Position Announcement (Vermont)

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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004
From: Peter Spitzform (Univ. of Vermont) <peter.spitzform_at_uvm.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement


Collection Management Librarian

The University of Vermont invites applications for the position of
Collection 
Management Librarian at the Charles A. Dana Medical Library. This
position 
provides leadership, management, and planning for all aspects of
collection 
management, which includes collection development, acquisitions,
cataloging, 
and serials management. Primary tasks include providing clear direction
in 
the organization and management of diverse print, media, electronic, and

digital collections; preparing and monitoring the acquisitions budget;
and 
engaging in collection budget planning. The successful candidate will
oversee 
3.5 FTE Library staff members and will be responsible for developing and

organizing their workflow patterns. Strong communication skills are of 
paramount importance. 

The Dana Medical Library is a health sciences library serving the
information 
needs of professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health
and 
biomedical fields at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health
Care. 
The Library is currently involved in a major building project and will
open 
its new facility in 2005. Required Qualifications: Master's degree in
library
science from an ALA-accredited library school program or international 
equivalent. Minimum 5 years' professional library experience with at
least 3 
years in a collections/technical services role in an academic medical or
large 
hospital library. Successful leadership and supervisory experience in at
least 
one principal collection management area such as acquisitions,
cataloging, or 
serials management. Experience with technical services applications of a
major 
integrated library system (ILS). Knowledge of trends in information
access at 
an academic medical center and their implications for medical library
collection 
management. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; successful
project 
management skills; strong user service orientation; demonstrated
flexibility and 
creativity in working with students, faculty, and staff.  Preferred 
Qualifications: Experience in the use of the NLM classification scheme
and MeSH 
indexing. Knowledge or experience relating to digital library
development, such 
as use and application of alternative metadata schema and thesauri.
Creativity 
in the application of emerging technologies to improve collection
management 
operations. Visit our website at
http://library.uvm.edu/dana/position.html for
 a complete job description and application procedures. Salary: Salary
and rank 
dependent upon qualifications and experience with $42,025 minimum for
Assistant 
Professor rank; $50,430 minimum for Associate Professor. Library faculty
are 
part of the United Academics bargaining unit. Review of applications
will 
commence immediately and continue until position is filled. The
University of 
Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly and actively
committed 
to diversity within its academic community. Women and minorities are
strongly 
encouraged to apply.


Peter Spitzform
Collection Development Librarian
Bailey/Howe Library
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-2632 (phone)
(802) 656-4038 (fax)
peter.spitzform_at_uvm.edu 

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