Position Announcement (Tennessee)

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Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 15:49:53 -0600
From: William Black <wblack_at_ulibnet.mtsu.edu>
Subject: Job Vacancy - Coordinator

MiddleTennessee State University has the following key leadership 
position in its new library:  Coordinator of Collection Management. 
This fast-growing comprehensive institution with over 19,000 students 
is located 30 miles southeast of Nashville. The University offers, 
through five colleges and thirty-six academic departments, 
baccalaureate instruction in the liberal and fine arts, the sciences, 
education, business, communication, and a variety of other fields. 
Graduate offerings are varied and vital to the University's mission. 
Programs in the College of Graduate Studies are offered at the master's, 
specialist, and doctoral levels. Please visit our web site for more 
information about MTSU and its new library. 


Reporting to the Dean of the Library, the Coordinator, Collection 
Management position is responsible for providing creative leadership in 
a team-based environment. The Coordinator will serve as a member of the 
Administrative Council, the group which engages in planning, policy 
development, and resource prioritization for the entire library program. 
The Coordinator will have administrative responsibility for the selection, 
acquisition, cataloging, and processing of library materials supported by 
a monographs budget of $450,000 and a serials budget of $1,200,000. 
Current work units include acquisitions, serials, binding, cataloging, 
bibliographic database maintenance, and special collections. 

The Environment

MTSU is a broad-based, comprehensive university, offering an extensive 
range of undergraduate programs and selected graduate programs. The 
University takes pride in providing quality educational programs to a 
diverse student body, incorporating the most recent technologies to meet 
the changing needs of a dynamic environment. At the same time, it 
maintains a sense of community and a commitment to student-centered 
learning. As one of the fastest growing major universities in the south, 
MTSU is an institution that values excellent teaching and encourages 
initiatives in research and public service.  The new university library 
lies at the heart of the MTSU educational experience.  Murfreesboro offers 
a rich historical, cultural and recreational life and easy access to a 
variety of attractions within the state and region.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will possess:  the ALA-accredited MLS degree; 
significant experience in academic library management such as 
overseeing a technical services operation, such as acquisitions, serials, 
or cataloging; knowledge of operations to be administered; and 
demonstrated ability to provide creative leadership in a team setting, 
promote cooperation among work groups, set priorities and allocate 
resources, and initiate and manage change in a rapidly evolving 
technological environment. Excellent communication skills, demonstrated 
flexibility and initiative, broad library-wide perspective, and commitment 
to the profession. Ability to meet promotion and tenure criteria.

Application

Recruitment will be ongoing until a satisfactory applicant pool is 
developed. Please forward a letter of application, resume, and names of 
three references to William K. Black, Chair of the Coordinator Search 
Committee, Middle Tennessee State University, PO Box 13, Murfreesboro, 
Tennessee 37132.  

Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications.  Generous benefits 
include full-paid State or TIAA/CREF retirement, 24 days annual leave, 12 
days sick leave, and 12 paid holidays.   

For web-based information about the Library, Rutherford County, and 
Nashville, please see: 
http://www.mtsu.edu/~library		http://www.rutherfordchamber.org	
http://www.nashville.citysearch.com 

Middle Tennessee State University, a Tennessee Board of Regents 
institution, is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

    For web-based information about the Library, Rutherford County, 
    and Nashville, please see:

    *  http://www.mtsu.edu/~library
    *  http://www.rutherfordchamber.org
    *  http://www.nashville.org



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