What are the responsibilities and job description for the E-Content and Discovery Librarian position at Community College of Baltimore County?
The E-Content and Discovery Librarian provides leadership for developing and assessing the CCBC Library’s electronic collections. The E-Content and Discovery Librarian will have broad responsibilities in collections management, including assessment, record keeping and communication and outreach. This position works closely with library collections, systems, and cataloging.
REQUIRED:
Master's degree in library science from an American Library Association accredited institution required. Two year of relevant experience.
PREFERRED:
Community college experience preferrable. Experience preferred in a professional academic library.
For Best consideration apply by January 7, 2026
Compensation within the posted range is determined by a candidate's education level and/or years of experience in the field. Generally, employees are hired in the lower third of the scale.
- Facilitate and support student learning by developing and providing clear and effective instruction using traditional and technology-based instruction.
- Collaborate with classroom faculty to plan library instruction sessions aligned with course objectives and assignments.
- Conduct reference interviews and consultations.
- Create research guides and other print and digital learning objects and teaching aids.
- Serve as a library liaison to one or more academic departments.
- Staff information desk, including opening, evening, and Saturday hours.
- Participate in collection maintenance projects and collection development.
- Communicate effectively by responding to e-mails and phone calls in a timely manner.
- Maintain and develop professional expertise through ongoing professional development or scholarship.
- Collaborate with department by completing and submitting reports and documentation in a timely manner.
- Attend and participate in committee, departmental, College and School meetings.
- Provide College and Community Service through collegial and individual initiatives.
- Coordinates the full life cycle of electronic resources, including ebooks, ejournals, databases, etc., including trials, subscriptions, budgeting, and activating/deactivating.
- Serves as lead for troubleshooting and resolving access issues and maintaining documentation of e-resource collection acquisition, accessibility, and usage.
- Chairs the library’s electronic resources committee to produce evidence-based decision-making and increase awareness of library products.
- Manages and negotiates license agreements and contract renewals with both internal and external constituents.
- Recommends, implements, and supports emerging technologies.
- Captures and analyzes data to support collection assessment and improve selection. Monitors and analyzes use of library collections and interlibrary borrowing with an eye to changes in information seeking behavior.
- Works with Systems librarian to identify and implement cutting-edge research tools.
- Oversee the lifecycle of research guides, setting standards for content quality, usability, and accessibility, while mentoring colleagues in effective guide creation and resource curation.
Salary : $77,156 - $106,800