Subject: Position announcement: Northeastern University
From: w.wakeling_at_neu.edu
Collection Development Librarian, Northeastern University
Northeastern University Libraries seek an energetic and self-motivated
librarian to take a leading role in their Collection Development team.
The successful applicant will report to the Associate Dean for
Collections and Technical Services, and take responsibility for some
key aspects of the planning and management of collection development,
including: collaboration with subject collection managers in
discipline-related projects reviewing and analyzing the collections
for accreditation and standards; evaluating and trialing new
electronic and other resources; revising and supervising
the Library's gifts acquisition, weeding and withdrawal programs;
taking initiative in the development and implementation of a
Library-wide collection assessment program; supervising student
assistants. The successful applicant will have strong collaborative
skills, be able to balance the time-consuming demands of multiple
responsibilities, and will establish and maintain strong and effective
ties with book donors and external agents such as publishers and vendors.
Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent; at
least two years of experience, preferably in an academic library
collections or technical services environment; supervisory experience;
spreadsheet/database IT skills preferred. Excellent analytical,
planning, organizational, supervisory, written, and oral
communication, and interpersonal skills; must be able to thrive in a
rapidly changing environment. Strong commitment to diversity. Must be
energetic, innovative, self-motivated, service-oriented, and
resourceful, with broad knowledge of print and electronic information
resources, relevant information technology, trends in academic
libraries, scholarly communication and higher education. Refer to
http://www.hrm.neu.edu for more details.
Send letter of application, resumé, details of three references, and
any queries, to Will Wakeling via e-mail to w.wakeling_at_neu.edu or mail
to 320 Snell Library, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave,
Boston, MA 02115.
Review of applications will begin December 12, and continue until
candidate is selected.
Northeastern University, an urban Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive
institution, is student-focused and dedicated to a cooperative
education-experiential learning model. A diverse student body of
18,500 undergraduates and 4,400 graduate students is enrolled in six
undergraduate colleges, and fifteen graduate and professional schools.
There are also active continuing education and distance learning
programs. The Library comprises some 1 million volumes, and provides
access to 25,000 licensed e-journals, with an FY06 collections budget
in excess of $5m. It holds memberships in OCLC/NELINET, the Coalition
for Networked Information, the Boston Library Consortium, and the
Boston Regional Library System, and is a Council on Library and
Information Resources sponsor. Visit the Library’s
web site for more information: http://www.lib.neu.edu.
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University.
Received on Mon Nov 28 2005 - 08:02:37 EST