Associate Director for Collections and Technical Services

The University of Central Florida Libraries seeks an experienced and
innovative leader to facilitate the identification and implementation of
best practices in acquisitions, cataloging, and collection management.
The successful candidate should have significant experience in one or
more of these areas as well as in strategic planning, project
management, process analysis, and implementation or conversion of
library management systems.  The position requires strong analytical and
decision making skills and an ability to achieve concrete results by
motivating and empowering staff and colleagues.  A record of
professional participation, knowledge of issues and trends, and the
ability to represent the Libraries at all levels is essential.  As a
member of senior management this Associate Director reports to the
Director of Libraries and plays a leadership role in library-wide
planning, policy making, and development and evaluation of services.

Responsibilities:  Plans and leads implementation of traditional,
digital, and future services in acquisitions, cataloging and metadata,
serials management, electronic resources licensing, and collection
management; enhances service quality and operational efficiency; leads
three department heads, eight faculty librarians, and twenty support
staff; fosters effective working relationships with all constituents;
contributes to system-wide planning and policy making; represents the
Libraries in a wide range of consortia and partnerships at the state,
regional, and national levels.

Qualifications: Required: Masters degree from an ALA-Accredited
institution and a minimum of five years post-MLS experience managing or
supervising in an academic library. Preferred: knowledge of and
substantial operational experience in technical services, collections,
and budgeting; knowledge of collections and technical services
automation, issues, and trends; substantial academic library experience
in progressively more responsible positions; experience administering a
major unit within a research library system; ability to effect change;
supervisory experience and a management style that empowers others;
ability to work well with a diverse community in a collegial manner;
strong analytical and decision-making skills; knowledge of appropriate
information technology applications such as Ex Libris, (ALEPH, SFX,
MetaLib), INNOPAC and NOTIS; experience with library system conversions;
excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to represent
the Libraries within the University and to external audiences at the
state, regional, and national levels; record of professional activities.

Environment: The University of Central Florida is a rapidly growing
metropolitan university located 13 miles east of downtown Orlando.  UCF
has over 43,000 students, 4,700 employees, and serves a metropolitan
population of 1.5 million residents. The university offers 86
bachelor's, 68 master's, and 24 doctoral programs and confers
about 7,000 degrees a year.  The main library has a collection of over
1.5 million volumes and is a partial depository for government documents
and patents.   The library materials budget is $5.3 million.  The staff
of 123 includes a library faculty of 47.  UCF offers an exciting and
vibrant academic environment with growing collections, advanced
technology, and an expanding campus.  http://library.ucf.edu.

Salary and Rank: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. This
is a full-time non-tenure track faculty position with generous health
insurance benefits and retirement options.

To Apply: Submit an application letter indicating how the candidate's
experience matches the responsibilities and requirements for this
position, along with resume, and contact information for at least three
professional references by the closing date of April 4, 2005 to: Cynthia
Kisby, Personnel Librarian ckisby@mail.ucf.edu.  Searches are conducted
in accordance with the state of Florida open-records laws.  UCF is an
Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.