Job DescriptionReporting to the Associate Dean of Libraries & Information Sciences, the Assistant Director of Scholarly Resources & Licensing collaborates across all Scholarly & Research Technologies units to ensure the selection, licensing, promotion and evaluation of library resources to meet the education, research and clinical care needs of the Mount Sinai community. In coordination with the Digital Library Administrator, they ensure continuous resource access through library discovery and reporting systems including Ex Libris' Alma/Primo and Springshare LibApps. They enable and promote Mount Sinai scholarly activity by providing learning activities and expert guidance on scholarly communication and copyright. They also focus on further development and promotion of research impact services and contributing to managing the Levy Library Press. As part of the library's leadership team, they provide vision, direction, and leadership for libraries across the MSHS locations and supervise direct reports. This hybrid position offers the flexibility of predominantly remote / virtual work for US-based candidates only; occasional onsite work in New York is required.ResponsibilitiesCollection Development and LicensingOversees the discovery, selection, acquisition and licensing, of collections, research tools, and information resources that enhance the missions of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the MSHS programs and departments.
- Maintains awareness of user communities and their needs in collaboration with all areas of the library.
- Develops and applies a sustainable collections assessment model that uses metrics and criteria to support data-driven collection development decisions. Compiles and analyzes collection usage data and presents this data to stakeholders.
- Works closely with the director and finance officers to provide budget projections for collections, and to ensure the effective management of general account and endowed collection funds, in accordance with university and library fiscal policies.
- Ensures spending remains within fiscal year budgetary limits.
- Evaluates requests for new purchases; solicits vendor offers, evaluates vendor offers and reviews license terms; leads vendor negotiations
- Selects resources and supervises the Licensing and Scholarly Resources Coordinator in the acquisition, payment, and cataloging of those resources.
- Prepares and presents information to stakeholders to help inform collection decisions.
- Collaborates with Access Services to deselect titles as needed.
- Chairs the Collection Development Committee.
- As the backup to the Digital Library Administrator, serves as a second point of contact for technical and systems-related user access issues; liaises between library and vendors to ensure successful resolution. Ensures electronic resources promised and paid for are delivered and discoverable.
Scholarly Communication Education, Consulting and Outreach
- Provides online and in-person instruction, consultation or reference services on topics pertaining to scholarly publishing, such as open access, predatory publishing and copyright and author agreements.
- Contributes to administration of Levy Library Press Journals, including meeting with editors, enabling platform improvements, copyediting articles and promoting awareness of the Press.
- Promotes scholarly activity services and tools across the health system.
Scholarly Activity/Publishing Reporting and Analysis
- With the Director of Education & Research Services, assesses administrative and researcher needs for scholarly activity and publishing based on metrics and requests for service.
- Provides reports of scholarly activity throughout the health system and by department or unit as requested.
- Compiles and evaluates metrics for areas of responsibility.
Unit-Wide Engagement and Professional Development
- Advances diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all Health System library users.
- Develops and maintains awareness of trends and best practices in collection development and licensing, publishing/scholarly communication, and copyright.
- Engages in lifelong learning/continuing education and professional association activities.
- Provides occasional back-up Ask a Librarian service coverage (chat, email, Zoom phone).
- Chairs committees or task forces
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree required; Masters Degree earned from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program or internationally-recognized equivalent preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with Library collection development, acquisitions, vendor relations, or licensing, preferably with vendors of health sciences knowledge resources.
- Knowledge of the complex, ever-changing publishing environment and scholarly communications issues.
- Strong customer service orientation and experience providing timely and effective support
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, using excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Experience with content discovery and electronic resource management systems such as Ex Libris Alma | Primo.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, including advanced functions, pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience with research information management platforms such as Elsevier PURE or bibliometrics tools.
- Experience supporting and working in web-based content management, preferably LibGuides.
- Knowledge of libraries' evolving roles in education, research, clinical practice, and dissemination of scholarly activity.
- Knowledge of metadata, cataloging and e-resources management standards.
- Experience with copyediting or writing for scientific audiences.
Non-Bargaining Unit, 876 - Levy Library - ISM, Icahn School of MedicineAbout Us
Strength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
- Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
- Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!
About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high Honor Roll status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's The World's Best Smart Hospitals ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.
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