Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management

Job Description

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management to join the Hunt Library. This position provides strategic oversight of the library's electronic resources program, supporting the teaching, learning, and research mission of Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach, Prescott, and Worldwide campuses. Reporting to the Senior Associate Director for Collection Strategy & Technical Services, the Assistant Director of Electronic Resources Management leads the planning, acquisition, licensing, assessment, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources. The position manages more than $2 million in annual electronic resource expenditures, supervises the Access & Discovery Librarian, and collaborates with colleagues across the Hunt and Hazy Libraries to ensure seamless, sustainable access to electronic resources. The successful candidate will join the Hunt Library (https://huntlibrary.erau.edu) on the Daytona Beach campus working regular business hours. Hunt Library is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace and a collegial culture of belonging for our employees and students. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide strategic leadership for the planning, acquisition, licensing, implementation, assessment, renewal, and lifecycle management of the library's electronic resources.
• Manage the library's electronic resources budget, currently exceeding $2 million annually, including budget monitoring, financial analysis, expenditure tracking, and long-term planning.
• Negotiate electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements while maintaining productive relationships with publishers, vendors, and university stakeholders.
• Lead the assessment of electronic resource collections using usage statistics, cost-per-use analysis, financial data, and other assessment measures to support evidence-based collection development.
• Supervise, mentor, and support the Access & Discovery Librarian, providing leadership for the Electronic Resources Unit through workflow coordination, goal setting, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the Access & Discovery Librarian to support authentication, discovery services, electronic resource access, and management of the Hunt and Hazy Libraries' A–Z database lists.
• Oversee electronic resource reporting, usage statistics, and data management using COUNTER/SUSHI standards, library analytics tools, and library management systems.
• Participate in library planning, committee work, professional development, and other initiatives that advance library services and the university's mission.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS/MLS) from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience managing electronic resources, budgets, and workflows in an academic library.
• Experience negotiating electronic resource licenses and vendor agreements.
• Experience with library management and discovery systems such as Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE (or comparable), authentication platforms such as OpenAthens, COUNTER/SUSHI standards, collection assessment and analytics tools (e.g., Alma Analytics and CELUS), and enterprise financial management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor, and collaborate effectively with colleagues, vendors, and other campus stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a multi-campus environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience working in a multi-campus academic library environment.
• Experience with collection assessment, cost-per-use analysis, or evidence-based collection development.
• Project management experience.