Library Associate for Acquisitions & Electronic Resources Job at Towson Universi

Library Associate for Acquisitions & Electronic Resources

Job Summary Towson University (TU) is one of the nations top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

Overview

The Library Associate for Acquisitions & Electronic Resources assists the Electronic Resources and Discovery Librarian with all aspects of the management of electronic resources, including maintaining e-resources in Alma; trouble-shooting database access problems; maintaining access to e-journals and databases; and compiling database and electronic resources usage statistics. The role performs essential tasks in acquisitions auditing, including entering invoices created by two department ProCard holders, receiving materials in Alma, and reconciling records to ensure all items, both physical and electronic, have been received. Telework may be available for this position up to two days per week following the completion of 90 days of service in good standing.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Collaborate with the E-Resources and Discovery Librarian to activate new e-resources in discovery interfaces.
• Regularly review e-resources for access and coverage.
• Trouble-shoot access and other issues reported by students, staff and faculty, such as platform changes and catalog and database downtime.
• Communicate regularly with vendors; Consortial Library Applications Support (CLAS) at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) Libraries and Towson University faculty and library staff regarding access to e-resources.
• Explain e-resources arrangement in catalog or web page to groups, such as Research & Instruction Librarians; answer questions about e-resources from faculty, students and staff.
• Research and provide information on perpetual access for e-journals as an aid to collection, renewal, and format change decisions.
• Complete database clean-up assignments at the direction of the E-Resources Librarian.

Compile E-resources Statistics

Acquisitions Reconciliation And Review

Qualifications and Skills

Salary and Benefits

Targeted salary range of $45,000-$47,000 annually and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days. For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.

Organization

Academic Affairs Division

Location

Main Campus

Job Posting

Sep 2, 2025

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