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.