From: SUSAN BIERY <biery_at_nevada.edu>
ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN FOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking an Assistant University
Librarian for Collection Development to direct collection development and
management activities for the Libraries. Reports to the Dean of the
Libraries and serves as a member of the Dean's Cabinet.
Responsibilities: Manages an annual materials acquisition budget in excess
of $3.5 million and a current collection of approximately 800,000
volumes, 7,250 serial titles, and over one million microforms; supervises
bibliographers and coordinates collection development and management
activities in other divisions; evaluates collections and directs
acquisition activities to enhance research collections; maintains effective
communication with academic departments and to the wider university
community; understands the interaction of traditional and electronic
resources and translates that understanding into an aggressive collection
policy which supports both, within the context of the university's overall
planned growth.
Qualifications: ALA accredited MLS. Minimum of 7 years of increasing
professional responsibility and leadership with collection-related
activities in an academic or research library. Broad knowledge and
experience with academic/research collection development and management
issues, information technology and automation. Knowledge of trends in
publishing and research. Working knowledge of standard selection and
evaluation methods and tools and automated acquisition systems. Supervisory
and budget management experience. Strong leadership, communication and
decision-making skills. Evidence of professional and scholarly activity.
Commitment to fostering a collaborative work environment.
Preferred: A second Master's Degree or an earned doctorate, and working
knowledge of at least one non-English language.
12-month, tenure-track position, faculty status, 24 days annual leave,
retirement options, health insurance, no state income tax. Salary range
$45,000-50,000. Send letter of application, curricula vitae, a brief (250
word) statement of your philosophy of collection development and
management, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references
to:
Dr. Peter Michel, Search Committee Chair
James R. Dickinson Library
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 457001
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154-7001
For more information, see the James R. Dickinson Library's home page at:
http:// www.nscee.edu/unlv/Libraries/libhome.html. All positions are
contingent upon funding. Review of applications begins on November 4, 1996
and will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE
Received on Tue Oct 29 1996 - 17:36:45 EST