Job Posting: Director of Collections - University of Kentucky Libraries
The University
of Kentucky Libraries
seeks a
creative,
collaborative,
and
entrepreneurial
library
professional with
an
ability
to provide innovative
services through the position
of Director of
Collections.
The successful
candidate
will lead
and collaborate
with a team of
academic
liaisons to support the
current and emerging
research strategies
and methods of scholarly
production.
The
Director is responsible
for providing
leadership for
the Libraries’
collections management
and
content
development, for
advancing research
data
management initiatives,
and promoting
UK Libraries’
commitment to the creation
and
dissemination of scholarship. The
Director hires, trains,
and supervises the
work
of 2
FTE
librarians, 1
FTE support staff,
and several students
in the Collections
and Federal Depository
Units. The Director will manage
the ongoing
collection
activities of academic
liaisons to ensure
coordination
and
continuity
for collections in
all disciplines
and formats,
will lead
efforts to address and to
provide collection
assessment
and
analysis
guidance,
and
will
communicate
collection
issues
and procedures
effectively
to library
users and staff.
As an
academic
liaison,
the
Director
will teach
and
assess
curriculum-integrated
instructional sessions
and
conduct in-depth
research
consultations in assigned subject
areas. The
Director
will
develop and maintain online
research
and
course
guides and have
knowledge
of current
research tools
and technology. The
Director
conducts
collection review
and
analysis, provides
research
and scholarly
publishing support, and is
actively
engaged with faculty
and students in
all
assigned subject areas.
The Director
will provide academic
liaisons with research
and
scholarly
publishing support and participate
in the
leadership of
research
data management initiatives.
Responsibilities
will include
working
collaboratively
with colleagues throughout UK
Libraries
and the campus
to advance
UKnowledge,
the university’s institutional repository,
and the development, implementation,
and assessment of
research
support services. The
Director
will participate
in outreach
and
campus engagement
activities that
build partnerships
and
cultivate
relationships with key
university
units.
Complete position description and application information may be found here:
https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/101404
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Kate Seago
Director, Acquisitions
2-21A Young Library
University of Kentucky
410 Hilltop Ave.
Lexington, KY 40506-0456
Tel: 859-218-1851
NEW email:kseago@uky.edu