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Head of Collection Development and Analysis

The Dartmouth College Library seeks nominations and applications for a strategic, creative, and collaborative leader for the inaugural role of Head of Collection Development and Analysis.

In a rapidly changing information landscape, the Head of Collection Development and Analysis (“Head”) will provide deep expertise and active engagement with key stakeholders across Dartmouth and beyond to ensure that Dartmouth scholars are connected to information resources critical to their research, teaching, and learning, whether these resources are held locally or remotely, in print, digital, or other formats. Reporting to and working closely with the Associate Librarian for Access and Collection Strategies, Ken Peterson, the Head will bring innovation and ingenuity to the challenge of balancing traditional and emerging collection activities. They will also play a role externally with national and international partnerships, maintaining current and developing consortial licensing agreements, and collective collecting initiatives.

The Head will also serve as a critical member of the Associate Librarian’s collaborative senior leadership team. The Head will have the opportunity to participate in wide-ranging strategic planning, policy development, and resource allocation decisions and to contribute to the overall advancement of programs and services in keeping with the mission and vision of Dartmouth College.

ABOUT DARTMOUTH

Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world’s greatest academic institutions. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity for combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship in the Arts & Sciences, the newly founded School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and its three leading professional schools – the Geisel School of Medicine (founded 1797), Thayer School of Engineering (1867), and Tuck School of Business (1900). U.S. News and World Report ranks Dartmouth 12th among national universities and 5th in undergraduate teaching among national universities. In FY 2018, the university attracted $203 million in sponsored research. Its graduates include many – too many to name – leaders in industry, public service, and the creative arts.

Dartmouth enrolls approximately 4,400 undergraduates and approximately 2,100 graduate and professional students. The College employs nearly 1,000 faculty (613 tenured and tenure track) and 3,400 staff. FY 2019 operating expenses were $894 million, and the College’s endowment (as of June 30, 2019) is $5.7 billion.

Together the schools comprise an exceptional and rich learning environment. Dartmouth faculty and student research contributes substantially to the expansion of human understanding; the Library plays an essential role in facilitating research and enhancing the learning experience of students at all levels.

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In fall 2013, President Philip J. Hanlon ’77 shared an academic vision for Dartmouth in which the institution extends its impact on the world through interdisciplinary faculty teams who collaborate at the leading edge of discovery, and where students are given uncommon access to new ideas around the globe through coursework and research opportunities. President Hanlon outlined five tactics to advance Dartmouth's strategy to enhance its expertise in teaching while simultaneously enhancing faculty scholarship and increasing the institution’s global footprint:

• Emphasize Experiential Learning • Lead in the Use of Learning Technologies • Grow the Faculty in Clusters • Increase the Flow of Young Scholars • Add Mechanisms to Stimulate Greater Productivity and Risk‐Taking

Dartmouth is focused on developing new initiatives and investments in support of President Hanlon's vision that will position Dartmouth as a major contributor to the understanding of emerging global issues and advancing solutions to tomorrow's most difficult challenges.

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The Library is an essential part of the student experience at Dartmouth, and librarians work closely with students from their first term on campus, availing them of the expertise held by staff while training students to be confident researchers in their own right. Moreover, the Library is dedicated to supporting high‐level research and works in partnership with the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, the Thayer School of Engineering, the Tuck School of Business, the Geisel School of Medicine, and the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Dartmouth Library is supported by a highly committed professional and support staff of about 170, providing expertise for the Dartmouth community across the campus.

Organizationally, the Library is responsible for the iconic Baker‐Berry Library (which also houses the Evans Map Room and the Jones Media Center) as well as seven specialized libraries: Biomedicine, Health Science, Business & Engineering, Physical Sciences, Art, Music, and Special Collections. A Library Depository is offsite but nearby.

The Dartmouth College Library is a member of a number of important organizations and consortia, including the Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries, the Northeast Research Libraries, HathiTrust, Library Publishing Coalition, and the Ivy Plus Libraries. The Ivy Plus Libraries is a key partnership between thirteen leading academic research libraries – Brown University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Yale University – that collectively provide access to a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity through resource sharing and collaboration. A core feature of the Ivy Plus partnership is BorrowDirect, an unmediated library resource sharing partnership that allows users the ability to search and request research materials from a federated union catalog of 90 million volumes.

As the Library prepares itself to address an ever-changing information landscape, it is guided by the following core strategic objectives: Dartmouth College, Head of Collection Development and Analysis Page 3

• Partners in Research: The Library partners with faculty, students, and staff in research activities locally, nationally, and internationally. Its experts are embedded at critical points in the research lifecycle providing collections, information resources, innovative tools, and services to support scholarly inquiry. The Library is committed to partnering with faculty and students to enhance and showcase Dartmouth scholarly output and entrepreneurial endeavors.

