78 Representative Documents: Job Descriptions
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LIBRARIES
Head, Collection Development
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LIBRARIES CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Librarian III– Head, Collection Development
DATE: NEW/REVISED: Revised 5/2015 SUPERSEDES: CODE: 1707 GRADE: 00
SUPERVISED BY: Assistant Dean Scholarly Resource Management
Position Summary Statement:
Provides leadership and direction for the overall formulation of a comprehensive collection development and management
program for the River Campus Libraries. Works closely with outreach librarians, faculty, Library administration, and University
administration to ensure the best use of Library material funds in supporting the teaching and research mission of the
University. Is responsible for the River Campus Libraries’ $6 million-plus materials budget, and the planning, policies,
procedures, and strategies which govern an effective collection development and management operation. An in-depth
knowledge of the interdependence of electronic and traditional resources, and the balance between local ownership and
external access, is essential for this position. Reports to the Assistant Dean for Scholarly Resource Management.
Typical Duties:
Administration 30%
• Formulates overall collection development and management policies
• Maintains current awareness of University programs and the teaching and research needs of individual academic
departments
• Allocates all material funds in consultation with constituency, Library administrators and outreach librarians.
• Establishes guiding principles to achieve the best use and balance of River Campus material funds
• Projects expenditures
• Projects price trends of serials and monographs in all formats
• Determines the data needed to produce the analytical reports for a successful and comprehensive collection
development/management program
• Compiles and disseminates analytical reports
• Writes policies and procedures to guide the River Campus collection development/management program
• Serves as outreach librarian, if appropriate
Coordination 30%
• Coordinates and directs outreach librarians’ collection development and management activities/responsibilities
• Works with outreach librarians to achieve balances selection/deselection strategies
• Trains new outreach librarians in collection development/management processes
• Works with outreach librarians in planning formal assessments of discrete subject collections
• Participates with the unit supervisor in contributing to outreach librarians performance evaluations by assessing outreach
librarians’ collection development and management activities
• Collaborates with outreach librarians in collection development activities involving academic departments
• Coordinates large purchases across disciplines
• Plans joint purchases with other institutions and consortia
• Participates with academic departments and outreach librarians in accreditation studies of UR academic departments
•
Coordination with Head of Acquisitions 10%
• Reviews and analyzes periodic fund reports
• Monitors expenditures
• Assures that the materials funds are spent by the end of each fiscal year
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LIBRARIES
Head, Collection Development
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER LIBRARIES CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Librarian III– Head, Collection Development
DATE: NEW/REVISED: Revised 5/2015 SUPERSEDES: CODE: 1707 GRADE: 00
SUPERVISED BY: Assistant Dean Scholarly Resource Management
Position Summary Statement:
Provides leadership and direction for the overall formulation of a comprehensive collection development and management
program for the River Campus Libraries. Works closely with outreach librarians, faculty, Library administration, and University
administration to ensure the best use of Library material funds in supporting the teaching and research mission of the
University. Is responsible for the River Campus Libraries’ $6 million-plus materials budget, and the planning, policies,
procedures, and strategies which govern an effective collection development and management operation. An in-depth
knowledge of the interdependence of electronic and traditional resources, and the balance between local ownership and
external access, is essential for this position. Reports to the Assistant Dean for Scholarly Resource Management.
Typical Duties:
Administration 30%
• Formulates overall collection development and management policies
• Maintains current awareness of University programs and the teaching and research needs of individual academic
departments
• Allocates all material funds in consultation with constituency, Library administrators and outreach librarians.
• Establishes guiding principles to achieve the best use and balance of River Campus material funds
• Projects expenditures
• Projects price trends of serials and monographs in all formats
• Determines the data needed to produce the analytical reports for a successful and comprehensive collection
development/management program
• Compiles and disseminates analytical reports
• Writes policies and procedures to guide the River Campus collection development/management program
• Serves as outreach librarian, if appropriate
Coordination 30%
• Coordinates and directs outreach librarians’ collection development and management activities/responsibilities
• Works with outreach librarians to achieve balances selection/deselection strategies
• Trains new outreach librarians in collection development/management processes
• Works with outreach librarians in planning formal assessments of discrete subject collections
• Participates with the unit supervisor in contributing to outreach librarians performance evaluations by assessing outreach
librarians’ collection development and management activities
• Collaborates with outreach librarians in collection development activities involving academic departments
• Coordinates large purchases across disciplines
• Plans joint purchases with other institutions and consortia
• Participates with academic departments and outreach librarians in accreditation studies of UR academic departments
•
Coordination with Head of Acquisitions 10%
• Reviews and analyzes periodic fund reports
• Monitors expenditures
• Assures that the materials funds are spent by the end of each fiscal year
