Head, Resource Acquisition - George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
About the Job
Department: Library
Classification: Professional Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible; up to 2 days of telework per week
Salary: Salary is commensurate with professional experience and academic qualifications. Salary at appointment is dependent upon related qualifications and associated rank into which they are hired: Librarian I (not less than $65,000); Librarian II (not less than $70,000); Librarian III (not less than $75,000), and Librarian IV (not less than $80,000).
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Access & Resource Management (ARM) division works across the Libraries to support the University's strategic goals and plan by acquiring, managing, and providing access to scholarly resources that enhance curricular and research needs. The division manages the lifecycle of the University Libraries' scholarly collection from budget development to point of ordering to provision of access and all associated maintenance and assessment. The division is comprised of seven departments: Resource Acquisition (acquisitions, payments, subscription and e-resource management), Resource Licensing & Delivery (licensing and interlibrary loan/resource sharing), Collections Strategy (collections development and analysis), Metadata Services (metadata, cataloging, processing and binding), Database Integrity & Analysis (data collection and analysis, reports, and database cleanup), Preservation Services (physical preservation, stacks, shifts, disaster preparedness and response), and Access Services (Fenwick Information Desk, circulation, consortial loan service, and reserves). We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace, as well as in the systems and services we build, as an inclusive excellence imperative.
About the Position:
The Resource Acquisition Department within the Access & Resource Management division handles scholarly material requests through their lifecycle, including ordering, payment, and provision of access to library users, while ensuring state procurement guidelines are followed and that the Libraries' research materials budget is expended efficiently and appropriately each fiscal year.
The Head, Resource Acquisition provides leadership for the acquisition, access, and ongoing maintenance of orders for scholarly resources in all formats. The position focuses the work of the department on excellent customer service and timely access to scholarly resources and provides leadership that fosters collaboration and innovation within the department and also among other departments in University Libraries. The position stays up to date on procurement policies of the Commonwealth and university and directly oversees staff responsible for the accurate and timely payment of the research materials budget. The position participates in committees and/or workgroups as required to share knowledge, develop best practices, and advance the work of the Libraries.
Responsibilities:
Administrative Operations
Classification: Professional Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible; up to 2 days of telework per week
Salary: Salary is commensurate with professional experience and academic qualifications. Salary at appointment is dependent upon related qualifications and associated rank into which they are hired: Librarian I (not less than $65,000); Librarian II (not less than $70,000); Librarian III (not less than $75,000), and Librarian IV (not less than $80,000).
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Access & Resource Management (ARM) division works across the Libraries to support the University's strategic goals and plan by acquiring, managing, and providing access to scholarly resources that enhance curricular and research needs. The division manages the lifecycle of the University Libraries' scholarly collection from budget development to point of ordering to provision of access and all associated maintenance and assessment. The division is comprised of seven departments: Resource Acquisition (acquisitions, payments, subscription and e-resource management), Resource Licensing & Delivery (licensing and interlibrary loan/resource sharing), Collections Strategy (collections development and analysis), Metadata Services (metadata, cataloging, processing and binding), Database Integrity & Analysis (data collection and analysis, reports, and database cleanup), Preservation Services (physical preservation, stacks, shifts, disaster preparedness and response), and Access Services (Fenwick Information Desk, circulation, consortial loan service, and reserves). We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace, as well as in the systems and services we build, as an inclusive excellence imperative.
About the Position:
The Resource Acquisition Department within the Access & Resource Management division handles scholarly material requests through their lifecycle, including ordering, payment, and provision of access to library users, while ensuring state procurement guidelines are followed and that the Libraries' research materials budget is expended efficiently and appropriately each fiscal year.
The Head, Resource Acquisition provides leadership for the acquisition, access, and ongoing maintenance of orders for scholarly resources in all formats. The position focuses the work of the department on excellent customer service and timely access to scholarly resources and provides leadership that fosters collaboration and innovation within the department and also among other departments in University Libraries. The position stays up to date on procurement policies of the Commonwealth and university and directly oversees staff responsible for the accurate and timely payment of the research materials budget. The position participates in committees and/or workgroups as required to share knowledge, develop best practices, and advance the work of the Libraries.
Responsibilities:
Administrative Operations
- Provides supervision and direction of monograph and electronic resource ordering and user access, as well as the management of all fiscal transactions related to the research materials budget;
- Serves as an expert on state and university financial regulations and guidelines and ensures compliance;
- Oversees and maintains consistent and usable acquisitions data for a broad range of purposes;
- Designs and implements effective workflows incorporating current technologies and standards, especially relating to electronic resource management;
- Applies knowledge of professional best practices and keeps abreast of developments and trends within acquisitions, academic librarianship, and electronic resource management; and
- Actively participates in the procurement of scholarly resources through consortium partnerships.
- Interacts regularly with key staff in the university's Purchasing & Accounts Payable departments;
- Works collaboratively with Collections Strategy, subject librarians and selectors, Metadata Services, Digital Systems & Strategies, and other library departments; and
- Develops and maintains effective communication and good working relationships with publishers and vendors.
- Sets goals for perfor
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