CDL: Coordinator of Acquisitions,The New York Public Library

Coordinator of Acquisitions
The New York Public Library


Under the general direction of the Director of Collections and Circulation Operations, 
manages the acquisitions staff at the Library Services Center and all aspects of the 
acquisitions process of published materials for The New York Public Library’s circulating 
and research collections.

Responsibilities include :
•	Orders, receives and funds accounting operations for monographs, serials, non-print, and 
e-collections.
•	Maintains effective and cooperative relationships with materials vendors and evaluates 
their performance to provide fulfillment and service feedback to Collections Strategy.
•	Analyzes workflow, establishes productivity standards, and utilizes metrics to capture 
departmental activities.
•	Tracks and reports spending on circulating and research materials budgets in excess of 
$20 million.
•	Oversees order management of more than 100,000 orders annually for over 1 million items 
annually.
•	Contributes to the development of training.
•	Identifies vendor-based tools that facilitate materials acquisitions.
•	Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications:

•	Bachelor's degree required.  ALA accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information 
Studies with relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education 
and significant acquisitions leadership experience in a large, multi-site organization.
•	At least 5 years successfully demonstrated experience with library acquisitions 
including familiarity with the publishing industry and trends in library acquisitions 
practices in large, urban libraries.
•	At least 5 years successfully demonstrated administrative and supervisory experience.
•	Significant experience with budget management, experience with fund accounting 
principles, and managing invoice processing workflows.
•	Demonstrated experience in managing vendor fulfillment and services, including those 
pertaining to shelf-ready product delivery.
•	Successfully demonstrated experience managing complex projects particularly as they 
relate to acquisitions, including coordinating vendor and staff activities, formulating 
and documenting procedures, and staff training.
•	Experience in designing or updating workflows to incorporate new technologies or shifts 
in acquisitions priorities.
•	Demonstrated experience in working with an integrated library system, statistical 
analysis and MARC bibliographic conventions.
•	Understanding of typical collection development, cataloging, and processing practices of 
a large library.
•	Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
•	Reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages preferred.

  To apply, please follow the link below:

https://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/6252/job

Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.  E/O/E.

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