Associate Director of Collection and Resource Services

Georgia College & State University; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,110 - 85,690; Full time

Job summary

Georgia College & State University is seeking an Associate Director of Collection and Resource Services. This pivotal position demands a strategic vision in managing Georgia College’s electronic and print resource collections. The successful candidate will oversee departmental operations, enhance library services, and maintain a current understanding of trends in resource management.

Applicants should possess an ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library Science, alongside substantial experience in supervision, electronic serials, and integrated library systems. The position offers competitive compensation of $77,900.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in supervising departmental employees.
• Experience managing electronic serials and databases.
• Experience in administering an integrated library system (ILS).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision for resource collections management.
• Oversee continuing resources management and licensing matters.
• Maintain expertise in electronic resource management.

Skills

Supervising departmental employees

Managing electronic serials

Administering an integrated library system (ILS)

Engaging with vendors

Training end-users

Leading projects and committees

Collaborating across departments

Working with access and identity management tools

Planning library budgets

Providing reference services

Education

ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library Science

Tools

Ex Libris Alma ILS

Job description

Job Description

The Associate Director of Collection and Resource Services provides strategic vision and expertise in the management, organization, and lifecycle of Georgia College’s electronic and print resource collections. The Associate Director oversees continuing resources management, including identifying and resolving complex issues related to electronic serials, databases, and subscriptions.

The Associate Director manages licensing matters with comprehensive knowledge of how and for whom the organization licenses content, as well as the concepts, implications, and contract language pertaining to archival rights, perpetual access, and interlibrary loan. The Associate Director maintains current high‑level working knowledge of print and electronic resource processing while identifying, evaluating, and staying current with emerging trends, resources, practices, and standards in electronic resource management, usage statistics, data management, access, and discovery to enhance library services.

Job Requirements

This 12‑month faculty position requires an ALA‑accredited Master’s degree in Library Science, with the experience and documented achievements appropriate for consideration of a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor.

Required Experience

• Three years of demonstrated experience in supervising departmental employees, including hiring, training, coaching, and evaluating performance
• Managing electronic serials, databases, and subscriptions
• Administering an integrated library system (ILS) in a shared environment
• Engaging with vendors of print and electronic resources
• Training and informing end‑users and decision‑makers on library resources and services
• Leading projects, committees, and workgroups
• Collaborating across library departments on services and resources such as interlibrary loan, open education resources, and course reserves that support student success
• Working with access and identity management or proxy server tools such as OpenAthens
• Utilizing an integrated library system (ILS) in a shared environment
• Planning and administering library budgets
• Participating in large‑scale library projects, such as collection weeding or analysis initiatives
• Providing reference services and information literacy instruction to students

Preferred Experience

• Five years of demonstrated experience in supervising professional or faculty librarians and library staff, including hiring, training, coaching, and evaluating performance
• Strategically utilizing the Ex Libris Alma integrated library system (ILS) and associated technologies (e.g., Rapido, Leganto, Specto) to advance the mission of the library and the university
• Administering library budgets, including forecasting, evaluating, and objectively allocating resources across departments and funds
• Assessing the need for and initiating large‑scale projects such as new system implementations, collection weeding/analysis, or similar ventures
• Working with access and identity management or proxy server tools and/or electronic reserve systems to explore the correlation between library resource usage and student outcomes
• Teaching for‑credit information literacy courses

Salary

$77,900