[Asis-l] FW: Job Posting - Acquisitions Librarians (NASA's Goddard Library)

[Suzanne Richards]

Please excuse the cross posting . . . . .

LAC Group is seeking an Acquisitions Librarian for an approximately 1-year contract at a NASA's Goddard library located in Greenbelt, Maryland.  This position is responsible for building the library's collection, ensuring coordination and efficiency in the acquisitions, and manages the ordering, renewal and licensing of all electronic resources.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  *   Manage ordering, renewal, and licensing of electronic resources;
  *   Maintain knowledge base for electronic resource management and troubleshoots user access problems;
  *   Negotiate license agreements and costs;
  *   Establish professional relationships and communications with vendors, publishers, researching and assessing products, offers, and services;

  *   Design cost efficient, effective workflows, documenting them in procedures;
  *   Compile statistics and metrics, prepares and delivers weekly, monthly, and semester reports;
  *   Develop and maintain financial spreadsheets, reconciles accounts, and exercise control over task order funds;
  *   Monitor, track, and report on program obligations to ensure funds are efficiently controlled and financial records accurately reflect the status of the organization's materials budget;
  *   Provide input for budget and expenditure projections.

Required Qualifications:

  *   MLS degree from an ALA-accredited institution;
  *   Two years of library work experience with technical services work, including either electronic resource management or serial acquisitions management;
  *   Knowledge of technical services; knowledge of acquisitions and serial practices and procedures; knowledge of serial/electronic resources issues and emerging trends; knowledge of publishing trends, book and subscription trade;
  *   Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing;
  *   Demonstrated ability to solve problems analytically, and to work collaboratively in diverse environments to achieve goals;
  *   Knowledge of Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

  *   Three or more years of serial or acquisitions experience in an academic or research library;
  *   Demonstrated competencies in managing or troubleshooting electronic resources;
  *   Experience with SirsiDynix integrated library system;
  *   Experience with Electronic Resources Management Systems.

For more information & to apply, please visit http://goo.gl/Z6VPT

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