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Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Collections Services, the  Collections and Content Management (C&CM) Librarian plays a vital role in managing a collections budget of $5.5M, institutional and special collections repository content, consortia memberships, and e-resource access technologies.  This is a highly collaborative role that interfaces with colleagues across the Libraries.

The Collections & Content Management Librarian creates and implements strategies for how the Libraries acquire, manage, and provide access to scholarly content—including licensed, purchased, open access publications, research data, and more. The successful candidate will think broadly and creatively about collections, content, discovery, and access models and will explore emerging areas of acquisition and access. As a direct supervisor of two exempt staff members with roles in acquisitions and e-resources, the person in this role will provide effective guidance and help create a rewarding workplace. 

Under the guidance of the Associate Dean, the C&CM Librarian negotiates licenses and oversees the management of current licenses. The C&CM Librarian engages with subject selectors to build physical, digital, and open access collections; to prioritize collections for access, purchase and/or subscription; and to identify content for deselection and inclusion in shared print repository initiatives. In collaboration with Special Collections curators and the Digital Collections Librarian, the person in this role develops policies and procedures for building unique special collections in all formats. Working with the Coordinator of Cataloging and Metadata Services, Digital User Experience Librarian, Electronic Resources Manager, and others, this librarian helps ensure access and discovery systems are optimally configured and managed. This position also collaborates with the Scholarly Communications Librarian to support scholarly communications and open access content.

Along with Library Leadership, the C&CM Librarian will work through various consortia and with other member library representatives to negotiate offers from publishers and vendors. This librarian also leads efforts in the assessment of collections, whether under consideration or already owned/licensed, and will work toward constructing a program for such activities, including building out the analytics capabilities of the library management system. The librarian actively engages in scholarly activities through research and publication and participates in professional organizations, as well as library and campus committees.

Essential Functions

• Manage the Libraries collection budget.
• Prioritize collections acquisitions with a team of subject selectors and curators.
• Work with stakeholders in negotiating and managing large collections acquisitions and license agreements.
• Work with acquisitions staff to explore demand-driven, evidence-based, access-to-own, and other creative models.
• Directly supervise two exempt staff members with responsibilities in acquisitions and e-resources.
• Create, implement, and manage assessment cycle for collections.
• Serve, with Associate Dean for Scholarly Communications & Collections Services, as representative to consortia for collection-related activities.
• Collaborate to support open access and related issues in scholarly communications.
• Serve on library and campus committees and fully participate as an active member of a highly collaborative, team-based organization and attend regular meetings.
• Work in accordance with the promotion guidelines, and engage in scholarly activities through research and publication, as a library faculty member.
• Participate and engage in service commitments with local, regional, and national professional organizations.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices, issues, and trends in the development and assessment of library collections.
• Ability to supervise and create a rewarding workplace for staff members.
• Ability to analyze the terms and conditions in license agreements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to reach out to and engage target audiences, effectively communicate in all formats, and adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
• Ability to use knowledge, experience, awareness, and skills to advance DU’s commitment to inclusion, and to engage effectively with a broad spectrum of colleagues and community members.
• Ability to work independently and effectively, using tact and excellent judgment.
• Ability to organize work and set priorities.
• Demonstrated analytical skills for decision making.
• Evidence of commitment to professional development and scholarly activities through research, publication, and service to national and regional professional organizations.
• Ability to actively engage in the library organization, including leadership and participation in teams, task forces, and committees, working professionally in support of colleagues, willingly stepping into other roles when needed, and sharing responsibility as a faculty member in the library’s mission, goals, programs, and plans.
• Ability to commit to the standards of professional behavior and responsibility as stated in the university’s Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure

Required Qualifications

• ALA accredited masters degree in Library and Information Science.
• Two years’ experience in collection development.
• One year experience as a supervisor.
• A broad understanding of student and faculty collections needs in all disciplines.
• Familiarity with e-resource access and authentication systems.
• Familiarity with issues surrounding scholarly communications.
• Familiarity with assessment methodologies in collection development.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate knowledge, ability, or potential to engage effectively to build community and inclusivity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in collection development and budgets.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging data (preferably via Alma Analytics) for collections-related decision making.
• Demonstrated knowledge of licensing practices for electronic resources.
• Demonstrated expertise in open access and larger issues related to scholarly communications.
• Demonstrated expertise in quantitative analytics (e.g. COUNTER and usage data) useful for collection assessment.

Working Environment

The work environment is an academic library, which is an inclusive workplace. The department is highly automated with attention paid to ergonomics and safety, using workstations equipped with easy access to needed resources and access to the Internet. The unit is one of several working collaboratively and cooperatively in a team-based organization.

Physical Activities

Must be able to use a PC for extended periods of time and move and/or lift boxes up to 40 lbs. 

Work Schedule

Flexible, but generally, M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) January 5, 2026.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $72,000 - $75,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter that addresses how your career has prepared you to meet all required and any preferred experiences for this position. Also, we are seeking candidates who are committed to advancing inclusion and building community in library services and/or organizations. In the body of your cover letter, please share at least one specific example where you have actively supported and contributed to those efforts. This example could come from your job experience, internships, coursework, etc.

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.