Acquisitions Librarian position announcement, Wichita State University Libraries

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Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:44:28 -0600
From: Nancy Deyoe (Wichita State University) <Nancy.Deyoe_at_wichita.edu>
Subject: Acquisitions Librarian position announcement, Wichita State 
University Libraries


If you’ve been busy with end of the semester or the holiday season …
we’d like to remind everyone of the position opening at Wichita State 
University. Thank you!

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Assistant/Associate Professor and Acquisitions Librarian

Wichita State University Libraries invites applicants for its 
Acquisitions Librarian, a 12 month,
tenure-track position at the assistant/associate professor level that 
includes primary
responsibility for the operations of the Acquisitions Unit and the 
management of the WSU
Libraries' 2.7 million dollar materials budget. The Acquisitions 
Librarian manages a five
person unit and reports to the Assistant Dean for Technical Services. 
The position oversees
the ordering and receipt of all print and electronic library materials; 
monitors expenditures;
supports budget planning through data gathering and analysis; designs 
and prepares
expenditure reports; maintains accurate acquisitions records; oversees 
invoice payments;
establishes and maintains relationships with publishers and vendors; and 
collaborates daily
with Library Administration, the Assistant Dean of Technical Services, 
the Coordinator of
Collection Development, the Electronic Resources Librarian, and subject 
librarians
regarding budgetary aspects of collection development. The Acquisitions 
Librarian acts
as liaison for business matters to other university personnel; acts as a 
resource regarding
acquisitions policies and procedures for library staff; and performs 
selected serials control
functions. The ideal Acquisitions Librarian will be self-motivated; 
possess superior
communication and interpersonal skills; and will demonstrate sound 
budget management
experience and time management skills. .

Required qualifications: ALA accredited master’s degree; eligible to 
work in the United
States on a multi-year basis; minimum of one year recent acquisitions 
experience in a mid-to
large size academic library using an automated acquisitions system; 
excellent oral and written
communication skills; demonstrated budget management experience; 
knowledge of current
issues in acquisitions and serials; ability to work well under pressure, 
meet deadlines, and
handle multiple priorities/projects; ability to work successfully in a 
dynamic collegial
environment with diverse populations; and demonstrated potential for 
meeting the Libraries’
tenure and promotion requirements.

Preferred qualifications: Experience with financial management of an 
acquisitions budget
and with an automated acquisitions system; experience with vendor 
negotiations and
licensing agreements; experience with electronic invoicing and EDI 
applications; previous
personnel management experience; proficiency with Excel and Access; 
additional graduate degree.

Salary and Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience and education; 
12 month
contract; professional development support, vacation and benefits 
including TIAA-CREF.
Librarians are tenure-track appointees.

Environment: Wichita State University, with an enrollment of over 
14,000, is one of three
research institutions in the Kansas state university system. The 
University Libraries supports
the teaching and research needs of students and faculty in more than 100 
undergraduate
and graduate programs. The University is located in the largest 
metropolitan area of Kansas,
serving a diverse population of over 500,000.

Wichita is a 3-time All-American City award-winner. It offers its 
residents an excellent
quality of life: with premier entertainment and shopping districts, and 
golf clubs, easy
commuting, affordable housing, and 250 days of sunshine a year. Forbes 
Magazine
named Wichita as the "number one place in the Midwest to live the good 
life cheaply."
Recently, American City Business Journals named Wichita second in their 
list of "10 most
affordable places to live in the nation." Visit Wichita State University 
website at http://wichita.edu,
Libraries homepage at http://library.wichita.edu and Wichita website at: 
http://www.wichita.gov/
for a closer look at the University, Libraries, and the city.

Application Deadline: Priority review of applications will begin January 
10, 2008, and continue
until the position is filled. Send letter of application, resume, and 
the names, addresses,
phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three professional references to: 
Pal V. Rao, Dean
and Professor of University Libraries, Wichita State University 
Libraries, 1845 Fairmount,
Wichita, KS 67260-0068 or submit electronically to 
library.search_at_wichita.edu with a
subject line of Acquisitions Librarian Search. AA/EOE.


Nancy Deyoe
Assistant Dean of Technical Services
Wichita State University Libraries
1845 Fairmount St.
Wichita, KS 67260-0068

Telephone: (316) 978-5140
Email: Nancy.Deyoe_at_wichita.edu
Fax: (316) 978-3048

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