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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002
From: Patrick Bickers (Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City) <bickersp_at_umkc.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement
LIBRARIAN - SERIALS ACQUISITIONS: Dynamic urban academic library seeks a
creative, energetic, flexible individual with strong public services
commitment. Reports to Assistant Director for Technical Services;
supervises 3 staff, several student assistants; manages and positions for
the future the serials acquisitions operations for multi-site library
system. (Includes electronic licensing; vendor assignment, evaluation,
negotiation; acquisitions audit trail maintenance.) Participates on team
developing technical services plans, policies, procedures that support the
Libraries' service mission, maximize effective operations. Professional
development encouraged, required for promotion in ranked, non-tenure track
position. III integrated system linking all University of Missouri, St.
Louis University campuses. UMKC, in large area of green space and trees,
is located in the heart of one of America's most affordable and attractive
cities.
Minimum requirements: ALA accredited MLS; successful library acquisitions
experience; exceptional interpersonal, communication, planning,
organizational skills; ability to work positively, productively with
diverse constituencies in environment of rapid change; understanding of
scholarly research environment; evidence of professional initiative, mature
judgment; potential to meet promotion requirements in non-tenure track
appointment.
Preferred: Successful serials, supervisory, management, electronic
licensing, collection development experience; experience with automated
acquisitions system; knowledge of MARC formats, scholarly publishing
industry; working knowledge of major European language.
Salary: $42,000 minimum. Benefits include health/dental plans, 75% tuition
discount. No employee contribution required for fully funded defined
benefit
retirement program, life and disability insurance. UMKC is an EOI.
Send letter of application, resume, names of three references to: Helen H.
Spalding, Associate Director of Libraries, University of Missouri-Kansas
City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, 816-235-1531,
spaldingh_at_umkc.edu. Application review continues until position filled.
Helen H. Spalding
(Association of College & Research Libraries President)
Associate Director of Libraries
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, Mo 64110-2499
816-235-1558
Fax 816-333-5584
spaldingh_at_umkc.edu
<www.umkc.edu/lib>
Patrick M. Bickers
Monographic Acquisitions Librarian
Miller Nichols Library
University of Missouri-Kansas City
800 East 51st St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: 816/ 235-2225
Fax: 816/333-5584
Email: bickersp_at_umkc.edu
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