Collections Services Librarian - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Job Title

Collections Services Librarian - Renewals and eResources Access

Department

UBC Library | Collections Services (Moon Kim)

Posting End Date

June 4, 2023

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Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

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Collections Services Librarian - Renewals and eResources Access

Collections Services, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus

Full-time, Confirmation-track Librarian

Anticipated Start Date:
July 1, 2023

UBC LIBRARY

As one of the world's leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.

We honour, celebrate and thank the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) and Syilx Okanagan peoples on whose territories the main campuses of the University of British Columbia have the privilege to be situated.

The University of British Columbia Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Canada and consistently ranks among the top university research libraries in North America.

UBC Library has 14 branches and divisions across two campuses (Vancouver and Kelowna), including an off-site hospital library; a multi-purpose teaching and learning facility, the Irving K.

Barber Learning Centre; and the Xwi7xwa Library, a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship.

Over 300 knowledgeable employees - librarians, management and professional staff, support staff and student staff - provide users with the excellent resources and services that they need to further their research, teaching and learning.

The UBC Library is committed to being a respectful, healthy environment that encourages leadership, collegiality, diversity, individual growth and opportunity.

Explore our

aspirational values

that we strive to uphold and actively incorporate into all aspects of our organization.

We are committed to eliminating institutional and structural systems of oppression and power (such as colonialism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, and white supremacy).

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Strategic Framework

and about

working with us

POSITION OVERVIEW
UBC Library's Strategic Framework

The Collections Services Librarian is primarily responsible for the negotiation, procurement, access, and management of resources with ongoing budget impact and provides leadership for the Serials Acquisitions, and eResources & Access Teams. In this context, the Collections Services Librarian participates in the development of library policy, procedures, and services.

The Collections Services Librarian will join UBC Library during an exciting period of pivotal transition and collections growth as we operationalize a new strategic investment in the collections program through the President's Academic Excellence Initiative.

The Library is also actively reimagining a new library systems and discovery environment to ensure a user-centered experience of seamless discovery, access, and delivery of library resources.

The nature and scope of responsibilities for this and other library positions are expected to change as the Library organization evolves.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

This position reports to the Head, Collections Services and consults and works collaboratively with colleagues within the division and throughout the Library system.

The position partners with selectors on the building and management of responsive collections, members of Technology, Discovery, and User Experience Unit (TDUX) on metadata, discovery, usage, and accessibility of collections resources, Library Finance on transactions, and the UBC Okanagan Collections Librarian on system-wide endeavours.

The position coordinates workflows and communication across the Library to ensure efficiency and understanding.

The position recruits, trains, supervises and supports unionized staff (CUPE 2950) and management -and professional staff (AAPS), and may supervise student employees.

The position interacts with members of the UBC community (faculty, students, staff, and the public), and develops and sustains working relationships with those external to UBC (e.g., domestic and international content providers, consortial colleagues).

DUTIES

Collection Services- Works collaboratively with Library colleagues to provide guidance in the development, management, access, preservation and assessment of the Library's ongoing physical and online collections.- Leads the workflows for the life cycle management of continuing resources, including trialing, negotiating, licensing, reviewing accessibility compliance, ordering, establishing and maintaining access, invoicing, and renewing of resources in different formats.

- Serves as a key member of the Collections Services leadership team and provides leadership and vision for the Serials Acquisitions and