From: Kate Gordon <afkg_at_uaa.alaska.edu>
POSITION: Head of Collection Development PCN: 305715
Full-time, tenure-track, regular
appointment w/ benefits
9 + 3 months/yr faculty-rank
LOCATION: Consortium Library
University of Alaska Anchorage
Salary: minimum $60,000 annually; excellent health and life
insurance, and tuition waiver benefits; represented by bargaining unit.
Collections and Connections: Engaging our Communities
The award-winning Consortium Library at the University of
Alaska Anchorage is recruiting for the position of Head of Collection
Development. We are looking for an energetic, motivated, and innovative
librarian to join us in developing print, multimedia and digital collections
that are responsive to the needs of our university communities.
Located near the Chugach Mountains in Alaska's largest city,
the library serves both the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and its
community campuses with 19,000 students, and Alaska Pacific University
(APU), a private institution with 500 students. The library is fully engaged
in statewide programs and supports a regional SirsiDynix integrated catalog
system with the Anchorage public library. It is a founding member of the
Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS) and Alaska's
Digital Archives. The library's Health Sciences Information Service offers a
full range of library services to the medical community across the state.
The Consortium Library has more than 807,000 bound volumes,
more than 590,000 microform units, and subscribes to approximately 4,000
print journals. The library is currently undergoing a serial review aimed at
reallocating funds for new resources. The library has a funding allocation
program for library materials for new UAA faculty. The library licenses
over 190 databases and provides web access to the full text of more than
20,000 journals and ebooks. It is a designated Foundation Center and a
selective federal depository. There are 19 FTE faculty positions and 26 FTE
staff positions. Most of the librarians serve as subject area selectors.
The library's base budget is approximately $4.8M which includes a
collections budget of $1.4M.
UAA is a comprehensive metropolitan university consisting of
the main campus in Anchorage, four community campuses, and additional sites
in rural communities and on military installations. UAA offers certificate,
associate, baccalaureate, and graduate programs in the arts, humanities,
sciences, and professions. Ph.D. programs in biological sciences and
psychology are offered at the UAA campus in partnership with the University
of Alaska Fairbanks.
The city of Anchorage with a population of 282,813 is the
chief business center for the State of Alaska. The spectacular scenery, the
vast array of wildlife, and outdoor recreational activities around Anchorage
are matched with a full range of theater, symphony and fine arts events held
in town. Summer is full of light while the winters are less severe than in
many other major US cities.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Head of Collection Development is the
principal librarian overseeing the selection, evaluation, and preservation
of the library's print, multimedia and digital collections. Job
responsibilities include assisting with university accreditation and program
reviews and managing and updating the library's collection policies, vendor
contracts and digital licenses. This position monitors the expenditures for
materials and digital resources and manages the library's approval program.
The Head of Collection Development coordinates the work and training of all
librarians with subject selection assignments and chairs library selectors
meetings. This position is expected to develop and manage a funding formula
for allocating acquisitions funds to subject selectors and to work closely
with the Technical Services Department in ordering and withdrawing
materials.
The Head of Collection Development reports to the Dean of
the Consortium Library and serves on key library management teams. The Head
of Collection Development will seek opportunities for cooperative collection
development endeavors with other university, municipal, state and federal
agencies and will apply for grant funding for collections and/or digital
initiatives. In coordination with the Dean of the Consortium Library, the
Head of Collection Development works with donors and on outreach activities.
The Head of Collection Development will provide reference assistance and
instructional support. Since this position is a tenure track faculty
appointment, the Head of Collection Development will be expected to meet all
library faculty requirements for tenure and promotion.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Significant experience with library collection development,
acquisitions, and electronic resources. Management and supervisory
experience. Knowledge of allocation formulas for acquisitions budgets.
EDUCATION REQUIRED: ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent.
PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Progressively responsible management experience including
supervision, donor relations, acquisitions systems, collection assessment,
outreach, preservation, cooperative program planning and project management.
Demonstrated success obtaining grant funding. Knowledge of emerging
information technologies and digital resources.
TO APPLY:
All applications must be submitted online:
Go to http://www.uakjobs.com <http://www.uakjobs.com/>
Referring to position number, PCN 305715, upload a cover
letter of application, resume or curriculum vita, and the names, addresses,
email, telephone and fax numbers of at least three references.
CLOSING DATE:
The screening committee will begin reviewing applications
September 30, 2007. Applications will be accepted until the recruitment is
closed. Candidates are encouraged to apply by the review date to receive
full consideration.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UAA, APU, AND ANCHORAGE:
Consortium Library: consortiumlibrary.org/
Archives and Special Collections Department:
consortiumlibrary.org/archives/
SLED: Alaska's Virtual Library: sled.alaska.edu/
University of Alaska Anchorage: www.uaa.alaska.edu/
<../Local%20Settings/Temp/www.uaa.alaska.edu/>
Alaska Pacific University: www.alaskapacific.edu/
<../Local%20Settings/Temp/www.alaskapacific.edu/>
Municipality of Anchorage: www.muni.org
<../Local%20Settings/Temp/www.muni.org>
APPLICANTS needing reasonable accommodations to participate
in the application or interview process should contact Human Resource
Services prior to the closing date. UAA is an AA/EO Employer and Educational
Institution committed to diversity. Applicants must be eligible for
employment under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and
subsequent amendments. Application for employment with the University of
Alaska is subject to public disclosure.
University of Alaska Anchorage
Human Resource Services, ADM 245
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508-8136,
Voice (907) 786-4608 - TTY (907) 786-1420 - Fax (907)
786-4727
Received on Thu Jul 26 2007 - 00:38:42 EDT