RAD’s Library Services Coordinator oversees course reserves and plays a key role within the RAD team, ensuring library resources are available and discoverable to HSC patrons and community. The Library Services Coordinator performs a range of complex and specialized library tasks requiring a high-level of professional expertise, excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and a desire to work behind the scenes of an academic library. The Library Services Coordinator reports to the Division Head for RAD.

Duties include:

• Manages HSLIC’s course reserves for HSC academic programs.
• Creates mechanisms or follows procedures to gather and collect usage statistics for library eresources such as local documentation and/or SUSHI protocols and OCLC’s License Manager
• Analyzes and prepares comprehensive reports on library eresource usage, including detailed statistics at both the package and title level.
• Participates in and/or takes the lead on shelf management and other special projects, including developing and implementing project plans, objectives, workflow, and operational procedures.
• Performs administrative duties for electronic journals and databases including receiving invoices, tracking change notifications, cancellations, and ceased or new titles.
• Assists with renewal processes as directed by Resource Management Librarian.
• Oversees electronic ordering process and assists with entering other orders in library catalog as needed.
• Communicates with publishers and library vendors as needed.
• Creates or participates in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Assists in troubleshooting technical or linking issues with library resources.
• Assists in updating messaging for online tools and platforms that support resource discovery and access, such as LibKey Nomad++.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Bachelor's degree; at least 4 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience performing similar tasks and job duties in an academic library.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, such as pivot tables and complex formulas to support reporting and statistical/data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience leading or participating in inventory or shift projects.
• Experience preparing and processing library materials.
• Experience using acquisition and cataloging functions in an integrated library system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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• Resume

• Cover letter addressing why you are interested in this position, and how your skills/experience would make you successful in this role.

• Contact information for three Professional References.

Finalists for this position should be prepared to provide official educational transcripts if selected for hire. For further information, please contact David Lucero at (505) 272-0634, hslic-hr@salud.unm.edu.

Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.