POSITION: Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Resources Services
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
From: Larry Alford <alford_at_email.unc.edu>
Colleagues,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill library seeks nominations
and applications for the position of Assistant University Librarian for
Collections and Resource Services. The position announcement is attached
and copied below.
If any of you know of someone who may be interested, I will be happy to
discuss the position with her or him in more detail.
Best regards,
Larry
Larry P. Alford
Deputy University Librarian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3900 Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
alford_at_email.unc.edu (919) 962-1302 fax:(919) 843-8936
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
POSITION: Assistant University Librarian for Collections and
Resources Services
AVAILABLE: Immediately
DESCRIPTION:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks qualified candidates
for the position of Assistant University Librarian (AUL) for Collections
and Resource Services. Charged with articulating a vision for collection
development to support the learning, educational, and research goals of
students, faculty, staff and the broader scholarly community, the AUL is
responsible for the overall development of collections in all disciplines
and academic programs and provides leadership for collection assessment,
scholarly communication, licensing information resources, and intellectual
property/copyright issues.
The University Library's collections number more than five million volumes
with a major electronic component. The AUL is responsible for
coordinating and evaluating collection development programs in the
University Library system, maintaining close and informed relationships
with faculty and academic administrators to develop research collections,
with bibliographers and subject specialists throughout the system, and
with colleagues in UNC-Chapel Hill's Health Sciences and Law Libraries.
In addition, the AUL works closely with the Special Collections Division
to coordinate the development of general and special collections. The
AUL manages a library materials budget of more than 8 million dollars,
recommending the allocation of funds to reflect academic and programmatic
priorities and monitoring expenditures to respond to changing needs.
The AUL directs the library's Collection Development Department, which
includes three central bibliographers for the humanities, social sciences
and Western Europe; four area studies bibliographers for East Asia,
Iberia/Latin America, Slavic/Eastern Europe, and South Asia. The AUL
works closely with counterparts in the Triangle Research Libraries Network
(TRLN) libraries to plan and develop joint purchasing policies, build
collections and promote cooperative resource sharing with Duke University,
North Carolina State University, and North Carolina Central University.
The AUL represents the library in national and regional organizations and
meetings on collection management issues. The AUL reports to the Deputy
University Librarian and is a member of the library's Administrative
Council.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required: ALA-accredited MLS and 5 years of increasing professional
responsibility and leadership in collection management activities in a
research library environment; demonstrated broad knowledge of and
experience with academic and research library collection management
issues, including scholarly communications, access and ownership, and
emerging technologies; an understanding of the trends and issues
confronting higher education in today's rapidly changing environment; an
ability to articulate a vision of collection development and management in
the electronic information environment; significant experience in managing
a collections budget; a commitment to cooperative collection building with
other research libraries in both print and electronic format; strong
interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally
and in writing.
Preferred: A record of significant participation at the national level in
organizations addressing collection management and/or electronic
information issues and demonstrated knowledge of collection development
issues in area studies.
THE UNIVERSITY AND THE LIBRARIES
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest
state university. UNC-CH has an enrollment of approximately 24,000
students, employs more than 2,200 faculty, offers the Ph.D. in 66 fields;
and the Library collections include over 5 million volumes. The Library
is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for
Research Libraries, the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) and
SOLINET.
The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work
in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational,
cultural and intellectual activities. The mountains and the seashore are
each less than a half-day drive from Chapel Hill.
For more information on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and its Libraries, check the website at <http://www.unc.edu/>.
The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is
strongly committed to the diversity of its faculty and staff.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
This is a continuing academic librarian appointment;
salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience at a minimum
annual salary of $70,000. Librarians are members of the general faculty
and are non-tenured.
Twenty-four days vacation leave, eleven holidays, and twelve days of sick
leave; comprehensive major medical plan; optional dental, disability, and
life insurance; and several retirement plan options including TIAA/CREF.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
Review of applications will begin on May 5, 2003. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.
TO APPLY
Send a letter of application, a resume and the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of three professional references to:
AUL for Collections and Resource Services
Mari E. Marsh, Director of Library Personnel
CB #3900, Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Received on Wed Mar 19 2003 - 10:55:57 EST