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Collection Strategies Librarian

Employer
Fairfield University
Location
Connecticut, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Oct 19, 2022

Job Details

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

The DiMenna-Nyselius Library at Fairfield University is seeking a talented and motivated Collection Strategies Librarian to lead the development, management, and assessment of the Library’s collections. This position plays a critical role in supporting the University's teaching, learning, and research activities. As the head of the Collection Development and Management Committee (CDMC), the Collection Strategies Librarian will work collaboratively with Faculty Partnership Program librarians to ensure that the Library’s collections are diverse, accessible, and responsive to the evolving needs of the academic community.

The Collection Strategies Librarian will manage the Library’s collections budget and endowment funds, work with vendors, and utilize data analysis to inform collection decisions and assessment reports. Additionally, the successful candidate will work with vendors to license electronic resources, and review and amend licenses for these resources. This position supervises and provides guidance to the Interlibrary Loan Specialist, as well as provides leadership to the interlibrary loan unit.

Overall, the Collections Strategies Librarian will play a key role in shaping the future of the library collections and resource sharing at Fairfield University.

We welcome applications from experienced librarians from all types of libraries, including new library school graduates, to apply and join our team.

Hybrid work schedule opportunity

Candidates applying by April 14, 2023, will be given first consideration.

REPORTS TO: Associate Dean for Technical Services and the Budget

SUPERVISES: Interlibrary Loan Specialist

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Graduate degree in Library & Information Science (MLS or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited program.

  • One or more years working with print and electronic resources.

  • Knowledge of best practices, current trends, and issues in collections management.

  • Knowledge of collections budgets, resource sharing, approval plans, electronic resource management, and collections assessment.

  • Strong commitment to service and an ability to effectively communicate with librarians, faculty, and other stakeholders about collection management topics.

  • Organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with a desire to develop and steward diverse and inclusive collections.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Second Master’s in subject-specific field.

  • Supervisory experience.

  • One year or more experience working in an academic library.

  • Experience reviewing and amending licenses for electronic resources.

  • Experience and skill utilizing data analysis and metrics.

  • Experience managing budgets.

  • Experience negotiating with vendors and working with consortia, resource sharing, approval plans, electronic resource management, and collections assessment.

  • Experience utilizing data to inform collections decisions.

WORK CONDITIONS
  • Availability for evening and weekend work, as needed, is required.

  • Ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends as required for meetings and special events.

BENEFITS
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.

  • 403b retirement plans.

  • Tuition remission for employees, spouses, and children/dependents.

  • Relocation assistance.

  • Generous vacation and holiday time.

  • Recreational complex membership at an affordable rate.

  • Library privileges.

  • Employee Assistance Program.

Please view the benefits snapshot summary for further details: https://www.fairfield.edu/human-resources/faculty-staff-benefits/snapshot-summary/index.html

ABOUT DIMENNA-NYSELIUS LIBRARY

The DiMenna-Nyselius Library empowers the members of our community in the development of their whole person, including their intellectual, psychological, spiritual, and professional exploration; their growth as critical thinkers; their endeavors as knowledge creators; and their quest for lifelong fulfillment. Recently, the Library updated its strategic plan to match the University’s ambition to grow in national prominence and reach. Read more about our strategic plan here: https://www.fairfield.edu/library/about/mission/DNL_Strategic_Plan.pdf

ABOUT FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 4,603 undergraduate and 1,223 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

LIVING IN FAIRFIELD

Consistently ranked in the top 100 in CNN/Money Magazine’s best places to live, Fairfield is a “charming and thriving town featuring five miles of shoreline on the Long Island Sound.” Fairfield has top-notch public schools and is ideally situated between New Haven and New York City. For more information about the town of Fairfield, please visit the town’s web page: https://www.fairfieldct.org/about

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY’S DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Members of the Fairfield University community are committed to respecting and valuing one another, finding the common good rooted in us all, and working collaboratively to achieve our potential as a modern Jesuit Catholic institution. We aspire to be an inclusive, welcoming community that is representative of an ever-changing and diverse global populace. The Jesuit tradition of cura personalis – care for the whole person – animates our mission. We educate men and women who serve for and with others within the rich tapestry of cultures that comprise our contemporary world.

By encouraging dialogue, communication, community partnerships, and a culture of understanding, we foster in our students, faculty, and staff the capacity and desire to build a better world through productive citizenship and societal stewardship.

Category:

Academic - Admin

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Fairfield Univesity

Our scenic, 200-acre campus is situated on the Connecticut coastline, just 60-minutes away from the heart of Manhattan and less than a mile from the beaches of Long Island Sound. But it’s more than just our surroundings that make our campus unique — it’s our commitment to each and every student’s personal and professional growth and their journey to becoming individuals of purpose.

For more than 80 years, Fairfield University has been graduating adept, accomplished, and socially responsible leaders in an academic community where the learning goes deeper, the friendships are more meaningful, and the experiences stay with you long after graduation. As a values-based, student-centric, outcomes-focused Jesuit Catholic University, we are committed to educating the whole person — mind, body, and spirit — and providing students with experiential learning and professional development opportunities that give them a competitive edge in today’s job market. At Fairfield, the future is filled with opportunities as limitless as your potential, and they all begin with you.

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