(Fwd) Position open at NYU Marcia Tuttle 08 Jul 1998 20:07 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:37:14 -0500 From: EVERETT ALLGOOD <allgoode@ELMER4.BOBST.NYU.EDU> Reply-To: "SEREDIT: SERIALST Editors" <SEREDIT@LIST.UVM.EDU> To: SEREDIT@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: (Fwd) Position open at NYU I am forwarding this to the list by an interested third party. Please excuse any duplication -- Everett Allgood Serials Cataloger New York University Libraries everett.allgood@nyu.edu 212 998 2488 ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "ARNO KASTNER" <ELMER4/KASTNERA> Organization: NYU Libraries To: grant, allgoode Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 13:41:39 EST Subject: Position open at NYU NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Position Vacancy Title: Head, Acquisitions Unit Description: Responsible for the management and efficient operation of the Acquisitions Unit which uses Geac ADVANCE for ordering, receiving, serials check-in, claiming and payment for materials in all formats. Directs the work of three supervisors and staff of 18, analyzes workflow, establishes priorities and coordinates training of all other library units using the ADVANCE acquisitions and serials modules. The Acquisitions Unit currently handles 60,000 monographic volumes per year received on domestic and foreign approval plans as standing and single orders plus 11,000 serial subscriptions, expending a total materials budget of $5 million. The Acquisitions staff is also responsible for serials bindery preparation. The Head of the Acquisitions Unit works closely with the three Cataloging Units, the Director of Collection Services and the Director of Technical Services to whom this position reports. The Unit has recently begun a project to transfer domestic and foreign serial subscriptions to new vendors and is now placing orders electronically with its primary vendor for North American monographic imprints. New York University Libraries: Library facilities at New York University serve the school's 50,000 students and faculty and contain more than 4 million volumes. The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library houses 3 million of these volumes and serves as the university's principal research resource. New York University is a member of the Research Libraries Group and utilizes RLG's Research Libraries Information Network and automated acquisitions system. NYU also serves as the administrative headquarters of the Research Library Association of South Manhattan, a consortium which includes four academic institutions in Greenwich Village. An online integrated catalog is available to users at all four consortium institutions. Qualifications: Accredited Master's degree in library science. Subject master's degree required for tenure. Minimum of two years of professional experience working in an acquisitions department; ability to plan, organize, and guide the work of a professional, administrative and clerical staff in a complex, computer-based environment; demonstrated involvement in continuing education or professional activities dealing with the state of the art in automation and acquisitions; knowledge of the book and serial publishing trade; experience with automated systems and electronic formats; and familiarity with cataloging and the MARC format; reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages and excellent written and oral communication skills. Salary/Benefits: Faculty status, attractive benefits package including five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and background. Minimum: $42,000. Apply: To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of application, including the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references, by August 31, 1998 to: Ms. Janet Koztowski, Director, Human Resources, New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Sq. S., New York, NY 10012. NYU ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN AND MEMBERS OF MINORITY GROUPS