Strategic Acquisitions & Collections Leader

Nelib; Clemson (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemson Libraries seeks a collaborative, dynamic Head of Acquisitions to provide leadership for a department that manages acquisitions, analysis and maintenance of library subscriptions, and the purchase of monographs.

Overseeing a $9.5 million collections budget, you will direct electronic resources procurement, license negotiations, and broad workflows across metadata, teaching and learning, and user services to support research and teaching.

Qualifications

• ALA-accredited graduate degree in librarianship or a relevant accredited graduate degree in another scholarly field as deemed appropriate by the Libraries.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in acquisitions, electronic resources, or collection development in an academic library or large multi-branch library.
• Previous management/supervisory experience.
• Experience with strategic collection development and/or budgeting.
• Demonstrated skills in oral and written communication and creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Leads, plans, and oversees acquisitions operations and processes for materials in all formats acquired for University Libraries.
• Manages and coordinates operations for the Acquisitions team, composed of approximately 8 faculty and staff.
• Directs the efficient, appropriate, and timely expenditure of the Libraries’ $9.5 million collections budget, including gifts and endowments; supervises day-to-day acquisitions processes.
• Develops fund allocations for collection development areas.
• Chairs the Collections Strategies Cross-Functional Team; collaborates with Metadata Services, User Services and Teaching and Learning to refine workflows.
• In collaboration with the eCollections Access and Licensing Librarian, leads procurement, assessment, and management of electronic resources, including contract negotiations, renewals, and workflows.
• Provides oversight and strategic direction for individual subscription renewal assessment.
• Develops policies and procedures related to collection development and acquisitions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budgeting

Collection development

Education

ALA-accredited MLIS or equivalent

Tools

Alma

Primo VE

Job description

Clemson Libraries seeks a collaborative, dynamic Head of Acquisitions to provide leadership for a department that manages acquisitions, analysis and maintenance of library subscriptions, and the purchase of monographs.

Overseeing a $9.5 million collections budget, you will direct electronic resources procurement, license negotiations, and broad workflows across metadata, teaching and learning, and user services to support research and teaching.