Michael Fernandez Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Oversees department responsible for cataloging, processing, and management of library collections in all formats
• Coordinates metadata policies across affiliated university libraries
• Develops workflows and implements best practices for the management of electronic resource collections across all stages of the e-resources lifecycle

New Haven, CT

• Supervised team of 4 full-time employees (1 professional, 3 paraprofessional) responsible for licensing, ordering, and assessment of electronic resources
• Conceptualized and instituted acquisition workflows and policies for electronic resources in all formats, including streaming media, datasets, and locally hosted digital humanities content
• Oversaw departmental troubleshooting support, resolving access-related problems, responding to reported issues, and working with internal and external partners to address issues in a timely manner
• Negotiated license agreements with publishers, establishing access across complex content platforms and advocating for best practices in user experience and accessibility

Washington, DC

• Supervised unit of 2 full-time employees responsible for the trialing, licensing, acquisition, access maintenance, and usage assessment of electronic resources in all formats, including databases, e-journals, e-books.
• Managed a $4.5 million materials budget of subscriptions to 500+ databases, over 1,300 e-journals both individually subscribed to and as part of bundled publisher packages; performed licensing of new resources and.
• Collaborated with subject specialist collection managers on identification of new resources for acquisition, as well as periodic review of existing subscriptions; consolidated usage statistics in order to target.
• Administered Serials Solutions tools, including electronic resource management system for tracking of vendor, license, and statistical data, 360 Link knowledgebase and link resolver, and Summon discovery service

Fredericksburg, VA

• Oversaw the day-to-day operations and workflows supporting the acquisition of electronic resources and serials
• Maintained Serials Solutions link resolver and ensured accurate holdings data in the catalog for electronic resources and serials
• Negotiated and monitored license agreements for new and renewing resources, as well as maintaining documentation on licenses and related agreements
• Supervised one full-time serials assistant; directed assistant in all aspects of acquisitions workflows, including the maintenance of Excel spreadsheets for usage statistics, trialing and ordering resources, access.
• Served on library committee for assessing and recommending discovery tools; managed the implementation, configuration, and promotion of EBSCO Discovery Service
• Performed batch-level editing and loading of large sets of MARC records utilizing MarcEdit

Bethesda, MD

• Performed acquisitions activities for serials in all formats; activities included ordering, managing purchase agreements, receiving, claiming, and invoice posting
• Coordinated the activities of two full-time library technicians, as well as training technicians in the use of Voyager ILS and the performance of acquisition tasks
• Updated bibliographic and holdings records for serials that changed titles or moved from print to electronic format
• As lead contact with vendors and publishers, worked to resolve complex order problems
• As a Card Approving Official, approved vendor payments by credit card, ensuring compliance with government purchase regulations
• Drafted and implemented procedures for the ordering and processing of missing issues and maintained Excel spreadsheets of missing issue orders and receipts

Master’S Degree, Library Science

Activities and Societies: • Selected as Carolina Academic Library Associate (CALA), competitive appointment, 2001-2003 • Fernandez, M..

Bachelor’S Degree, English Literature