Position Announcement: Head of Collection Development and Acquisitions, Williams College Chris Blackman 10 May 2007 19:59 UTC
This message is being cross-posted on several lists. Please excuse the duplication. Head of Collection Development and Acquisitions, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts Williams College Libraries seeks candidates for the position of Head of Collection Development and Acquisitions. This position offers a unique opportunity to manage a $2.35 million materials budget, to lead collection initiatives and establish acquisitions policies at a top-ranked liberal arts college. In collaboration with eleven liaison selectors, this person will have an exciting role in developing the future of library collections as the college embarks on the construction of a new integrated library and technology center and off-site storage facility. The Head of Collection Development and Acquisitions reports to the College Librarian. This position is a full-time, 12-month administrative staff position. Responsibilities: Prepares and justifies budget requests in conjunction with the College Librarian. Makes allocations and tracks expenditures for general, endowment, gift, and grant funds. Evaluates vendor performance and negotiates with vendors for service fees and sales discounts. Monitors faculty curricular and research interests and adapts to changes in the Williams curriculum; oversees purchasing priorities. Coordinates review and selection of electronic resources. Chairs the Library’s Electronic Resources Group. Negotiates license terms and pricing for electronic resources and media materials. Participates in the implementation of the Library’s Electronic Resource Management module. As a Boston Library Consortium collection manager, represents the Williams College Libraries in frequent collaborative meetings with other BLC counterparts. Participates in BLC initiatives including the Cooperative Collection Development Working Group. Supervises five Acquisitions support staff. Requirements: MLS degree from ALA-accredited library school with 5 years relevant experience formulating and tracking budgets; collection development expertise. Ability to work collaboratively with various campus constituents. Subject expertise in and understanding of the mission of a liberal arts college. Supervisory and training experience with knowledge of scholarly communication and library trends in copyright and licensing. Knowledge of the publishing market, electronic service providers, serials vendors and. binding and preservation practices. Expertise in accounting practices and systems. Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience with online integrated bibliographic systems and bibliographic utilities. Familiarity with cataloging standards. Review of applications will begin on May 25, 2007, and continue until the position is filled. Please send a cover letter and resume including job number #300365-BLCCM to: Williams College Office of Human Resources 100 Spring Street Suite 201 Williamstown, MA 01267 or to hr@williams.edu (413) 597-3129