Discovery Systems Specialist: Electronic Resources & Access

The New School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The New School is seeking a Discovery Systems and Electronic Resources Specialist to support discovery and access to library resources. You will work with Digital Library and Technical Services teams to enhance how users find and use library, archives, and special collections materials within the catalog and related applications.

Responsibilities include analyzing usage, troubleshooting OpenAthens, and implementing improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and relevant professional experience or equivalent.
• 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

Discovery systems

Electronic resources

Data analysis

APIs

OpenAthens

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Library/Information Science or related field

Master’s degree in Library/Information Science or related field

Tools

Ex Libris Alma/Primo

ContentDM

Alma-D/Spectro

Job description

The New School is seeking a Discovery Systems and Electronic Resources Specialist to support discovery and access to library resources. You will work with Digital Library and Technical Services teams to enhance how users find and use library, archives, and special collections materials within the catalog and related applications.

Responsibilities include analyzing usage, troubleshooting OpenAthens, and implementing improvements.