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SUNY Geneseo seeks a service-oriented, versatile and dynamic librarian 
to provide leadership for organizing and accessing digital collections, 
serials, and providing knowledge base maintenance, licensing, and usage 
analysis of resources. This librarian will also play an integral role in 
shaping and implementing the Library’s vision to support the creation of 
and access to scholarly research and publishing.

The Electronic Resources and Digital Scholarship Librarian provides 
leadership and technical expertise:
• Plays a central role in developing digital collections and the 
provision of digital scholarship services, including the implementation 
and operation of tools to support e-research, teaching and learning, 
scholarly communications, and planning the development of a Digital 
Media Lab.
• Effectively uses project management skills to work with faculty on 
projects and to collaborate across the library, CIT, Office of Sponsored 
Research, and others to provide innovative and effective service to 
digital scholarship projects.
• Leads, coordinates and manages the examination, review, and 
disposition of new electronic resource opportunities; oversees the 
selection, acquisition, payment, and activation of electronic resources 
including license review and negotiation; and coordinates vendor 
communications or evaluations, including demos and trials.
• Monitors and maintains the electronic resources budget in consultation 
with the Head of Technical Services
• Manages serials and database evaluations by compiling and analyzing 
usage data from multiple sources, including ILS and vendor COUNTER 
reports to make selection and deselection recommendations
• Establishes, maintains and troubleshoots access to electronic resources.
• Catalogs and manages online resources and print serials holdings, 
including the coordination and design of metadata quality control for 
all digital projects and collections.
• Recommends priorities, policies, and procedures for the 
identification, creation, conversion and preservation of digital content.
• Participates in original cataloging of all formats and metadata 
creation activities in the library;
• Applies current methods of organizing serials, electronic resources, 
and investigating and applying new methods for organizing information 
resources using established and emerging bibliographic control 
mechanisms and metadata standards;
• Develops standards and procedures for authority control work; creates 
authority records for names, series, subjects and documents authority 
decisions as needed;
• Additional duties; develops and coordinates usability studies related 
to digital collections; participates in grant proposal writing and 
budget planning for digital collections; assists with training and 
instruction regarding the creation and use of digital collections; keeps 
essential records and statistics and prepares reports as necessary;
• Participates in the Library’s liaison program, which may include the 
selection of information resources and instructional activities.

Qualifications:
• Master's degree in information and/or library science from an 
ALA-accredited school or an ALA-approved foreign equivalent;
• Experience with MARC bibliographic and authorities formats and 
cataloging and classification standards;
• Experience with OCLC Connexion;
• Knowledge of non-MARC metadata schemes and evolving standards;
• Experience with the concepts and software/hardware applications used 
in organizing and presenting digital information; demonstrated ability 
to prioritize, plan, coordinate, and implement multiple projects;
• Strong commitment to enhancing service through teamwork and 
responsiveness to faculty, students, and colleagues;
• Demonstrated problem-solving and workflow-analysis skills, as well as 
an aptitude for complex, analytical work with attention to detail and 
organization;
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication and project 
management skills;
• Commitment to providing high-quality public service within a flexible 
and continually evolving academic library environment;

Preferred:
• Experience with the Ex Libris ALEPH integrated library system;
• Experience with MS Office including Access; with an understanding of SQL
• Experience with digital serials, knowledge bases (especially Serials 
Solutions) and electronic resource management systems;
• A strong commitment to scholarly communication;
• Experience with a journal publishing system, such as OJS

Position is 12-month, full-time, Senior Assistant Librarian, 
tenure-track. Initial 2 yr. contract. Salary commensurate with
qualifications/experience. Comprehensive benefits package. Preferred 
start date: August 22, 2011.

Apply online at https://jobs.geneseo.edu and submit a letter of 
application, resume, and name/title/contact information
of 3 professional references. Applications will be accepted until 
position is filled. Review begins July 15, 2011.
All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks.

Questions may be directed to:
Kate Pitcher, Chair of Search Committee
Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5064
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Kate Pitcher
Head of Technical Services&  Collection Development
Milne Library @ SUNY Geneseo
Ph: 585-245-5064
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http://www.geneseo.edu/~pitcher

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