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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Boston College seeks a knowledgeable and innovative individual for the position of Resource Acquisitions Librarian<strong>.</strong>
 The successful candidate, under the supervision of Head of Resource 
Acquisition & Management, provides strategic vision, leadership, 
innovation, assessment, and management of all aspects of acquisitions
 and electronic resources management, budget and services. This position
 directly oversees, supervises, and trains monographic acquisitions 
staff, and manages operations for O’Neill Library and some of 
the special libraries. This position also develops and oversees 
projects, working with Head of Resource Acquisition & Management 
and other managers, to devise and refine processes that optimize 
services across the Libraries, with a focus on ensuring the ability to 
utilize available technologies to streamline processes.

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Responsibilities: <br></span></font><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Develop and provide reports and analysis 
of collections and/or financial data to Budget Group, managers, subject 
librarians and other library staff as well as provide support for budget
 management and</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> planning.</span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Collaborate with Head of Resource 
Acquisition & Management and other library staff to ensure the 
smooth development and implementation of department workflows 
for monographs, continuing resources and electronic resources, 
identifying problematic areas and ensuring that action items are brought
 to the attention of appropriate technical services staff</span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Supervise the work of five staff members to ensure timely and accurate 
processing of orders, claims, invoices, and gifts and provide input to 
Head of Resource Acquisition & Management on</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> individual staff performances.</span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Resolve problems with duplicate orders, claims, and credits for returns
 and supports the work of the Head of Resource Acquisition & 
Management through accurate and timely monitoring of the</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> materials budget in Alma and PeopleSoft and the preparation of reports.</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Manage
 the timely and accurate ordering of new materials and processing of 
invoices, claims, and credits to effectively control the budget and 
inventory.</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Work as a team member to resolve problem reports from vendors and patrons.</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Serve on committees, working group and task forces as needed.</span></font><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li></ul><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Requirements:<br></span></font><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">5 years of post MLS experience preferred</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1-3 year of supervisory experience preferred</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience with acquiring of library material from monographic vendors</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Understanding of automated library acquisitions systems and processes</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Understanding of accounting principles and practices</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience working with electronic resources, serials and e-books in an academic library</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience working with subscription vendors, publishers, interface providers.</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience with reviewing and negotiating license agreements preferred.</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience with the variations of electronic resources, licensing, 
packages, platforms, aggregators, and vendors, and the ability to manage
 at the big picture level</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience with collections budget management</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Experience with assessment and analysis of collections and budget</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Comfort with technology and ability to exploit new and existing technologies to refine workflows</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Understanding of technical services workflows and familiarity with metadata formats and cataloging rules</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Excellent written and oral communication skills</span></font><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font></li></ul><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <br>
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $64,500 to $80,600; salary commensurate with relevant experience.</span></font> 

<br></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br>About Boston College: <br></font><br clear="all"><font color="#000000"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none">Founded
 in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six 
miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time 
undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 
among national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 
FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 
million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.</span><br></font></span></font><br clear="all"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><font size="2">More information and to apply:</font></font></font> <a href="https://bc.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=2567" target="_blank">https://bc.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=2703&site=1</a>

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