Collections Development Librarian

Impact on the student experience. You will help shape how students and faculty discover, access, and use high-quality learning resources. By bringing library expertise directly into program and course development, you will influence the resources students engage with throughout their studies while helping make learning materials more accessible, relevant, and affordable.

Ownership and influence. This is an opportunity to step into a newly specialized role and help strengthen how library collections are integrated across the University. You will build relationships with faculty, curriculum, and e-learning teams, bringing the library perspective into new and evolving programs and helping establish approaches to curriculum mapping, resource selection, open-access materials, and collection development.

Professional growth. You will broaden your expertise across collections development, curriculum integration, open-access resources, and emerging academic programs. With particular focus on building resources for nursing and health sciences, you will have the opportunity to develop deeper subject-matter knowledge while expanding your experience working across academic and library teams.

• Integrate library resources into the curriculum. You will participate in program and course development from the outset, partnering with curriculum designers, faculty, and e-learning teams to identify and integrate relevant resources. You will review courses in Brightspace, conduct curriculum mapping, assess the quality, accessibility, and stability of existing resources, and identify opportunities to strengthen course content.
• Develop and evolve collections. You will help build responsive collections that support new and growing programs, with a particular focus on nursing and health sciences. You will conduct environmental scans, recommend databases, journals, eBooks, textbooks, and other scholarly resources, and ensure collections continue to reflect evolving academic and student needs.
• Advance accessible and affordable learning. You will build expertise in open-access and open educational resources and partner with faculty to identify high-quality alternatives to traditional course materials. You will recommend lower-cost learning resources, support textbook selection and management, and help ensure resources are accessible and easy for students to use.
• Build relationships and increase engagement. You will develop strong partnerships with faculty, academic leaders, curriculum teams, and student-facing teams to understand their needs and bring library expertise into program development and delivery. You will proactively promote available collections and help increase awareness and use of library resources across the University.
• Support students and faculty. You will provide research and reference support both on campus and online, helping students and faculty confidently navigate library resources and databases. You will develop and deliver webinars, demonstrations, library guides, and other learning resources that make information easier to find, understand, and apply.
• Strengthen library services. You will collaborate with library colleagues to continuously improve collections, services, and processes. You will use data, feedback, and assessment to identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to library planning and initiatives that support University priorities and accreditation requirements.

• The education. You have completed, or are about to complete, a Master of Library and Information Science from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited program. You have gained an understanding of collections development and evidence-based assessment through your education, practical experience, or a combination of both.
• The collections knowledge. You have an understanding of collections development and the processes involved in selecting, acquiring, assessing, and managing academic resources. You are interested in building your expertise in open-access resources, textbook affordability, and developing collections that respond to evolving curriculum and program needs .Experience supporting nursing or health sciences collections is also an asset.
• The technical skills. You are comfortable learning and working with library and educational technologies and understand how digital resources can be integrated into the learning experience. Familiarity with Brightspace, LibGuides, EBSCO products, OpenAthens, EDS Discovery, Microsoft 365, Zotero, or similar tools is an asset. 
• The relationship-building skills. You are a confident and engaging communicator who enjoys connecting people with information and resources that can help them succeed. You can build trusted relationships with faculty, students, academic leaders, and cross-functional teams, present information clearly, and proactively identify opportunities to provide support.
• The initiative. You are curious, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership of your work. You can work independently while contributing to a collaborative team, manage multiple priorities, and look beyond the immediate request to identify opportunities to improve collections, resources, and services.
• The service mindset. You approach students, faculty, and colleagues with patience, care, and a genuine desire to help. You value different perspectives and experiences and are committed to supporting an inclusive and accessible learning environment for students from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.

Yorkville University welcomes and appreciates candidates with a range of backgrounds and experiences. If you have 70% of the qualifications please express your interest.

• A virtual interview with a Talent Advisor to discuss your interest in joining Yorkville University and in the role. The conversation will be recorded using BrightHire, an AI-powered video interview tool. More details will be shared when you are invited to interview.
• An in person panel interview with the University Librarian, Resource Management Librarian, and a member of the Curriculum/eLearning/LMS team. You will deliver a 15-minute presentation focused on how you would approach engagement, collections development, and curriculum integration, followed by a 45-minute discussion exploring your experience, approach to relationship building, communication skills, and understanding of collections development and curriculum integration.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are a critical component of life at Yorkville University and we are committed to making these values an integral part of our culture. We encourage applications from all qualified applicants, including women, persons with disabilities, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC), people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual + (LGBTQ2SIA+) community and other equity-seeking groups.

Yorkville University is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Accessible British Columbia Act. If you require accommodation for a disability, please notify the People team at 1-877-429-4029.

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