Job Description:

• Develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive, integrated collection strategy that supports Loyola's academic programs, research priorities, and the University's Jesuit mission
• Provide senior administrative leadership and oversight for the following departments: Monographic Acquisitions and Cataloging, Serials & E-Resource Management, University Archives, and the Women and Leadership Archives
• Serve as a member of the Libraries' senior leadership team; contribute to institution-wide strategic planning, policy development, budgetary decision making, and assessment
  
  

• Lead the development and ongoing review of the Libraries' collections policies across all formats, including monographs, serials, electronic resources, databases, and rare and unique materials
• Direct management of the Libraries' collections budget, working collaboratively with subject liaisons and collection managers to ensure strategic, data-informed allocation of resources across disciplines and collection types
• Oversee the negotiation, licensing, and administration of electronic resource agreements, including publisher contracts, database subscriptions in compliance with university standards and evolving scholarly communication norms
• Develop strategies for alternative acquisition models including demand-driven acquisition, evidence-based acquisition, and collaborative purchasing
• Collaborate with the Dean of Libraries and the Office of Advancement to cultivate and steward relationships with donors, including the solicitation of gifts-in-kind, endowments, and funds supporting collections and archives
• Represent the Libraries in consortia partnerships, including the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) and other collaborative bodies; negotiate and manage shared collection initiatives

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

• Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program, or an equivalent advanced degree in archival studies or a closely related field
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience in a library or library-adjacent setting
• Significant experience with electronic resources management, including licensing, negotiation, and the administration of complex database and publisher agreements

• Experience in donor relations, development, or grant writing in an academic library or archival context
• Active participation in relevant professional associations at the regional or national level

Job Type: Full-Time

About Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic Universities and the only one located in Chicago. Loyola University Chicago is comprised of four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to ten schools and colleges: arts and sciences, business administration, communication, education, graduate studies, law, medicine, nursing, continuing and professional studies, and social work. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois. Recognizing Loyola's excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications. Loyola is among a select group of universities recognized for community service and engagement by prestigious national organizations like the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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