Library Associate II

• Provides administrative support for collection development, including gathering usage data and circulation statistics for information resources. Communicating with vendors, creating documentation about acquisitions, and maintaining administrative account credentials.
• Assists in developing and providing reports for collection development and assessment.
• Assists in organizing usage statistics to satisfy annual and fiscal year reporting standards.
• Serves as a member of the Collection Development Group (CDG). Transcribes meeting minutes and maintains a record of documentation for CDG meetings.
• Contributes to the documentation and maintenance of information about electronic resources in a library services platform (LSP) or other electronic resources management (ERM) tools, including detailed license terms, perpetual access rights, contact information for library vendors, and other data.
• Helps with troubleshooting access problems to electronic resources, makes corrections to the knowledge base and catalog, and documents the resolution of problems in Redmine.
• Assists with managing and updating information about Auburn University's research output, including researcher profiles, in Web of Science, Scopus, and similar research tools managed by the Libraries.
• Assists in providing reports about Auburn University's research output using information in Web of Science, Scopus, and similar research tools managed by the Libraries.
• Special projects and other duties assigned.

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• We're Here for You: Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
• Sweet Home Alabama: The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
• A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 years of relevant experience in managing and processing complex data or materials, or customer/public service in an information-centered organization. A higher degree may be accepted in lieu of experience.

• Experience in managing and processing complex data or materials, or customer/public service in an information-centered organization; familiarity with computer applications
• Ability to enter data accurately and consistently
• Ability to concentrate and focus on detailed work for long periods of time
• Discretion regarding financial information, legal terms, and other sensitive data managed by the CDR Department
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work collegially

• Experience in using MS Office tools such as Word and Excel
• Experience with library automated systems such as an integrated library system (ILS), electronic resources management system (ERM) or a library services platform (LSP)
• Library work experience in acquisitions, collection development, electronic resources management, or research bibliometrics
• Interest in learning new software and tools

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