Subject: Position Opening (Univ of Calif Irvine)
From: Lorelei Tanji <ltanji_at_lib.uci.edu>
HEAD OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
The University of California, Irvine Libraries are seeking a dynamic
leader to join an enthusiastic staff in building a research library of
excellence for a young and rapidly-growing university ranked
nationally in the top universities. The Head of Collection
Development Department will work in a collaborative environment of
evolving institutional expectations and manage change to assure that
high quality continues to be achieved.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will play a key role in leading innovation in
the Collection Development Department and the Collections Division,
and will be a member of the library-wide management team Library
Council. The Head of Collection Development Department manages
collection development and management of general resources in all
formats library-wide and ensures a high-caliber collection that
supports the teaching, research, and patient care needs of the campus.
20+ subject specialist librarians (called Research Librarians), whose
duties include reference, instruction and collection development, are
based in either the Collection Development Department, the Langson
Library Reference Department, or the Science Library Reference
Department. The Head of Collection Development oversees and
evaluates the collection development, collection management, and
faculty/student liaison activities of all of these Research Librarians.
5+ of the Research Librarians report directly to the Head of
Collection Development. The other 15+ Research Librarians report
secondarily to the Head of Collection Development, as do two other
library positions - the Southeast Asian Archivist and the Electronic
Resources Acquisitions Librarian.
Reporting to the Assistant University Librarian for Collections, the
Head of Collection Development Department participates as a member
with others on divisional and library-wide teams, task forces, and
project teams as appropriate and is expected to work comfortably and
with excellence in a shared decision-making environment.
The following duties are those for which the Head of Collection
Development Department holds primary responsibility:
· Manages day-to-day collection development/management functions and
operations, assuring the high quality and ongoing excellence of
collections in all three UCI Libraries.
· Monitors the Libraries’ materials budget of approximately $7.4 million.
· Manages departmental budgets, policies, procedures, and webpages.
· Oversees collection development/management and faculty/student
liaison activities of Research Librarians
· Responsible for recruitment, retention, training, and evaluation
of Research Librarians mainly in conjunction with the Heads of the
Langson Library Reference and Science Library Reference Departments.
· Directly supervises and conducts performance reviews for
Collection Development Department staff.
· Chairs the Collection Development Department, the Collections
Coordinating Council and the Bibliographers Group.
· Acts as a spokesperson for the UCI Libraries to the campus
community as appropriate in conjunction with the Research Librarians
and the Assistant University Librarian for Collections; fosters good
communication and effective working relationships with faculty, staff,
students, and other library users.
· Manages the Libraries’ approval plans with input from the Research
Librarians.
· Approves the licenses (electronic resources and media) and works
with Acquisitions to advise on complex license negotiations
· Supervises special projects in collection development and
collection management
· Collaborates with other departments in the Libraries to deal with
issues of mutual concern.
· Participates in the Libraries’ development efforts as they relate
to collection development.
· Maintains regular and close communication with the Assistant
University Librarian for Collections.
· Opportunities for collection development and liaison
responsibilities for a particular academic program, depending on
background and experience.
The following duties are those for which the Head of Collection
Development Department holds secondary responsibility, in consultation
with the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and the
bibliographers:
· Coordinates the preparation and allocation of the Libraries’
materials budget of approximately $7.4 million.
· Provides leadership and coordination in developing, evaluating
and assessing the Libraries’ collections to support the University’s
research, teaching and patient care programs.
· Participates in defining and implementing key strategies for
acquiring or accessing electronic resources.
· Coordinates the Libraries’ participation in systemwide
cooperative/collaborative collection development efforts and digital
library initiatives.
· Provides leadership in the application of new technologies
related to collection development/management.
Qualifications
Required:
· Graduate degree in library science from an ALA-accredited
institution.
· Substantial collection development and management experience in
an academic library, research library, or major public library.
· Broad knowledge of current issues and trends in
academic/research collection development/management
· Demonstrated knowledge of academic user research needs,
research methodologies, and information seeking behaviors
· Knowledge and experience with approval plans, gifts programs,
standard selection and evaluation methods and tools, and automated
acquisitions systems.
· Experience with collections budget planning, such as budget
reports, projections and needs assessments.
· Strong public service and user-centered orientation with a
commitment to the library’s role in the support of teaching and research.
· Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
· Demonstrated organizational, project management, analytical and
decision-making skills.
· Experience with library automation and technology applications
in academic or research libraries.
· Ability to work effectively in a team and in a dynamically
changing environment.
· Demonstrated commitment to working effectively and
cooperatively with a culturally diverse university community.
· Demonstrated ability to meet the University of California
criteria for advancement and promotion of librarians.
Preferred:
· Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional
experience in academic or research library setting.
· Successful managerial and supervisory experience, especially of
librarians.
· Experience training bibliographers in collection
development/management and liaison activities.
