From: Deborah Curry
Coordinator, Technical Services
SUNY Oswego
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*State** University of New York at Oswego*
*Coordinator of Collection Development***
Penfield Library at the State University of New York at Oswego
announces the opening of a 12-month tenure track position for an
innovative/experienced librarian/administrator to provide leadership
as Coordinator of Collection Development. Appointment will be made at
either Senior Assistant or Associate Librarian level.
*Review Date:* Review of applications will begin May 1 and will
continue until the position is filled.
*Salary: *Salary commensurate with experience.
*Date of Appointment: *August 1, 2007
*Description of Responsibilities: *Responsible for the successful
planning, organization, policy development, implementation and
direction of collection management and scholarly communication
initiatives in a rapidly changing environment with an emphasis on
learner-focused services. This position coordinates training and
evaluation of the content management responsibilities of 15 liaison
librarians to assure the ongoing high quality of collections in all
disciplines. The position reports to the Library Director and is a
member of the Library’s Senior Management Advisory Group. Additional
responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Prepares and monitors a collection budget of $500,000+
* In collaboration with liaison librarians, develops and maintains
collection development policies and library resource webpages
* Interprets/communicates collection issues and procedures
effectively to library users and library staff
* Approves electronic resources, standing orders and serials along
with the Library Director
* In coordination with liaison librarians, oversees the assessment
of collections for accreditation, program reviews, new curriculum
proposals and emerging academic programs
* Periodically initiates reviews of the library’s collections to
ensure that intellectual content being provided meets the
Library’s and the College’s mission
* In collaboration with Library Systems and Technical Services
staff, prepares collection analysis reports and forecasts
collection needs and trends
* Represents the Library on appropriate SUNY, state and regional
committees that promote collaborative collection development among
libraries; Chairs an internal Collection Development Workgroup and
represents the Library on the College’s Undergraduate Curriculum
Council
* Serves as liaison to one or more selected disciplines, including
provision of instruction services to these disciplines; Fills in
as liaison for various disciplines on a temporary basis as needed
* Participates in provision of reference service, including limited
evening/weekend hours
* Participates in scholarly and service activities as required for
tenure/promotion
*Required Qualifications: *
* MLS from an ALA accredited program**
* Minimum of three years of innovative leadership experience in a
collection development role in an academic or large public library**
* Strong leadership/decision-making skills**
* Ability to work both independently and collegially in a demanding
environment using well developed organizational, managerial and
both oral and written communication skills**
* Ability to mentor, train and evaluate librarians in collection
management and liaison activities**
* Experience planning collection budgets and developing budget
reports and projections**
* Demonstrable understanding of trends in scholarly communications
with knowledge of current trends in collection development facing
academic libraries**
*Preferred Qualifications: *
* Second masters
* Experience in assessing print and/or online collections
* Flexibility and creativity working with faculty, staff and students
* Reference experience
* Classroom teaching experience
*To Apply: *Submit a letter of application addressing qualifications,
a copy of transcripts, curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of at
least three current professional references to Mary E. Bell, Library
Director, #115 Penfield Library, State University of New York at
Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126. Official transcripts are required prior to
hiring.**
*Description of Department: *Penfield Library is committed to a
program of innovative, learner centered service to students, faculty
and staff at SUNY Oswego. With 16 full-time librarians, several
part-time adjuncts and 18 full-time support staff, the Library
provides a wide-range of resources and services. As one of 64 campuses
sharing an ExLibris SUNY-wide Union Catalog, the Library supports
extensive SFX connections, federated searching, electronic reserves
and an array of electronic databases providing access to nearly 26,000
print and electronic journals. In addition to housing a monographs
collection of over 475,000 bound volumes and 8,000+ electronic titles,
the Library is also a partial depository for U.S. and New York State
government documents. Penfield’s well-established liaison program
provides support (including collection development, specialized
reference, library instruction and regular communication) to faculty
in the disciplines. Library staff are currently engaged in planning
for extensive building renovations which will begin in 2008.
*Description of SUNY Oswego: *Founded in 1861, the State University of
New York at Oswego is a public comprehensive institution located in
central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes
from Syracuse. One of the "best northeastern colleges," Oswego offers
its 8300 undergraduate and graduate students outstanding educational
experiences with attention to liberal arts foundations, practical
applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and
creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global
communities. We seek exceptional new faculty and professional staff
committed to teaching, on-going scholarly and creative work, and
active engagement with their communities.
Additional information about SUNY Oswego can be found at
www.oswego.edu <http://www.oswego.edu/>.
SUNY Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an
Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages
applications from professionals of color, women, individuals with
disabilities, and veterans. In accordance with INS regulations,
successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United
States, per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the
application and/or interview process should be made to the Human
Resources Office,
(315-312-2215).
9/28/06
Received on Fri Apr 20 2007 - 00:51:58 EDT