COORDINATOR, COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

The Appalachian State University Library seeks a creative and enthusiastic
individual to work collaboratively with six colleagues in a team-based
organization. Collection Development Team activities include: allocating
approximately $1.8 million materials budget; evaluating and selecting
library resources in all formats to support a wide range of undergraduate
and graduate programs; assessing the collection and developing strategies
for attaining the collection levels needed to support curricular
offerings; and participating in cooperative collection development
activities in a three-institution consortium.  Collection development
librarians work closely with the Materials Processing, Reference, and
Access Teams as well as classroom faculty in managing the collection.
Responsibilities include liaison work with selected departments and
possibly some duty in another library team, depending on interest,
experience and library needs.  Library faculty are expected to take
leadership roles within the library and university, and to be active in
professional service and scholarship.

REQUIRED: Master's Degree from an ALA-accredited school and a second
advanced degree.  At least five years of experience in collection
development in an academic library, including oversight of major projects.
Ability to manage change and provide vision in a team environment.
Experiences should include areas such as collection assessment, budget
preparation, liaison with classroom faculty, and analysis of user needs.
Broad knowledge of the publishing industry.  Active interest in electronic
resources and their impact on library collections.  Effective written and
oral communication skills.

PREFERRED:  Working knowledge of at least one foreign language.
Experience with approval plans.  Familiarity with electronic product
licensing issues.  Experience or training in working in a multi-cultural
environment.

Appalachian State University is located in western North Carolina, in the
historic college town of Boone, nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge
Mountains.  Appalachian has a student enrollment of 12,100 students and
offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 190 majors.  It is
a part of The University of North Carolina system.  Library holdings
include more than 713,000 books and bound periodicals, about 6,000 current
periodical, newspaper and serial titles, and almost 1.4 million
microforms.  Appalachian is a member of SOLINET and the Western North
Carolina Library Network, a consortium of three state universities sharing
an Innovative Interfaces, Inc. system, document delivery by van, and an
UnCover gateway.  The position is tenure-track and is available March 1,
1998.  For appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher, a
second advanced degree is required.  Salary and rank are commensurate with
qualifications.  Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the
names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
     Dr. Mary Reichel, University Librarian
     Belk Library
     Appalachian State University
     Boone, NC 28608.

Completed applications must be received by January 12, 1998.  Appalachian
is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, and is committed to
hiring women and minorities.