Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Manager

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, seeks a Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Manager to drive library resources strategy and operations. You will lead licensing workflows, manage a multi-million dollar budget, and supervise staff to ensure timely access to print, electronic resources, databases, and streaming media.

As a key partner to selectors and campus stakeholders, you will champion data-informed decisions, assess open access models, and align workflows with the library’s research and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library or Information Science, or equivalent advanced degree.
• Five plus years of progressively responsible acquisitions and/or electronic resources experience.
• Three years of supervisory experience with the ability to lead staff, develop, and manage efficient workflows.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills through a variety of methods.
• Proven ability to adapt to a changing information landscape and manage priorities.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development/achievement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in workflows for lifecycle management of electronic and print resources, including licensing and access.
• Supervise, recruit, and mentor staff; ensure sustainable and cost-efficient operations.
• Serve as an expert in Alma Acquisitions and Dartmouth's financial systems; document procedures.
• Apply strategic analysis to workflows to meet research and teaching missions.
• Manage licensing workflows with the Electronic Resources Librarian; maintain active orders.
• Collaborate with selectors on acquisition models; adjust policies for new models; guide staff.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Adaptability

Strategic thinking

Professional development

Education

Master's degree in Library or Information Science

Tools

Alma Analytics

Oracle

ShinyApps

Tableau

Job description

Position Information

Posting date: 09/14/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Number: 0686900

Position Title: Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Manager

Hiring Range Minimum: $75,700

Hiring Range Maximum: $94,700

Union Type: Not a Union Position

SEIU Level: Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Category: Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year: 12

Scheduled Hours per Week: 40

Location of Position: Hanover, NH Baker-Berry Library Room 83

Remote Work Eligibility: Hybrid

Is this a term position? No

Is this a grant funded position? No

Position Purpose

The Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Manager is pivotal to the academic mission of this R-1 institution with a library collections budget exceeding $12 million. This position is both strategic and operational, collaborating with department leadership to help shape the future of the team, its systems, and workflows to meet the ever-changing challenges and opportunities of a dynamic scholarly landscape. They also play an essential role in advising and assisting library colleagues and other key stakeholders on strategic, sustainable, and cost-efficient approaches to acquiring library resources for the institutions' research and teaching mission. By staying current with emerging trends, the Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Manager will lead Dartmouth Libraries' goal to enhance discovery and access to world-class research collections and content across evolving platforms. This portfolio includes leading and supervising their team, strategizing and implementing library-wide collections licensing and lifecycle for all scholarly formats, contributing to open and transformative access priorities, and applying data-informed decision-making for collections building. This is a hybrid-eligible work location position.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Masters or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Master's degree in Library or Information Science, or equivalent advanced degree from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited or equivalent accrediting body
• Five plus years of progressively responsible acquisitions and/or electronic resources experience
• Three years of supervisory experience with the ability to lead staff, develop, and manage efficient workflows/processes in support of strategic goals
• Excellent oral and written communication skills through a variety of communication methods
• Proven ability to adapt to a changing information landscape, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development/achievement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with campus procurement office and basic accounting systems
• Knowledge of current trends in Electronic Resource Management
• Experience with assessment and related tools such as Alma Analytics, Oracle, ShinyApps, Tableau, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with electronic resources technical standards such as COUNTER, KBART, and SUSHI.
• Experience managing streaming media purchases, access, and holdings.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.

Background Check

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy. https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy

Quick Link

https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/87197

Key Accountabilities

• Works with the Head of Acquisitions and Collection Development to lead and participate in workflows for the lifecycle management of electronic and print resources, including trialing, ordering, establishing and maintaining access, physical processing, invoicing, and reviewing and renewing of electronic and print resources of all types, including (but not limited to) print and ebooks, print and electronic journals, databases, streaming media, artist's books, and other items. (15%)
• Supervises, recruits, mentors, and guides a team of staff; manages and coordinates the day-to-day ordering, licensing, and troubleshooting of all print and electronic resources while also identifying areas for improvement that ensure sustainability and cost-efficiency. (20%)
• Serves as an expert in the use of Alma Acquisitions, and the related functions of Dartmouth's financial systems and policies; documents procedures and disseminates process-related information to selectors and relevant Libraries staff. (25%)
• Applying a strategic lens to workflow and process assessment, implements changes where appropriate to ensure collections building continues to meet the institution's research and teaching mission. (10%)
• In coordination with the Electronic Resources Librarian, manages acquisitions' licensing workflows and the e-resources renewal process, ensuring the appropriate steps are taken to license and maintain active orders for e-resources. (15%)
• Collaborates with selectors and other library colleagues in evaluating print and e-resource acquisitions models, including open access models, advising on their suitability for integration of resources into existing workflows; documents and adjusts policies and processes for new acquisitions models as appropriate; guides acquisitions staff in setting up or modifying orders to accurately reflect the acquisition model and license term. (10%)
• Professional engagement: stays current on emerging trends, practices, and standards in acquisitions, electronic resource management, and emerging technologies. Participates in users' groups and open-source communities to maintain updated systems knowledge, enhance problem-solving skills, obtain best practices, and facilitate improvements to existing systems and workflows. (5%)

Other Duties

• Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
• Performs other duties as assigned.