ACQflash: Position Announcement: Assistant Serials Acquisitions Librarian - Florida Atlantic University

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Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:05:42 -0800
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ASSISTANT SERIALS ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN (position no. 990001)

Florida Atlantic University is seeking an energetic, flexible individual 
to assist the Head of Serials Management and Acquisitions and the Head 
of Monographic Acquisitions in all aspects of electronic and print 
purchasing for the libraries collections, budgeting and planning, 
staffing and scheduling, and all other matters related to management of 
library acquisitions. Responsibilities will include oversight of serials 
management data base of electronic subscriptions, providing acquisitions 
data and statistics, preparation of reports as requested by Technical 
Services administration, and frequent interface with vendors and other 
related library units. FAU provides substantial online information 
resources and participates in consortial purchases with other State of 
Florida universities.



The successful candidate reports to the Head of Serials Management and 
Acquisitions, and will assist in overseeing daily departmental 
activities in database management, invoice payment, and expenditure and 
fund allocations. The candidate will be responsible for communicating 
with vendors, publishers and their representatives to successfully 
obtain pricing and invoicing information and materials for the FAU 
Libraries’ collections. The candidate will liaise with related library 
units in negotiating acquisition costs and vendor agreements for 
e-journal packages, collections, and databases.



The candidate will work with the Electronic Resources Cataloger to 
review and batch load all non-routine vendor MARC files on behalf of 
campus libraries and ensure compliance with national standards. The 
candidate is expected to serve on various University and Library-wide 
academic and professional committees.



Required Qualifications:

ALA accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences or 
equivalent

1 year experience in Serials or Technical Services in an academic setting

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience with OCLC Connexion and ILS systems

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, with emphasis on Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

Budget/fiscal planning experience

Salary: $46,000 .

Application Deadline: March 28, 2014 Anticipated Starting Date: May 1, 2014

Non-tenure faculty position at the rank of Assistant University 
Librarian. 12-month renewable contract.



Application must include cover letter, three professional references 
with contact information, including immediate supervisors, and 
curriculum vitae accompanied by a supplemental statement demonstrating 
your degree of competence in or your vision for each of the specific 
areas of knowledge, skills and abilities listed below:

E-resources management

Vendor interface for selecting and evaluating sources of supply

Budget/fiscal experience

Serials check-in and control of electronic resources

Electronic application must be completed at https://jobs.fau.edu 
position # 990001. Individuals with disabilities requiring 
accommodation, please call 561-297-3057, TTY/TDD 1-800-955-8771.

Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access 
Institution.

For more information and to apply, visit https://jobs.fau.edu (reference 
position #990001).
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