Position: Head, E-Resources & Serials Management Department
Available: November 1, 2008

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a knowledgeable and service-oriented individual for this core new position which will lead the newly formed E-Resources & Serials Management (ESM) Department. The creation of this new department provides exciting opportunities to influence the future direction of the University Library. The individual chosen will manage, coordinate, and support the acquisition, processing, and continued access to electronic resources and serials in support of user needs and the Library’s goals. The department manages expenditures of approximately $5,000,000 annually for continuing resources.

The E-Resources & Serials Management Department acquires electronic resources (including e-journals, databases, and e-books on a subscription basis), print plus online serials, and print serials. The ESM Department places the orders, claims outstanding materials, receives the material or notification of access, and processes invoices for payment. Ordering includes the negotiation of licenses and business models with vendors. The ESM Department catalogs and maintains access to these materials – handling title reconciliation, usage statistics, and general troubleshooting for electronic resources as well as binding and maintaining detailed holdings records for print serials.

Responsibilities
Provides strong leadership, direction, coordination and strategic planning for the ESM Department; leads a staff of 4 librarians and 13 paraprofessionals in establishing and reviewing workflows; establishes and maintains professional relationships with library material vendors and publishers; in collaboration with the Head of Accounting Services, monitors the expenditure of funds within established deadlines; participates in licensing electronic resources as a member of a licensing team; represents the ESM Department as part of the library management team on groups such as the Department Heads, the Collection Development Council, etc.; collaborates closely with selectors and colleagues in Accounting, Resource Description & Management, and Monographic Services to meet collection management and access goals in a timely and cost-effective manner; monitors developments in the field; and participates actively in relevant professional organizations.

Qualifications
Required:
ALA-accredited MLS. Minimum of five years of increasingly responsible experience, including supervision and budget oversight. Demonstrated project management experience. Excellent organizational skills. Knowledge of current trends and issues in managing e-resources and serials. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with many colleagues internally and externally. High service ethic. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Enthusiasm for an innovative and evolving environment.

Preferred:
Knowledge of current acquisitions practices and models, serial maintenance issues for both print and electronic resources, and cataloging and metadata issues. Prior experience working with open URL access, link resolvers, and electronic resource management systems. Knowledge of trends in e-publishing. Experience with Innovative's Millennium ILS, Serials Solutions, and OCLC. Complex process management experience. Vendor relations experience. Experience with license or contract negotiations. Knowledge of LOCKSS, Portico, and other initiatives for archiving and perpetual access.

The University and The Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest state university. UNC-Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately 27,000 students, employs more than 3,100 faculty, offers 77 doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and law. The Library collections include over 6 million volumes. The Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and SOLINET. Together with the Health Sciences and Law libraries at Chapel Hill plus the libraries at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University, the members of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) provide services and collections to their students, faculty, and staff in support of the education, research, and service missions of the universities.

The Region
The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational, cultural, and intellectual activities. The mountains and the seashore are less than half day's drive from Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

Salary and Benefits
This is a twelve-month academic librarian appointment; salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Standard state benefits of annual leave, sick leave, and State or optional retirement plan. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, librarians enjoy the benefit of academic status and are eligible members of the Faculty Council.

Deadline for Application
Review of applications will begin on August 8, 2008. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by the begin review date.

To Apply
Please visit https://s4.its.unc.edu/RAMS4/searchCriteria.do?type=N and complete the online application. Be sure to include a cover letter, a resume and the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of three professional references.