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Date: 7/16/03 12:31 pm
From: Kldarr_at_ucdavis.edu (UC-Davis)
Subject: Position Announcement, UC-Davis
University of California, Davis
General Library
Announcement of Vacancy
Position: Acquisitions Librarian
Salary: Assistant Librarian I to Associate Librarian IV ($37,920 -
$52,620)
Open: Immediately
The UC Davis General Library is seeking a creative, energetic, and
flexible librarian to oversee
Monographs Acquisitions and to provide leadership by working with
bibliographers, Technical
Services staff, and vendors to develop and maintain cost effective and
efficient methods for
acquiring monographic materials in support of the University's programs
of instruction and research.
Responsibilities: Under the general direction of the Head of the
Monographs Department, the
Acquisitions Librarian is responsible for planning and administration of
monograph acquisitions;
supervises and participates in pre-order verification, ordering,
claiming, receiving, and paying of
invoices; oversees approval plans; develops business relationships with
vendors and publishers;
monitors and evaluates vendor performance; manages gifts and exchange
program; works with
subject bibliographers to select materials, assess collections, and
formulate acquisitions policies
and procedures. Supervises the work of library assistants in the
Acquisitions area (currently 13
classified staff and students) and promotes staff development. Develops
and documents policies,
workflows and procedures with Acquisitions staff. The Acquisitions
Librarian takes a lead role in
the evaluation and efficient, innovative use of new technologies in a
changing environment;
undertakes studies and comparative analyses of techniques and methods
for acquisition of library
materials. Participates in planning and decision-making for the
department and serves on library
committees.
Scope: The library uses the ExLibris Aleph integrated library system,
including SFX and Metalib
software. It conducts business with a variety of domestic and foreign
vendors. OCLC is the library's
utility for cataloging and interlibrary loan. In addition to the
Monographs and Serials Departments
within Technical Services, the Government Information Department and the
Health Sciences
Library have separate technical service operations.
Required Qualifications: Master's degree in librarianship from an
ALA-accredited institution or
its equivalent. Recent acquisitions experience in an research library
or coursework; knowledge of
research libraries and their clientele's information seeking behaviors;
familiarity with vendors of
library materials; knowledge of and experience in use of automated
systems in libraries; experience
training/teaching and preparing documentation; ability to apply
professional knowledge to the
practical problems of the job; ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships in
a culturally diverse environment; effective oral and written
communication skills; ability to work
effectively with library staff at all levels; ability to work
independently and collaboratively in a
changing environment; experience in supervision and/or project or team
leadership; ability to
prioritize problems and solve them creatively and constructively.
Desired Qualifications: Experience with various aspects of acquisitions
as well as familiarity
with issues, trends and operational needs of library acquisitions
processes; knowledge of in-print
and out-of-print jobbers/vendors and the publishing trade as a whole;
familiarity with MARC
formats and trends in technical services and automation; management
experience.
The Environment: The UC Davis General Library (www.lib.ucdavis.edu
<http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/>) ranks among the top
40 research libraries in North America, with current holdings of over
2.9 million volumes, including
over 41,000 currently received serials. The General Library is an
active partner with the California
Digital Library (http://www.cdlib.org/), and is currently embarking on
several digital library collections
initiatives.
The University of California, Davis campus (www.ucdavis.edu) is a
multicultural environment that
supports equality and respect for differences based on gender, cultural
ethnicity, level of disability
and sexual preference and has a strong commitment to create a diverse
community of faculty,
staff and students. It has an enrollment of over 29,000 students,
offering a range of academic
programs including Colleges of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences,
Engineering, and Letters
& Science; Schools of Management, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and
several research
institutes such as the Bodega Marine Laboratory.
Davis is a pleasant, environment-oriented community of 62,000 in a
college-town setting. Davis
is ideally located for many recreational, cultural, and professional
activities. It is within easy driving
distance of Sacramento, California's capital city, and the Sierra Nevada
Mountains/Lake Tahoe area,
Berkeley, San Francisco, the Napa Valley wine country, and the Pacific
Coastal areas. The
University and surrounding communities sponsor a wide range of cultural
events.
Benefits: Librarians are academic appointees. They earn 24 days of
vacation and 12 days of sick
leave per annum. The University has an excellent retirement system that
is coordinated with Social
Security. Several health, dental, and vision plans are currently
provided by the University. Group
term life insurance and reduced enrollment fees are available.
To Apply: Applicants should send letter, resume, and the names,
addresses, telephone numbers
and e-mail addresses of three references (including current supervisor) to:
Debbie Ojakangas
Library Administration
University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
Phone: (530) 752-3444
Fax: (530) 752-6899
E-mail: daojakangas_at_ucdavis.edu <mailto:daojakangas_at_ucdavis.edu>
Screening of applications will begin August 25, 2003 and the position is
open until filled. This
position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
The University of California does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran's status,
medical condition, ancestry,
or marital status. The University of California is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity
employer. Call (530) 752-2071 for more information. Speech or hearing
impaired persons
may dial (530) 752-7320 (TDD).
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