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From: Michaelyn Burnette <mburnett_at_library.berkeley.edu>
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley
ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN AND DIRECTOR, COLLECTIONS
$86,000 - $110,000 per annum, based on qualifications
Housing assistance comparable to faculty appointment
The University of California at Berkeley invites applications and
nominations for the position of Associate University Librarian and
Director, Collections. As the oldest and largest library in the University
of California system, The Library is a major California research facility
and is nationally renowned. The Library serves some 23,000 undergraduates,
9,000 grad students, and 1,500 faculty. Current collections on campus
include more than 9,000,000 bound volumes and about 80,000 current serial
titles. Library facilities on the Berkeley campus include the Doe/Moffitt
Library complex, The Bancroft Library, the East Asian Library and more than
20 additional libraries serving subject specialties and the professional
schools. The Library is a member of the Center for Research Libraries
(CRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC), and the Research Libraries Group (RLG). The Library is an
active participant in the California Digital Library. The Library has a
general fund budget of $40 million with some 440 FTE and more than 600
part-time students. The current year collections budget, including general
funds, endowments and gifts, grants, and contracts is almost $23 million,
over half of which is permanent general fund money.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the University Librarian, the
Associate University Librarian and Director, Collections serves as the
coordinator of all Library collection-building, electronic content access,
and collection maintenance functions that support the teaching, learning,
and research activities of the University's faculty, students, and staff;
has oversight responsibility for the management of seven specialized
humanities and social science libraries (approximately 50 staff FTE) and
for the Library's preservation department; and shares in library-wide
leadership.
The Associate University Librarian and Director, Collections, develops
programs to evaluate collections, user needs, campus academic priorities
and fiscal resources in consultation with other Library staff; provides
campus-wide leadership; and works closely with faculty and students in
developing programs of collection development, electronic content access,
and collection management for the Berkeley scholarly community. The
AUL establishes criteria of excellence and effectiveness in the Library's
collection building and electronic content access programs, mobilizes
Library staff to meet those criteria, and serves as the spokesperson for
the collections to faculty, students and other library patrons. S/he is an
active participant in the development of library print collection and
electronic content access policies and in analyzing their effectiveness in
a changing technological
environment, and works collaboratively and creatively with staff engaged
directly in collection development and with other AULs to in planning to
meet the changing collection needs of the campus.
This AUL works closely with the California Digital Library in providing
access to electronic resources that meet the needs of Berkeley's faculty,
students, and staff and helps the University of California system in
developing collaborative collections and resource sharing programs.
The AUL has line responsibility and provides leadership, mentorship,
guidance, and broad management support to the heads of the Library's seven
specialized Humanities and Social Science libraries: Art History/Classics,
Music, Anthropology, Business/Economics, Education/Psychology,
Environmental Design, and Social Welfare. The Head of the Library's
Preservation Department also reports to this AUL.
As a member of the Berkeley Library's senior management team, the
Associate University Librarian and Director, Collections, shares
decision-making authority for personnel actions, resource management for
the Library's budget, and development of policies for all library
operations and services. The incumbent represents the Library in the
appropriate University, regional, and national bodies and contributes to
the library and information science profession through publications, formal
presentations, and participation in related professional organizations.
QUALIFICATIONS: Must have strong overall leadership capability, including
demonstrated successful leadership experience in managing and developing
both print and digital collections in a major research library serving a
wide variety of academic and professional disciplines; documented
experience in building successful partnerships for joint institutional
collection development; a deep understanding of the nature of research
collection
building and an ability to articulate its crucial connection to the
University's mission; willingness to participate actively in library
fundraising efforts; superior interpersonal skills; clear success as a
collaborative team builder; proven experience in solving problems and
initiating actions for effective management of a complex, multi-functional
library; demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty and students
in a large academic
setting; a user-oriented approach; ability to work collegially in a complex
environment; strong commitment to staff development; and superior oral and
written communication skills. The MLS from an ALA accredited library school
or equivalent degree is required.
The Library at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to the
support and encouragement of a multi-cultural environment and seeks
candidates who can make positive contributions in a context of ethnic and
cultural diversity.
DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed after May 1, 2002 with a closing
date of July 1, 2002.
APPLICANTS SHOULD APPLY IN WRITING, INCLUDING WITH THEIR LETTER A
COMPLETE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS, A FULL RESUME OF THEIR EDUCATION AND
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, AND THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THREE
REFERENCES WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.
You may mail your application package to:
Barbara Kornstein
Interim Academic Personnel Coordinator
Library Human Resources Department
447 The Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Or FAX to: FAX: 510-642-8675
Or EMAIL: librec_at_library.berkeley.edu
The University of California Is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Employer
Received on Thu May 16 2002 - 10:30:57 EDT