The University of Kentucky Libraries seeks an energetic and knowledgeable professional to serve as the Collection Management Librarian.  The Head of Collection Management is responsible for monitoring a collections budget of over $10,000,000 and hires, trains, and supervises the work of staff and students in the Financial Services, Gifts-in-Kind, and Federal Depository Units.  The Head of Collection Management coordinates the collection activities of academic liaisons to ensure coordination and continuity for collections in all disciplines and formats.

The Head acts as an academic liaison to one or more selected disciplines and serves on the UK Libraries' Collection Advisory Committee.  The Head of Collection Management conducts collection review and analysis processes and communicates collection issues and procedures effectively to library users and staff.

The position reports to the Associate Dean for Collections and Technical Services.  The Head works closely with the Coordinator of Electronic Resources, the Head of Acquisitions, the Head of Access Records Management, and the academic liaisons to identify, acquire, and manage information in an increasingly electronic environment.  This individual will actively monitor national trends, standards, and policies in collection management and scholarly communication.

The complete position description and application instructions are available from the University of Kentucky Libraries' website http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/jobdetail.php?lnote_id=174.

LIBRARY: Located in the beautiful bluegrass region of central Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Libraries system includes the main William T. Young Library, Medical Center Library, Law Library, Special Collections & Digital Programs, Agricultural Information Center, Little Fine Arts Library, Design Library, Education Library, Engineering Library, and five science libraries. Combined holdings total more than 3 million volumes. The system has a faculty of 70 and a support and professional staff of 100 and serves a student body of 28,000. The UK Libraries use the Voyager integrated library system. Library membership includes ARL, SOLINET, ASERL, and the Center for Research Libraries, and is a regional depository for government publications.

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