, and Open URL link resolvers.
• Knowledge of metadata workflows.
• Experience with website editing, user testing, and content management systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and problem-solving skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of post-MLS work experience.

Salary: The starting salary for this position is $65,000, with additional compensation commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

Supervision Received: Head of Technical Services

Relocation Assistance: Available to qualified candidates whose new work location is at least 50 miles farther from their former residence than their former work location, based on the shortest, most direct, and commonly used route.

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.