• Co-Educators in Teaching and Learning: In collaboration with faculty and other strategic partners, the Library provides immersive and transformative learning experiences by engaging in all aspects of the educational continuum, preparing students for a lifetime of learning and responsible leadership as informed global citizens. The Library proactively supports undergraduate, graduate, and professional student academic success through innovative educational programs.

• Inspiring Environments for Inspiring Ideas: The Library is dedicated to creating a variety of welcoming and inspiring physical and digital environments. These environments, which our students, faculty, and patrons inhabit, offer creative workspaces for individual and collaborative scholarly enquiry and aim to promote well-being as well as stimulate innovative thinking through user-centered design approaches.

ABOUT THE DEAN OF LIBRARIES

Sue Mehrer began her appointment as Dean of Libraries in December 2016. Mehrer provides strategic leadership for Dartmouth's libraries and is responsible for the ongoing development of the libraries' services, staff, collections, and facilities.

Mehrer joined Dartmouth from the University of Cambridge, England, where she served as Deputy University Librarian from 2009 to 2016. In that capacity, she has been closely involved in strategic planning, building partnerships throughout the University of Cambridge and helping to establish cooperation across a network of more than 100 libraries in the 800-year-old University.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, where she majored in English and German, Mehrer earned a master's in English from Queen's University Belfast, a postgraduate diploma in library and information studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, an executive MBA from Queen's University Belfast, and a master of arts from Cambridge. She participated in the Future Leaders Program through the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education in the UK, and is a 2014 fellow of the Leading Change Institute in Washington, D.C.

ABOUT THE ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN FOR ACCESS AND COLLECTION STRATEGIES

Ken Peterson is the Associate Librarian for Access & Collection Strategies at Dartmouth College Library. He leads the library in developing and implementing effective strategies for the access, discovery, and development and management of its collections in support of the mission of Dartmouth.

Before coming to Dartmouth, he was Director of Access Services at Harvard Library, where he led Access Services, which included circulation, interlibrary loan and collection management. In Dartmouth College, Head of Collection Development and Analysis Page 4

addition to the forward-facing services, he led the management of Harvard’s Depository which houses over 10 million items from Harvard’s collections.

Prior to joining the academic library community, he held multiple positions at the Boston Public Library which included being a Government Documents Librarian, Writer, and Editor in the Communications/Press Office, and served as Administrator for the Boston Massachusetts Regional Library.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire and a Master’s of Science in Library Science from Simmons College.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

The Library’s current strategic framework (Dartmouth College Library: Strategic Thinking 2015- 2020) was developed under the leadership of Dean Jeffrey Horrell, who retired in June 2016 after 11 years of service. His successor, Dean Sue Mehrer, has partnered with library staff and faculty to focus on key priorities within the current framework:

• Collaborate with faculty and key stakeholders to enhance and support new modes of scholarship, applied practice, and research innovation at Dartmouth;

• Lead in the development and use of tools and services for the creation, dissemination, discovery, and preservation of Dartmouth research and collections;

• Partner with students, faculty, and other strategic partners on curriculum design and teaching to enrich Dartmouth’s teacher/scholar model through the innovative use of library resources and expertise;

• Connect students and faculty with resources at the point of need, anytime, anywhere through enhanced discovery tools;

• Develop digital library environments for collaborative interaction that meet the needs of 21st-century scholars;

• Provide inspiring and inclusive learning environments and staff expertise, both centrally and in strategically located library hubs across campus;

• Contribute to global scholarship through Dartmouth’s unique collections, the Dartmouth Digital Library, and Dartmouth Digital Learning Initiatives;

• Empower library staff to engage in new roles to enrich Dartmouth’s teaching, learning, and research initiatives, and;

• Attract new philanthropic and grant funding in support of strategic priorities.

These priorities will guide the work of the Library in both the short and long term, allowing the staff to concentrate their efforts on the most critical aspects of the Library’s mission. Dartmouth College, Head of Collection Development and Analysis Page 5

The Library’s new framework is in the early stages of development, and the Head will certainly contribute in terms of process and implementation of strategic direction.

ROLE OF THE HEAD OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS

In this newly created position, the Head will contribute to the implementation of collection development strategies. This role will engage in vendor negotiations for electronic resource licensing, collection development activities with specific focus on Arts and Sciences, and the analysis of collection use for Dartmouth Library. Also, the Head will develop and streamline workflows for making the Library’s collections accessible, with a focus on diversity and inclusion in the acquisition of collections.

