Job Posting (Head of Acquisitions, Tulane University)

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Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:34:54 -0500
From: Susanna S. Powers (Tulane Univ.) <powers_at_tulane.edu>
Subject: Job Posting (Head of Acquisitions, Tulane University)

Please excuse cross postings.

HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS, Tulane University. Howard-Tilton Memorial Library 
seeks
a creative and team-oriented professional to join the Technical Services 
Division. The Division
consists of four departments: Acquisitions, Cataloging, Database 
Management, and Stacks
Management.


RESPONSIBILITIES: The complete list of position duties is available at
http://library.tulane.edu/staff/employment.php

This position oversees acquisitions functions for an ARL-level library 
with an annual materials
budget of approximately $6 million. This positions reports directly to 
the Director of Technical
Services and oversees seven paraprofessional staff members. 
Responsibilities includes
management of serials and monographs acquisitions, ordering and 
invoicing for digital resources,
processing and tracking fund expenditures, vendor relations, and staff 
supervision.
Acquisitions is a key function in the library and this department head 
works collaboratively
with many other librarians outside the Technical Services Division 
including some 20 bibliographers
for the general collections and those purchasing materials for special 
collections.
The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is a rapidly changing environment and 
its Head of
Acquisitions is expected to develop expertise with emerging technologies 
and lead and/or
participate in innovative library projects.


REQUIREMENTS: ALA-accredited MLS; minimum 3 years library acquisitions 
experience
with increasingly responsible work assignments and supervisory 
responsibilities; ability to
multitask and manage detail; strong oral and written communication 
skills; strong critical
thinking skills; accounting experience; experience with vendor 
relations; knowledge of ILS
systems and EDI; potential for leadership in a collaborative setting; 
productive attitude and
enthusiasm for an innovative and changing environment.


PREFERRED: Acquisitions experience in a mid-to-large academic or 
research library.


ENVIRONMENT: Tulane University is an AAU institution located in 
picturesque uptown
New Orleans. Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is the university’s main 
library, an ARL
research collection supporting programs in the humanities, social 
sciences, and the sciences.


COMPENSATION: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. 
Librarians
have academic status, without tenure or faculty rank, but in other 
respects receive the benefits
of faculty members.


Review of applications will begin immediately, and continue until the 
position is filled.
Qualified candidates submit a letter of application, resume, and names 
of 3 professional
references. Applications may also be submitted electronically to 
abacino_at_tulane.edu
or mail to: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Attn.: Andrea Bacino, Tulane 
University,
7001 Freret St., New Orleans, LA 70118-5682.

Tulane University is an ADA/AA/EO employer. Women, minorities and 
veterans are
encouraged to apply.

Susanna S. Powers
Electronic Resources Management Librarian
Tulane University
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
7001 Freret St.
New Orleans, LA 70118-5682 USA
voice 504.247.1819
fax 504.314.7785
http://library.tulane.edu

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