Job Description

Wellesley College seeks a dynamic, team-oriented Resource Acquisitions Specialist to perform functions related to the acquisition of scholarly resources that support teaching and learning at the College. The Resource Acquisitions Specialist works collaboratively to integrate the areas of library purchasing, licensing, and resource sharing to ensure effective access for library users and efficient deployment of library funds.

Key Responsibilities:

• As a member of the Library Collections group and the Scholarly Resource Services team, evaluate, process, and communicate requests for library resources to recommend appropriate fulfillment within a complex landscape of formats and access models. 

• In collaboration with another staff member, facilitate the ordering and receiving of monographs, audiovisual materials, and electronic resources for the Library. 

• Act as a resource for library administration and selector librarians, providing data to facilitate effective collection development decisions. 

• In collaboration with library administration, manage the Library’s budget accounts for all materials. Ensure timely payment of invoices, track spending, produce budget analyses.

• Coordinate with Resource Sharing Specialist and student staff to support interlibrary loan functions. Using data and practical experience across functional areas, work to integrate ILL and collection development functions.

• Monitor and recommend response to trends in the library resource sharing, purchasing, and licensing landscape. Serve as the Library’s point person for shared print programs and controlled digital lending activities and initiatives.