Position Announcement (Pennsylvania)

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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006
From: William Walters (Millersville U.)
<William.Walters_at_millersville.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement


MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
COORDINATOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT

Full-time, tenure-track library faculty position available August 2007.
Nine-month contract and highly competitive salary (with possible summer
employment). Instructor/Assistant Professor rank depending on 
qualifications. Coordinate the Library's technical services operations 
and staffing including acquisitions, serials management, cataloging, 
and metadata services.  Collaborate in the management of the technical 
services aspects of Government Documents and Special Collections.  
Establish policies, procedures, and priorities for operations within 
the technical services unit in consultation with unit faculty and staff.
Oversee the operation of technical services systems, services, and data
management activities crucial to the support of the library's 
programmatic goals.  Serve as the technical services unit's expert with 
regard to integrated library system and ancillary system operations.  
Set goals and develop procedures designed to facilitate the prompt and 
cost-effective procurement of online and print resources for all 
Library collections.  Monitor day-to-day expenditure of the acquisition
budget and develop mechanisms for reporting budget information to 
relevant individuals within and beyond the library.  Monitor the 
performance of external content providers.  Coordinate support for the 
acquisition, processing and maintenance of subscriptions to online and
print materials.  Monitor trends in library services, technologies, 
and operations and analyze resource management workflows and 
technologies in light of these trends, implementing those designed to 
streamline processes and improve service outcomes for the University 
community.  Supervise personnel and processes involved in resource 
acquisition and in serials and online resource management.  Work 
collaboratively with the Catalog Librarian to supervise personnel and 
processes involved in cataloging activities and metadata services.  
Provide reference service at the main reference desk during assigned 
evenings and weekends and participate in collection development and 
departmental liaison activities.  Serve as an academic advisor to 
University students.  Share in University/Library Department 
governance through participation and/or service on University-wide or
Library Department committees. 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.  Millersville 
University is one of 14 institutions of the Pennsylvania State System 
of Higher Education.  The Library employs 12 faculty and 11 support 
staff.  Library faculty are full members of the University Faculty 
with all of the rights and responsibilities of other faculty 
including eligibility for promotion and sabbatical leaves.

Required: American Library Association accredited master's degree.  
Minimum of four years professional experience managing a library unit 
responsible for acquisitions, serials and/or electronic resources 
management.  Substantial experience with electronic information 
resources, technologies, and services.  Strong commitment to, and 
knowledge of, current trends and issues in technical services 
management.  Minimum of four years experience supervising library 
staff.  Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
Minimum of four years professional experience in an academic library.
Demonstrated experience in identifying and implementing new software
programs, practices, and procedures.  Evidence of commitment to 
scholarly growth.  Successful campus interview and teaching 
demonstration.    

Preferred:  Second master's degree or doctorate in a relevant field.
Professional experience as a team member in a unit responsible for 
managing technical services functions beyond acquisitions and serials.
Detailed knowledge of the Voyager integrated library system or a 
database/budgeting system of equivalent scope, complexity, and 
functionality.  Experience in fund allocation and management. 
Experience in providing reference service.  Knowledge of, and 
experience in, cataloging library materials. 

Full consideration will be given to applications received by Jan. 
15, 2007.  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 
current professional references to:

Teresa Weisser, Search Committee Chair
Coordinator of Technical Services/LS1106
Ganser Library
Millersville University
P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302
 
An EO/AA Institution
www.millersville.edu

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