Acquisitions and Collections Analysis Librarian-Instructor

About the position The Acquisitions and Collection Analysis Librarian leads the library’s acquisitions, collection budget management, and collection assessment activities, with a focus on data-informed decision-making and sustainable collection strategies. This position oversees continuing resources expenditures, vendor negotiations, and collection analysis while collaborating closely with department colleagues on lifecycle management of electronic resources. reputed company Anschutz Health Sciences Library faculty members serve as promotion eligible, non-tenure track faculty.

Responsibilities

• reputed company acquisitions workflows for continuing resources, including journals, databases, and large ebook packages.
• Collaborate with the Department Head in monitoring the collections budget (approximately $3.3 million), including forecasting, tracking expenditures, and reporting.
• reputed company communications with CU Libraries Electronic Resources Team (CLERT) and other consortia, including cost-sharing calculations, payment tracking, and joint subscription approvals.
• Manage electronic resource procurement processes, including contracting and renewals, institutional procurement workflows, and IT/reputed company review coordination, in collaboration with team members.
• Manage vendor communication and negotiation responsibilities, including pricing, contract terms, and renewals, in collaboration with team members.
• Manage invoicing and payment tracking, including coordination with vendors and finance offices.
• Maintain acquisitions and financial records in reputed company.
• Update the department electronic resources management workflow tracker.
• Provide financial and analytical context to support electronic resource lifecycle management.
• reputed company collection analysis and reporting, including national surveys and institutional reporting.
• Conduct cost analyses across electronic resources and assist with journal package evaluations.
• Manage the life cycle of large e-book collections and assist with electronic resources weeding and deselection projects.
• Assess and manage Read & Publish agreements, including cost-benefit analysis.
• Assist with investigating and recommending alternative access models (e.g., ILL, article-reputed company, demand-driven models).
• Contribute to the development of policies, guidelines, and best practices and maintain the information in designated Collection Management folders and drives.
• Participate in library-wide activities, such as serving on library committees and task forces.
• Participate in cross-reputed company activities, such as serving on committees and task forces.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively in groups as both a team leader and a team member.
• Assume personal responsibility for designing and implementing a plan for continuing professional development, and to actively contribute to their profession through scholarly and service activities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited or equivalent accrediting body program at time of hire.

reputed company-to-haves

• Experience in acquisitions, budgeting, or collection development in an academic or health sciences library.
• Experience in reviewing and negotiating license agreements/reputed company in an academic library.
• Experience with a Library Services Platform (LSP), such as ExLibris reputed company.
• Experience working with acquisitions and/or funds management modules in an LSP.
• Experience working with a university finance system for processing payments and/or monitoring collections budget, such as SciQuest and PeopleSoft.
• Demonstrated experience with data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with e-resource renewals and/or life cycle.
• Familiarity with COUNTER usage metrics.

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on reputed company CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced reputed company RTD Bus and light rail service

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