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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:42:15 -0500
From: Regina McBride <rmcbrid@siue.edu>
Subject: POSITION VACANCY
POSITION DESCRIPTION
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Director of Technical and Access Services
TITLE/RANK: Director of Technical and Access Services, Assistant or
Associate Professor
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Director of Technical and Access Services (TAS) is
responsible for managing all units of the department: Acquisitions,
Bibliographic Control, Bindery and Processing and Access Services. The
Director reports to the Dean of Library and Information Services, and
works with appropriate managers and staff to plan, develop, implement,
and evaluate all aspects of the Technical and Access Services operation.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Plans long and short term projects and operations for Technical and
Access Services including, but not limited to, the incorporation of new
library systems in the department.
2. Manages all Technical and Access Services personnel. Oversees annual
evaluation of work performance and development plans for all
departmental faculty, professional staff, and civil service staff.
3. Develops policies and procedures for Technical and Access Services.
Monitors and evaluates their implementation and effectiveness.
Participates in overall LIS planning, consultation, and management
activities.
4. Works with the Dean and appropriate LIS staff to assign resources for
Technical and Access Services operations and projects.
5. Manages the budget for the department.
6. Apprises and advises other Library personnel on all department
policies and procedural changes.
7. Represents the Library in state and national organizations, as
appropriate.
8. Remains current with library trends, issues, and practices and
apprises colleagues of developments.
9. Meets the requirements for tenure and promotion.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: M.L.S. from an A.L.A. accredited library
school. Minimum of six years of progressively responsible and successful
experience in management in academic libraries. Demonstrated knowledge
MARC 21 formats and bibliographic utilities such as OCLC. Extensive
experience in one or more of the following areas: acquisitions,
bibliographic control, circulation and serials management. Excellent
written and verbal communication skills. The ability to work
collaboratively in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and public
service skills.
QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED: Experience negotiating licenses for
electronic resources.
Experience with Endeavor?s Voyager system.
TERM OF CONTRACT: Assistant or Associate Professor, 12-month,
tenure-track, continuing contract. Contract available October 2002.
SALARY RANGE: Negotiable dependent upon credentials and experience,
with a minimum salary of $60,000. Excellent fringe benefits.
SOURCE OF FUNDS: State
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: October 18, 2002 or until position is
filled.
SUBMIT NOMINATIONS, RESUMES, OR LETTER OF APPLICATION TO:
Jay Starratt, Dean of Library and Information Services
Director, Technical and Access Services
Lovejoy Library
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Campus Box 1063
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1063
ABOUT SIUE AND LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
SIUE, twenty minutes northeast of St. Louis, is a public comprehensive
university situated on 2600 acres of rolling land and woods along bluffs
a few miles from the Mississippi River. It is an integral part of
Illinois and the St. Louis metropolitan area and uses its suburban
location to capitalize upon urban resources. As a premiere metropolitan
university, SIUE is the first choice of a diverse pool of applicants.
SIUE has a student population of over 11,000.
The University is dedicated to the communication, expansion and
integration of knowledge through: excellent undergraduate, graduate and
professional academic programs; scholarly, creative and research
activity of its faculty, staff and students; and through public service
and cultural and arts programming in the region.
Library and Information Services manages Lovejoy Library, Academic
Computing (including responsibility for interactive video distance
education technology), and Audiovisual Services. Lovejoy Library
maintains a collection of more than 1,000,000 volumes and subscribes to
more than 6500 print and digital serials and periodicals. Additional
information regarding the Library and University can be found at the web
site: http://www.library.siue.edu/lib.
As an affirmative action employer, SIUE offers equal employment
opportunity without regard to race, color, creed or religion, age, sex,
national origin, or disability. Applications from women and minority
groups are especially encouraged.
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Regina McBride, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Library and Information Services
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Campus Box 1063
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1036
(618) 650-5198 Office
(618) 650-2717 Fax
rmcbrid@siue.edu
