North Carolina State University Libraries
SERIALS LIBRARIAN
Vacancy Announcement
Entry level

Between the mountains of the Blue Ridge and the shores of the Outer
Banks lies North Carolina's Research Triangle of Raleigh, Durham, and
Chapel Hill.  One of the nation's premier concentrations of academic,
corporate, and public research, the area combines moderate year-round
temperatures, rolling hills, championship college athletics, and a rich
diversity of cultural events.  While the Triangle consistently leads the
lists of desirable American communities, the North Carolina State
University Libraries has been recognized as the first recipient of the
Association of College and Research Libraries' Excellence in Academic
Libraries Award for its teamwork, innovation, and continuous interaction
with students and faculty to further the educational mission of NC State
University. In the past seven years, the NCSU Libraries has made an
unprecedented rise through the ranks of the Association of Research
Libraries to its current position of 32nd among the 113 university
member libraries.

The NCSU Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position
of Serials Librarian.  Based in Acquisitions, this position will lead
the Libraries in acquiring scholarly journals, monographic series, and
other standing orders in print and digital formats to support the
research, teaching, and extension programs of the university. Five
million dollars of the NCSU Libraries' current collections budget
(approximately $8 million) is directed to serials resources.  The
Libraries maintains 37,000 subscriptions. The Acquisitions Department
consists of 3 librarians, 17 staff, a Computing Consultant, and a
Libraries Fellow. . The Libraries acquires and processes all serials
centrally with record maintenance currently on the DRA online system.
Implementation of Sirsi Unicorn is scheduled for early 2003.

Responsibilities
Plans, coordinates, evaluates, and manages the Libraries' serials
acquisitions programs in a bimodal environment of print and digital
library resources.  Supervises 7 staff members. Contributes to the
overall management of the department. Develops and analyzes statistical
and management reports for the department and the Libraries. Formulates
strategic plans for an increasingly digital serials environment.
Collaborates with colleagues to facilitate the licensing of digital
resources, to coordinate the tracking of digital resources, and to
ensure effective access to all serials resources. Coordinates processing
of the federal and state government documents programs. Works with
counterparts in the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) to
further historically strong cooperative programs. Serves on library-wide
committees, task forces, and teams. Librarians at NCSU Libraries are
expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments
in the field. Reports to the Head of Acquisitions.

Qualifications
Required: ALA-accredited MLS. Demonstrated knowledge of the serials
industry, serials publishing trends, and contracts and licensing
issues.  Excellent oral, written, analytical, and interpersonal
communication skills.  Ability to work independently and in teams.
Preferred: Experience with serials in an academic library collection.
Supervisory experience strongly preferred.

The University and the Libraries
As one of the nation's outstanding land-grant universities, NC State
offers degrees through the Colleges of Agriculture & Life Sciences,
Design, Education and Psychology, Engineering, Humanities & Social
Sciences, Management, Natural Resources, Physical & Mathematical
Sciences, Textiles, and Veterinary Medicine. As the largest academic
institution in the state, NC State enrolls more than 28,000 students and
offers doctoral degrees in 58 fields of study. The university is
nationally ranked in the top ten for industry-sponsored research, 17th
in licensing revenues and patents, and 4th in total research
expenditures among public universities without medical schools.  NC
State is a national leader in networking technologies and a charter
member of the North Carolina Networking Initiative (NCNI), an Internet2
initiative with the most advanced operational networking system
infrastructure in the nation.

The library system (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/) consists of a central
library and branch libraries for design, natural resources, textiles,
and veterinary medicine. With a staff of approximately 300 FTE, the
Libraries has over 3 million volumes, acquires more than 47,000 print
and electronic serials, and has a total annual budget of over $24
million, with approximately $8.5 million allocated to collections. The
NCSU Libraries is the lead server site for NC LIVE (North Carolina
LIbraries for Virtual Education), a multi-type library initiative,
making digital resources accessible to the citizens of North Carolina.

The NCSU Libraries is a founding member of SOLINET and a member of the
Association of Research Libraries, the Digital Library Federation, the
Coalition for Networked Information, the Scholarly Publishing and
Academic Resources Coalition, the Council for Library and Information
Resources, and the Center for Research Libraries. Duke University, the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central
University and North Carolina State University form the Triangle
Research Libraries Network (TRLN), with combined resources of more than
13 million volumes, and collections budgets totaling more than $29
million.

Salary and Benefits
The Libraries offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience,
not less than $36,000 for this position. Librarians have academic status
without tenure or rank. Benefits include:  24 days vacation, 12 days
sick leave; State of NC comprehensive major medical insurance, and
state, TIAA/CREF, or other retirement options. Additional and optional
dental, life, disability, deferred compensation, and legal plans are
available. Tuition waiver program for all campuses of The University of
North Carolina is available. Relocation allowance.

Application process and schedule
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until
the position is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as
possible to receive full consideration. The nomination committee may
invite candidates for confidential, pre-interview screenings. This
position is available January 2003.  The start date is negotiable. To
apply, send cover letter (including title of position), resume, and the
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four current, professional
references to: Joseph Hester, Academic Personnel Librarian; NCSU
Libraries, Box 7111, North Carolina State University,  Raleigh, NC
27695-7111 or joseph_hester@ncsu.edu.

North Carolina State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer
Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application
process should contact Laura Blessing, NCSU Libraries Personnel Services
Office, at (919) 515-3522 or laura_blessing@ncsu.edu