Collection Dev Mgr

About the role

The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Library Support Services Administrator to manage and develop various library collection resources including serials, government publications, audiovisual, electronic, and other print materials.

Responsibilities

• Determines the distribution of gift materials.
• Manages staff and provides staff training on collection development policies, procedures, and operations.
• Collaborates with library administration to determine collection development priorities and strategies.
• Develops annual system goals and objectives for collection development with library management.
• Oversees allocations and expenditures of the annual materials budget and Grants/Foundation money for collections.
• Coordinates and facilitates selection and assignment of donated and discarded materials.
• Coordinates the development of core reference collections for agencies.
• Coordinates the design and implementation of systematic replacement/enhancement ordering lists and procedures for adult and youth collections.
• Develops and implements assessment and weeding procedures for all collection areas.
• Manages the development of new collections.
• Responds to customer requests for consideration or reconsideration of materials.
• Compiles, reviews and disseminates statistics, reports, and information useful for making collection decisions.
• Maintains awareness of social, demographic, and economic trends in the community and introduces new materials and formats as appropriate to agency roles and organizational mission.
• Conducts meetings on a regular basis with agency staff to discuss and resolve collection development issues.
• Works with other Library Support Services staff to ensure optimum ordering, processing, and delivery of materials.
• Provides collection development information to the Library Development staff for grants and proposals to possible donors.
• Liaises with publishers, associations, sales representatives, and materials vendors for the library system.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited library school or a related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in collection development and public services in a library setting with three (3) of the five (5) years in a supervisory or management position;
• Experience in a large public library preferred.