Associate Director Law Library Collection Services - 530792

The University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa (AL); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama's Law Library seeks an Associate Director of the Law Library Collection Services to oversee daily collection management, supervise staff, and coordinate inventory and vendor relations. The role involves leading projects to enhance the library's collections and usage while aligning with budgetary planning and institutional data analysis.

Required qualifications include a Master's degree in library science and four years of related experience in a law library or academic

Qualifications

• Master's degree in library science with four years of experience in a law/academic library setting.
• Experience in collection maintenance and development in a library context.
• Background investigation and equal opportunity statements are standard in hiring.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day collection maintenance and development for the Law Library.
• Lead vendor relations and supervise staff and student employees.
• Plan shelving, retention, de-selection, and inventory initiatives; monitor expenditures.

Skills

Team collaboration

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project management

Prioritization

Education

Master's degree in library science

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited) preferred

Job description

Pay Grade/Pay Range:Minimum: $69,200 - Midpoint: $89,900 (Salaried E11)

Department/Organization:218161 - Law Library

Normal Work Schedule:Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Note to Applicants: Pay will be commensurate with education and experience of the successful candidate.

Job Summary:The Associate Director of the Law Library Collection Services oversees day-to-day collection maintenance and development for the Law Library. Serves as a member of the law library administrative team. Establishes and maintains vendor relations. Supervises, leads, and trains staff members and indirectly supervises student employees that support collections. Monitors, plans, and coordinates the shelving, shifting, and organizing of library collections. Makes retention, binding, de-selection, and withdrawal recommendations. Leads inventory efforts, including lost and missing items. Designs, implements, and evaluates projects designed to enhance the library's collections and their usage. Coordinates collection assessment and development by analyzing institutional data, usage statistics, interlibrary loan data, and other metrics. Analyzes and predicts future expenditures while tracking and reporting actual expenditures.

Required Minimum Qualifications:Master's degree in library science and four (4) years of related experience working in a law library, law office, or academic library setting.

Skills and Knowledge:Ability to work in a team-based setting where consultation, flexibility, collaboration, cooperation, and resilience are essential. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated project management skills and/or formal training in project management or workflow optimization/evaluation. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Ability to manage projects and balance competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school. Collection maintenance, budget management, and/or collection development/acquisitions experience. Supervisory experience.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity:The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC'sKnow Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegalposter.

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