"Collection Strategies Coordinator"

Position Summary

The University of Georgia Libraries seeks a forward-looking and collaborative individual for the newly developed position of Collection Strategies Coordinator. Reporting to the Director of Collections, the position will manage a recently established Collections Strategy team, which includes approximately three faculty librarians and one or more staff. The coordinator will lead this team in developing strategy and stewarding the UGA Libraries’ significant investment in research collections and open scholarship.

UGA librarians are non-tenured faculty members with an annual professional development allotment of $2,000. UGA offers an attractive benefits program including a choice of health and retirement plans, dental plan, vision plan, tuition remission via USG’s Tuition Assistance Program, generous paid relocation, 21 days annual leave, 12 days sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should attach a 1-2 page letter of interest, a complete CV, and the names, titles, and contact information of three professional references. The University of Georgia Libraries wish to emphasize that preferred qualifications are not required and we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop preferred knowledge, skills and abilities. Applicants are encouraged to communicate the ways in which their work meets required or preferred qualifications in ways that may not be obvious. Candidates are encouraged to submit their materials by March 8, 2026, however, the position will remain open until filled.

Posting Details

Posting Number: F2639P
Working Title: Collection Strategies Coordinator
Department: Libraries-Collection Dev

About the University of Georgia

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state’s flagship university (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.

About the College/Unit/Department

The UGA Libraries advance the University of Georgia’s mission by providing the best possible access to recorded knowledge, actively contributing to the success of students and faculty through teaching and research services provided in physical and virtual environments, and exemplifying the University’s strategic priority to serve the people of Georgia and beyond. A member of the Association of Research Libraries with 75 faculty librarians and archivists, 150 staff and nearly 200 student workers, the UGA Libraries receive more than three million visits per year on average and provide services at nine locations across the Athens campus, among them the Main Library, Miller Learning Center, McBay Science Library, Special Collections Libraries, Health Sciences Carnegie Library, and Music, Art and Education branch libraries. The UGA Libraries offer nationally distinctive special collections related to Georgia’s history, politics, and public policy, and preserves one of the foremost media collections in public broadcasting. The UGA Libraries provide IT support for Georgia Library Learning Online (GALILEO), Georgia’s statewide virtual library initiative, and is home to the UGA Press and Georgia Review literary journal. Please visit libs.uga.edu for more information.

College/Unit/Department website: libs.uga.edu

Posting Type: External
Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP
Employment Type: Employee
Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible
Advertised Salary: $60,000-$90,000 commensurate with experience
Anticipated Start Date: 07/01/2026
Location of Vacancy: Athens Area

Position Details

Classification Title: Librarian AC
Faculty Rank: Open Rank
Contract Type: Fiscal (12 mo.)
Tenure Status: Non-Tenure Track

Minimum Qualifications

An ALA-accredited Master’s in Library and Information Science or relevant terminal degree.

Additional Requirements

Candidates will be considered at the rank of Librarian I, II, III, or IV. For more information about the requirements for the Librarian ranks, please see the Guidelines for Librarian/Archivist Faculty Rank and Promotion: https://www.libs.uga.edu/sites/default/files/admin/Guidelines.pdf

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, and/or Certification

5 or more years work experience in an academic or research library preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Understanding of major principles and issues in research library collection development and management
• Familiarity with Integrated Library Management Systems, such as ExLibris Alma
• Ability to effectively supervise, mentor, and support professional growth among library staff and faculty
• Familiarity with data/metadata formats and standards used in libraries, such as COUNTER or MARC
• Familiarity with APIs for scholarly resources, scripting and/or query languages such as SQL
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Power BI and Microsoft productivity tools
• Familiarity with assessment data in higher education, such as IPEDS, and resources for institutional research
• Ability to successfully navigate issues relating to copyright, fair use, and rights management.
• Understanding of trends in open access to scholarly materials and publishing services
• Knowledge of collaborative and consortial models for collection building
• Excellent project management skills

Duties/Responsibilities

Design and implement a sustainable framework for evidence-based collections analysis to support strategic decision-making and collection development policies in line with the university’s research mission.

Provide direction, mentorship, and evaluation for a team of library faculty and staff engaged in collection development.

Direct the gathering of collection data for ongoing collection assessment and analysis, using a variety of systems and tools, including catalog holdings and circulation (Ex Libris Primo and Alma), acquisitions systems (e.g. GOBI), and e-resource usage (e.g. vendor-supplied COUNTER statistics; SUSHI harvesting for COUNTER reports).

Provide reports evaluating Libraries resources for a variety of collection assessment and analysis projects that contribute to decision-making for the addition, renewal, and cancellation of resources, for budget planning, and for the formulation of policies.

Contribute to collection management of the Libraries’ extensive physical collections by designing and executing data-informed initiatives to de-duplicate, relocate, and otherwise strategically align Libraries’ holdings with evolving user needs.

Monitor trends in publishing, open access, and transformative agreements, advocating for sustainable models of scholarly content acquisition.

Coordinate and manage collection development in discipline specific areas as needed, by communicating with publishers and vendors, performing content selection and renewal, and monitoring approval plans and user-driven acquisition programs.

Participate in working groups and project teams to advance collection assessment efforts related to collection review, management, and development goals and the evolving strategic priorities of the Libraries and University.

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