Position
Project Manager--University of Houston Law Library Project
Position Responsibilities
- Develop and execute procedures for selecting, acquiring, cataloging, and
processing approximately 175,000 volumes utilizing sub-contractors and in
accordance with library specifications.
- Coordinate work conducted by book vendors to ensure effective workflows
from selection to shelving.
- Serve as primary contact with vendor selected for digitization and
database creation for approximately four million Texas Supreme Court
records and briefs.
- Supervise staff hired for project.
- Establish and monitor quality control procedures to ensure library
requirements are adhered to by subcontractors and project staff.
- Through automated processing or manual intervention, ensure library OPAC
(Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) accurately reflects library holdings.
- Ensure purchasing regulations are adhered to as established by funding
agencies and maintain documentation for audit trails.
- Provide collection development and other consulting to library and
sub-contractors.
- Provide ongoing management and project reports to University of Houston
Law Library and Amigos.
- Act as primary Amigos contact with University of Houston Law Library and
sub-contractors.
Position Requirements
- MLS from an ALA-accredited library school.
- Seven years progressively responsible experience in an academic law
library including collection development, acquisitions and technical
processing, staff supervision; experience with Innovative Interfaces
systems highly desirable.
- Demonstrated oral and written communications skills, organizational and
project management skills
Pay and Benefits
- Salary Range 60 - 75K
- Assistance with relocation
- Paid staff member medical, dental and life insurance
- Retirement (TIAA-CREF)
- Long-term care, and long-term disability insurance
- Three weeks of vacation plus the week between Christmas and New Years
- Seven additional holidays, three personal days and paid sick leave.
- Pre-tax savings account available.
To Apply
Send a letter of application and resume via:
Mail: Amigos Library Services, 14400 Midway Road, Dallas, TX. 75244-3509
Attn: Judy Klote
FAX; 972-991-6061, Attn: Judy Klote
E-mail: klote@amigos.org
Amigos Library Services, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership-based organization
dedicated to providing resource-sharing opportunities and information
technology to libraries. The Amigos membership consists of 800 libraries
and cultural institutions located primarily in the southwestern United
States. Amigos members utilize a comprehensive line of services, including
cataloging, reference, resource sharing, preservation, imaging, consulting,
and training. Amigos is an Equal Opportunity Employer.