ACQflash: Position Available: Head, Collection Development, Duke University

Subject:  Position Available: Head, Collection Development, Duke University
From:  Robert L Byrd <robert.byrd_at_duke.edu>
Date:  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:46:39 -0400


Duke University Libraries are actively recruiting for a Head of 
Collection Development to lead the continuing development of a major 
research library collection in the context of rapid changes in the 
nature of scholarship and scholarly communication.  

Since its founding in 1924, Duke University has grown into one of the 
most highly ranked universities in the world, with library holdings 
among the largest of private universities in the United States. The Duke 
University Libraries are the shared center of the university's 
intellectual life, connecting people and ideas. They consist of the 
recently expanded and renovated William R. Perkins Library, Bostock 
Library, Lilly Library, the Music Library and the Rare Book, Manuscript, 
and Special Collections Library, complemented by independently 
administered professional school libraries in business, divinity, law, 
and medicine.

The Head of Collection Development will provide leadership, vision and 
strategic direction for the Duke University Libraries in the development 
and management of the collections of the university libraries, insuring 
that their scope and caliber are appropriate to support the mission of 
Duke University.  Working within a collaborative and service-oriented 
environment, s/he oversees the collections services activities of 
division coordinators and subject specialist librarians.  As head of the 
Collection Development Department, s/he manages the department and the 
collections budget.  S/He reports to the Associate University Librarian 
for Collections Services.

For more information on this opportunity, including how to apply, please 
see the full posting at: 
http://library.duke.edu/jobs/headcollectiondevelopment.html


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