CDL-POSITION OPENING, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

From: Peter Spitzform <peter.spitzform_at_uvm.edu>

Please post the following advertisement for a position open at Dana Medical 
Library at the University of Vermont.  I am including the text in the body 
of this email as well as a Word attachment of same.  Thanks very much.

Collection Management Librarian

The University of Vermont invites applications for the position of 
Collection Management Librarian at the Charles A. Dana Medical Library. 
This position provides leadership, management, and planning for all aspects 
of collection management, which includes collection development, 
acquisitions, cataloging, and serials management. Primary tasks include 
providing clear direction in the organization and management of diverse 
print, media, electronic, and digital collections; preparing and monitoring 
the acquisitions budget; and engaging in collection budget planning. The 
successful candidate will oversee 3.5 FTE Library staff members and will be 
responsible for developing and organizing their workflow patterns. Strong 
communication skills are of paramount importance. The Dana Medical Library 
is a health sciences library serving the information needs of professionals 
and students in medicine, nursing, allied health and biomedical fields at 
the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care. The Library is 
currently involved in a major building project and will open its new 
facility in 2005. Required Qualifications: Master's degree in library 
science from an ALA-accredited library school program or international 
equivalent. Minimum 5 years' professional library experience with at least 
3 years in a collections/technical services role in an academic medical or 
large hospital library. Successful leadership and supervisory experience in 
at least one principal collection management area such as acquisitions, 
cataloging, or serials management. Experience with technical services 
applications of a major integrated library system (ILS). Knowledge of 
trends in information access at an academic medical center and their 
implications for medical library collection management. Excellent 
interpersonal and communication skills; successful project management 
skills; strong user service orientation; demonstrated flexibility and 
creativity in working with students, faculty, and staff. Preferred 
Qualifications: Experience in the use of the NLM classification scheme and 
MeSH indexing. Knowledge or experience relating to digital library 
development, such as use and application of alternative metadata schema and 
thesauri. Creativity in the application of emerging technologies to improve 
collection management operations. Visit our website at 
http://library.uvm.edu/dana/position.html for a complete job description 
and application procedures. Salary: Salary and rank dependent upon 
qualifications and experience with $42,025 minimum for Assistant Professor 
rank; $50,430 minimum for Associate Professor. Library faculty are part of 
the United Academics bargaining unit. Review of applications will commence 
immediately and continue until position is filled. The University of 
Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly and actively 
committed to diversity within its academic community. Women and minorities 
are strongly encouraged to apply.