Referencing Services Specialist, Copyright Clearance Center, Wilton, CT
Posted August 21, 2015
We are seeking an exceptional recent MLIS graduate with a strong desire to work with both leading edge software and some of the most highly respected companies from a variety of industries. The Advanced Referencing Services Specialist provides top-notch service to our blue chip clients.
In this role you will utilize your strong on-line search skills to conduct advanced reference work, citation verification and copyright clearance for hard-to-find documents utilizing specialized in-house and commercial databases. This position will be located in Wilton, CT and will report to the Referencing Services Manager.
Skills/Abilities/Competencies:
- Ensure document orders are accurately matched to bibliographic records in internal databases by consulting multiple online library catalogs
- Perform searches across specialized databases to verify citations and update internal database information
- Locate source publications containing hard-to-find documents including journal articles, theses and dissertations, periodicals, conference proceedings and patents
- Obtain copyright permissions for hard-to-clear documents
- Initiate contact with publishers and vendors to fill document requests
- Communicate order status updates to clients
Qualifications:
- Masters degree in library and information science
- 2 years experience in a corporate or academic research position
- Proficiency using citation databases such as PubMed
- Knowledge of university and library catalogues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven customer service orientation
- Aptitude for learning new software
- Strong technical background desired
Application Instructions:
Please submit your resume for consideration via this link: https://infotrieve.applytojob.