Hybrid E-Resources & Access Specialist

UMBC: Recent Jobs; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 66,125,000 - 87,478,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

14 days annual leave

Winter break

Personal days

Job summary

UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery is seeking a Library Resources Specialist to support eresources access, microform operations, and serials management. You will contribute to records in the ILS and coordinate with vendors to resolve metadata issues.

The role includes supervising student workers and working with print and digital serials collections. A Bachelor's degree and related experience are required, with potential for hybrid telework after probation and a competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of related experience.
• Experience with e-resources and serials management preferred.
• Experience supervising student workers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist library users via email, phone, ticketing system, and in person to resolve e-resources access questions, retrieve materials, and to facilitate the operation of microform readers.
• Add, correct, and improve records for e-resources and physical serials in the integrated library system.
• Correspond with vendor support to resolve problems with vendor-provided metadata across library databases and the integrated library system.
• Supervise student assistants who do diverse tasks with print and digital serials collections.

Skills

e-resources management

supervising student workers

records management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Integrated Library System (ILS)

Vendor metadata tools

Job description

UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery is seeking a Library Resources Specialist to support eresources access, microform operations, and serials management. You will contribute to records in the ILS and coordinate with vendors to resolve metadata issues.

The role includes supervising student workers and working with print and digital serials collections. A Bachelor's degree and related experience are required, with potential for hybrid telework after probation and a competitive benefits