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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002
From: Anna Radkowski-Lee (Univ. at Albany) <azrl_at_uamail.albany.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement
HEAD, ACQUISITIONS SERVICES DEPARTMENT - UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY LIBRARIES
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RESPONSIBILITIES: The University at Albany seeks a librarian to manage the
operations of a highly automated Acquisitions Services Department of 5
paraprofessionals and 13 classified staff. The Head oversees all aspects
of acquisitions (budget management, monographic and serial information in
all formats, management of contracts and licenses, approval plans, etc);
collaborates with the Assistant Director for Collections to manage an
annual acquisitions budget of approximately $5 million; facilitates and
encourages training and staff development; provides leadership in setting
goals, establishing priorities and workflow, encouraging and recognizing
excellence, administering the ongoing review of departmental policies,
procedures, and organization; and, cultivates effective communication and
teamwork within the department and with other departments within the
Libraries. Research, publication and service to the Libraries, university
and profession are expected to satisfy criteria for continuing appointment
and promotion. The Head, Acquisitions Services Department, reports to the
Assistant Director for Technical Services and Systems.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Graduate degree in librarianship from an ALA-accredited
institution. The successful candidate will have experience with various
aspects of acquisitions processes; demonstrated knowledge of standards
and issues relating to acquisitions, and trends in technical services and
automation; experience using an automated acquisitions system in a medium
size or large academic library or related environment; managerial, planning,
and supervisory experience; and, leadership and interpersonal skills.
Desired: Reading knowledge of one or more western European or east Asian
languages.
SALARY:
Commensurate with education and experience.
TERMS & BENEFITS:
Twelve-month appointment. Health insurance, dental, prescription and
vision coverage. TIAA/CREF or New York State Teachers Retirement available
(employee contributes 3%).
APPLY TO:
Anna Radkowski-Lee
Library Personnel Officer
University Libraries - UL-112
University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
DEADLINE:
Review of applications will begin October 11. Please include the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of three references.
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Albany's University Libraries are among the top 100 research libraries
in the United States. They are a highly valued partner in teaching and
research at the University, serve a campus community of 16,000 full-time
and part-time students and 2,300 faculty and staff and a broader regional,
national and international community. The Libraries employ a dynamic
and knowledgeable staff of 146 FTE and 300 part-time student assistants
to provide excellent services to a campus community that makes heavy
demands on these services. Collections total 2 million cataloged volumes
and the Libraries offer a full spectrum of resources, from rare books and
manuscripts to an array of electronic resources. Librarians work closely
with teaching faculty to offer an extensive program of user education and
information literacy instruction. The University Library on the main
campus is a large 175,000 square feet, 4 story building providing seats
for 1,660. It is open 109 hours a week. It contains several fully-
networked library classrooms and laboratories, a 60 seat computer user
room, a large networked reference area, and an interactive media center.
The Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library for Public Affairs and Policy on
the Rockefeller College campus serves the graduate schools of Criminal
Justice, Public Administration, Social Welfare and Information Science
and Policy. The New Library, opened in September 1999, on the main
campus adds 143,000 net square feet of space to the University Libraries
and houses a technologically advanced, 500,000 volume science library,
the M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, and
the Library's Preservation Department.
The University Libraries are fully automated. ADVANCEWeb, the Libraries'
ADVANCE system contains information on all cataloged holdings and is
Internet accessible. The Libraries provide an extensive array of
electronic and networked resources and Web-accessible services. They are
members of the Association of Research Libraries, The Research Libraries
Group and The Center for Research Libraries. Additional information about
the University at Albany Libraries is available on their award-winning
homepage accessible at: (http://www.albany.edu/library/).
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,
IS AN EQUALOPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER
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