Collections Strategist

The George Washington University, GW Libraries & Academic Innovation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Washington, D.C. is seeking a Collections Strategist to enhance research collections and support open scholarly communication practices. The role involves team-based development of collections and making data-driven decisions to meet evolving academic needs. Ideal candidates will have a collaborative mindset and a commitment to enriching the scholarly experience for students and faculty.

Responsibilities

• Lead team-based collection development and maintenance efforts responsive to user need.
• Steward university resources to acquire collections that provide the highest possible value to the GW community.
• Make data-driven decisions that align collections strategy and investments with evolving research, teaching, and scholarly communications needs and aspirations.
• Support open access and open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including adoption and creation of open educational resources.

Job description

Overview

The George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) enriches the academic experience of scholars and students and sparks innovation at GW. We enable research and teaching through access to the latest scholarship and rich archival resources, tailored support for researchers at all levels, guidance for faculty who want to explore new teaching methods and technologies in the classroom, and robust support for online education. Through innovative partnerships, dynamic workshops, and team-based approaches to project management and problem solving, GWLAI fosters collaboration and provides leadership across the university to support the shared mission of generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge. Having joined the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2023, GW is at an exciting moment in its history and trajectory, and GWLAI is a key partner in supporting the university’s research and scholarly advancements and promoting discoveries and innovations made by the research community.

Position

GWLAI is seeking a collaborative and service-oriented Collections Strategist to join the Research and User Services (RUS) department. RUS is a highly collaborative unit where librarians work together to meet student, faculty, and researcher needs across disciplines. Critical to this work is the development, management, assessment, and discovery of our research collections. As an active member of RUS, the Collections Strategist will lead our team-based collection development and maintenance efforts that are responsive to user need; steward university resources to acquire collections that provide this highest possible value to the GW community; and make data-driven decisions that align collections strategy and investments with ever-evolving research, teaching, and scholarly communications needs and aspirations. LAI staff and librarians are champions of open access and support open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources. We also contribute to the scholarly community through our own research, professional engagement, and service.

Responsibilities

• Lead team-based collection development and maintenance efforts responsive to user need.
• Steward university resources to acquire collections that provide the highest possible value to the GW community.
• Make data-driven decisions that align collections strategy and investments with evolving research, teaching, and scholarly communications needs and aspirations.
• Support open access and open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including adoption and creation of open educational resources.

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