ACQflash: Position Announcement K-State: Head Content Development/Acquisitions Department

Subject: Position Announcement K-State: Head Content 
Development/Acquisitions Department
From: Alice Trussell <alitrus_at_ksu.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:25:36 -0400 (EDT)



The job announcement below can be found at 
http://www.lib.k-state.edu/jobs/AcquisitionsHead.html

Head, Content Development/Acquisitions Department
Position

K-State Libraries (www.lib.k-state.edu) are conducting a search for the 
position of Head Content Development/Acquisitions. This is an 
opportunity for individuals interested in providing leadership in a 
collaborative work environment. The position is full time and reports to 
the Assistant Dean of the Content Management/Scholarly Communications 
Division. The successful candidate will be actively involved in the 
collaborative development of a revised organizational structure for the 
department. In addition to administrative responsibilities, this 
position will participate in routine departmental work. The term of 
service will be determined at the time of appointment but shall not 
exceed five years in length. Reappointment to additional terms is possible.


Core Position Duties

* Provide leadership and innovation for the department and manage human, 
financial, and other resources and daily operations
* Supervise 6-8 staff members that may include faculty, unclassified 
professionals and classified employees
* Maintain effective business relationships with vendors and assess 
vendor performance
* Maintain acquisitions data, statistics, reports, policies and 
procedures for all systems utilized (Voyager, ILL, vendor platforms, etc.)
* Ensure efficient workflow and maintain policies and procedures for 
acquisitions/resource sharing unit including interlibrary loan/document 
delivery, monographs, non-print, and e-resources
* Maintain knowledge of trends and issues for content management in 
academic research libraries and provide leadership for the changing 
roles and work of that unit
* Coordinate holistic collection development policies
* Work with Office of Library Planning and Assessment to identify 
assessment needs and methods
* Provide new employee orientation, mentoring, performance evaluations, 
merit recommendations, and submit reports as needed
* Coordinate departmental planning, priorities and goal setting
* Participate in the Libraries’ leadership council
* Serve as primary communication link in and outside the department
* Participate in university department head functions
* Work with others as appropriate to assess the need for, develop, 
staff, and evaluate matrix structures

Required Qualifications

* Experience in acquisitions, e-resources, resource sharing, or 
collection development/management
* Knowledge of library issues and trends in collections, acquisitions 
and resource sharing
* Working knowledge of standard computer office applications (e.g., 
Word, Excel, Access)
* Excellent and demonstrable communication and organizational skills
* Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of staff and model 
this behavior to others
* Progressive record of professional service and scholarly/creative 
accomplishment
* Have a strong customer service orientation
* Personnel supervision and/or team management experience
* Commitment to staff development as well as cross departmental 
collaboration and communication
* Capacity to thrive in an environment of change and the ability to 
foster that capacity in others
* Demonstrated successful project management experience
* ALA-accredited MLS
* An established and evolving professional record of scholarly/creative 
accomplishments and professional service sufficient to meet requirements 
for tenure and appointment at the Associate Professor rank

Preferred Qualifications

* Familiarity with budgeting/financial management procedures
* Experience working with vendors and negotiation
* Familiarity with current online systems (e.g., Voyager acquisitions 
module and reports, interlibrary loan ILLiad, various vendor platforms, 
etc.)

Personal Attributes Necessary to Succeed

* Flexible
* Self-motivated
* Organized
* Approachable and outgoing
* Creative
* Team player/participant
* Inclusive
* Consensus builder
* Leader
* Communicative
* Problem solver

Salary: Commensurate to responsibilities and experience for the term of 
the department head appointment.

To apply send (1) a letter of application addressing position 
responsibilities and qualifications (2) an abbreviated vita highlighting 
relevant experience (2 pages maximum) (3) names and contact information 
for three references to libhr_at_k-state.edu, attention Michelle Bowen. 
Please include JOB CDHEAD in the subject line. Screening of applications 
begins May 24, 2010 and continues until the position is filled.

Kansas State University actively seeks diversity among its employees and 
is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Background check 
required.
-- 
Alice Trussell
Associate Professor and
Director, Fiedler Engineering Library
Kansas State University
Manhattan Kansas

785-532-7845 office phone
875-532-7810 fax
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