CDL:Position: Appalachian State U. (NC)

From:  John Abbott  abbottjp_at_appstate.edu

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
	
New Position
	
Appalachian State University seeks a creative, enthusiastic,
technologically-skilled 
librarian to work in a team-oriented environment in the newly-created 
position of Collection Development Librarian for the Social Sciences. 
Working collaboratively with seven colleagues, responsibilities include 
developing strong working relationships with several social science 
departments; selecting and managing appropriate social science resources 
in digital and print formats; and serving as the team's web resources person. 
Collection Development Team activities include: allocation and management 
of a $2.1 million budget; promoting library services; evaluating and selecting 
resources in all formats; and participating in cooperative collection
development 
activities in a three-institution consortium. 

Qualifications: 

Required: An ALA-accredited Master's degree. Academic preparation in the social 
sciences; minimum of two years academic library experience with a demonstrated 
knowledge of academic collection development issues; knowledge of electronic 
resources and their application to the social sciences; excellent interpersonal 
and communication skills; the ability to work independently in a dynamic and 
changing team environment; and a commitment to professional service and
scholarship. 

Preferred: Graduate degree in a social science. Demonstrated experience with 
web page development. The Library strongly encourages applications from 
members of ethnic and racial groups representative of Appalachian's student 
minorities, principally African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native 
Americans and Asian Americans. 

Appalachian State University is located in the historic college town of Boone, 
nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. The University has a student 
enrollment of 12,500 students and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees 
in more than 200 majors. The University's strategic plan calls for the
University 
to become premier comprehensive university and a model learning community. The 
Library has an overall budget of $5.6 million with 25 faculty and 34 staff 
positions organized in 9 teams. Library holdings include more than 750,000 
books and bound periodicals, over 6,000 current periodical, newspaper, and 
serial titles, 1.4 million microforms, and a significant commitment to 
electronic resources. Appalachian is a member of SOLINET and the Western 
North Carolina Library Network, a consortium of three state universities sharing 
an Innovative Interfaces, Inc. system, document delivery, and UnCover gateway. 
The Library is a student-centered environment with emphasis on the importance 
of information literacy and library resources in the educational and scholarly 
role of the university. 

Completed applications must be received by June 15, 2000. This is a faculty
position 
available August 14, 2000. Salary and rank are nationally-competitive and
commensurate 
with qualifications. For appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or
higher, 
a second advanced degree is required. Send letter of application, curriculum
vitae, 
and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three
references to: 

Dr. Mary Reichel, University Librarian
Attn: Search Committee 
Appalachian State University
University Library
P.O. Box 32026
Boone, NC 28608-2026

Appalachian State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity 
employer, and is committed to hiring women and minorities.