The Electronic Resources Librarian negotiates licensing for and acquires library materials in all formats, with an emphasis on e-journals and databases. They lead the Libraries’ license team and provide leadership on licensing practices while liaising with vendors, consortia, and Collections and Research Engagement librarians. The position develops and documents workflows, processes, and best practices to support e-resource lifecycles within an system-driven environment, and manages discovery and administrative metadata for e-resources, including creating, loading, updating, maintaining, and withdrawing records for e-resources. They maintain close working relationships with content providers, vendors, and consortial partners in support of e-resource acquisitions and access. They are responsible for triaging and troubleshooting serials e-resource access problems.

As part of the department’s management team, they participate in establishing and defining projects, priorities, and goals, and manage e-resource projects including developing workflows and training staff. They contribute to departmental projects and teams; and they collaborate and work with colleagues across the Libraries to support acquisition, licensing, discovery, and use of e-resources. The position deeply considers how their approach to their daily work reflects and advances the Libraries’ Strategic Plan, creating an environment and community that is welcoming for both patrons and colleagues alike. They participate in library planning and serve on library-wide committees, task forces, and teams. Librarians are expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. This position reports to the Associate Head of Acquisitions & Discovery, Serials.

This position is based in North Carolina. This position is eligible for flexible hours with a hybrid work environment based on departmental and operational needs. This position will require some onsite work.