Head of Discovery Services

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Head of Discovery Services Apply locations Chicago, IL time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition  R0012016

Job Description:

For more than 40 years, The Chicago School has been a leading nonprofit university dedicated to training professionals for careers that improve the health of individuals, organizations, and communities. Each member of our faculty, staff, and administration plays a critical role in upholding that legacy, and we take pride in hiring and retaining the most dynamic, talented, and passionate professionals who will help us continue to innovate for decades to come.

The University Library at The Chicago School functions as a digital first entity serving students in all 50 states and internationally. Our Library has a physical presence on our campus locations in Anaheim, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Our library offers over 300 databases, 300,000 eBooks, 20,000 print materials, and a unique special collection of Tests and Measures, one of the largest in the world.

The library is also the home for our Office of Student Writing & Learning, where students can receive assistance in writing, statistics, and academic coaching.

The University Library at The Chicago School seeks a dynamic leader to elevate the discovery of our resources and collections. The Head of Discovery Services oversees vital services including acquisitions, collection management, metadata and systems management. This role will help drive initiatives that support the success of students and faculty, advance the creation of knowledge, and broaden community engagement with our collections.

As the Head of Discovery Services, you will have a leadership role in the library ensuring timely, comprehensive and effective discovery and access to library collections in all formats. The incumbent oversees the work of the Discovery Services Department, bringing expertise, vision and strategic direction to all aspects of the department’s work which includes original and copy cataloging, authority control, acquisitions, bibliographic database maintenance/data integrity, supporting the ILS functionality, and development of standards and policies for bibliographic control for the collections.

Subject to departmental needs, a hybrid work schedule may be possible.

• Provide strategic leadership for cataloging and discovery of library collections in all formats, and specializations acquired by the University Library.

• Plan, develop, implement and evaluate operations and workflows, establish policies and procedures and set priorities.

• Assess and evaluate library collections for existing and future programs.

• Participate, support, and/or lead implementation projects that help support discovery of library collections.

• Works closely with the Community Solution Education System Library team to perform project management for mission-critical initiatives.

• Coordinates access and maintenance of the library’s licensed digital resources.

• Provide oversight and effective use of the library’s Library Service Platform/Integrated Library System (currently Alma Library Services Platform which includes: Alma, Primo
  
  VE, Rapido, & Leganto). Lead efforts to fully leverage system capabilities for department processes including creation of description, batch loading, reporting and analysis, and database maintenance.

• Represent the Library as a member of the Discovery & Systems working group at The Community Solution Education System, contributing to system development, policy formulation, and collaborative decision-making.

• Provide operational support to the Access Services Department as needed

• Represent the library in consortia and professional organizations.

• A master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited program (or international equivalent)

• Minimum of three years of professional experience in an academic library setting

• Proven ability to lead and innovate in a collaborative and complex environment

• Evidence of strong communication, organizational, project management, and…