Collection Development and Acquisition Librarian

About the role

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University (FIU) is seeking a Collection Development and Acquisition Librarian (CDAL).

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership in building and sustaining the library's collections.
• Manages the resource budget and oversees the selection, acquisition, and curation of materials and metadata.
• Oversees all aspects of collection development and acquisition for the Medical Library.
• Collaborates with library administration to effectively allocate and manage collection funds.
• Analyzes collection growth, usage statistics, and subscription costs to make strategic budget decisions.
• Provides data for both internal and external reporting.
• Collaborates with campus partners on shared resources and payments.
• Ensures accurate metadata for effective resource discovery.
• Affirms the strength of existing resources to support academic program reviews and new proposals.
• Works directly with vendors and consortia to identify products, arrange trials, and negotiate licenses.
• Assesses the strength of existing resources to support academic program reviews and new proposals.
• Collaborates with other medical libraries and consortia to explore cooperative management opportunities and develop shared collections where feasible.
• Engages with HWCOM stakeholders to gauge specific resource needs and increase awareness of the library's available collections and services.
• Participates in library and university committees, and contributes to ongoing innovation and service improvements.
• Supervises and mentors assigned staff.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an American Library Association-accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in an academic library, which includes experience in collection development, acquisitions, or equivalent.
• Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant Librarian or higher.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience setting priorities and establishing long-term plans for collections and resources.
• Experience managing vendor relations, license negotiations, and online resource management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty, clinicians, researchers, and leadership and communicate complex collection and licensing issues clearly to stakeholders.
• Proficiency with the ALMA library management system and metadata standards is strongly desired.
• Strong analytical skills and Academic health sciences, medical school, or research-intensive academic library experience is preferred.