Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management
Leads planning, licensing, budgeting, and lifecycle management of a university library’s $2M+ annual electronic resources, supervising staff and negotiating with vendors.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution.
- Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience managing electronic resources, budgets, and workflows in an academic library.
- Experience negotiating electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements.
- Experience with library management and discovery systems such as Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE (or comparable), authentication platforms such as OpenAthens, COUNTER/SUSHI standards, collection assessmen
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor, and collaborate effectively with colleagues, vendors, and other campus stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-campus environment.
Nice to have
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel.
- Experience working in a multi-campus academic library environment.
- Experience with collection assessment, cost-per-use analysis, or evidence-based collection development.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel.
- Project management experience.
Full description
Job Description
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management to join the Hunt Library. This position provides strategic oversight of the library's electronic resources program, supporting the teaching, learning, and research mission of Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach, Prescott, and Worldwide campuses. Reporting to the Senior Associate Director for Collection Strategy & Technical Services, the Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management leads the planning, acquisition, licensing, assessment, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources. The position manages more than $2 million in annual electronic resource expenditures, supervises the Access & Discovery Librarian, and collaborates with colleagues across the Hunt and Hazy Libraries to ensure seamless, sustainable access to electronic resources. The successful candidate will join the Hunt Library () on the Daytona Beach campus working regular business hours. Hunt Library is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace and a collegial culture of belonging for our employees and students. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Primary Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide strategic leadership for the planning, acquisition, licensing, implementation, assessment, renewal, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources.
- Manage the library's electronic resources budget, currently exceeding $2 million annually, including budget monitoring, financial analysis, expenditure tracking, and long-term planning.
- Negotiate electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements while maintaining productive relationships with publishers, vendors, and university stakeholders.
- Lead the assessment of electronic resource collections using usage statistics, cost-per-use analysis, financial data, and other assessment measures to support evidence-based collection development.
- Supervise, mentor, and support the Access & Discovery Librarian, providing leadership for the Electronic Resources Unit through workflow coordination, goal setting, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with the Access & Discovery Librarian to support authentication, discovery services, electronic resource access, and management of the Hunt and Hazy Libraries' A–Z database lists.
- Oversee electronic resource reporting, usage statistics, and data management using COUNTER/SUSHI standards, library analytics tools, and library management systems.
- Participate in library planning, committee work, professional development, and other initiatives that advance library services and the university's mission.
About us
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.