Description: Reporting to Associate University Librarian for Collections Strategies and Services, the Head of Technical Services will provide vision and direction for all aspects of purchasing, licensing, and resource description for UNC Libraries. Responsibilities include: Provide vision and leadership for Technical Services, which includes Resource Acquisitions and Management (RAM) and Resource Description and Management (RDM). Provide direction in developing and implementing best practices and emerging trends in purchasing, licensing, description and discovery Pilot, implement and iterate innovative and creative approaches to discovery and content management in keeping with emerging trends in collection development, purchasing and licensing, and metadata standards.
Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience supervising or managing a large or complex team. Experience working in a research library setting. Understanding of issues related to Sustainable Scholarship and implementing workflows to support a transition to open access. Experience with next generation analysis and visualization of collections data.