Position announcement (Kent, OH)

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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:08:36 -0400
From: Margaret Maurer <mbmaurer_at_kent.edu>
Subject: Collection Management Librarian, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Collection Management Librarian, Kent State University Libraries and 
Media Services, Kent Campus
Twelve month, full-time, tenure track position. Faculty rank of 
Assistant Professor.
Reports to Assistant Dean for Technical Services

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Assists the Assistant Dean for Technical Services in overall 
collection management,
development, and assessment.
2. Works with the Assistant Dean, other Department Heads in Technical 
Services, liaison
librarians, and faculty library representatives to manage and develop 
the library’s collections.
3. Helps develop and analyze the collections budget
4. Works to maximize the effectiveness of vendor approval plan
5. Trains librarians in collection management tools and methods; serves 
as a professional
resource for collection assessment and management issues.
6. Organizes and conducts collection management projects, including 
weeding, gifts, and transition
to electronic content.
7. Coordinates collection statistics and overall collection assessment.
8. Represents the library’s interests at consortium and professional 
meetings.
9. Develops policies, procedures and documentation.
10. Participates in division planning and decision making.
11. Supervises, trains and evaluates student employees and staff as 
appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
1. ALA-accredited MLS, MLIS or MS in Library Science.
2. Minimum two years experience in library acquisitions and/or 
collection management.
3. Ability to balance priorities, meet deadlines, prioritize work, use 
good judgment and exercise initiative.
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
6. Ability to meet the requirements of retention and tenure.

Preferred Qualifications:
1. Experience with an approval book plan like that of Yankee Book Peddler.
2. Experience in staff use of an integrated library system like that of 
Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
3. Familiarity with library data standards such as MARC21, LCC, and LCSH.
4. Ability to demonstrate flexibility and initiative in carrying out 
assignments.
5. Extensive facility with Microsoft Excel and/or Access or equivalent 
applications.
6. Familiarity with technical tools like Perl and MarcEdit.
7. Experience training library staff on technical matters.
8. Experience editing and loading records into an ILS.

Environment: The Kent State University Libraries has a collection of 
over 2 million volumes and holds
membership in the Association of Research Libraries and the Center for 
Research Libraries. Kent State
University is a founding member of OCLC and of OhioLINK 
(http://www.ohiolink.edu <http://www.ohiolink.edu/>) Ohio's academic 
library consortium.
Kent State University Libraries has OCLC Regular Enhance status and 
participates in the Name Authority Cooperative
(NACO) program of the PCC.

Kent State University, an equal opportunity, affirmative action 
employer, is committed to attaining excellence through the
recruitment and retention of a diverse work force. Women, minorities, 
veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Submit: A letter of application addressing the required qualifications, 
curriculum vita, and the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of three (3) professional references.

Submit materials to: http://jobs.kent.edu <http://jobs.kent.edu/> Job # 
997329

This position is open until filled. Applications will be examined 
beginning May 19, 2008.


Margaret Maurer
Associate Professor, Head, Catalog & Metadata
Kent State University Libraries & Media Services
370 Library, P.O. Box 5910
Kent, OH 44242-0001 USA

Editor, /TechKNOW
/mbmaurer_at_kent.edu <mailto:mbmaurer_at_kent.edu>
330.672.1702

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