Head of Resource Acquisitions & Management

Overview

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.

• 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

Boston College Libraries operate in accordance with our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion values statement (library.bc.edu/edi), which is central to our mission. We acknowledge historical, structural, and systemic injustices and are actively working to build a culture that recognizes, values, and empowers all people and provides space for discourse and growth. We expect applicants for this position to demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a respectful, accountable, and intentionally inclusive culture.

This is an in-person position on the Main Boston College Campus in Chestnut Hill, MA.

Hiring range: $84,100 to $105,100; salary commensurate with relevant experience

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

• 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

Have questions or want to know more? Feel free to reach out to Emily Singley at singleye