Head of Content Organization and Management at Western Carolina University
From: Katy Ginanni <ksginanni_at_email.wcu.edu>
Head of Content Organization and Management
Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
Salary: Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and
experience.
Status: Full-time, tenure-track
Head of Content Organization and Management
Western Carolina University's Hunter Library seeks an enthusiastic and
highly qualified librarian to develop and lead its Content Organization
and Management (COM) Department. The department selects, acquires,
organizes and manages intellectual content to support the learning,
teaching and scholarship activities of the university's students,
faculty, and staff. The head of COM is responsible for: departmental
strategic planning, budgeting, and management; coordination and guidance
of departmental recruitment, program review and assessment; mentoring
and performance evaluation; oversight of the collegial and peer review
processes; providing leadership for the library's scholarly
communication efforts and supervision of the collection development,
electronic resources, metadata and serials librarians. The department
head collaborates with COM librarians and departmental liaisons to
develop the library’s collection of electronic and print resources;
collaborates with the digital initiatives unit to develop digital
projects and programs; and serves as a member of the library-wide
leadership team.
The successful candidate will: be responsive to user needs and services
in an academic library environment and serve as a mentor, manager, and
leader to the staff and faculty in COM; be familiar with technology and
emerging trends; participate in departmental and library-wide committees
and work groups and function in a full range of professional
departmental responsibilities; remain professionally informed and pursue
the discovery of new knowledge related to the field of librarianship
through scholarship; seek opportunities for professional service; fully
embrace the library’s guiding principles; be flexible, and act with
integrity.
For a complete position description, qualifications, and application
procedures visit our website:
https://jobs.wcu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53598.
An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran
Employer.
Katy Ginanni, Collection Development Librarian & Asst Professor
Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
176 Central Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
ksginanni_at_email.wcu.edu
828-227-3729 office
Received on Thu Aug 28 2014 - 03:03:12 EDT