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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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Received on Mon Dec 04 2006 - 17:22:02 UTC