From: Kim Collins <kcolli2_at_emory.edu>
Division Leader for Collection Management, Emory's Robert W. Woodruff Library
Emory University's General Libraries seeks nominations and applications for
the position of Division Leader for Collection Management. The Division
Leader reports directly to the Vice Provost and Director of Libraries and
is a member of the library's senior management team, the Executive Strategy
Group. The Division Leader is responsible for the overall direction of
collections in all formats in the context of the library's mission and
strategic directions. He/she represents the Library in key national and
regional organizations.
Responsibilities: The Division Leader has strategic responsibility for
advancing the collection management program. He/she stays abreast of
academic programmatic needs, provides leadership for collection assessment
for a research library, and collaborates with several other division
leaders in planning for long-term collection space and storage needs. He/
she works closely with the special collections division to coordinate the
development of general collections and special collections.
The Division Leader has budget responsibility at the strategic and
operational level. The Division Leader develops the information resources
budget proposal and participates with the Executive Strategy Group in
making strategic decisions for both the information resources budget and
the overall library budget. He/she allocates funds to reflect academic and
programmatic priorities and monitors expenditures to respond to changing
needs. The Division Leader cultivates consortia and other relationships to
promote joint purchasing and resource sharing
As leader and manager, the Division Leader guides the collection management
work of twenty five to thirty departmental liaisons and coordinates with
leaders of the Instruction Team and Research Services Team to balance the
range of liaison responsibilities across multiple teams. The Division
Leader develops effective procedures and training, and evaluates outcomes
to facilitate collection management activities.
Qualifications: Either a master's degree in library/information science,
with a second advanced degree preferred, or a Ph.D. Demonstrated
understanding of current trends and issues in scholarly publishing,
particularly with electronic resources. An understanding of the mission of
a research library and the research university environment. Experience with
information resources budget preparation and allocation. Experience
negotiating with vendors and publishers. Demonstrated leadership ability
and successful management or supervisory experience, preferably in a
library setting. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and proven
ability to work effectively and collegially with faculty and library staff.
Ability to apply technology to enhance effectiveness in collection
management operations. Record of active participation in professional
activities. Preferred: experience with documenting and/or assessing
collections; proficiency in one or more Western European languages; and
experience with license agreements.
Salary and Benefits: Salary and rank dependent upon qualifications and
experience. Comprehensive benefits package, including tuition benefits.
Several retirement plan options, including TIAA/CREF. Attractive moving
allowance.
Application: Send letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses
and telephone numbers of three references to: Dianne M. Smith, Library
Human Resources Officer, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA 30322-2870. Applications may be faxed to
404/727-0805. Application review begins immediately and will continue
until the position is filled.
Environment: The Libraries of Emory University include the General
Libraries and libraries for health sciences, law, theology, and Oxford
College. Total university library holdings are 2.6 million volumes with
total staff of 263 FTE. The Emory libraries are members of the Association
of Research Libraries, OCLC, the Research Libraries Group, the Center for
Research Libraries, the Coalition for Networked Information, and the
Digital Library Federation. More information about the Emory Libraries is
available at http://web.library.emory.edu.
Emory University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and
encourages women and minority candidates.
Posted by Kim Collins, interim collection management team leader
Robert W. Woodruff Library
(404)727-2997
kcolli2_at_emory.edu
Received on Sat Dec 21 2002 - 16:11:20 EST