Strategic Collection & Scholarly Communications Librarian

Shriners Children's; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children’s seeks a Collection Development and Scholarly Communications Librarian to lead library collections, electronic resource management, scholarly communications, and research impact services for clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff, and trainees across Shriners Children’s.

The position advances access to information, supports publishing, and aligns resources with organizational priorities and user needs.

Qualifications

• MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent.
• Graduate education in health sciences, informatics, education, or related field.
• 3+ years in collection development, acquisitions, serials, or electronic resources.
• 3+ years in scholarly communications or research support services.
• 3+ years in an academic medical or research library environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead collection development across formats (journals, databases, e-books, clinical tools).
• Evaluate relevance, quality, utilization, and cost-effectiveness of collections.
• Recommend acquisitions, renewals, cancellations, and enhancements based on data.
• Manage vendor relationships, product demos, trials, pricing, and licenses.
• Support access to electronic resources via discovery platforms and authentication systems.
• Assist with implementation and optimization of library systems and resources.
• Provide guidance on scholarly publishing, open access, and author rights.
• Aid researchers and clinicians in meeting funder access requirements and impact tracking.
• Stay current on trends in scholarly communications, metrics, and information dissemination.

Skills

Collection development

Scholarly communications

Research support

Vendor management

Data analysis

Information literacy

Education

Master's Degree in Library and Information Science (ALA-accredited)

Graduate education in Health Sciences / Informatics / Education or related field

Job description

Shriners Children’s seeks a Collection Development and Scholarly Communications Librarian to lead library collections, electronic resource management, scholarly communications, and research impact services for clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff, and trainees across Shriners Children’s.

The position advances access to information, supports publishing, and aligns resources with organizational priorities and user needs.