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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 11:05:03 -0400
From: Karen Reilly (College of the Holy Cross) <KREILLY_at_holycross.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement
ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Reporting to the Head of Acquisitions and Cataloging,
will be responsible for the management of non-periodical
collection development activities of the college library
system, including electronic resources. Monitor the subject
development of the collection, perform collection analysis
and work with library liaisons and faculty to maintain a
balanced collection, order and receive materials using the
DRA Acquisitions module and other vendor ordering software.
Develop policies and procedures, solve complex ordering
situations, maintain quality control, develop business
relationships with vendors and supervise Acquisition
Assistants. Will be involved in the selection and
implementation of new acquisitions software and be aware of
how it interfaces with the rest of the library modules.
Recommend workflow changes to create more efficiency,
train acquisitions staff on software and hardware upgrades
and monitor acquisitions budget.
QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree from ALA accredited library school required
with an additional Master's degree desirable. One-three
years professional collection development/acquisitions
experience in an academic library required. Familiarity
with OCLC, DRA, and vendor specific library systems, MARC
formats, LCSH, and AACR2(national standards). Supervisory
experience, strong interpersonal skills, good oral and
written skills, experience with the WWW, Excel, Access and
web authoring as well as the book trade or publishing
industry required. Working knowledge of at least one
modern foreign language.
Contact Person: Nancy Costello,
Assistant Director/Employment
Telephone: (508) 793-3756
Fax: (508) 793-3575
Email: ncostell_at_holycross.edu
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