Collections and Content Strategies (CCS) Librarian

Position Profile

The Collections and Content Strategies (CCS) Librarian works collaboratively in their team to develop and enact strategy that ensures Western faculty, students, and scholars have access to world-class content and collections licensed, acquired, or created locally in all formats. This includes implementation of a system-wide content strategy which guides strategic, user-informed development, management, and evaluation of content in support of research, scholarship, and instruction.

The CCS Librarian will liaise between Western Libraries and the Faculties of Science and Engineering. The CCS Librarian will also lead a Disciplinary Community of Practice (DCoP) for Science and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Perform collection development duties for both monographs and serial resources, including collection evaluation, selection, and deselection of materials
• Perform duties using software relevant to collections assessment and resource analysis
• Collect usage statistics for reporting purposes
• Manage data-driven acquisition programs with vendors, including approval plans, standing orders, Evidence-Based Acquisitions (EBA), and Demand-Driven Acquisitions (DDA)
• Implement new agreements and trial programs with vendors in response to emerging developments in acquisitions in collaboration with other team members
• Participate in the development of strategic policies informed by user needs to guide how Western Libraries collections and content are accessed, developed, and maintained
• Work with the CCS team to provide strategic direction for the management of physical collections for all Western Libraries locations
• Act as a point of contact for Western’s faculty, staff, and students regarding content acquisition or access
• Communicate, consult, and collaborate on collections issues in a timely manner with the Acquisitions team; the Discovery, Description, and Metadata team; as well as library staff at the Affiliated University Colleges in order to manage collections effectively
• Participate in the management of the acquisitions budget to ensure responsible and timely expenditure
• Stay current with emerging trends in content development and management and adjust strategies when appropriate
• Represent Western Libraries at campus events and professional meetings

As Leader of a Disciplinary Community of Practice:

• Collaborate with colleagues across the core user functions and through a Disciplinary Community of Practice
• Chair regular meetings of a Disciplinary Community of Practice
• Coordinate various accreditation review processes associated with a Faculty or Faculties
• Act as a point of contact connecting a Faculty or Faculties to Western Libraries programs and services
• Attend Faculty Council meetings
• Keep abreast of Faculty priorities through Faculty meetings, contacts, communications, and planning documents