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North Dakota State University Libraries

Fargo, ND

 

Opening for a full-time Acquisitions and Serials Librarian

 

 

Under the supervision of the Senior Technical Services Librarian, the Acquisitions and Serials Librarian is responsible for the acquisition, receipt, processing and management of all serials, firm orders, and continuations. Management of the Acquisitions and Serials departments and supervision of all departmental staff. Maintenance of the library KnowledgeBase product for all electronic resources. Maintaining the quality and consistency of the library bibliographic database. This position is responsible for collection development, and acts as liaison to academic departments in assigned subject areas, as well as provides general and specialized reference and instruction/information literacy services to the NDSU community and other constituencies.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 

·        An ALA-accredited M.A., M.S., M.L.S., or M.L.I.S.

·        Experience, coursework, or demonstrated awareness of the technical procedures of acquiring, licensing, and maintaining materials in all formats

·        Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a changing, dynamic, and production-oriented environment

·        Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively and prioritize work appropriately

·        Strong oral and written communication skills

·        Customer service orientation

·        Good computer skills

 

Preferred Qualifications:

·        One (1) year relevant professional experience

·        Supervisory experience

 

 

North Dakota State University (NDSU), a student focused, comprehensive research university located in Fargo,* was founded in 1890 as the state’s first land grant institution of higher education, and is currently classed by the Carnegie Commission as a very high research activity institution and one of the top 108 public and private universities in the nation.  2012 enrollment exceeded 14,000 students—including 1,400 international students from over ninety countries—in more than 108 bachelor’s, 63 master’s, 44 doctoral, and 10 graduate certificate programs of study.  Research expenditures exceed $100 million annually, placing NDSU among the top 18% of research universities in the nation overall and top 100 in such National Science Foundation categories as agricultural sciences, chemistry, physical sciences and psychology. 

 

The NDSU Libraries comprise the Main Campus Library, Heritage Collection, Institute for Regional Studies and University Archives, H. J. Klosterman Chemistry Library, and P. N. Haakenson Health Sciences Library; and, on the Downtown Campus, the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library and Barry Hall Business Library.   The Libraries’ homepage may be accessed at library.ndsu.edu. 

 

For further information and to apply for the position, please go to www.ndsu.edu/jobs

 

Also feel free to contact Alissa Kuntz, Assistant to the Dean of Libraries (alissa.k.kuntz@ndsu.edu) with questions. 

 

*The Fargo metro area is ranked among the best places in the country to live, attend school, work, and conduct business (see www.ndsu.edu/news/fargo_moorhead_community for recent rankings).

 

 

 

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Jenny Grasto

Downtown Campus Librarian & Interim Technical Services Librarian  /  The Libraries

 

Dept. 2080, PO Box 6050 / Fargo ND 58108-6050

p:701.231.8616 (Klai Hall 310)

p:701.231.8191 (Barry Hall 22)

p:701.231.6462 (Main Library 120D)