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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004
From: Greg Szczyrbak (Millersville Univ.)
<Greg.Szczyrbak_at_MILLERSVILLE.EDU>
Subject: Position Announcement
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Collection Development Librarian
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
December 6, 2004
LIBRARY
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
POSITION: Instructor/Assistant Professor
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN
Full-time, Tenure-Track Faculty:
Nine-Month Contract (with possible summer employment)
Beginning August 2005
DESCRIPTION: Develop, maintain and implement collection
policies in consultation with classroom and library faculty and staff.
Conduct analysis and assessment of library collections to improve
overall
collection development. Monitor library collection funding for
accreditation, program and budget reviews and new curriculum proposals.
Coordinate the library liaison program which includes approximately 35
academic departments and programs. Oversee the selection program for
monographs, serials, and electronic resources, facilitating the work of
all
library faculty, and coordinate deacquisition processes. Cultivate
consortial relationships to promote collaborative collection building,
and
she/he will review and evaluate electronic license agreements and
interact
with vendors and SSHE system staff on collection issues. Coordinate
collection preservation initiatives according to established collection
assessment and conservation/preservation policies. Participate in the
library instruction program, provide regular reference service at the
main
reference desk, including weekend and evening schedules, and participate
in
collection development and departmental liaison activities. Share in
university governance though participation on Faculty Senate and/or
university-wide committees. Salary range: $39,417-$45,630 or
commensurate
with experience.
QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA accredited master's degree;
evidence of successful experience in: collection development management,
developing a library materials budget, and providing reference service.
Familiarity with providing library instruction and/or teaching;
excellent
analytical, interpersonal and communication skills; successful campus
interview and teaching demonstration. To be granted tenure the
incumbent
must be enrolled in and have made significant progress towards a second
graduate degree, which must be at minimum a masters degree program,
though a
doctoral program is preferred.
Preferred: Clear understanding of
collection assessment, development and planning; Knowledge of best
practices
and current trends in the provision of collection development; Knowledge
and
understanding of pedagogical design; Evidence of a commitment to
developing
library collections in support of the university's strong instructional
mission; second masters or doctoral degree.
TO APPLY: Send letter of application addressing
qualifications relevant to this position, curriculum vitae, copies of
all
transcripts and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three
professional
references to:
Geraldine Benson
Collection Development Librarian Search Committee Chair/LS1204
Ganser Library
Millersville University
P.O. Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Full consideration given to applications
received by January 3, 2005.
An EO/AA Institution
www.millersville.edu
Millersville University, highly regarded for its instructional quality
and
strong commitment to diversity, is a student-centered institution and
one of
14 institutions of the PA State System of Higher Education. The campus
is
located in historic Lancaster County within convenient traveling
distance to
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the Atlantic Ocean beaches.
Millersville enrolls approximately 7,500 undergraduate and graduate
students
and has over 900 full-time employees. Served by approximately 350
full-time
faculty, the University offers associate, bachelor and master degrees in
a
wide range of majors in the arts and sciences, education and other
professional fields.
Millersville University does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or disability in
admission or
access to, or treatment or employment in, in, its programs and
activities.
This includes Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
of
1990. Coordinators: Services for Students with Physical Disabilities-Ms.
Sherlynn Bessick., Director of Learning Services, Lyle Hall
717-872-3178;
Title VI and Title IX-Ms. Patricia Hopson-Shelton, Assistant to the
President for Social Equity and Diversity, Delaware House, 717-872-3787;
ADA
Coordinator, Mr. Dale McCloud, Associate Vice President for Human
Resources,
Dilworth Building, (717) 872-3017.
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