Cataloging Coordinator at SHSU in TX--job posting lib_tlo 31 Jan 2007 18:12 UTC
Please excuse the cross-posting. CATALOGING COORDINATOR Sam Houston State University Founded in 1879, Sam Houston State University is a major regional center of higher education with 500 faculty offering five doctoral and 48 master's programs, and a full complement of undergraduate degrees. Located 50 miles north of Houston via interstate highway, historic Huntsville offers a reasonable cost of living with no state income tax, and the ease of small city life with major cultural, sports, and entertainment venues nearby. National forests, golf courses, lakes, and the Huntsville State Park offer excellent recreational opportunities, while the proximity of Bush Intercontinental Airport provides convenient access to air travel. Dallas, Austin, and Galveston are each within three hours driving distance. The large, rolling campus of Sam Houston State University provides a diverse student body of 16,000 students from 46 countries with an excellent library and attractive facilities. The library contains more than 1.3 million volumes of materials in all formats, subscribes to over 7,000 print and electronic periodicals, provides access to a full range of online databases, and is a selective depository for federal and state documents. The library website, located at http://library.shsu.edu, provides access to the SIRSI Unicorn integrated library system and other library resources. Sixteen librarians, twenty-nine staff, and numerous student assistants provide services and instruction. The six librarians and eleven staff of the Technical Services Department are responsible for collection management, acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, electronic resources, and digital projects. The library's materials/electronic resources budget is over $1.8 million which includes $500,000 annually for the purchase of new books. Professional cataloging responsibilities will be distributed between the Cataloging Coordinator and the newly-created position of Serials Cataloger. The cataloging unit uses a vendor for authority control. Duties: Coordinate cataloging unit activities; train and supervise 3.5 staff. Identify/resolve bibliographic and holdings problems for monographs and non-serial formats; provide original cataloging as needed. Twelve-month, tenure-track position with faculty rank and status; reports to the Assistant Director for Technical/Collection Services. Required: ALA-accredited master's degree; professional experience cataloging monographs using OCLC, LCCN, LCSH, and AACR2; supervisory/management experience. Desirable: Academic library background, experience with various bibliographic formats (music), authority control, and metadata; ability to maintain an integrated bibliographic database; additional advanced degree. Salary: minimum $47,500 with benefits package. Review of applications will begin Feb. 15, 2007, until position is filled. Send a letter addressing qualifications, contact information for three references, and vita to Ann Holder, Director, Newton Gresham Library, SHSU, Box 2281, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2281. Sam Houston State University is an EEO/AAP employer.