From: SUSAN BIERY <biery_at_nevada.edu>
HEAD COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
(Search extended)
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking an experienced librarian to
direct collection development and management activities for the Libraries.
The Head of Collection Development and Management reports to the Dean of
the Libraries and serves as a member of the Dean's Cabinet.
Responsibilities: Manages a materials acquisition budget in excess of
$3.5 million and a 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 the wider university community; understands the
interaction of traditional and electronic resources and implements a
collection policy which supports both.
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. Salary negotiable and commensurate with
experience. 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
World Wide Web site at: http:// www.unlv.edu / library. Review of applications
will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE
Received on Thu Jan 09 1997 - 08:26:54 EST