From: "Betty Rozum" <BetRoz_at_ngw.lib.usu.edu>
Collection Development and Management Librarian
Utah State University Libraries seeks an innovative and resourceful
individual to fill the recently restructured position of Collection
Development and Management Librarian. This position will be responsible
for providing leadership, vision, and coordination for all collection
development activities, including policy development, collection analysis,
and participating in budgeting. The Collection Development and Management
Librarian works collaboratively with the Libraries' subject selectors and
the Materials Acquisitions Department, and is responsible for providing
training, mentoring, and leadership in the professional development of
subject selectors, and for evaluating selectors' collection development and
faculty liaison activities.
USU Libraries actively participates in several consortia, including the
Utah Academic Library Consortia and the Greater Western Library
Alliance. The Collection Development and Management Librarian will
cultivate and sustain these and other relationships to promote
inter-institutional collection building and resource sharing. The
Library, which is currently in the process of constructing a $40M facility,
has a materials budget of approximately $3.5 million, with approximately
$700,000 for monographs, $2.3M for serials, and $500,000 for electronic
products. The Collection Development and Management Librarian will be
responsible for evaluating outcomes to direct and enhance collection
development activities.
This is a 12-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position with attendant
expectations for continuing professional development, service, and
scholarship. The Collection Development and Management Librarian reports
to the Associate Director for Technical Services.
Required Qualifications: MLS from an ALA accredited program; 5 years
collection development experience in an academic or large public library;
record of successful budget management; experience with collection
assessment; writing collection development policies, and managing book
approval plans; fluency with word processing, spreadsheets, and other
office applications.
The successful candidate will demonstrate leadership, management, teamwork,
and outreach skills; the ability to meet the criteria for promotion and
tenure; familiarity with current issues in scholarly communication; and
excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications: Successful grant writing experience; experience
writing accreditation and statistical reports; experience with project
management; experience with automated library systems, preferably
Dynix-Horizon.
Salary range: Commensurate with experience.
Benefits: The position includes an excellent benefits package, including
TIAA/CREF retirement, insurance, 22 days vacation and 12 days of sick leave
per year.
Utah State University is a land-grant institution and Carnegie
Research-Extensive institution serving a student population of 20,000. It
is situated in a valley 80 miles north of Salt Lake City and offers a
variety of cultural and outdoor recreational opportunities. USU is an
AA/EO employer and is sensitive to dual career accommodations.
To Apply: Please send a letter of application, resume, and three
professional references with names, e-mail/mail addresses, and phone
numbers to:
Collection Development and Management Librarian Search Committee, c/o Trina
Shelton
Utah State University Libraries
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
435-797-2631; fax 435-797-2880
Review of applications will begin January 30, 2004 and will continue until
the position is filled.
Betty Rozum
Associate Director, Technical Services
University Libraries
3000 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: (435) 797-2632
FAX: (435) 797-2880
<mailto:betroz_at_cc.usu.edu>betroz_at_cc.usu.edu
Received on Wed Jan 21 2004 - 13:37:18 EST