About this role
Library Technician II - Acquisitions & E-Resources
Posting Details
Announcement Information
Job Summary
The Oberlin College Libraries invite applications for the position of Library Technician II in the Terrell Library. This is a full time, 12-month, continuing, Administrative Assistant position, reporting to the Head of Acquisitions, Gifts, E-resources & Serials.
Responsibilities
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Incumbents independently perform limited and routine paraprofessional duties related to library acquisitions, electronic resources, and continuing resources.
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Essential Job Functions
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Renews all existing continuing resources.
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Verifies payment of invoices and corresponds with providers related to invoice adjustments.
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Ensures that continuing resources renew on time.
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Regularly reviews missing print issues or volumes. Communicates with serials technician about claimed issues.
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Prepares cancellations for current subscriptions and communicates with providers regarding these transactions.
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Corresponds with vendors or publishers with questions or problems.
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Troubleshoots access problems and directs vendor questions to the appropriate staff for answers.
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Ensures that IP addresses are correctly listed with the providers and notifies them of changes. This enables on-campus access as well as access via the proxy server. It also ensures that usage statistics are retrieved.
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Assists with maintaining the e-resources knowledge base to ensure the timely activation and discoverability of newly renewals or added electronic resources, including Open Access resources.
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Assists with developing and documenting workflows, processes, and best practices to support the life cycle of e-resources.
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Maintains access points for e-resources in the library’s discovery layer and catalog to ensure accuracy and reliable access for the library’s users.
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Performs regular maintenance of electronic resources, including impacts from updated subscription packages.
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Collects e-resource usage reports from vendors and makes them available to liaisons.
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Assists liaison librarians with analyzing and evaluating usage of e-resources.
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Marginal Job Functions
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Required Qualifications
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College degree or equivalent library experience. This knowledge and ability is typically gained through one to two years of experience in performing relevant responsibilities at the Library Technician I level with various degrees of supervision. This level requires the qualifications described at the Library Technician I level. A high degree of accuracy is required.
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Desired Qualifications
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Library experience, preferably with an integrated library system and/or electronic resources management platform; experience communicating with library vendors; experience working with MARC bibliographic records; ability to identify key information on both domestic and international invoices for payments.
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Compensation
The Pay Grade 5 Administrative Assistant position is to be filled at an hourly rate of $24.92 or at the appropriate transfer rate for internal candidates and includes an excellent benefits package.
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- List of References
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
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