Manager for Collection Development & Resource Strategy
Core
Senior leadership for the implementation and stewardship of the Harvard Law School Library's collection development program, focusing on resource selection, fiscal oversight, and policy implementation to support research and teaching.
Role type
Senior IC collection development manager (law library)
Builds
Sustainable and responsive legal collections (print and digital) supporting faculty research and curricular priorities
Domain
Higher education + Law library
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Budget management, data-informed analysis, financial modeling, resource selection, policy development, staff supervision, contract negotiation, vendor relations
Preferred skills
Ex Libris Alma/Analytics proficiency, legal electronic resource platform experience, foreign language reading knowledge
Technologies
Ex Libris Alma, Alma Analytics
Responsibilities
Manage collections budget and forecast expenditures; Conduct data analysis for acquisition and cancellation decisions; Develop financial models for long-term sustainability; Select materials in U.S. law and other jurisdictions; Lead assessment of print and digital collections; Develop and refine collection development policies; Supervise two professional librarians; Negotiate license agreements for electronic resources; Manage relationships with publishers and consortia
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory experience
