The Systems & Discovery Services Librarian provides leadership in the configuration, maintenance, and ongoing enhancement of discovery, access, and productivity tools that support research, teaching, and learning across the University. They administer and provide oversight of WVUL’s discovery system and integrated library system, as well as library web-applications developed in-house, open-source software, and turnkey platforms that support resource discovery, learning and content management, user engagement, analytics, and system integration across the libraries’ digital environment. They also ensure the effective integration of these systems with other library technologies, through coordinating system workflows, leading troubleshooting efforts, monitoring and testing updates and enhancements, and providing timely communication to library employees regarding system status, outages, and releases. They evaluate user experiences with discovery platforms and other integrated applications on an ongoing basis, leveraging analytics, user research, and assessment activities to inform improvements and optimize system usability.
In addition, they supervise the Systems department’s student workers including responsibilities for hiring, training (along with technologists in Systems), scheduling, and performance evaluation.
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