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Assistant Librarian – Technical Services – Tenure Track
Western Connecticut State UniversityUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Dec 2025
💰 $86,231/yr($73,912/yr – $86,231/yr)
About the role
Western Connecticut State University’s Libraries are pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for a 12-month, tenure track Assistant Librarian for Technical Services position.
Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) is committed to enhancing our diverse university community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, members of LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. WCSU is honored to be awarded the federal designation as a Hispanic Servicing Institution (HSI). This accomplishment marks a pivotal moment in our progress toward fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our campus community.
Western Connecticut State University Libraries are dynamic learning centers which foster the discovery, creation, and reinterpretation of knowledge, in support of student success. The faculty and staff are committed to enhancing learning and teaching by connecting researchers with information resources designed to meet the curricular, intellectual, and professional needs of the university community. Additional information about the libraries may be found at http://library.wcsu.edu. Information on the University may be found at: www.wcsu.edu.
We are looking for a person with a positive, can-do attitude, who has the knowledge and skills to lead the libraries in their support of students from diverse backgrounds. This position will require attention to long term planning and vendor relations, as well as institutional and consortial collaboration. The successful candidate will play a critical role in promoting and sustaining support for student and faculty information resource needs, while engaging with emerging trends in acquisitions.
We are looking for a person with a positive, can-do attitude, who has the knowledge and skill to lead the libraries' efforts in managing the discovery and access of knowledge resources. This position will require attention and skills related to long term planning and vendor relations, as well as institutional and consortia collaborations. The successful candidate will be a co-advocate in supporting students from diverse backgrounds and play a critical role in promoting and sustaining support for student and faculty information resource needs and remain engaged with emerging trends in acquisitions.
Position Summary: The Technical Services Librarian oversees daily acquisitions operations, including: coordinate workflows related to ordering, receiving, and claiming of library materials; track expenditures and purchase orders as needed; collaborate with library faculty colleagues to implement shared workflows across the resource lifecycle; supervise Technical Services personnel, including adjunct faculty, technical staff, and students; apply appropriate information technologies to the management of all acquisition’s functions; administer any online acquisitions system(s); coordinate ordering and receiving with other library units; provide information to library faculty and staff to facilitate order placement and timely receipt of material; ensure compliance with all procurement regulations established by the State of Connecticut and the university; prepare and monitor the annual library materials budget; reconcile campus accounts with internal library accounts; identify, establish, and ensure good working relationships with vendors; negotiate service agreements and licenses for access; address vendor issues involving orders, receipts, and/or payments; compile and analyze annual acquisitions statistics; prepare and submit online requisitions and budgetary reports on expenditures; in cooperation with library faculty, accept, acknowledge, evaluate, and process gift materials and collections; oversee and provide leadership for cataloging, metadata management; and discovery services procedures and strategic initiatives across various platforms; perform original and copy cataloging on an as-needed basis; collaborate with fellow library faculty on Collections Strategy and Management, and Marketing and Engagement Functional Teams in the development and management of collections policies and procedures, as well as the coordination of outreach, marketing, and communication with users to promote library collections and services; maintain awareness of current and emerging acquisitions trends and technologies, and trends in scholarly communication; and participate in internal, regional, and con
Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) is committed to enhancing our diverse university community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, members of LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. WCSU is honored to be awarded the federal designation as a Hispanic Servicing Institution (HSI). This accomplishment marks a pivotal moment in our progress toward fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our campus community.
Western Connecticut State University Libraries are dynamic learning centers which foster the discovery, creation, and reinterpretation of knowledge, in support of student success. The faculty and staff are committed to enhancing learning and teaching by connecting researchers with information resources designed to meet the curricular, intellectual, and professional needs of the university community. Additional information about the libraries may be found at http://library.wcsu.edu. Information on the University may be found at: www.wcsu.edu.
We are looking for a person with a positive, can-do attitude, who has the knowledge and skills to lead the libraries in their support of students from diverse backgrounds. This position will require attention to long term planning and vendor relations, as well as institutional and consortial collaboration. The successful candidate will play a critical role in promoting and sustaining support for student and faculty information resource needs, while engaging with emerging trends in acquisitions.
We are looking for a person with a positive, can-do attitude, who has the knowledge and skill to lead the libraries' efforts in managing the discovery and access of knowledge resources. This position will require attention and skills related to long term planning and vendor relations, as well as institutional and consortia collaborations. The successful candidate will be a co-advocate in supporting students from diverse backgrounds and play a critical role in promoting and sustaining support for student and faculty information resource needs and remain engaged with emerging trends in acquisitions.
Position Summary: The Technical Services Librarian oversees daily acquisitions operations, including: coordinate workflows related to ordering, receiving, and claiming of library materials; track expenditures and purchase orders as needed; collaborate with library faculty colleagues to implement shared workflows across the resource lifecycle; supervise Technical Services personnel, including adjunct faculty, technical staff, and students; apply appropriate information technologies to the management of all acquisition’s functions; administer any online acquisitions system(s); coordinate ordering and receiving with other library units; provide information to library faculty and staff to facilitate order placement and timely receipt of material; ensure compliance with all procurement regulations established by the State of Connecticut and the university; prepare and monitor the annual library materials budget; reconcile campus accounts with internal library accounts; identify, establish, and ensure good working relationships with vendors; negotiate service agreements and licenses for access; address vendor issues involving orders, receipts, and/or payments; compile and analyze annual acquisitions statistics; prepare and submit online requisitions and budgetary reports on expenditures; in cooperation with library faculty, accept, acknowledge, evaluate, and process gift materials and collections; oversee and provide leadership for cataloging, metadata management; and discovery services procedures and strategic initiatives across various platforms; perform original and copy cataloging on an as-needed basis; collaborate with fellow library faculty on Collections Strategy and Management, and Marketing and Engagement Functional Teams in the development and management of collections policies and procedures, as well as the coordination of outreach, marketing, and communication with users to promote library collections and services; maintain awareness of current and emerging acquisitions trends and technologies, and trends in scholarly communication; and participate in internal, regional, and con
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