JOB OPPORTUNITY

HEAD, SERIALS RECORDS SECTION

Vacancy Listing # 20050093  (LIBRARY ASST V - SUPERVISOR)
$3,050.00 - $5,183.33/Mo.            Final Filing Date 02-17-05
The General Library consists of the Peter J. Shields Library, the Carlson Health Sciences Library and the Physical Sciences & Engineering Library in Davis, and the Medical Center Library in Sacramento. For more information about the General Library see http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu

Responsibilities: Manage and supervise the Serials Records Section, which is responsible for ensuring the availability of serial materials for Shields Library and the Physical Sciences & Engineering Library. Activities include oversight of ordering, receiving, preparing material for housing, invoice payment, vendor relations, and maintaining the quality and accuracy of subscription, bibliographic and holdings records. Responsible for the acquisition of electronic resources licensed by UCD and local management of consortial titles acquired by the California Digital Library.

Requirements: Demonstrated management skills to efficiently manage a complex, specialized unit. Demonstrated supervisory skills and ability to deal fairly and knowledgeably in personnel matters. Ability to interpret staff personnel policies and union contracts. Skills to interview, select, train, evaluate, motivate and counsel/discipline employees. Organizational and planning skills and ability to determine priorities, delegate work and establish goals. Detailed knowledge of library tools and resources to do bibliographic searching, verification and problem resolution, including an integrated library system (such as Aleph), a major bibliographic utility (such as OCLC or RLIN), an online union list catalog (such as MELVYL). Detailed knowledge of serials/serials practices, preferably in an academic library. Working knowledge of the serials trade to evaluate supplier effectiveness and ordering procedures. Familiarity with electronic journals, web resources, and licensing practices. Excellent writing skills to update manuals, prepare memos, and clearly and concisely prepare performance evaluations, position descriptions, or employee development worksheets. Skills to recognize essential bibliographic elements in English and on foreign language materials. Excellent interpersonal skills to interact tactfully and diplomatically with a variety of people from within and outside the Library. Excellent verbal and written skills to communicate in person, by telephone, or e-mail. Supplemental Requirements: Supplemental requirements that must be provided by the final filing date: Clerical Supplemental Form Required. Special Conditions of Employment: No smoking in the building. Physical Requirements: Work in close proximity to others, with frequent interaction and interruptions; frequent movement within the department and to and from other departments/areas; frequent shelving/retrieval of books and materials (weighing up to 10 pounds onto shelving ranging from 5" to 82" high); movement of loaded book trucks (weighing up to 700 pounds) through congested work areas; operation of keyboard and computer equipment for extended periods of time; interpret fine/standard print, handwritten/penciled annotations/requests, computer printouts; and read CRT screens.

Application Process: Apply online at http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/Emp/Careers/Application_Process or apply at UC Davis Human Resources Administration Bldg., Orchard Park, Davis, Ca, 95616. Applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. on the Final Filing Date for consideration (postmarks are not acceptable). Required application materials are available at the UCD Human Resources Administration Building, on the Internet http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/Emp or UCDMC Personnel Office, TICON III, 2nd Floor, 2730 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, Ca. For additional information call (530) 752-7520 UCD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer TDD Line (530) 752-7140
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Leslie D. Young, Manager
Library Personnel Office, Shields Library
(530) 752-3147  --  FAX (530) 752-6899
ldyoung@ucdavis.edu