Library Associate for Acquisitions & Electronic Resources en Towson University

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

The Library Associate for Acquisitions & Electronic Resources assists the Electronic Resources and Discovery Librarian with all aspects of the management of electronic resources including maintaining e-resources in Alma; trouble-shooting database access problems; maintaining access to e-journals and databases; compiling database and electronic resources usage statistics; and supervising all work and procedures related to e-resources management. The Library Associate for Acquisitions & Electronic Resources performs an essential task in acquisitions auditing, including the entering of invoices created by two department ProCard holders, receiving materials in Alma, and reconciling records to ensure all items, both physical and electronic, have been received.  Telework may be available for this position up to two days per week following the completion of 90 days of service in good standing.

Responsible for the access to and quality and accuracy of the university’s e-resources:
 

• Collaborate with the E-Resources and Discovery Librarian to activate new e-resources in discovery interfaces.
  
  

• Regularly review e-resources for access and coverage.
  
  

• Trouble-shoot access and other issues reported by students, staff and faculty, such as platform changes and catalog and database downtime.  
  
  

• Communicate regularly with vendors; Consortial Library Applications Support (CLAS) at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) Libraries and Towson University faculty and library staff regarding access to e-resources.
  
  

• Explain e-resources arrangement in catalog or web page to groups, such as Research & Instruction Librarians; answer questions about e-resources from faculty, students and staff.
  
  

• Research and provide information on perpetual access for e-journals as an aid to collection, renewal, and format change decisions.
  
  

• Complete database clean-up assignments at the direction of the E-Resources Librarian. 

Compile e-resources statistics:
 

• Keep and compile e-resources usage statistics using current standards for e-resource usage statistics such as Counter 5.
  
  

• Prepare and maintain spreadsheets to be used in collection management decisions.
  Compile specific e-journal and other e-resources statistics as requested by faculty and the department head as needed for renewals and possible cancellations.

Acquisitions reconciliation and review: 

• Enter invoices into Alma for items purchased by two library associates with ProCards in the Content Management department.  

• Receive all physical items in Alma through the receiving process.  

• Reconciles purchases between Stratus and Alma receiving to ensure that audit requirements for the University System of Maryland are achieved.  

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Familiarity with database systems and troubleshooting large databases.

• High degree of competence with excel spreadsheets.

• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and user satisfaction.

• Initiative, energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to supporting the academic and research needs of students, faculty and staff of the University.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently.

• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing priorities, technologies, operations, and other workplace circumstances.

• Demonstrated ability to use standard Windows and Internet applications.

• Attention to detail.

Targeted salary range of $45,000-$47,00 annually and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days. For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.