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Boston College Libraries is seeking a Head of Resource Acquisitions & Management to join our enthusiastic, collaborative, and supportive leadership team. We’re looking for someone who can lead a talented and diverse staff, manage the Library’s materials budget and collection acquisitions workflows, and implement forward-looking resource management practices at a major research library. As our Head of Resource Acquisition & Management you will: Oversee a staff of 10 library workers: 3 direct reports, 7 indirect Report to the Associate University Librarian for Technology and Technical Services Be a member of the Library’s leadership team; engage in collaborative visioning and strategic planning Work collaboratively with colleagues across the library and university, including other library Heads (Collections, Access, Metadata, and special libraries), subject librarians, and the University’s budget and finance offices Engage with colleagues across Boston College, the Boston Library Consortium, and the wider academic library community Stay informed of and communicate trends and best practices in collection management, fiscal management, acquisitions, and open access Requirements Master’s degree in Library Science, Information Science, or equivalent required Additional Qualifications: Experience managing people; ability to train, mentor, support, recruit and retain talented and diverse staff Strong knowledge of both electronic and print library acquisitions workflows Knowledge of emerging open-access models (e.g. transformative agreements) is a plus Experience negotiating and building relationships with vendors Knowledge of budgeting practices, preferably in a library setting Ability to work collaboratively across units Excellent communication skills ---- Brought to you by code4lib jobs: https://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/53688-head-of-resource-acquisitions-and-management