From: "Byrd, Bob" <rlb_at_mail.lib.duke.edu>
The following position at Duke University will be posted at the Placement
Center
at ALA-Midwinter. Persons interested in inquiring about the position at
Midwinter may contact Sharon Sullivan, Personnel Librarian, through the
Placement Center message service or may e-mail either her sasulliv_at_acpub.duke)
or Bob Byrd, Chair of the Search Committee (robert.byrd_at_duke.edu) prior to the
meeting.
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DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Director, Collections Services
The Perkins Library System will shortly implement a three-year strategic plan
developed to provide active support for Duke's institutional imperatives,
ensuring "a great Library for a great University." The plan includes major
initiatives in collections and preservation. We are seeking an imaginative,
energetic and experienced individual to bring creative leadership to these
initiatives and to the library's collection development program. The
successful
candidate will be a strategic and analytical thinker and an agent for change,
with the ability to articulate and communicate a vision for outstanding
collections services. She or he will guide the transition to integrated and
complementary print and digital collections that support teaching, learning
and
research and will build consensus among faculty, students and library
staff for new and innovative approaches to collection management and
assessment.
Responsibilities
Leads, administers and coordinates collection activities performed by a
decentralized staff of thirty-five resource specialists (including those for
special collections). Directly supervises two units, Collection Development
(5.5 FTE), which supports collection development in Perkins Library and its
seven branches, and International and Area Studies (7 FTE). Oversees training
and evaluates collection activities of all resource specialists in the Perkins
system. Oversees allocation and use of $6 million materials budget.
Coordinates development of assessment tools to measure and evaluate the
effectiveness of the collections, especially electronic resources, in meeting
user needs. Promotes cooperative development and use of the collections to
enhance and transform the classroom learning experience. Facilitates
relationships between resource specialists and faculty in the disciplines and
programs they serve. Establishes collaborative working relationships with
technical services, public services, library systems and special collections.
Promotes cooperative collection development with the libraries of Duke's
professional schools (Business, Divinity, Law and the Medical Center). Will
also be responsible for launching the preservation/conservation program
outlined in the strategic plan and for administrative oversight of
personnel responsible for its implementation. Fosters professional
development of librarians and staff to meet the challenges of a rapidly
changing environment. Participates in overall planning, policy development
and budget and personnel management as a member of the library's executive
team. Represents the collections interests of the Duke Libraries in
regional consortia (Triangle Research Libraries Network and the
Association of Southeast Research Libraries), national forums and
international initiatives. Reports to the University Librarian, who is
also Vice Provost for Library Affairs.
Qualifications
Required: Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or an equivalent
combination of relevant education and/or experience; minimum of 5 years
substantial and progressively more responsible experience in collection
management in an academic research environment, including management of
personnel and budget; familiarity with issues and trends in collection
management and scholarly communication; strong leadership, interpersonal
and oral and written communication skills; ability to establish effective
working relationships in a team environment; commitment to diversity in the
academic environment; a record of significant professional activity.
Highly desirable: advanced subject degree, knowledge of preservation and
experience initiating new programs.
Salary and Benefits
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications, $70,000 minimum.
Comprehensive benefits package includes 20 days vacation, 3 personal days, 11
holidays, 12 days sick leave; health, disability and life insurance;
retirement
plan options; educational assistance and tuition grants.
Environment
Duke University was created in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke through the
provisions establishing the family philanthropic foundation, The Duke
Endowment,
of which Trinity College was the principal beneficiary. The Dukes had long
supported Trinity College which traced its origins to a school founded in 1838
and renamed in 1859 when it affiliated with the Methodist Church. As a result
of the Duke gift, Trinity underwent physical and academic expansion into Duke
University.
Recent decades have seen Duke realize its founder's aspirations to become a
major center of learning. The Duke University Medical Center has achieved
international prominence, and many Duke schools and departments are
consistently
ranked among the nation's best. The university frequently wins attention for
its research achievements and academic innovations, and its faculty often is
called upon to provide leaders for national and international academic and
professional organizations. Duke continues to work to honor its founder's
charge to attain "a place of real leadership in the educational world." The
University community includes 11,535 students, 2,073 faculty and 18,500
employees.
The libraries of Duke University consist of the William R. Perkins Library and
its seven branches on campus: Biological and Environmental Sciences,
Chemistry,
Lilly, Engineering, Music, Math-Physics, and Rare Book, Manuscript and Special
Collections; the Pearse Memorial Library at the Duke Marine Laboratory in
Beaufort; and the independently administered libraries of Divinity, Law,
Medicine and Business (Fuqua). Duke's library holdings of 4.6 million
volumes,
eleven million manuscripts and over two million public documents are the
eighth
largest among private universities in the United States. Duke is a member of
the Triangle Research Libraries Network which promotes collaboration regarding
information resources, information technology and human resources with the
libraries of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Central University and North Carolina State University.
Duke University and Durham are located in the Research Triangle, a region
which
encompasses one of the nation's premier concentrations of academic, corporate
and public research. The Triangle region is rated among the most desirable
areas in North America to live and work, and Durham was recently identified by
the Utne Reader as one of the ten most enlightened towns in America.
Deadline
Review of applications will begin in early February and continue until the
position is filled.
Application
Send cover letter, detailed resumĒ and the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of three references to: Sharon A. Sullivan, Personnel Services,
Perkins
Library, Box 90194, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
12/11/97
Lynn F. Sipe
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Info. Services Division
University of Southern California, Doheny Library 100
Los Angeles, CA. 90089-0182
LSipe_at_calvin.usc.edu 213/740-2929 FAX 213/749-1221
Received on Fri Dec 12 1997 - 10:53:01 EST