Position: U. Tenn, Knoxville, Collection Management Coordinator Patty Boling 22 Apr 1997 20:21 UTC
Collection Management Coordinator and Assistant/Associate Professor. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries. Leads in the design, implementation, analysis and evaluation of collection management projects, such as weeding, serials review, storage. The Collection Management Coordinator is the primary implementor of CDM day-to-day activities. As project manager, leads projects from inception to completion; as an advocate for the Libraries' physical collections, shares in-depth knowledge about the collections and collection management practices. Establishes, in consultation with appropriate colleagues, collection development guidelines for use in decision-making by CDM office staff and other library teams. Designs and coordinates orientation for new subject librarians and faculty departmental representatives. Plans cooperative collection management projects and assigns staff resources. May assume responsibility for subject liaison with an academic department. Coordinates activities of the Collection Development & Management office in a collaborative organizational environment. Works closely with subject and electronic services coordinators, CDM librarians, and serves on the CDM Planning Group to ensure that the Libraries offer an optimal mix of information resources with available funding. Plans, supervises, and evaluates the work of four FTE staff who provide bibliographic, technical and clerical support for CDM activities. Reports to the Team Leader for CDM. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT (CDM) ORGANIZATION: UTK collection development and management activities are performed by 30 subject librarians across the organization. The CDM Team, responsible for a $4+ million information resources budget, consists of a Team Leader; Coordinators for Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Electronic Services, and Collection Management; 2.5 fte CDM librarians, and 4 staff. The Team Leader, who reports to the Dean of Libraries, provides leadership for all collection-related activities, including allocations for information resources. Coordinators for the Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, and Electronic Services have dual reporting relationships to CDM and Reference. One CDM librarian monitors, analyzes, and reports collection management data; another leads the preservation program. QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited MLS degree. Several years' post-MLS library experience in an academic or research library. Demonstrated organizational skills, creativity and flexibility, ability to make decisions, excellent interpersonal and communications skills, ability to deal with changing priorities based on client and library needs; commitment to fostering a collaborative work environment. Knowledge of trends in publishing and higher education. Broad knowledge of academic/research library collection development and management issues. Working knowledge of major bibliographic tools. Preferred: Supervisory experience. Experience with collection development/management. Experience with faculty liaison and selection of library materials. Familiarity with library preservation issues. Knowledge of distributed computing, networking, and electronic information access methods. This is a tenure-track appointment requiring the ability to meet promotion and tenure criteria. Twenty-four days annual leave, tuition remission, usual benefits. Assistant or Associate Professor rank. Salary: Assistant Professor minimum $33,000; Associate Professor $40,000 minimum. Please send letter of application, a current resume, and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references to: Jill Keally, Head, Library Support Services, 1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696. Review of applications will begin July 15, 1997, and will continue until the position is filled. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this position may be found at-- http://toltec.lib.utk.edu./~lss/search/collmgtcoord.html UTK IS AN EEO/AA/TITLE VI/TITLE IX/SECTION 504/ADA/ADEA EMPLOYER. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Patty Boling Administration - Hodges Library University of Tennessee Email: Patty-Boling@utk.edu