Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor - Collection Development Librarian

Description

The Collection Development Librarian at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is responsible for the evaluation, development, and management of the Library's collections and licensed resources in all formats at a Carnegie R1 university of nearly 12,000 students. This position is a full-time, 12‑month, on‑campus, tenured or tenure‑track continuing faculty appointment in an ARL member library. The Collection Development Librarian reports to the Associate Dean of Library Affairs and works closely with the Electronic Resources Librarian, the information services librarians, and the Dean of Library Affairs.

Due to the newly established $100,000 fee for H‑1B petitions requesting consular processing outside of the U.S., Southern Illinois University is unable to provide H‑1B sponsorship at this time for any prospective applicant who is outside of the U.S. and requires consular processing.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

Sponsored by SIU Carbondale Faculty Association/IEA‑NEA.

Policy and planning: Develop, evaluate, and maintain the Library's collection policies. Ensure that the Library's collections and expenditures are aligned with the University's mission and goals. Contribute to data‑based strategic planning and related activities. Maintain awareness of the scholarly communication landscape, including copyright issues, new technologies, and new business models. Identify emerging opportunities with regard to new information products, new acquisition opportunities, and consortial/collaborative initiatives.

Budget: Oversee a collections budget of nearly $5 million, including endowment funds. Oversee collection expenditures. Prepare expenditure estimates, budget projections, and related reports. Work with the Senior Business Manager to ensure effective budget reporting and interpretation. Manage collection‑related endowment funds.

Continuing resources: Coordinate the review and assessment of the Library's continuing resources, including owned, leased, shared, and open resources. Assist the Electronic Resources Librarian with the compilation, maintenance, and interpretation of data related to library collections and systems. Manage the evaluation of new information products and new acquisition opportunities, including consortial opportunities. Serve as lead negotiator with vendors and publishers. Facilitate the licensing and acquisition of continuing information resources.

Monographic resources: Establish standards and procedures for the selection and deselection of monographs in all formats. Provide training and coordination for the work of the monograph selectors (subject librarians). Serve as lead contact with print monograph vendors. Develop, evaluate, and revise notification/approval plans and other selection mechanisms. Select monographs in assigned subject areas, if necessary. Help evaluate collection space, growth, and future needs for a collection that includes 3.5 million print volumes.

Assist with special gift acquisitions.

Library systems: Help maintain selector notifications and related tools within the monographic selection system (GOBI).

Discovery and access: Contribute to discussions of Technical Services workflow, procedures, and accessibility issues.

Communication, outreach, and leadership: With the Dean and the Associate Dean, ensure that the SIU community is aware of important developments, decisions, and constraints. Serve as a key contact, internally and externally, for issues related to scholarly communication and collection development. Build and maintain effective working relationships with library colleagues, faculty, staff, and patrons. Participate in education and outreach as appropriate.

Represent the Library and the University within consortia and related organizations.

Scholarship and professional development: Engage in scholarly activities appropriate to a tenured or tenure‑track appointment as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or full Professor in Library Affairs. Maintain expertise through formal and informal professional development activities.

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