From: Robin Moskal <moskal_at_umbc.edu>
Non-Tenure Track Faculty Position Vacancy
Title: Collection Development Librarian
Health Sciences & Human Services Library
University of Maryland
601 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
SALARY: Minimum: $48,000
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: The Health Sciences and Human Services Library
(HS/HSL), University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) seeks a knowledgeable,
energetic, and creative Collection Development Librarian to oversee
selection of the Library’s print and digital assets, including databases
and other digital tools. This librarian reports to the Associate Director
for Resources.
General – Provides coordination and oversight of all facets of selection of
the Library’s print and digital assets. Responsibilities include leading
the Library-wide collection development committee; leading collection
evaluation including cost and use studies; leading collection acquisition,
weeding and cancellation projects; and forecasting collection needs and
trends. In collaboration with division librarians, this librarian has a
key role in planning, organization, and policy development relating to
Library resources. This librarian oversees the creation and management of
statistics and reports related to collection development. This librarian
collaborates with others in the Library, the USMAI (University System of
Maryland and Affiliated Institutions consortium), and the UM, B (University
of Maryland Baltimore) campus to envision and bring forth special initiatives.
S/he collaborates with division librarians to achieve the Library’s
resources mission, and collaborates with Library faculty to achieve
established goals, participates in strategic planning, serves on
committees, works with colleagues at consortial, regional and national
levels, and is active in the profession.
Budget - Oversees Library collection budget evaluation by maintaining
knowledge of all sources of funding for all print and digital assets;
facilitates information about the collection budget among members of the
Collection Development Committee, the Services Division liaisons, and the
Library director. This librarian works closely with the Resources
Acquisition and Management Librarian to effectively monitor the collection
budget. S/he works directly with the Library director and others to
achieve a balanced collection within budget allocations, and participates
in identifying and responding to trends in publishing related to effective
fiscal management.
Collection Development – Serves as chair of the HS/HSL Collection
Development Committee, offering an organized approach to collection
development, maintaining current and relevant policies and procedures, and
serving in an advisory capacity to Services division librarians in their
collection development activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
MLS from an ALA-accredited library school.
Three to five years professional experience working in a collections role
in an academic library; including:
* Collection development experience,
* Budget knowledge and experience,
* Leadership skills,
* Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills,
* Excellent oral and written communication skills,
* Knowledge of current trends in scholarly publishing,
* Ability to lead library teams in projects relating to
collection and budgetary management, and
* Ability to work in a high-demand environment and effectively multi-task.
Preferred:
* Collection development experience in an academic health sciences
library.
* Experience building positive faculty relationships.
* Experience with Ex Libris’ Aleph 500 integrated library system.
* Participation in academic library consortial activities.
* Involvement in professional activities, in a leadership capacity.
BENEFITS:
Generous benefits include choice of retirement, medical, prescription and
dental plans; 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal
days, and 14 holidays per year. Regular status employees, as well as their
eligible dependents, may receive tuition remission for most programs at
many campuses of the USM campuses.
ENVIRONMENT:
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) campus is located in downtown
Baltimore, blocks from Orioles Park at Camden Yards, Raven's Stadium, and
the Inner Harbor, a recreational waterfront destination. Forty-five miles
north of Washington DC, Baltimore City and the surrounding metropolitan
area are noted for high quality-of-life indicators offering historic parks,
great neighborhoods, and world famous art collections, museums, theaters,
and symphony orchestras. The city has easy access to public transportation
systems, superior health care systems, and renowned university and
educational resources.
The HS/HSL is the second largest medical school library on the East Coast,
providing access to 372,794 bound volumes, 2800 unique electronic and print
periodicals, and 52 databases. Sixty-five FTEs and 25 faculty librarians
staff the library. Our attractive facility, which opened in 1998, provides
over 900 seats, 40 group study rooms, 130 individual study-carrels, 60
public-access computers, wireless Internet access, 3 computer classrooms,
and a satellite conferencing center. The 190,000 square foot building also
houses the Tower Café, the HS/HSL coffee lounge.
The Library supports the 5,600 students, 2,045 faculty and staff members on
UMB's 60-acre research and technology complex of 58 buildings including the
University of Maryland Medical Center. UMB's professional and graduate
schools include a dental school, graduate school, and schools of law,
medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and social work. More details
about the UMB can be found at
<http://www.umaryland.edu>http://www.umaryland.edu
APPLICATIONS:
Interested, qualified candidates may fax cover letter, CV/resume and a
signed/dated statement of authenticity page that the contents of the
CV/resume are “true and up-to-date to Jane Peters, Human Resources
Generalist, 410.706.3101, or mail to UM-HS/HSL, 601 W. Lombard Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21201. For more information call 410.706.6747 or visit
our web site at:
<http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/information/>http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/information/.
Greatest consideration will be given to applications received by January
26, 2007; however, application review will continue until the position is
filled.
The University of Maryland is an AA/EOE/ADA Employer. The University
supports diversity initiatives and encourages minorities to apply.
For more information on the University of Maryland’s Health Sciences and
Human Services Library, please see our Web Address:
<http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/>http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/
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Everly Brown
Head of Circulation
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
601 West Lombard Street
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21201
phone: 410-706-8864
fax: 410-706-8403
Received on Sat Jan 06 2007 - 02:07:23 EST