Acquisitions Senior Library Assistant

Organisation
University of Southampton
Contact Email
pjcm@soton.ac.uk
Mission group (if applicable)
Russell Group
FTE staff per library service
100 - 149
Sector
Higher Education
Job role area
content and cataloguing
Starting salary
£25,000 to £29,999
Last uploaded
12/08/2026
Last reviewed
3 Year
Summary

Acquisitions Senior Library Assistant in Collections, Technologies and Systems division. The post holder is responsible for the acquisition of scholarly content, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and regulations. The role involves making decisions about the procurement of scholarly content, overseeing the procurement phase of collections acquisitions, liaising with publishers, offering specialist advice, and providing administrative support. The applicant should have previous work experience within an administrative or secretarial support role, and a good knowledge of work systems, equipment processes and standard IT packages. This office-based position might require occasional work at other campus locations, and outside normal working hours.