Job Posting: Collection Development Librarian

Hello everyone,

I invite you to share this opportunity with all who might be interested!  We
are a small library with a dedicated staff, and we sincerely believe in our
ability to make a lasting impact on our students and community members.  Your
opinions will be heard, and your voice will make a difference!

Thank you,

Sarah Penniman
Director of the High Library

JOB POSTING: Collection Development Librarian

Elizabethtown College seeks applications for an enthusiastic, innovative,
team-centered Collection Development Librarian.  Reporting to the Director of
the High Library, this librarian oversees all aspects of collection
development, acquisitions, and cataloging.  Responsibilities include:
collaborating with faculty and librarians to identify materials and
collections that support the academic curriculum; coordinating the acquisition
and cataloging of items, including the creation of original catalog records;
assessing the collections’ usage to project budgetary needs and to develop
purchasing strategies; arranging for database trials and negotiating license
agreements; and providing reference services to the College community.  The
Collection Development Librarian supervises two library technicians.

The successful candidate will have an outstanding customer-service
orientation, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a passion
for working with students and faculty in a small-college setting.  A Master’s
degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution and at least two
years of relevant work experience are required.  Supervisory experience is
strongly preferred.

Located in beautiful Lancaster County (PA), near Harrisburg and only 1.5 hours
from Philadelphia and Baltimore, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,900
students more than 53 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and
professional studies.  Driven by its motto to “Educate for Service”,
Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom
instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-
cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and
leadership as global citizens.  The High Library anchors the academic heart of
the campus by providing resources, programs, and services to spark
intellectual curiosity and to encourage creative inquiry.  The library staff
works collaboratively to forward the College’s educational mission and to
enhance the student experience.  For more information, please visit
www.etown.edu.

To apply for this position, please go to
http://etown.peopleadmin.com/postings/1037.  Review of applications will begin
on June 30.