With a staff of 13.5 and working collaboratively with the Associate Librarian to manage a budget of $12 million, the new Head will have the opportunity to help develop strategic priorities and create world-class services and collections in support of research and teaching, working in close partnership with other members of the Dartmouth Library as well as academic units.

Three Acquisitions Supervisors report directly to the Head of Collection Development and Analysis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• In alignment with Dartmouth Library Collection Development Policy and current research and teaching needs of faculty and students, the Head coordinates the selection and analysis of collections, assisting the Associate Librarian for Access and Collection Strategies in implementing collection strategy. (30%)

• The Head negotiates license agreements with publishers/vendors to reach favorable pricing and licensing terms. The Head coordinates with the Head of Scholarly Communication, Copyright and Publishing to improve terms for open access and with other stakeholders to improve license terms for accessibility and patron privacy. (25%)

• The Head conducts analyses of collections in support of Library strategic objectives. The Head continually assesses cost per use and other collection-use metrics, and assists in gathering data and statistics for external reporting, such as to ARL, ACRL, etc. (20%)

• The Head manages staff members in the Acquisitions Department, working with supervisors in the unit to set work priorities that are consistent with department goals. The Head sets performance goals and measures achievement. (20%)

• The Head participates in professional development activities, which may include research to further the field of librarianship; committee service at the library, campus, state, or national levels; publication; continuing education; and professional association activities. The Head identifies, evaluates, and stays current with emerging trends, resources, practices, and standards in collection development, electronic resource management, and usage statistics. (5%)

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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

The inaugural Head of Collection Development and Analysis will be asked to further enhance the library and its collections by addressing several compelling opportunities and challenges:

• Anticipating, planning, and advocating for the evolving needs of faculty and students in ways informed by best practices for the future of collection development at Dartmouth: The Dartmouth College Library is in the process of adapting to the changing requirements of collection development in the 21st century. Working closely with the Associate Librarian, among others, the inaugural Head will help to create and implement a comprehensive, forward-looking plan for making the most strategic use of its resources, which include space, funds, and personnel, in service of the Library’s collections. The Head will bring a deep and nuanced understanding of current issues and trends in scholarly communication, shared library initiatives, electronic content, license negotiations, measuring use and impact, etc., in order to meet the research and information needs of today’s faculty and students as well as those of the future.

• Championing the Dartmouth College Library internally and externally: The inaugural Head will be a passionate and thoughtful advocate for the Associate Librarian and the collection development strategy across Dartmouth’s various libraries and beyond. As a creative, flexible, and intellectually generous leader, the Head will inspire engagement and collaboration and be a partner in a wide range of constituencies, including the Ivy Plus Libraries.

• Leading, mentoring, and supporting the professional development of staff within acquisitions: The acquisitions department is fortunate to have talented, loyal, and enthusiastic staff who care deeply about their work. The Head will involve the department in creating a shared vision, support staff members and areas in reaching their fullest potential, especially electronic resources, and empower staff to take advantage of leadership, career, and professional development opportunities locally, regionally, and nationally.

• Assessing the current organizational structure and operating guidelines in terms of their effectiveness: Staff welcome an inclusive and transparent process of self-study in order to develop an organizational structure that will better support collaboration, increase the speed of decision making, etc. Such a review should also take into consideration the professional development pathways for individual staff. In addition, working with the Associate Librarian, a comprehensive review of personnel policies and procedures would also be welcome in order to affirm that the standards are clear and equitable and that the Dartmouth Library provides an inclusive and welcoming climate in which all can thrive.

• Implementing effective assessments and data-driven decision-making processes: The Head will provide leadership for initiatives within collection development, assessing and adjusting processes and outcomes using measurable goals and objectives.

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REQUIRED AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will embody an energetic, creative, collaborative, and forward-thinking approach to the future of Dartmouth’s collections. In addition, s/he will possess an ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, as well as the following required qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of collection development and analysis experience;

• Knowledge of best practices in collection development and acquisitions;

• Knowledge of digital tools, standards, and initiatives, such as ONIX, SUSHI, and COUNTER;

• Knowledge of discovery systems, OpenURL, EZProxy, and authentication methods;

• Management experience;

• Experience with assessment, statistics, and budget/accounting practices;

• Experience with team leadership and working with groups;

• Demonstrated ability to foster a collaborative, inter-departmental approach to problem solving and decision making; and,

• Active professionally at the national level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity and application of NASIG Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians;

• Experience with leading through influence;

• Metadata or XML creation experience;

• Tolerance for complexity and ambiguity; and,

• Creative thinking and problem solving.

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CONTACT

Please send nominations, applications, and queries in confidence and electronically to

Matthew Bunting, Managing Associate Storbeck Search & Associates [email protected]

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.