Open Serials Position @ Gale -- Sara Tarpley Stephen Clark 01 May 2002 13:15 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Open Serials Position @ Gale Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 09:08:06 -0400 From: Sara Tarpley <Sara.Tarpley@GALE.COM> Serials Assistant/Associate - Serials Acquisition and Management BASIC RESPONSIBILITY: Order, receive, ship and claim publication materials used in Gale products, with a goal of maintaining issues at maximum currency and consistency as well as ensuring daily receipts are routed as required daily. Responsibilities: Check journals and other materials into production system according to set procedures and priorities. Create and maintain subscription profiles in publication information system. Identify, claim and track to receipt missing issues using current process, priority and guidelines. Perform follow-up claiming processes to ensure current and continuous receipt of content. Order/renew journal subscriptions, missing issues, and other materials as assigned, either direct or by established subscription vendor, according to set procedures and priorities; conduct bibliographic or publisher research where necessary. Maintain data regarding publication title changes, ceases, etc. and forward pertinent information to publication maintenance staff. Proactively identify and ensure correction of check-in, dating, publisher, and other errors. Monitor new titles to make sure first issue arrives, subscription begins and continues consistently. Maintain records for new orders/renewals; track order and payment history. Track and maintain workload of orders, claims and subscriptions. Complete and submit progress reports, and overall performance metrics as required on a timely basis. Prepare and ship content to vendors or other groups as necessary to support Data Conversion. Perform other duties as required to support Gale Group goals and objectives. Experience: Bachelor's degree in business, liberal arts, or English. Equivalent work related experience may be considered. Masters' degree in Library Science preferred. Two to three years' progressively more responsible library and serials acquisition experience. Strong interpersonal skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with internal/external customers and vendors/suppliers. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required. Experience with an online bibliographic utility and integrated library systems preferred. Proficiency in variety of PC Windows based applications required (spreadsheets, databases, word processing, etc.) Proven analytical skills and ability to troubleshoot and proactively problem solve. Solid organizational and negotiation skills to manage multiple time-sensitive projects. Solid influencing and team work skills to mentor and/or achieve results from staff members, peers and others. Interested candidate should submit a resume to: Gale - Human Resources Attn: Serials Assistant/Associate email: hr@gale.com Sara Tarpley Gale - Employment Specialist sara.tarpley@gale.com