Position Vacancy, Southern Ill. U. Edwardsville -- Regina McBride Stephen Clark 18 Sep 2002 15:58 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:42:15 -0500 From: Regina McBride <rmcbrid@siue.edu> Subject: POSITION VACANCY POSITION DESCRIPTION SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES Director of Technical and Access Services TITLE/RANK: Director of Technical and Access Services, Assistant or Associate Professor JOB DESCRIPTION: The Director of Technical and Access Services (TAS) is responsible for managing all units of the department: Acquisitions, Bibliographic Control, Bindery and Processing and Access Services. The Director reports to the Dean of Library and Information Services, and works with appropriate managers and staff to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate all aspects of the Technical and Access Services operation. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Plans long and short term projects and operations for Technical and Access Services including, but not limited to, the incorporation of new library systems in the department. 2. Manages all Technical and Access Services personnel. Oversees annual evaluation of work performance and development plans for all departmental faculty, professional staff, and civil service staff. 3. Develops policies and procedures for Technical and Access Services. Monitors and evaluates their implementation and effectiveness. Participates in overall LIS planning, consultation, and management activities. 4. Works with the Dean and appropriate LIS staff to assign resources for Technical and Access Services operations and projects. 5. Manages the budget for the department. 6. Apprises and advises other Library personnel on all department policies and procedural changes. 7. Represents the Library in state and national organizations, as appropriate. 8. Remains current with library trends, issues, and practices and apprises colleagues of developments. 9. Meets the requirements for tenure and promotion. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: M.L.S. from an A.L.A. accredited library school. Minimum of six years of progressively responsible and successful experience in management in academic libraries. Demonstrated knowledge MARC 21 formats and bibliographic utilities such as OCLC. Extensive experience in one or more of the following areas: acquisitions, bibliographic control, circulation and serials management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and public service skills. QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED: Experience negotiating licenses for electronic resources. Experience with Endeavor?s Voyager system. TERM OF CONTRACT: Assistant or Associate Professor, 12-month, tenure-track, continuing contract. Contract available October 2002. SALARY RANGE: Negotiable dependent upon credentials and experience, with a minimum salary of $60,000. Excellent fringe benefits. SOURCE OF FUNDS: State CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: October 18, 2002 or until position is filled. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS, RESUMES, OR LETTER OF APPLICATION TO: Jay Starratt, Dean of Library and Information Services Director, Technical and Access Services Lovejoy Library Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Campus Box 1063 Edwardsville, IL 62026-1063 ABOUT SIUE AND LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES SIUE, twenty minutes northeast of St. Louis, is a public comprehensive university situated on 2600 acres of rolling land and woods along bluffs a few miles from the Mississippi River. It is an integral part of Illinois and the St. Louis metropolitan area and uses its suburban location to capitalize upon urban resources. As a premiere metropolitan university, SIUE is the first choice of a diverse pool of applicants. SIUE has a student population of over 11,000. The University is dedicated to the communication, expansion and integration of knowledge through: excellent undergraduate, graduate and professional academic programs; scholarly, creative and research activity of its faculty, staff and students; and through public service and cultural and arts programming in the region. Library and Information Services manages Lovejoy Library, Academic Computing (including responsibility for interactive video distance education technology), and Audiovisual Services. Lovejoy Library maintains a collection of more than 1,000,000 volumes and subscribes to more than 6500 print and digital serials and periodicals. Additional information regarding the Library and University can be found at the web site: http://www.library.siue.edu/lib. As an affirmative action employer, SIUE offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability. Applications from women and minority groups are especially encouraged. -- Regina McBride, Ph.D. Associate Dean Library and Information Services Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Campus Box 1063 Edwardsville, IL 62026-1036 (618) 650-5198 Office (618) 650-2717 Fax rmcbrid@siue.edu