Collections Strategist and Assessment Coordinator
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Collections Strategist and Assessment Coordinator
Virginia Tech Job Location: VirginiaApply By: 04/04/2023Date Created: 03-08-2023
The Collections Strategist and Assessment Coordinator’s primary role is to assess the Libraries’ research collections, whether owned, subscribed to, shared, open, or otherwise made available to the scholarly community at Virginia Tech and the community at large, in accordance with the university’s land-grant mission. Reporting to the Director of Collections and Technical Services and working in close collaboration with liaison librarians, the Head of Library Data Analytics, and other library units, the Collections Strategist and Assessment Coordinator will play a key role in acquiring, assessing, and promoting collections to support the high-quality research and academic services on which the university community depends. Additionally, this role serves in
a liaison role to an academic department or unit.
Responsibilities:
– Develops and recommends strategies to manage the print and electronic collections of the University Libraries and best address current needs and priorities.
– Collects and analyzes usage statistics for annual reporting and collection management decisions.
– Monitors trends and best practices related to scholarly publishing, electronic resource access, discoverability, data harvesting, and usage analysis to enhance library services.
– Leads the development and implementation of local workflows and documentation related to the gathering and analysis of library collection data.
– Works collaboratively with department and other library staff to provide training and support.
– Promotes the library collection and services to the academic community.
– Provides support for inquiries related to collections data.