Position Announcement (Samford University)-- Laurel Clapp Stephen Clark 30 Apr 2002 12:23 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Position Announcement (Samford University) Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:49:24 -0500 From: Laurel Clapp <lrclapp@samford.edu> Reply-To: "Laurel R. Clapp" <lrclapp@samford.edu> To: SEREDIT@LIST.UVM.EDU ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN Law Library Cumberland School of Law, Samford University Birmingham, Alabama Samford University Faculty-Staff position, non-tenure track. A full-time, twelve month position. REQUIRED: Master's degree in library/information science from an ALA accredited library school. Minimum of three years' library acquisitions experience. Supervisory experience. Must possess exceptional organizational skills and a strong service orientation. Must have excellent oral and written communications skills. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the library staff, faculty, students, University contacts, and vendors. DESIRABLE: Recent acquisitions experience in an academic library. Law library work experience. Knowledge of Anglo-American legal materials and the law book trade. Experience or course work to demonstrate proficiencies in OCLC, AACR2rev, and MARC formats, including USMARC Format for Holdings Data. Experience with an integrated library system. Experience with automated acquisitions system. Duties and Responsibilities: Primarily responsible for the acquisition of all library materials (print, microform, audiovisual, and electronic formats), supplies, and equipment. Supervises searching, ordering, processing, withdrawing, superseding, record-keeping, gift processing, and mail sorting. Manages procedures for the initial processing of books, periodicals, and other continuations. Responsible for the upkeep, shelf maintenance, and inventory of federal and state codes, reporters, encyclopedias, digests, and English materials. Monitors expenditures. Handles the maintenance contracts for equipment. Creates serial holdings and item records and maintains check-in and holdings records in VTLS. Handles claiming processes. Shares responsibility of bindery and other preservation procedures with Serials Librarian. Uses the VTLS Serials Control and Cataloging systems, OCLC, FRS (University accounting system), and Excel spreadsheets. Works closely with the Law Library Director. Maintains working relationships with Law School faculty members; the University collection development and government document librarians; University Accounting, Purchasing, and Controller's Office personnel, and vendor representatives. Prioritizes job duties and plans work for and supervises two Law Library Assistants and one Undergraduate Student Library Assistant. Compiles statistics and prepares reports. Participates in collection development and makes recommendations on purchases and cancellations. Participates in policy decisions, implements procedures, and prepares manuals. Coordinates activities with librarians in cataloging, computer services, serials, and reference. Participates with other librarians in assuming occasional reference duties. Benefits: Excellent benefits, including group health, dental, and life insurance. Fifteen days of annual vacation plus university holidays. Contact: (Miss) Laurel R. Clapp, Law Librarian & Professor of Law, Law Library, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229. Send résumé with educational background, relevant experience, and the names and addresses of three references. Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications for employment and educational programs from all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, disability or national or ethnic origin. ------------------------------------------------------- Laurel (Becky) Clapp, Law Librarian & Professor of Law Cumberland School of Law, Samford University Birmingham, AL 35229 lrclapp@samford.edu