Central Collection Strategist

2 weeks ago

New Haven, United States Yale School of Medicine Full time

Position Focus:

Yale University Library seeks a collaborative and forward-thinking Central Collection Strategist to join the newly formed department of Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy. The successful candidate will contribute to a holistic collection development strategy with operational responsibilities for collections fund management, collection development training, and vendor relations. The Strategist will coordinate and collaborate with colleagues across the Yale University Library system in the implementation of collection development strategies and operations.

Yale University Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and/or teaching.

The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 2 to 4 based on a combination of professional experience and qualifications. Librarian ranking information can be found here:

Essential Duties

1. Manages central collection development funds. In consultation with appropriate committees and individual librarians, administers the selection and renewal of centrally-funded e-resources and oversees the centrally-funded monographic approval Coordinates collection development and management of the Bass Library collection and Sterling Memorial Library’s Starr and L&B Reading Advises and consults with the Head of Collection Strategy in matters related to the collections Guides and supports the operational aspects of collection development in all formats, including workflows, assessment, and project Actively collaborates with appropriate librarians and library units on developing new strategies and evidence-based methodologies for the acquisition of scholarly resources and content, its management, and assessment across formats (including print, digital, media, data, and other emerging formats) and across delivery Contributes to developing a strategy and methodology for the library’s investment in open Serves as the library’s key point of contact for vendors. Communicates with vendors to explore and negotiate the acquisition of new multi-disciplinary resources, journal and eBook packages, and bundled Prepares and presents information to appropriate library groups to help inform collection Participates in the development and revision of YUL policies and guidelines related to collection development and management. 10. Leads the internal training and education program for staff with collection development Manages public- and staff-facing collection development web presences.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited Library school and three years of related experience. In selected instances, a post-graduate degree in a related discipline may be required or substituted for an MLS.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Demonstrated ability in collection development and knowledge of scholarly publishing practices and trends.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Demonstrated ability to manage budgets. Demonstrated ability to design and manage projects, bringing them to a successful conclusion.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Excellent analytical skills. Demonstrated proficiency in Excel. Experience using quantitative and/or qualitative data to inform decision-making.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across organizational units.

Required Skill/Ability 5:

Experience providing training and creating documentation. Experience with vendor relations and communications.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

Experience reading, interpreting, and negotiating license agreements.

Drug Screen

No

Health Screening

No

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

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