Head of Collection Services

Number of Vacancies: 1

Area of Consideration: Open To The Public

Position Status: Full-Time, Regular

Pay Plan, Series & Grade: DS0058/3

Salary Range: Up To $95,317

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008

Brief Description of Duties:
The Head of Collection Services reports to the Associate Director of the Law Library of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law and manages and performs duties related to collection services operations, including acquisitions, cataloging, electronic resource management, and access services. The incumbent trains and supervises technical staff and student workers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the online integrated library system, online public access catalog, discovery system, and consortial and interlibrary loan systems.
• Represent the law library in the Washington Research Library Consortium by serving on committees and making recommendations to the Associate Dean and Associate Director about consortial policies, procedures, and agreements affecting the law library.
• Administer library web-based content/ERM, including the library website and A to Z database list, and liaise with vendors and university information systems management department.
• Coordinate with university library counterparts on collaborative acquisitions to ensure fiscal responsibility and maximization of collections and services provided to patrons.
• Facilitate library acquisitions, including purchasing materials; submitting, tracking, and reviewing invoices; assisting with digital resource licensing negotiations; reviewing vendor statements and resolving billing questions.
• Perform copy cataloging and occasional original cataloging; prepare full descriptive MARC21/RDA catalog records and update existing records; obtain, manage, and update cataloging records from vendors; provide authority control of headings and the proper testing of links in bibliographic records; and create, maintain, and enrich metadata representing the law library’s collections.
• Oversee library collection maintenance, including evaluating the physical space for growth, deaccession, and organization.
• Assist with determining policies and procedures related to patron access to collections, including service hours, circulation, and interlibrary loans.
• Manage, train, and supervise library technical staff and student workers in collection services processes, including processing interlibrary loans and circulation procedures.
• Provide accurate statistics and data analysis required for reporting agencies.
• Participate in professional organizations and engage in professional development activities at the local, regional, and/or national level.
• Participate in law school committees and collaborate with colleagues in other departments on programs and policies.
• Depending on qualifications and workload, participate in the planning and delivery of legal research and technology instruction, including as an instructor in the required first-year legal research curriculum. For this purpose, the incumbent may be designated an Instructor of Law.
• Depending on qualifications and workload, possibly teach 1 elective law course per academic year, at the discretion of the Associate Dean and Associate Director of the Law Library.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• MLS (or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited institution.
• JD from an ABA-accredited institution (or equivalent law degree). JD requirement may be waived with significant demonstrated experience, preferably in an academic library.
• 2 years of progressive professional experience in a law library with responsibilities in technical services areas such as cataloging, systems administration, ERM, and acquisitions.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as scheduled.
• Familiarity with access services standards and procedures preferred.
• Experience providing basic legal reference services preferred.
• Experience working with Ex Libris (or similar) and Springshare content management system preferred.

Contact Information: All inquiries related to employment and job applications should be directed to UDC Office of Human Resources at (202) 274-5380.

The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For a full version of the University’s EO Policy Statement, please visit: https://www.udc.edu/human-resources/equal-opportunity/.