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Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:44:38 -0600
From: Birgit F. Burke <Burek@UWYO.EDU>
Subject: job announcement

HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS
The University of Wyoming is seeking applicants for the position of Head of
Acquisitions for the UW Libraries.

Responsibilities:    The Head of Acquisitions oversees the operations of the
Acquisitions Department (16 FTE staff, plus students) which is organized
into four functional units: Ordering (monographs and serials in a variety of
formats including electronic), Receiving/Accounting, Processing (includes
periodical check-in, physical processing, and bindery preparation), and
Government Documents Receiving/Processing (selective depository receiving
approximately 75% of documents available through the US Federal Depository
Program). The Libraries' annual materials budget is currently $4 million.

The Head of Acquisitions participates in the Libraries' Department Heads'
Council. The position reports to the Assistant Director for Administrative
and Technical Services. Librarians at the University of Wyoming hold faculty
status with expectations for research and scholarship.

Required qualifications:   MLS from an ALA accredited program or an
acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of
three years' professional experience in technical services in an academic
library. Supervisory experience. Ability to work collegially with both
faculty and staff.

Preferred qualifications:  Degree or experience in accounting, economics, or
business administration; acquisitions experience; serials experience;
experience with acquiring electronic resources; knowledge of Endeavor
Voyager library system. OCLC, AACR, LCSH, LCCS, U.S. depository
requirements.

HIRING RANGE:  $35,000 to $42,000, dependent on qualifications and
experience; 12-month appointment, 22 days' vacation; sick leave, group
health insurance, state or TIAA-CREF retirement plan, no state income tax.
Review of applications will begin on July 2nd, 2001. To Apply: Send cover
letter; resume; and the names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of three
professional references to Birgit Burke; Assistant to the Dean; University
of Wyoming Libraries; P.O. Box 3334, Laramie, WY  82071; FAX (307) 766-2510;
e-mail: burek@uwyo.edu <mailto:burek@uwyo.edu>  Please follow-up faxed or
e-mailed applications with copy via mail. The University of Wyoming is an
EEO/AA employer.

Birgit Burke
Assistant to the Dean
Administrative Office
Coe Library
6-6868

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are
ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we
have yet got ourselves. E.M. Forster