Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian

Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian

Salary: $74,000.00 - $78,000.00 Annually

Final date to receive applications: N/A

Academic Library

The George

C. Gordon Library at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is seeking experienced candidates for a position leading collection development for a community of 7000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 500 research and teaching faculty. We support a uniquely interdisciplinary STEM-focused curriculum, and growing purpose-driven research programs and initiatives thatearned WPI an R1 designation in 2025 .

The Gordon Library is a vibrant, well-loved interdisciplinary hub for student research and a strong partner to our faculty in their teaching. The library's important services include expansive access to high-quality information, expert guidance for students engaged in unique, fast-paced projects that are one of the hallmarks of WPI's curriculum, and managingmodern and beautiful spaces where students meet and work outside of the classroom.

The Library is also home to WPI'sArchives & Special Collections department, whose collection strengths include the work and world of Charles Dickens, and books and objects related to the history of science and technology.

Job Description:

Working collaboratively with colleagues across all library departments, manages the assessment, selection and deselection, and licensing of digital and print resources by formulating, articulating, and managing policies and procedures to develop, shape and balance the Library’s collections to support learning, teaching, and research.

• Manage collections assessment and development.
• Analyze institutional data, bibliographic data, usage statistics, interlibrary loan data, and other metrics.
• Utilize collection development and assessment tools, such Green glass, Gold Rush, etc.
• Establish and monitor title selection plans, such as PDA (Patron Driven Acquisitions) and DDA (Demand-Driven Acquisitions).
• Monitor pricing and usage of ejournal packages and databases.
• Respond to requests for information resources made by faculty, student and staff.
• Oversee collection management and acquisitions procedures and activities.
• Implement and utilize title selection and acquisition tools and software.
• Select and deselect information resources for the general collection, based on current and proposed academic curricula and discipline needs and practices
• Manage and participate in the library's resource acquisitions workflow, including ordering and receiving items and processing invoices.
• Document and train others as needed in use of vendor and library systems to acquire or deselect information resources.
• Participate in shared print initiatives (e.g. EAST)
• Collaborate with library Research and Instruction team and other library colleagues regularly to ensure WPI community is receiving appropriate level of support for their academic work
• Meet regularly to discuss the library resource needs of faculty, students and other library users.
• Participate in gathering and analyzing community feedback from surveys, interviews, focus groups.
• Develop planning and budgetary recommendations for the library’s collections
• Allocate and expend the budget in the library management system.
• Monitor and ensure efficient expenditure of the budget in consultation with the University Librarian, Associate Library Director and others.
• Negotiate pricing and licensing terms for library e-resources
• In collaboration with the Associate Director for Scholarly Communications and Open Strategies, maintain working relationships with library vendors, publishers, and consortia to obtain best possible pricing and terms of use.
• Administer digital licensing procedures and renewals in the integrated library management system.
• Monitor trends in the broader library resources community and scholarly publishing sphere.
• Administer the Library’s gift in kind program for materials
• Identify and pursue potential gift opportunities
• Select donations for the collection and send unwanted donations to appropriate vendors or organizations for resale, archiving or recycling
• Refer archival and special collections gift and donation offers to the University Archivist.
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