Associate Dean for Collections, Digital Strategy & Content

Texas A&M University System•Prairie View, TX

About The Position

Reporting to the Dean of Libraries and serving on the senior leadership team, the Associate Dean for Collections, Digital Strategy & Content provides strategic and administrative leadership for an integrated portfolio of approximately five FTE, plus student employees. The role leads the strategy, people, systems, and investments involved in selecting, acquiring, licensing, organizing, discovering, managing, preserving, and providing access to scholarly content. Its portfolio integrates collection strategy, acquisitions, licensing, metadata, discovery, library systems, digital platforms, repository support, web development, digitization, and related content operations in support of Prairie View A&M University’s research, teaching, and learning priorities. The Associate Dean collaborates with the Dean of Libraries, the Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience, and other campus partners to develop an evidence-driven approach to collections, content, platforms, and digital strategy. Salary is commensurate with education and experience within the assigned salary range.

Requirements

ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science.
Six years of professional library experience following receipt of the master’s degree.
Knowledge of trends, standards, technologies, and practices affecting academic library collections, scholarly content, licensing, metadata, discovery, digital platforms, repositories, and scholarly communication.
Knowledge of evidence-based collection development, assessment, budget stewardship, vendor management, and resource allocation.
Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively.
Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
Knowledge of policies and procedures of TAMUS.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership experience in one or more areas relevant to collections, content, library technology, digital strategy, metadata, discovery, or related operations.
Experience leading academic or research library programs, including strategic planning and implementation across collections, content, technology, and digital services.
Experience managing organizational change, personnel development, resource allocation, budgets, vendor negotiations, workflow improvement, and evidence-based assessment.
Experience with library systems and digital infrastructure, including discovery platforms, electronic resources, repositories, web development, digitization, or digital scholarship.
Record of developing effective teams, strengthening organizational capability, and cultivating emerging leaders.
Experience supporting the research and academic priorities of a growing research university.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement an integrated collections, content, platforms, discovery, and digital strategy aligned with University research, teaching, and academic priorities.
Lead collection strategy, development, assessment, analytics, and intelligence using cost, usage, curriculum, research activity, faculty expertise, emerging disciplines, and institutional priorities.
Oversee content acquisition, licensing, electronic resources management, vendor relations, negotiations, resource allocation, and stewardship of the collections budget.
Establish measures of collection value, discovery effectiveness, operational performance, and impact, and use findings to guide investment and service decisions.
Provide strategic direction for metadata, resource description, discovery, integrated library systems, access technologies, and the institutional repository platform.
Strengthen web development, digital service environments, digitization, digital production, and digital content workflows and infrastructure.
Improve the infrastructure and user experience through which students, faculty, and researchers discover and access library content.
Evaluate and redesign workflows, using technology and automation appropriately to increase organizational capacity, service quality, and operational effectiveness.
Recruit, supervise, coach, and develop managers, librarians, staff, student employees, and emerging leaders, fostering a collaborative and accountable work environment.
Lead organizational change, build new capabilities, and integrate programs and functions across the portfolio.
Partner with the Associate Dean for Research, Academic Engagement & Library Experience and other stakeholders to ensure collections, technologies, platforms, and discovery environments respond to research, teaching, service, and user needs.
Represent the University Libraries on relevant University committees and with external partners, vendors, and professional organizations.
Serve as a member of the University Libraries’ senior leadership team and work collaboratively across organizational boundaries.
Perform other duties as assigned.