Discovery & Electronic Resources Specialist (Hybrid)

METRO | 599; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

New School seeks a Discovery Systems and Electronic Resources Specialist to enhance discovery and access to library resources across campus. You will troubleshoot OpenAthens access, improve metadata workflows, and collaborate with Digital Library and Technical Services teams to support users’ research needs.

The role emphasizes data analysis, documentation, and practical service improvements, contributing to better access to library materials for students and faculty on all New School campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience supporting electronic resources, discovery systems, metadata workflows, library systems, scholarly communications, or academic information services.
• Experience with data integrations, APIs, or automated workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze catalog and electronic resource usage.
• Troubleshoot electronic resource access (OpenAthens) and metadata issues.
• Recommend and implement discovery and supporting system improvements.
• Coordinate with university, consortial, and vendor support departments.
• Create and review documentation for library staff.
• Facilitate import of new digital collections and secure electronic lending within the discovery interface.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Libraries, Archives, and other areas of the university.
• Enrich and load metadata for electronic/digital library materials in consultation with the Metadata and Collection Services team.
• Collect, analyze, and present data from various sources.
• Other Duties As Assigned

Skills

Analytical skills

Systems thinking

Documentation skills

Metadata workflows

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Ex Libris Alma/Primo

ContentDM

Alma-D/Specto

APIs

Job description

New School seeks a Discovery Systems and Electronic Resources Specialist to enhance discovery and access to library resources across campus. You will troubleshoot OpenAthens access, improve metadata workflows, and collaborate with Digital Library and Technical Services teams to support users’ research needs.

The role emphasizes data analysis, documentation, and practical service improvements, contributing to better access to library materials for students and faculty on all New School campuses.