Position Announcement: Co-ordinator of library Technical Processing, U. Wisconsin-Whitewater Joyce Huang 04 Sep 1998 23:34 UTC
Co-ordinator of Library Technical Processing, Academic Staff, The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Fixed Term full-time, 12 month appointment Starting Date: January 2, 1999. Responsibilities: Plan, coordinate and manage the overall operation of the Technical Processing Unit including the supervision of the unit personnel (8 FTE staff plus student assistants), ordering, receiving, cataloging, processing, binding and preservation of all library materials, periodicals help desk; serve as a member of the Library Team Leaders and play a leadership role in policy development and in making operational recommendations to the Director of Library Services; assist the director in developing and implementing short-term and long-term operational goals and objectives; assist the Director in monitoring the collection budget, maintaining and analyzing financial and collection data; responsible for collection management of periodicals; share some reference duties. Required Qualifications: MLS from an ALA accredited institution; second advanced degree in an academic discipline; three years of successful, progressively responsible professional experience in an academic library including at least one year of administrative or supervisory experience; thorough knowledge of the principles of serial management and of current and national issues in the acquisitions and processing of serials; knowledge of technical services activities and trends; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; experience with integrated library systems and bibliographic utilities; hands-on experience in the utilization of current technology for technical processing. Compensation for both positions will be based on candidates qualifications and experience. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a premier comprehensive university and is one of 13 universities in the University of Wisconsin System. It has an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students in 42 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs in the four Colleges of Arts and Communication, Business and Economics, Education and Letters and Sciences with 1030 faculty, academic and classified staff members. Located in the scenic Kettle Moraine area of southeastern Wisconsin, UW-Whitewater is a regional cultural and resource center within convenient driving distance to Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. The Harold G. Andersen Library is a modern facility with over 430,000 volumes, 2000 periodical subscriptions, 1,000,000 microforms, 7,700 audiovisual items and 303,000 government documents, an extensive CD-ROM LAN, and has full Internet access. The library integrated system is KeyNotis. The library personnel consists of 23 professional and support staff members. Applications: Send letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least 3 references to: Search and Screen Committee, c/o Dr. Hsi-Ping Shao, Technology and Information Resources, UW-Whitewater, P. O. Box 900, Whitewater, WI. 53190. Deadline for application: Sept. 15, 1998 Joyce Huang Director, Library Services UW-Whitewater Whitewater, Wi. 53190-0900 Tel: 414-472-5516 FAX: 414-472-5727