Systems Librarian

Title

Systems Librarian

Division

Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health 

Mission

The New York Academy of Medicine advances the health of people in cities. An independent organization since 1847, NYAM addresses the health challenges facing the world's urban populations through interdisciplinary approaches to policy leadership, education, community engagement and innovative research.

Drawing on the expertise of diverse partners worldwide and more than 2,000 elected Fellows from across the professions, our current priorities are

• To create environments in cities that support healthy aging
• To strengthen systems that prevent disease and promote the public's health
• To implement interventions that eliminate health disparities

Summary and Description

We are looking for an energetic and creative librarian to implement and manage our e-resources, Integrated Library System (ILS), and web 2.0 based projects. We are looking for an individual up to date with the rapidly changing digital environment with excellent teamwork and communication skills.  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain electronic resources, including A-Z list, link resolver, and EZProxy
• Support the activities of technical services, including serials maintenance
• Take a lead role in data migrations and data clean-up for the ILS
• Provide programming support to library colleagues using Drupal, and other digital repository systems
• Collaborate with colleagues to represent the library to WALDO and PTFS/LibLime regarding maintenance and development of library catalog (LibLime Enterprise Koha)
• Create reports as necessary using SQL; maintain custom reporting interface for library staff, currently written in PHP
• Customize, configure, and support the use of online products including but not limited to library catalog, CONTENTdm, A-Z list/e-journal portal, LibGuides, and subscription bibliographic databases
• Along with the IT Dept., assist Document Delivery with implementation and maintenance of software, including Quick Doc and Ariel
• Assist IT Dept. with library server maintenance, both in the cloud and on-site
• Stay abreast of current developments in library standards and technologies, and apply that knowledge to everyday projects and recommendations

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 3 years' related library experience required; MLS degree and/or Master's in a related field may be substituted for a portion of the experience requirement.

Experience

• Minimum of three years administering integrated library systems
• Experience with electronic resources maintenance, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, server-side scripting
• PHP and at least one other programming language
• Experience customizing and programming for Drupal extensions. Familiarity with implementing and configuring Solr/Lucene. Experience navigating Linux servers and using Linux utilities
• Familiarity with XML, XSLT, Encoded Archival Description (EAD), MARC 21
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

To Apply

Please email a resume and cover letter with three references to hr@nyam.org. Please include “Systems Librarian" in subject line.

For more information, visit our website: www.nyam.org.

The New York Academy of Medicine is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.