Position Announcement (Pennsylvania)

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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004
From: Robert Alan (Penn State Univ.) <roa1_at_psulias.psu.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Head Acquisitions Services


The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seeks a dynamic and creative

librarian with a strong background in acquisitions management for the 
position of Head of Acquisitions Services.  

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Technical and
Access 
Services, the incumbent will be responsible for all aspects related to
the 
acquisition of monographic materials in all formats for University Park
and 
19 of Penn State's 23 campuses. The department is comprised of 18 FTE
staff 
positions organized into three self-directed work teams which are
responsible 
for the expenditure of an annual approval plans and monographic
collections 
budget of over $3.6 million.  The incumbent will provide strategic
leadership 
and coordinate departmental, divisional and Libraries-wide planning and 
activities, including personnel management, departmental operations and 
information resources budget management, setting and communicating 
priorities, and providing guidance in the use of the latest
technologies.  
The department head will play a key role in the guidance and continual 
management of the integrated library management system, SIRSI, as well
as the 
investigation of new means of exchanging acquisitions and bibliographic 
information between libraries and vendors. Penn State is actively
involved in 
national initiatives, and requires a department head with a demonstrated

understanding of current trends in the field.  As a member of the Dean's

Library Council, the Head of Acquisitions Services participates in
Libraries-
wide planning, policy-making activities, and library governance.  The 
successful candidate will be expected to be active in research,
scholarship 
and service as a faculty member at Penn State.

Qualifications: Required: ALA accredited MLS or equivalent degree; 
demonstrated experience with an online integrated library system; three
to 
five years experience with progressive responsibility in library
technical 
services; budgetary experience; ability to assess, develop and implement
new 
information technologies; and a commitment to diversity and to serving
the 
needs of a diverse population.  

Preferred: Excellent planning, analytical, interpersonal, and oral and 
written communication skills; the ability to lead and work
collaboratively in 
a team environment; knowledge of current issues and trends in library 
acquisitions and collection development; thorough knowledge of
acquisitions 
business practices; and experience with the vendor/publisher
environment.

Salary & Benefits: This is a tenure track faculty position. Evidence of 
potential for tenure and promotion will be considered.  Salary and rank
are 
commensurate with experience. Excellent fringe benefits include liberal 
vacation, excellent insurance, State or TIAA/CREF retirement options and

educational privilege.

Environment: Penn State, a land-grant institution, is a member of the
CIC 
(Big 10) academic consortium. Based on 2002 ARL statistics, Penn State 
University Libraries rank 12th in North America among private and public

research universities. "America's Best Colleges 2004," in U.S. News &
World 
Report, ranks Penn State 15th among top national doctoral universities.
The 
Libraries hold membership in ARL, OCLC, RLG, CRL and the Digital Library

Federation. Collections exceed four million volumes. The University
Libraries 
are located at University Park and 23 other campuses throughout
Pennsylvania, 
with about 6,000 faculty and nearly 42,000 students at University Park,
and a 
total of 82,000 students system wide. The University Park campus is set
in 
State College, a university town located in the heart of central
Pennsylvania. 
State College offers a vibrant community with outstanding recreational 
facilities, a low crime rate, and excellent public schools. The campus
is 
within a half day drive to Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York 
City and Pittsburgh. For more information, please visit our web site at 
http://www.libraries.psu.edu.

To apply: Send letter of application, resume, and contact information of
three 
references to Search Committee, The Pennsylvania State University, Box 
HAS-ACQ-L, 511 Paterno Library, University Park, PA 16802. Review of 
applications will begin on June 1, 2004, and continue until the position
is 
filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity
and 
the diversity of its workforce.

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