Position Announcement -Search reopened, collection dev., Arkansas Debbie Bailey 22 Jun 1998 15:12 UTC
Please excuse the cross-postings. We will be interviewing at ALA. Please e-mail Dr. Moore if you are interested in the position. mmoore@choctaw.astate.edu Search Reopened We seek a Collection Development Team Leader to join our Library and administer our collection of approximately 2,500 serial titles, 1,500,000 volumes, and an acquisitions budget approaching $1 million. Environment: Arkansas State University is located in State University, Arkansas (Jonesboro), halfway between the Mississippi River Delta and the Ozark Mountains, approximately one hour northwest of Memphis, Tennessee. Undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees are offered, with a student enrollment of approximately 10,000. The Library is the focal center of the campus, and the expansion was dedicated in 1995 by President Bill Clinton. The Library also contains the Delta Studies Center, the Center for Learning Technology (faculty) and a student computer center administered by Computer Services. Responsibilities: 1. Supervises five para-professionals in the following areas: Bindery processing, Serials and standing orders; Processing; Mailroom; Periodicals reference services; Inventory; Conservation. 2. Meets with vendors. 3. Monitors departmental materials budgets. 4. Creates reports for faculty, accrediting teams and others; manages automated acquisitions subsystem (VTLS). 5. Facilitates library's collection development committee. 6. Recommends collection management policies and oversees implementation. 7. Maintains effective relationships with faculty to assist their selection of materials for library. 8. Communicates with donors and processes gifts. 9. Serves the library by participating on strategic initiative teams and serves the university community through teaching and/or committee service. Qualifications: Required: Masters in library science from ALA accredited program. Two years professional experience in collection development. Excellent communication skills. Ability to work with a diverse group of faculty, students and staff. Strong commitment to client services. Understanding of collection development trends and trends in scholarly communication and publishing. Experience with electronic information resources. Desired: Experience with and interest in occasionally providing reference service and/or bibliographic instruction. Skill in negotiating electronic information licensing agreements. Project planning, budget analysis and forecasting. Experience in a team-based library environment Salary: $35,000 negotiable. Applications: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until position if filled. Send letter of application, current resume, names, addresses and phone numbers of three references, and transcript copies to: Mary Moore, Ph.D., Dean of Library and Information Resources, Dean B. Ellis Library, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 2040, State University, AR 72467. E-mail: mmoore@choctaw.astate.edu Dean B. Ellis Library Mission: We are a teaching library. Our vital information resources and skills advance the university community's pursuit, development and sharing of knowledge. http://www.astate.edu (click on the library image) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Deborah L. Bailey Head of Media Services Dean B. Ellis Library Arkansas State University P.O. Box 2040 State University, AR 72467 e-mail: dbailey@choctaw.astate.edu Phone: 870-972-3432 Fax: 870-972-3199