Post date: March 23,  2023

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press seeks a service-oriented librarian with knowledge of business accounting to lead the Acquisitions Unit within the Collections, Acquisitions, and Resource Sharing Department. The Coordinator, Acquisitions Services provides leadership for the Library’s collection procurement and material processing services to meet the evolving needs of the campus community. The Acquisitions Unit orders, receives, and provides shelf preparation for all library materials in all formats, manages the processing of gifts to the library collection, and liaises with the University’s Accounts Payable unit to ensure prompt payment of invoices. The Coordinator, Acquisitions Services provides fiscal oversight for a library collections budget of over $10,000,000 for the purchase of print books and serials, electronic resources, streaming and physical media, special collections and archival material, and other types of items.  The Coordinator works in collaboration with the Associate University Librarian for Acquisitions and Collection Services and the head of the Collections, Acquisitions, and Resource Sharing Department to carefully manage payments and budget allocations. The coordinator works closely with the head of the Cataloging and Metadata Department to assess copy cataloging standards and facilitate the physical processing of materials.

We welcome applications from early-career librarians with work experience in acquisitions and an interest in working closely with and learning from colleagues in collection management, electronic resources management, cataloging and metadata, and resource sharing. 

To view the full position description and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/ud-co-acquisitions_2023