Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Collection Development Librarian

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
December 6, 2004

LIBRARY
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
Millersville, PA 17551-0302

POSITION:      Instructor/Assistant Professor
               COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN

Full-time, Tenure-Track Faculty: Nine-Month Contract (with possible summer
employment)

Beginning August 2005

              DESCRIPTION:      Develop, maintain and implement collection
policies in consultation with classroom and library faculty and staff.
Conduct analysis and assessment of library collections to improve overall
collection development.  Monitor library collection funding for
accreditation, program and budget reviews and new curriculum proposals.
Coordinate the library liaison program which includes approximately 35
academic departments and programs.  Oversee the selection program for
monographs, serials, and electronic resources, facilitating the work of all
library faculty, and coordinate deacquisition processes.  Cultivate
consortial relationships to promote collaborative collection building, and
she/he will review and evaluate electronic license agreements and interact
with vendors and SSHE system staff on collection issues.  Coordinate
collection preservation initiatives according to established collection
assessment and conservation/preservation policies.  Participate in the
library instruction program, provide regular reference service at the main
reference desk, including weekend and evening schedules, and participate in
collection development and departmental liaison activities.  Share in
university governance though participation on Faculty Senate and/or
university-wide committees. Salary range:  $39,417-$45,630 or commensurate
with experience.

         QUALIFICATIONS:      Required:  ALA accredited master's degree;
evidence of successful experience in: collection development management,
developing a library materials budget, and providing reference service.
Familiarity with providing library instruction and/or teaching; excellent
analytical, interpersonal and communication skills; successful campus
interview and teaching demonstration.  To be granted tenure the incumbent
must be enrolled in and have made significant progress towards a second
graduate degree, which must be at minimum a masters degree program, though a
doctoral program is preferred.

              Preferred:  Clear understanding of collection assessment,
development and planning; Knowledge of best practices and current trends
in the provision of collection development; Knowledge and understanding of
pedagogical design; Evidence of a commitment to developing library
collections in support of the university's strong instructional mission;
second masters or doctoral degree.

                   TO APPLY:      Send letter of application addressing
qualifications relevant to this position, curriculum vitae, copies of all
transcripts and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional
references to:

Geraldine Benson
Collection Development Librarian Search Committee Chair/LS1204
Ganser Library
Millersville University
P.O. Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551-0302

               APPLICATION

               SUBMISSION:      Full consideration given to applications
received by January 3, 2005.

An EO/AA Institution
www.millersville.edu

Millersville University, highly regarded for its instructional quality and
strong commitment to diversity, is a student-centered institution and one of
14 institutions of the PA State System of Higher Education.  The campus is
located in historic Lancaster County within convenient traveling distance to
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the Atlantic Ocean beaches.
Millersville enrolls approximately 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students
and has over 900 full-time employees.  Served by approximately 350 full-time
faculty, the University offers associate, bachelor and master degrees in a
wide range of majors in the arts and sciences, education and other
professional fields.

Millersville University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or disability in admission or
access to, or treatment or employment in, in, its programs and activities.
This includes Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990. Coordinators: Services for Students with Physical Disabilities-Ms.
Sherlynn Bessick., Director of Learning Services, Lyle Hall 717-872-3178;
Title  VI and Title IX-Ms. Patricia Hopson-Shelton, Assistant to the
President for Social Equity and Diversity, Delaware House, 717-872-3787; ADA
Coordinator, Mr. Dale McCloud, Associate Vice President for Human Resources,
Dilworth Building, (717) 872-3017