Position Announcement - Director, Collection Development - UNLV , (Penny Whitten) Stephen Clark 20 Oct 1998 13:37 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 13:27:38 -0700 From: Penny Whitten <whittenp@NEVADA.EDU> Subject: Position Announcement - Director, Collection Development - UNLV Following is a revised position announcement replacing the announcement posted in August. DIRECTOR OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT The UNLV Libraries invite applications for the position of Director of Collection Development and Management at the associate professor rank. RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Dean of Libraries, the successful candidate will: manage an annual materials acquisition budget in excess of $3.3 million and a current collection of approximately 900,000 volumes, 7250 serial titles, and over one million microforms; supervise the Collection Development Coordinating Team, the Head of Materials Ordering and Receiving, and Interlibrary Loan; coordinate collection development activities of bibliographers and other sections; evaluate and provide leadership in building collections to meet the needs of new and existing programs; negotiate vendor and consortial agreements; maintain effective communication with academic departments and the wider university community; and serve as the Libraries' specialist in the areas of intellectual property rights and copyright. A record of professional growth, scholarship/creative activity and service in keeping with University standards is expected for promotion and tenure consideration. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: MLS from an ALA accredited program or international equivalent; a minimum of 5 years of increasing professional responsibility and leadership with collection-development-related activities in an academic or research library; supervisory and budget management experience; broad knowledge and experience with academic/research collection development and management issues, information technology, and automation; knowledge of trends in publishing and research; working knowledge of standard selection and evaluation methods and tools and automated acquisition systems; evidence of strong leadership, communication, and decision making skills; evidence of professional and scholarly activity; commitment to fostering a collaborative work environment. Preferred: A second master's degree or an earned doctorate; experience with Innovative Interface's automated system. SALARY RANGE AND BENEFITS: This is a tenure-track position. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and background; faculty status, attractive benefits package, including 24 days annual leave, retirement options, health insurance, and no state income tax. For more information on salary and benefits see http://www.unlv.edu/Human-_Resources/Compensation/unlv_f12.html and http://www.unlv.edu/ Human_Resources/ Benefits/bene_sum.html. THE SETTING: UNLV is Nevada's largest comprehensive, doctoral-degree-granting institution with 21,000 students and more than 700 full-time faculty. The UNLV libraries are comprised of the main James R. Dickinson Library, the Curriculum Materials Library, the Architecture Studies Library, and a soon-to-be constructed Music Library. Construction on a new main library, the Lied Library, began in early 1998. This 300,000 square foot, $51 million facility will include an Information Commons and a fully wired four-classroom Collaborative Learning Center. These and other currently advertised library faculty positions are the result of retirements, new positions assigned, and organizational restructuring driven by the need to provide dynamic leadership for expanded library collections and services in the Lied Library in the 21st century. For additional information, see the UNLV World Wide Web site at http://www.unlv.edu. APPLICATION DEADLINE AND DETAILS: Send letter of application, rsum, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references to: Penny Whitten, Chair; Director of Collection Development and Management Search Committee; James R. Dickinson Library; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 457001; Las Vegas, NV 89154-7001. Review of applications will begin December 1, 1998 and will continue until the position is filled. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, Women, Veterans and the Disabled are encouraged to apply.