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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006
From: Stephen Clark (Lafayette College) <sdclar_at_WM.EDU>
Subject: Position Announcement
Acquisitions and Serials Librarian
Lafayette College seeks a forward-looking librarian to provide
leadership in the acquisition and management of the Library's
digital and print collections. Lafayette has a well-funded
collection development program, and seeks to ensure that its
policies and practices will evolve to reflect changes in the
structure of scholarly communication and in the use of technologies
for acquiring, describing, and linking information resources.
RESPONSIBILITIES: monographic and serials acquisitions, including
electronic resource licensing and records management; budget
analysis; relations with publishers, vendors, and consortia;
communications with faculty about changes in scholarly publishing;
participation in collection development; supervision of 3 FTE staff.
QUALIFICATIONS: Required: master's degree from ALA-accredited
library school or equivalent; experience with an integrated library
system, preferably Innovative Millennium; commitment to enhancing
services through teamwork and responsiveness to faculty and student
needs; excellent analytical, oral, and written communications
skills; understanding of how scholarly publications are produced,
sold or licensed, managed by libraries, and used by students and
scholars. Preferred: experience with budget allocations, reports,
and projections; familiarity with electronic resource management
systems; knowledge of serials cataloging.
SALARY: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is
a faculty position (w/o rank or tenure) with generous personnel
benefits, including tuition remission/grants for children of employees.
TO APPLY: Submit resume, names and email addresses of three
professional references, and letter explaining experience and
qualifications to:
Neil J. McElroy
Director of Libraries and Information Technology Services
Skillman Library
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042
Lafayette College is a highly selective, independent, residential
undergraduate institution of 2285 undergraduates and a
distinguished faculty of 195, located in the Lehigh Valley
metropolitan area 70 miles west of New York City. Lafayette is an
equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women
and minorities.
Vaswati Rani Sinha (Ms.) e-mail: sinhav_at_lafayette.edu
Acquisitions and Serials Librarian ph: (610)330-5636
Skillman Library fx: (610)252-0370
Lafayette College
710 Sullivan Road
Easton, PA 18042-1797
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