Position Announcement (Georgia)

["William Walsh" <libwdw@langate.gsu.edu>]

Electronic Resources Librarian

Georgia State University (GSU) Library seeks an energetic, 
knowledgeable and visionary librarian to provide leadership in 
developing, delivering, maintaining and assessing the University 
Libraries collection of electronic resources.  The GSU Library is 
part of a dynamic urban university in the heart of Atlanta. 
This position reports to the Head of the Acquisitions Department 
and will have administrative responsibility for the Acquisitions 
Department in the absence of the department head.

Responsibilities

The electronic resources librarian will be responsible for, but 
not limited t coordinating the purchase and licensing of all 
electronic materials; implementing and managing electronic 
resource management applications including GIL (Voyager), SFX, 
MetaLib (forthcoming), and GALILEO Local Resources Integration; 
keeping abreast of developments in electronic resources; working 
closely with the library and University to implement access to 
electronic resources and facilitate communication about 
electronic resources with the library and University community; 
performing administrative duties and participating in university 
and professional activities including research, publication, 
planning, procedure development and implementation, and policy 
and decision making processes for the department and library.

Requirements

ALA-accredited or Georgia BOR-approved master's degree in library 
science.  Experience with the acquisition of electronic 
resources.  PREFERRED:  Knowledge or experience with the 
negotiation of licenses for electronic resources; experience 
working in an integrated environment; supervisory experience.

Library and University Environment

Georgia State University is a dynamic urban institution located 
in downtown Atlanta with an enrollment of approximately 27,000 
students. The close relationship that exists between the 
university and its surrounding business, government and cultural 
communities makes GSU unique in the University System of Georgia 
and distinctive among universities in the South.

The University Library houses over 1,420,000 volumes, subscribes 
to more than 7,700 serials, and is a Federal Document Depository 
with more than 804,000 government documents. Its growing Media 
Center has holdings of approximately 24,000 audio, video, and 
multimedia materials. The carefully selected collections are 
designed to serve varied research and instructional needs at the 
undergraduate and graduate levels of the university community. 
Library services are supported by the Endeavor Voyager integrated 
library system. The University System of Georgia has a statewide 
system known as GALILEO, providing access to electronic resources 
and other materials for libraries throughout the state. The 
University Library is a member of the Association of Southeastern 
Research Libraries; the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET), 
and the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education, 
consisting of fourteen academic and research libraries serving 
nineteen institutions in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area.

Salary and Rank

$40,000-$48,000 for 12 months commensurate with the candidate's 
education and experience.  Appointment at a faculty rank, on a 
contract renewal basis.

Submit a cover letter addressing the above qualifications; 
resume; name, address and phone number of three references, 
including immediate supervisor.  Review of materials will begin 
August 1, 2006 and continue until the position is filled.  Send 
materials to:

Human Resources Coordinator
University Library
Georgia State University
100 Decatur Street, SE
Atlanta, GA  30303-3202
(404) 651-2172

For more information please visit our web site at: 
http://www.library.gsu.edu.

Georgia State University is an equal opportunity educational 
institution/affirmative action employer strongly committed to 
cultural diversity.

William Walsh
Head, Acquisitions Department
Georgia State University Library
Email:  wwalsh@gsu.edu