Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) 
Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian
Kent Library / Acquisitions
Full-time, entry-level position

The Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian will lead and manage the Acquisitions unit. The Librarian will supervise professional and clerical/technical staff. This Librarian is responsible for acquisition of new and continuing online and physical resources. Financial responsibilities include managing the library’s resources and contractual accounts. This position shares responsibility for leadership of the library management system. The Librarian communicates frequently with academic department faculty; consortia, publishers, and vendors; and university business offices.

Primary Responsibilities 

• Lead and manage the Kent Library Acquisitions unit and its operations.
• Hire, train and supervise Acquisitions professional and clerical/technical staff. 
• Oversee the Acquisitions budget and fiscal reporting and the purchase of new and continuing library resources.
• Establish and maintain effective business relationships with consortia, publishers, vendors and electronic service and platform providers.
• Communicate effectively with university academic departments and units.
• Guide library collection development and collection management activities and chair the Collection Development & Management Committee.
• Share responsibility for the library’s Dewey to Library of Congress reclassification project and coordinate the physical collection review with academic department liaisons.
• Share responsibility for eResources management across multiple internal and external platforms. 
• Share responsibility for the library management system’s administration and serve on the leadership team. 
• Serve as liaison librarian to academic departments.
• Head library collection assessment and ongoing review and evaluation of all collections and formats.
• Provide excellent customer service and user interactions to faculty, staff, students, publishers and vendors and their representatives, and those donating materials to Kent Library.
• Engage in scholarly research and writing and pursue a professional development program.
• Contribute to Kent Library committees, activities, and outreach, and to the University through faculty governance and committee service.
• Support Southeast Missouri State University’s and Kent Library’s strategic planning activities.

Required Qualifications

• ALA-accredited Masters degree
• Willingness to learn and develop a leadership, management and supervisory role 
• Knowledge of library acquisitions, resources licensing and budget management
• Strong customer service orientation and flexibility 
• Experience with project management 
• Ability to implement change
• Knowledge, or awareness of, the fundamentals of a library management system
• Demonstrated good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize projects
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to multi-task 
• Demonstrated commitment to a diverse work environment, including working with multicultural populations and an understanding of, and sensitivity to, issues affecting women and minorities

Application Deadline:  The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by March 4, 2022.

To Apply:  Submit the following items online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/semoedu/promotionaljobs?

• Letter of interest addressing position qualifications
• Current curriculum vitae 
• Names and contact information of three professional references
• Unofficial copies of transcripts (official transcripts required when offer of employment is accepted) 

Additional Information

Information regarding Kent Library can be found at http://library.semo.edu/.