Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian (Hybrid)

Southwestern Law School’s Leigh H. Taylor Law Library is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian to join a collaborative library team. This essential role will help manage the full life cycle of both print and electronic resources, ensuring they are discoverable, accurately cataloged, and efficiently acquired. The Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian will work closely with the Head of Collection Services and the Systems Librarian to support the library’s mission of providing seamless, high-quality access to information. The successful candidate will join a collaborative, service-oriented library team committed to innovation and excellence and work in a historic Art Deco landmark, support a vibrant academic community, and grow professionally in a supportive environment.

Primary Job Responsibilities include:

  • Coordinate the acquisition of both print and electronic library materials
  • Create order records and ensure timely invoice processing
  • Serve as the main point of contact for vendors on renewals and billing
  • Maintain up-to-date financial records, including orders, purchase orders, invoices, and budget tracking
  • Monitor trends in acquisitions, licensing, and collection development
  • Perform original and copy cataloging (MARC) as needed
  • Lead metadata/cataloging projects and bibliographic maintenance
  • Evaluate and process electronic data for improved resource discoverability
  • Collaborate with colleagues to create and enhance bibliographic and item records in the ILS

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • MLS/MLIS (or equivalent) degree from an ALA-accredited program
  • One to three years of academic library experience in cataloging, metadata, or acquisitions
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills
  • A detail-oriented approach and the ability to juggle multiple tasks efficiently
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of cataloging standards and metadata schemas, including MARC, RDA, AACR2, Dublin Core, MODS, EAD, and BIBFRAME
  • Comfortable producing and interpreting data and statistics

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Experience with both cataloging and acquisitions.
  • Experience using MarcEdit
  • Basic understanding of licensing and copyright issues
  • Experience cataloging special collections materials
  • Knowledge of data management and data curation best practices

Salary: $80,000/yr. 

To Apply: For full consideration, submit a cover letter, CV, and three professional references to jobs2@swlaw.edu.  

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