Experience

Vermont State Colleges System

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Library Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present



University of San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian/Associate Professor

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2022

  Electronic Resources and Serials – Resolve access issues and update records to provide seamless online access to subscriptions including managing issues related to the proxy server. Oversee trials, subscription negotiations, licensing, procurement, activation, and access to all e-resources. Create and maintain relationships with vendors, publishers, and interface with providers to coordinate problem solving, service and performance assessment, and communication. Print serials management including holdings maintenance, subscription renewals, and cancellations. Apply knowledge of copyright principles to ensure that rights of library users are protected. Acquisitions – Manage and track the continuing resources budget lines related to electronic resources and serials, generate usage statistics and collect evidence for the Dean of the University Library and the Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery to prepare and justify the library’s annual budget requests. Make recommendations to library faculty on adding, retaining, and cancelling packages and subscriptions in electronic and print format based on inflationary increases, usage statistics, and faculty input. Professional Development and Scholarship – Serve as an effective member on library, university, and regional and national library committees. Research interests include journal holdings management and access, open educational resources, and troubleshooting practice. Supervision and Management – Supervise two full-time staff, create documentation for electronic resources and serials workflow purposes and assist staff with problem solving access issues or print journal claiming. Oversee daily tasks which includes serials management and receiving, print serial retention, serials maintenance, invoice processing, budget reconciliation, and acquisitions of ebooks and serials. Complete annual performance evaluations and work with employees to develop new goals. Show less