[Remote] Collection Management Specialist

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EBSCO Information Services is a leader in providing optimized research experiences through a powerful discovery platform. The Collection Management Specialist I is responsible for curating print and eBook collections, utilizing both traditional librarian methods and advanced analytics to ensure high-quality offerings that meet customer needs.

Responsibilities

Provide experience gained of current librarian workflows to create and maintain subject-based and market-focused eBook products to ensure that collections are high quality, relevant to customer needs, and competitive
Use Excel and other Office tools for most work
Identify new book product opportunities based on library experience, market research, customer surveys, and focus groups
Evaluate publisher content and offerings to help identify and target needed book content and coordinate with the Publisher Relations department to initiate publisher onboarding initiatives

Skills

0-2 years of experience with current librarian workflows and trends, and have done content selection for one or more subjects
Experience with the theory and practice of collection development and management, including researching subjects and products, assessing and evaluating products and collections
Understanding different audiences and market needs and knowing relevant, high-value book content for diverse markets and territories
Extremely detail-oriented with an ability to think critically and analyze data as it relates to market position, products, and collections
Provide experience gained of current librarian workflows to create and maintain subject-based and market-focused eBook products to ensure that collections are high quality, relevant to customer needs, and competitive
Use Excel and other Office tools for most work
Identify new book product opportunities based on library experience, market research, customer surveys, and focus groups
Evaluate publisher content and offerings to help identify and target needed book content and coordinate with the Publisher Relations department to initiate publisher onboarding initiatives
Have prior knowledge of academic publishers and content
Master's of Library Science or equivalent degree from an ALA-accredited institution
Comfortable working in a remote environment

Company Overview

At EBSCO Information Services, we hire great people and let them thrive. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Berlin, Berlin, DEU, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.ebsco.com.

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