HEAD OF COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University
http://www.wfu.edu/Library
Wake Forest University invites applications and nominations for the
position of Head of Collection Management for the Z. Smith Reynolds
Library. This position is a member of the Library Administrative
Council and reports to the Library Director.
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library, with a collection of over 1.4 million
volumes, materials expenditures of $3.4 million, and operating budget
over $5 million, serves over 4,000 students in the undergraduate
College, the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, and the Divinity School of Wake Forest
University.
Wake Forest is a private university where academic excellence is
consistently recognized through rankings in the top tier of the
country’s finest liberal arts institutions. Wake Forest offers a rare
combination – the academic and technological resources, facilities and
Division I athletic programs associated with a large university with
the compact campus, small classes and individual attention only a
smaller school can provide. The university is beautifully located
between the western mountains and east coast beaches of North Carolina.
The Head of Collection Management: Provides leadership for the
collection management program of an evolving research library that
supports the teaching and research mission of the University; guides
planning for collection management functions that include traditional,
digital and future services; administers collection analysis
activities, approval plans, selection, de-selection, and gift books;
manages the Library Liaison program; negotiates license agreements for
digital resources.
Qualifications: MLS from ALA accredited program plus at least 5
years of increasingly responsible experience in collection management
in an academic or research library. An equivalent combination of
education and experience may be accepted. Second Master’s degree
preferred. Reading ability in one or more foreign languages preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Ability:
* Extensive knowledge and understanding of current issues and
trends in collection management and scholarly communications.
* Understanding of and commitment to the library’s role in the
support of teaching and research.
* Demonstrated successful experience in planning, developing,
evaluating and budgeting for collections in a complex library environment.
* Strong commitment and ability to establish and maintain
productive, long-term, effective working relationships with faculty,
students, staff and administrators.
* Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work both
independently and collaboratively throughout the University.
* Demonstrated supervisory and managerial ability.
* Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational,
analytical and decision-making skills.
* Experience working with integrated library systems.
* Demonstrated competency with Windows applications including MS
Office Word, Excel and Access, and Internet applications.
* Record of commitment to continual professional development and
effective participation in professional associations.
Essential Functions:
* Provides leadership in articulating the direction, balance and
emphasis of collections, including monographs, serials, and digital
resources; monitors publishing trends in both electronic and print
resources; manages Collection Management Team.
* Plans and implements the collection management program by
formulating collection management objectives, policies and procedures;
establishes criteria of excellence and effectiveness; administers
activities including collection analysis, approval plans, selection
and de-selection; coordinates gift program and participates in
negotiations with donors; negotiates license agreements for digital
resources.
* Formulates, allocates and monitors the materials budget;
Provides analyses and reports on materials expenditures.
* Fosters cooperative relationships and effectively communicates
with academic departments to ensure an understanding of collection
management needs for individual disciplines; maintains and promotes
close contacts with faculty; interprets the library’s collection
development activities to the academic community.
* Coordinates and provides leadership, guidance and training to
library’s departmental liaisons; Works with faculty to anticipate
materials requirements for new programs or courses and to prepare for
accreditation process.
* Promotes communication within the collection management team
and throughout the library by encouraging and actively engaging in the
exchange of information through all levels of the organization and by
working closely with team leaders to coordinate collections policies
and procedures that impact the other areas in the library.
* Collaborates with appropriate team leaders on issues relating
to stacks space, off-site storage and collections and acquisitions data.
* Serves as library liaison to one or more academic departments
and selects materials to be added to the collection.
* Represents the library in collection management matters by
participating in appropriate forums at the state, regional and
national levels and by serving as the library’s principal resource
person for collection management issues.
* Serves on library and University committees; participates in
departmental, team and library-wide activities; participates in
outreach, marketing, assessment and other library initiatives;
participates in continual professional development and professional
associations; may provide a variety of reference services including
in-depth reference assistance and library instruction; may participate
in technology training initiatives for students and faculty; performs
other duties as assigned.
For full position description and application instructions, visit
http://www.wfu.edu/hr/careers
Wake Forest University does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual
orientation, marital or veteran status.
Wake Forest University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Received on Wed May 04 2005 - 01:22:57 EDT