Principal Library Assistant Collections Development
Organisation
University of Southampton
Contact Email
libadmin@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
team leader
Starting salary
£30,000 to £39,999
Last uploaded
27/10/2026
Last reviewed
1 Year
Summary
The Collections Development Principal Library Assistant leads operational work in developing and maintaining physical and digital collections, using collections analytics and usage data to support acquisitions, evaluation and informed collection decisions.
The role also supervises and develops staff, resolves complex collections and access issues, and provides specialist support across areas including licensing, online resource access, data quality and collections maintenance.