Discovery and Resourcing Librarian (Content and Discovery)

About the role.

Full-time (37 hours per week), with a focus on the acquisition and management of our digital subscription resources. 

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and pro-active information professional who enjoys working collaboratively with others to join us in this key role.

In this role you will work as part of the team that acquires and maintains our large portfolio of information resources (over 800 subscriptions), enabling seamless discovery and authentication for both students and staff.

You will work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including publishers and suppliers, academics, and fellow Library and Learning Services colleagues, and will develop expertise in all areas of the resource lifecycle, including negotiation, licensing and usage analytics.  

Our Discovery and Resourcing Librarians supervise the work of support colleagues and have shared oversight and responsibility for second-line support enquiries to the team. There is also the opportunity to deliver briefings and training to colleagues on a variety of topics, for example front line enquiry staff to minimise the number of second line referrals.  

Communication and collaborative work are key. Examples include working with colleagues in the team on projects that enhance our services e.g. developing a comprehensive Electronic Resource Management (ERM) solution or working with the Research and Open Access team on the development and discovery of Open Access journal content. 

About you 

• Enjoy working as part of a team  
• Establish good working relationships with library colleagues and external stakeholders
• Have excellent IT skills and aptitude
• Be self-motivated, reliably delivering work to agreed timeframes 
• Take a flexible and adaptable approach to a changing library environment  

You will have a professional qualification in a library/information related subject or be within 6 months of being awarded your PG Diploma. We are committed to fully supporting our staff in their continuing professional development.  

About us 

Library and Learning Services is a large and diverse department of over 140 members of staff.  We empower every student to achieve their academic and career ambitions by embedding our expertise in digital learning. 

We provide:  

• Services and support to academic teams in the design and delivery of programmes and learning, including digital learning, learner development and employability and enterprise skills 
• Information resources, careers content, reading lists and course content 
• Library discovery experience 
• Research repositories and library research services 
• Spaces for learning and study  

Why UWE Bristol?      

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.    

Add your individuality to ours   

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.     

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.    

Further information   

If you are interested and would like to find out more we would love to have a conversation with you. Please contact Jane Choules, Discovery and Resourcing Manager at jane.choules@uwe.ac.uk  

The post is based at our lively Frenchay campus.   

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. The roles are therefore campus based for at least 60 percent of your time.   

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