· Solid knowledge of traditional and electronic collection
development/management issues across a broad range of disciplines and
fields
· Strong interest in and successful experience working with
faculty, students, staff, clinicians, and administrators at a major
academic research environment
· Significant experience in negotiating and licensing online
resources
· Significant knowledge of publishing business models, evolving
modes of publication (open access journals, open access archives,
institutional repositories, etc.) and scholarly communication issues
· Experience in collection assessment and analysis.
· Experience with digital library projects and/or grant writing.
· Record of significant participation at the national level in
organizations addressing collection development/management issues.
· Familiarity with trends in higher education
· Reading knowledge of at least one language other than English.
The Collection Development Department
The Collection Development Department is responsible for the
librarywide development and management of general collections in the
Langson Library, Science Library, and Grunigen Medical Library under
the administration and coordination of the Assistant University
Librarian for Collections. This department takes the lead role in
developing and planning the overarching and ongoing collections
policies, procedures, and projects that ensure that the scholarly
resources available meet the campus teaching, research, and patient
care needs.
The department consists of the Department Head and 5+ Research
Librarians, who are responsible for supporting the collection,
liaison, and service needs of UCI academic programs. In addition,
there are 15+ other Research Librarians located in departments
throughout the Libraries, who are responsible for both collections and
services in their specialized disciplines. Each Research Librarian is
a member of one of three discipline-based pods (a.k.a. teams) as well
as of the collections-wide Bibliographers Group.
The Libraries
The UCI Libraries are committed to innovation and excellence and are
in a major period of growth and change. The Libraries consist of the
Langson Library, the Science Library, the Gateway Study Center, and
the Grunigen Medical Library. The Langson Library primarily serves
the Schools of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Social Ecology, the
Graduate School of Management, the Department of Education, and
Interdisciplinary Studies. The Science Library primarily serves the
School of Medicine and the Schools of Biological Sciences, Physical
Sciences, Engineering, and Information and Computer Sciences. The
Grunigen Medical Library serves the UCI Medical Center, located in
Orange, 12 miles from the main campus.
The UCI Libraries have a staff of 273 FTE and an organizational
structure that includes the use of teams in conjunction with
departments. The library collection consists of over 2.3 million
volumes and over 25,000 current serial titles and an aggressively
expanding electronic resources collection. The UCI Libraries are a
member of the: Association of Research Libraries (ARL), California
Digital Library (CDL), Coalition of Networked Information (CNI),
Center for Research Libraries (CRL), Council on Library and
Information Resources (CLIR), International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Scholarly Publishing &
Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
University of California, Irvine
One of ten University of California campuses, the University of
California, Irvine, is nestled in over 1,500 acres of coastal
foothills, five miles from the Pacific Ocean, between San Diego and
Los Angeles. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the fastest-growing
University of California campuses, with more than 24,000 undergraduate
and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. UCI has had an
extraordinarily rapid rise to distinction in its first forty years,
including membership in the Association of American Universities,
ranking twelfth among the top fifty public universities by U.S. News
and World Report (among the top fifty research universities), and
three Nobel prizes in the last nine years.
Student enrollment is expected to reach 32,000 by 2010 accompanied
by a proportional growth in faculty. Nearly 60% of UCI students
identify themselves as Asian-American, African-American,
Chicano/Latino, or Native American. The University offers 40 doctoral
programs in addition to the M.D. UCI is ranked nationally in the top
universities; several doctoral programs are ranked in the top ten.
Librarians at the University of California, Irvine are academic
appointees and receive potential career status at the time of their
initial appointment. Librarians periodically receive administrative
and peer review for merit increases based on the following criteria:
1) professional competence and quality of service within the Library;
2) professional activity outside the Library; 3) university and public
service; and 4) research and other creative activity. They are
entitled to two days per month of annual leave, one day per month sick
leave, reductions in incidental fees, and all other perquisites
granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an
excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group life and
health insurance plans. Benefits are equal to approximately 40% of
salary.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience within a
range of $42,996 - $76,860 (Associate Librarian I - Librarian III).
Deadline for Applications: Applications received by July 29, 2005,
will receive first consideration, but applications will continue to be
accepted until the position is filled.
To Apply: Qualified applicants who wish to be considered for this
position should send their letters of application, complete résumés,
and the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references
to: Lillian Gates, Library Human Resources, UC Irvine, P.O. Box
19557, Irvine, CA 92623-9557. e-mail: ljgates_at_uci.edu; confidential
fax (949) 824-3270. Electronic applications are preferred. Upon
application, candidates should be in possession of proof of their
legal right to employment in the U.S. In compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, verification of legal
right to work will be required between the time of final selection and
hiring, and is absolutely essential in ultimately being hired.
This position description is listed on the UCI Libraries Web site at
http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/jobs/libvac.html, with links to
additional Web sites featuring campus and community information.
The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer
committed to excellence through diversity.
Received on Wed Jul 20 2005 - 10:54:32 EDT