**Please excuse cross posting**
The Mississippi State University Libraries seeks applicants for the
faculty position of Assistant Professor/Acquisitions Librarian. This
tenure track position collaborates with relevant personnel and units in
order to provide leadership and vision for the Library's Acquisitions
department. This position reports to the Coordinator of Electronic
Resources.
The Acquisitions Librarian will be responsible for establishing staff
and unit goals for monographic acquisitions; supervision of the
monograph acquisitions unit, including the supervision and training of
two staff members and student workers in ordering, receiving, and
invoicing monographic materials; manages and provides reports for annual
departmental monographic allocations; instructs library liaisons in the
use of a locally created book request system (Book Orders Online), and
YPB's GOBI selection system; reconciles various monograph acquisitions
spreadsheets to ensure expenditures are correctly charged to university
accounts; works collaboratively with other librarians to create
solutions to work flow problems; assists the Associate Dean for
Technical Services in collection development activities; meets library
and university requirements for promotion and tenure in the areas of
librarianship, research, service and collegiality.
Required qualifications:
Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program with up to three (3)
years of relevant library experience, including at least one (1) year of
experience with the management and access of monograph resources in
print and electronic formats.
Preferred qualifications:
Academic library experience; supervisory experience; additional graduate
degree; experience with the acquisition module of the SirsiDynix
Symphony integrated library system; knowledge of cataloging (print and
electronic) and MARC formats; and experience with spreadsheets and
databases, preferably, MS Excel and Access.
The ideal applicant will have supervisory and management experience;
knowledge of current trends in the acquisition, management and access of
print and monographic resources; knowledge of the acquisition module of
an integrated library system; strong analytical and organizational
skills; effective interpersonal, collegial and communication skills
(both oral and written); ability to set and adjust priorities and work
flows in a dynamic and changing environment and accept new challenges in
order to realize departmental and library goals; ability to work
independently as well as part of a team; and the ability to carry out
professional research and service necessary to meet library and
university requirements for promotion and tenure.
Applicants must apply online and complete the Personal Data Information
Form at https://www.jobs.msstate.edu and submit a cover letter and vitae
as well as the complete contact information for three professional
references who can address the suitability of the candidate for the
responsibilities above to: Ms. Debra Fairbrother, Administrative
Assistant to the Dean, Mississippi State University Libraries, P.O. Box
5408, Mississippi State, MS 39762. PARF #7521
Mary Ann Jones, MLIS
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Electronic Resources
Mississippi State University Libraries
mjones_at_library.msstate.edu
(662) 325-4619
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Liaison departments:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
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Received on Fri Dec 06 2013 - 16:34:05 EST