About Fordham:

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Library RH

Campus: Rose Hill (RH) - Bronx

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Head of the Serials and Electronic Resources Department, the Electronic Resources Librarian supports the complex functions of licensed and permanently acquired electronic databases, including technical platform setup and harvesting standardized statistics for ACRL & IPEDS reporting.

As part of the departmental e-resources team, the Electronic Resources Librarian maintains approximately 400 databases to preserve ongoing access with periodic technical modifications and yearly renewal processes. They also contol publisher administrative functions by maintaining login credentials, contacts, and IPs, as well as branding and other platform specifications.

Essential Functions:

• Provides ongoing maintenance of databases to ensure continued access throughout the life cycle; checks search capabilities and website display; claims broken links or missing content; assists in annual renewals.

• Resolves database access problems. Provides technical support to users and responds to help desk requests.

• Collects COUNTER -compliant usage statistics for all licensed e-resources to support retention & renewal decisions and creation of annual ACRL and IPEDS reports; maintains detailed information on statistics access (links, passwords, contacts).

• Manages the Electronic Resources Management System (SerialsSolutions), including knowledge base management, overlap analysis, link resolver configuration, and URL customizations.

• Ensures secure remote access to databases by providing EZ Proxy configurations to EIC network manager and troubleshooting setup problems with publishers when necessary.

• Administers publisher admin areas with login credentials, contacts, IPs, branding, and other customizations.

• Maintains awareness of emerging technologies, standards, and technical issues relating to electronic resources. Contributes to the professional dialog to improve service and enhance access to library resources.

• Uses a variety of productivity tools (including MS Excel, Word, Access, Google Docs and LibGuides) to organize and administer electronic resources.

• Assists i other tasks and special projects related to online resources as delegated by supervisor. This requires superior multitasking skills for changing workflow priorities.

Required Qualifications:

• American Library Association accredited Master’s Degree

• Experience with the technical procedures of acquiring and maintaining library e-resources

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an academic library, e-resources/serials experience

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with an integrated library system (SirsiDynix Symphony); discovery service ( EDS ; link resolver (Serials Solutions preferred); and LibGuides

Minimum Salary: $62,400

Maximum Salary: $66,500