Head of Technical Services

Job Posting:

JR101968 Head of Technical Services (Open)
Department:

Library, Director of Library | PM Position Type:

Regular Open Date:06-29-2026

Close Date:$75,000 - $81,000

Job Description:

Head of Technical Services Frostburg State University, Lewis J. Ort Library, seeks applications for a full-time, faculty level position as the Head of Technical Services. Salary commensurate with experience;
University System of Maryland benefits package included.

Frostburg State University seeks a dynamic, forward-thinking, collaborative individual with demonstrated experience and potential to provide innovative strategies for supporting student learning and scholarly research while promoting a culture of excellent service to library users.

Responsibilities:
Directs all functions of the Library’s Technical Services Unit, including providing strategic direction and supervising staff fulfilling daily operations in acquisitions, serials, cataloging/metadata, and electronic resources management. Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures pertaining to the acquisition and access; cataloging and classification; and deselection and withdrawal of library materials. Oversees management of the library materials budget in consultation with the Director of Library Services.

Manages critical components of the electronic resources lifecycle. Performs original and copy cataloging and establishes local descriptive metadata standards. Oversees the maintenance and integrity of the library's online bibliographic and associated records in the USMAI Library Consortium shared integrated library system. Coordinates the library’s shared print initiatives. Collects, analyzes, and reports statistics to inform evidence-based collection development decisions. Serves as a liaison to assigned academic departments.

Represents the library on relevant University and system-wide committees. Engages in professional scholarship and service activities in fulfillment of University System of Maryland and Frostburg State University promotion standards and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s in Library Science degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited program. Minimum of three years of successful, progressively responsible professional experience in technical services that includes administrative or supervisory experience. Demonstrated experience with integrated library systems, discovery systems, and bibliographic utilities. The ability to catalog a broad range of subjects and formats. Working knowledge or experience with RDA and MARC
21 formats, Library of Congress Classification and Subject Headings, OCLC, and authority control procedures. Working knowledge of issues related to electronic resource management. Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with technical services workflows in an Ex Libris Alma ILS environment.

Experience with collection development theory and practices in an academic library.

Experience with budget management.

Experience with descriptive metadata for digitized and born-digital content. Working knowledge of library analytic tools and usage data platforms. Demonstrated understanding of current trends in technical services. Record of scholarship and professional achievement appropriate for appointment in faculty rank.

About the University: A member institution of the University System of Maryland, Frostburg State University is a public, comprehensive, largely residential regional university offering programs in the sciences, education, business, the arts and humanities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. FSU prides itself on being a dynamic, learning-centered…