Licensing Librarian, Dahlgren Memorial Library

2 weeks ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States InsideHigherEd Full time
About the Role

The Licensing Librarian plays a critical role in supporting the research, education, and patient care missions of the Georgetown University Medical Center. This position is responsible for electronic resource licensing through the entire resource lifecycle, including renewals, licensing, and acquisitions for over 25,000 items available electronically at Dahlgren Memorial Library.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist the Assistant Dean for Resources & Access Management with negotiating and reviewing licensing agreements for electronic resources and services, ensuring alignment with DML and University policies and practices.
  • Work closely with the Systems and Analytics Librarian, the Georgetown Identity Management team, and other stakeholders to ensure licensing terms correctly identify actual users and access and authentication align with licensing terms.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to steer resource license agreements through the University contracting and procurement process, performing budget reconciliation for resource expenditures amortized on a monthly basis.
  • Create and maintain records in the Electronic Resource Management System, ensuring accurate access dates, titles, and entitlement data is recorded and shared with departmental colleagues.
  • Work closely with suppliers to ensure the library has defined entitlements, access, and usage rights for purchased and subscribed content.
  • Assist the Assistant Dean with complex funding arrangements for interdisciplinary e-resource packages among GU departments and libraries, participating in the development and maintenance of guidelines for standard license terms.
  • Support responses to license breaches in consultation with technical, administrative, and supplier staff.
  • Manage the library's Open Access support, including approving APC funding requests, tracking OA support, and regularly reporting on Open Access ROI.
  • Identify, manage, and promote relevant Open Source/Open Access resource content for the community, providing oversight and promotion of video content within the DML collections.
Requirements and Qualifications
  • MLS, MLIS, or other relevant advanced degree from an accredited institution.
  • 2+ years of relevant library experience.
  • Experience working in a library's technical services/resources department or administrative/operations.
  • Evidence of excellent verbal and written skills, and ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse members of an academic medical center community.
  • Willingness to learn new skills and to navigate ambiguity and adapt to change in a dynamic environment.
Preferred Requirements and Qualifications
  • Experience with the challenges and opportunities in library licensing.
  • Familiarity with current trends in open access agreements.
  • Understanding of procurement and budgeting for library resources, including use of an electronic resource management system.
  • Ability to be successful working in an environment that requires a strong attention to detail, a high degree of accuracy, and good judgment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a variety of constituents while focusing on customer service.
  • Demonstrated technological proficiency, including the ability to understand new technologies, adapt to using different systems, platforms, and processes.
  • Familiarity with the academic health sciences library environment.
  • AHIP (Academy of Health Information Professionals) accreditation (must pursue accreditation if hired).
Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as Hybrid 4 Days. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University.

Pay Range

The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:
$44,022.00 - $73,406.80

Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University's business needs and external factors.



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