Collection Development Reporting and Assessment

8 months ago

Waterloo, Canada University of Waterloo Full time

Overview:
The University of Waterloo Library is the campus's partner in learning, research and innovation. Its two main locations and three satellite spaces act as interdisciplinary hubs, bringing together the knowledge, expertise and resources needed by our diverse campus community. The University was built for change and the Library exemplifies Waterloo’s agility as we continuously transform our approaches to creating, discovering, using, sharing and preserving information. With a commitment to open and equitable access to information, we equip researchers and students with the critical research skills to improve our world as active citizens, creative problem solvers and agile leaders. All of our work is done with a strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.

Reporting to the Head, Collection Development, the Collection Development Reporting and Assessment Analyst contributes to the overall goals of the department by analyzing library collections-related data and identifying, investigating, and collaborating on opportunities to advance operational data projects. The incumbent will be responsible for collecting and synthesizing various forms of collection-related data from different sources and presenting these in multiple formats (ie: visualizations, dashboards, reports, etc.,) accompanied by insights and recommendations to maximize the impact of collection development decisions. Providing opportunities to engage with programmer and analyst colleagues in the Digital Initiatives department and throughout the Library, the role will include both intermittent project work, as well as designing, instituting, and monitoring ongoing collection evaluation workflows.

**Responsibilities**:
Data Collection, Manipulation, and Presentation
- Create reports that fulfil the collection-related assessment needs of colleagues across the Library using Alma, the University’s Library Services Platform (LSP)
- Employ knowledge of automation processes and strategies to retrieve and update electronic resource usage statistics, including ability to ensure data integrity
- Maintain expert, up-to-date knowledge of complex library data, work processes, operating system, Alma Analytics, and several additional software and analysis tools such as database management systems and Confluence for documentation needs

Assessment and Analysis
- Plan, develop, and implement library-wide assessment protocols and workflows, initiatives and strategies that enable continuous review, evaluation, and improvement of collection development decision making
- Employ various collections assessment tools to establish assessment workflows and criteria, to provide insights into different acquisition models and access agreements
- Analyze library data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities
- Design and develop relational databases for collecting data, cleaning, transforming, validating, and modeling it with the purpose of drawing conclusions and make recommendations that significantly impact on the resources available to the University’s research community and the expenditure of the Library’s budget
- Contribute relevant insight and expertise to support assessment projects throughout the library
- Participate in testing and evaluating new versions of Electronic Resource Management systems and assessment tools

Collaboration on Strategic Collection Development Directions
- Communicate results of analysis which includes presenting data in charts, graphs, and tables to a wide range of stakeholders throughout the library and occasionally throughout the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) consortium
- Develop and share with colleagues both internally and consortially, expertise on best practices and workflows for data refinement, analysis, visualization, and modeling
- Collaborate with library staff to identify key data for collection review, renewals, and acquisition models, to bring together data and assessment practices relevant to understanding collection decision impacts on University and Library goals
- Maintain an awareness of current trends in acquisitions, collections, digital resource management and the evolving publishing ecosystem, including the open access movement
- Connect with and actively contribute towards professional organizations in area of expertise
- Ongoing, proactive acquisition, maintenance, and provision of leadership in the development of associated skills and knowledge in areas of expected expertise

Departmental Coordination and Administration
- Supervise and lead temporary casual, student workers, or co-op student staff, making decisions on the hiring of his/her direct report(s), in consultation with the Head, Collection Development
- Coach, train, and develop employee(s) to assure growth and development of that (those) individual(s)
- Manage performance and behavior through both formal (performance appraisal) and informal methods such as regular feedback, coaching and one-on-one

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