Resource Acquisitions Specialist (Library Services Specialist III)

Position Summary

San Diego State University Library invites applications for a Resource Acquisition Specialist to support our teaching and research mission. Working under the direction of the Head of Collection Strategies and the Resource Acquisition and Sharing Coordinator, this position plays a vital role in ensuring students, faculty, and staff have seamless access to the scholarly resources they need.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Operations: Process vendor invoices, submit purchase requisitions, monitor expenditures, and coordinate budget allocations in collaboration with library leadership.
• Order & Process Scholarly Resources: Order, receive, and process books, journals, databases, and other materials in both physical and electronic formats.
• Process Bindery Shipments: Collect, pack, and ship physical items for mending at a commercial binder. Track, receive, and process bindery shipments upon return.
• Quality & Accuracy Control: Verify received materials against orders, troubleshoot vendor issues, and manage licenses in Alma.
• Compliance & Standards: Apply procurement policies, business practices, and state regulations to acquisitions and reporting.
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with collection strategies, library financial operations, discovery services, and vendor partners to support resource needs efficiently.

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful Impact: Directly support the academic success of SDSU students, faculty, and researchers.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a supportive team dedicated to innovation in library services.
• Professional Growth: Gain hands-on experience with resource management, acquisitions workflows, and financial operations in a dynamic academic library.
• Inclusive Environment: Join a university committed to diversity, equity, and fostering a welcoming workplace.

Position Information

• Full-time, benefits-eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• Position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Department Summary

The Collection Strategies Unit comprises the collection development, resource acquisitions, assessment, and resource sharing of the library. The unit consists of 5.0 FTE faculty librarians, and 6 FTE Library Service Specialists, with occasional temporary LSS Staff and a number of student employees. Facilitated by the library’s $3.5 million dollar materials budget, this unit is responsible for selecting, lending, and borrowing physical and electronic scholarly resources to support the research and teaching of the university. The unit, which handles work for both the SDSU and Imperial Valley libraries, collaborates with librarians and other teams within the library to identify and select materials that support the learning, teaching, and scholarship activities of the university's students, faculty, and staff.

As a Hispanic-Serving Institution [1] located on the traditional lands of the indigenous Kumeyaay people, [2]San Diego State University Library is deeply committed to supporting our diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We strive to honor the broadest range of intersectional identities and diverse social and historical experiences expressed across our campus and pay particular attention to the myriad forms of structural, systemic, and historic oppression that impact our campus community. We are an organization of information professionals dedicated to empowering others to access, interpret, and create knowledge that encourages evidence-based analysis and respectful scholarly debate.

We do this by intentionally developing a vibrant collection of print and electronic resources and unique special collections that reflect and amplify the diversity of SDSU. Our collection spans a spectrum of scholarly perspectives and disciplines. Per the American Libraries Association’s Library Bill of Rights, we support intellectual freedom within an environment of academic freedom and neither censor nor limit access to information while protecting the privacy of our users.

We develop comprehensive services that contribute to student success, including information literacy instruction, student research engagement, providing access to affordable educational materials, ensuring accessibility ac