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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2006
From: Michael E. Wright (Univ. of Iowa) <michael-wright_at_uiowa.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
Iowa City, Iowa
Position Vacancy
ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN
Position Description: The University of Iowa Libraries seeks an
innovative and collegial professional to join its staff as an
Acquisitions Librarian with a focus on print and electronic serials
acquisitions and assisting with other higher-level acquisitions
management tasks. Reporting to the Head, Acquisitions and Rapid
Cataloging (ARC) and assisted by senior support staff, this
individual will coordinate and act as primary resource person for
serial and electronic resource acquisitions; work with Collection
Management staff; maintain relationships with vendors; resolve complex
order and access problems; gather and analyze data, design and
interpret reports; participate in selecting and communicating with
vendors and publishers; assist in management of selected monographic
approval plans; and coordinate special projects related to acquisitions
with other departments such as Collection Management and Library
Information Technology. The incumbent is expected to take a lead role
in initiatives to develop priorities and analyze workflows to improve
services.
ARC orders all materials for the University Libraries system, maintains
e-resources, receives and claims serial and monographic materials in all
formats, and copy-catalogs monographic materials for the Libraries. With
a staff of 28, ARC is one of two units within Central Technical
Services,
the other being Complex Cataloging.
Qualifications:
Required: ALA-accredited MLS; familiarity with trends in serials
management and electronic resource publishing; a demonstrated
understanding of acquisitions operations, especially serials
acquisitions; experience with acquisitions and serials control in an
integrated library system; excellent organizational skills; excellent
interpersonal and oral/written communication skills; the ability to work
collaboratively; a strong service orientation; demonstrated commitment
to diversity in the workplace or community; demonstrated commitment to
professional involvement.
Preferred: Two years professional library experience; experience in
acquisitions operations in a research library; functional understanding
of Microsoft Access; experience with an electronic resources management
system; experience with EDI; an understanding of issues in scholarly
communications; knowledge of emerging information technologies;
experience with Ex Libris' Aleph system.
Additional Expectations of the Position:
Civil and Respectful Interactions: Demonstrates respect for all members
of the University community in the course of performing one's duties and
in response to administrators, supervisors, coworkers, and customers.
Diversity and Inclusion: Welcomes the richness of talent from a diverse
workforce and recognizes that diversity brings stimulation, challenge,
and energy that contribute to a productive and effective workplace.
Leadership Accountability: Represents the interests of the University
and of unit leadership in the use of resources to meet service and
productivity demands within unit goals and budgets; strives to promote
continual process and quality improvement.
Learning and Professional Development: Seeks opportunities to enhance
one's own professional knowledge, skills, and abilities as they relate
to one's current position and/or to prepare for potential future roles
and overall career development.
Salary and appointment: Appointment will be made at the Librarian I or
II level with a salary range of $40,000 to $46,000. The University of
Iowa offers an attractive package of benefits including 24 days of paid
vacation per year, TIAA/CREF retirement, and a flexible selection of
medical, life, and dental insurance, childcare credit, and additional
options.
The University of Iowa Libraries: The University of Iowa library system
consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
and 10 branch libraries (Art, Music, Business, and the sciences). With
more than 4 million volumes, the Libraries ranks 31 out of 114 among the
Association of Research Libraries for size of collections. InfoHawk, the
Libraries' integrated online system, uses ExLibris' Aleph 500 software.
The Libraries has been innovative in the development of services related
to digital technologies with the creation of such units as the
Information Arcade and Information Commons. The University Libraries is
an active member of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), the
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the Center for Research
Libraries (CRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the ARL SPARC Project.
The Libraries provides a program of support for professional development
activities and its staff members are actively engaged in national
cooperative efforts.
The University and Iowa City: A major research and teaching institution,
the University of Iowa offers internationally recognized programs in a
diverse array of academic, medical, and artistic disciplines, from
otolaryngology to fiction writing, printmaking to space science,
hydraulic
engineering to dance. The University consists of a faculty of 2,000 and
a
permanent staff of 15,000 serving 29,000 students, close to 10,000 of
whom are registered in graduate and professional degree programs.
Approximately 8% of the University's workforce is minority faculty and
staff, 9% of the student body are members of minority groups, and 7% are
international students.
Iowa City is a community of some 63,000 people with excellent
educational,
recreational, and cultural advantages and is consistently cited in the
national media as a city with an excellent quality of life. The
community
is growing in its diversity; within the Iowa City Community School
District, 13.4% of the students are African American, 7.2% are Asian
American, 6.6% are Latino, and .5% are Native American. The Latino
population is increasing at a rate of .5% per year. The city is readily
accessible via interstate highways and a major airport only 30 minutes
away.
Application Procedure: To apply for this position, please visit the
University of Iowa Jobs@UIOWA website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu
To help facilitate your application process, note the requisition number
-- 53503. Applications must be received by February 2, 2007.
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
For more information about the University of Iowa Libraries and
community,
please see
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu and
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/about/employment/recruiting.html
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