ACQflash: Job Announcement: Head of Collections and Resource Sharing, Oregon State University.

Subject: Job Announcement: Head of Collections and Resource Sharing, 
Oregon State University.
From: "Webster, Janet" <janet.webster_at_oregonstate.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:49:16 -0700

Head of Collections and Resource Sharing, Assistant Professor, OSU 
Libraries, Oregon State University.

Oregon State University Libraries seeks an innovative, collaborative, 
and service-oriented librarian to assist in the shaping of a new 
department focused on user-centered collection services and programs. 
Responsible for the overall management of the Collections and Resource 
Sharing Department’s programs and services, the Head of the CRSD leads a 
staff and faculty committed to fulfilling the learning, teaching and 
research needs of the OSU community. The Department Head directs the 
expenditure of the Libraries’ approximately $5 million materials budget, 
supervises 7.0 faculty FTE and has oversight for a department with 
approximately 20.0 classified FTE across the 4 units which comprise the 
Department: Collection Development, Acquisitions, Interlibrary Loan, and 
Access Services (Circulation and Collection Maintenance). The Department 
Head leads a variety of initiatives related to collaborative and 
user-driven collection building, resource sharing, document delivery, 
and access services. She/he monitors trends in collection development, 
acquisitions, resource sharing, access services, and collection 
maintenance.

Additionally, the Department Head tracks issues surrounding scholarly 
communication and works with other OSU librarians to communicate these 
issues within the Library and to campus faculty. In consultation with 
the AUL for Collections and Content Management and CRSD unit heads, the 
Department Head develops policy pertaining to collection development, 
acquisitions, access services, and resource sharing. The Department Head 
determines strategic direction for the Department, establishes 
departmental goals, and encourages and tracks goal progress. The 
Department Head is a member of the Libraries’ management team and 
contributes to the overall planning and management of the Libraries.

Salary is commensurate with education and experience. To review posting 
and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs 
<http://oregonstate.edu/jobs> . Apply to posting # 0006131.
Closing Date: 10/1/10.

OSU is an AA/EOE, and has a policy of being responsive to dual-career needs.


---------------------------------------
Janet Webster
Search Committee Chair
Oregon State University
Hatfield Marine Science Center
2030 Marine Science Drive
Newport, OR 97365 USA

541-867-0108
Janet.webster_at_oregonstate.edu
------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
ACQNET-L mailing list
ACQNET-L_at_lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/acqnet-l