Head of Resource Acquisitions and Management

Description

Boston College Libraries is seeking a Head of Resource Acquisitions & Management to join our enthusiastic, collaborative, and supportive leadership team. We’re looking for someone who can lead a talented and diverse staff,  manage the Library’s materials budget and collection acquisitions workflows, and implement forward-looking resource management practices at a major research library. 

As our Head of Resource Acquisition & Management you will:

• Oversee a staff of 10 library workers: 3 direct reports, 7 indirect

• Report to the Associate University Librarian for Technology and Technical Services

• Be a member of the Library’s leadership team; engage in collaborative visioning and strategic planning

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the library and university, including other library Heads (Collections, Access, Metadata, and special libraries), subject librarians, and the University’s budget and finance offices 

• Engage with colleagues across Boston College, the Boston Library Consortium, and the wider academic library community

• Stay informed of and communicate trends and best practices in collection management, fiscal management, acquisitions, and open access

 Requirements

• Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Science, or equivalent required

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience managing people; ability to train, mentor, support, recruit and retain talented and diverse staff

• Strong knowledge of both electronic and print library acquisitions workflows

• Knowledge of emerging open-access models (e.g. transformative agreements) is a plus

• Experience negotiating and building relationships with vendors

• Knowledge of budgeting practices, preferably in a library setting

• Ability to work collaboratively across units

• Excellent communication skills