Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:24:16 -0500
From: Patty Boling <boling@AZTEC.LIB.UTK.EDU>
Subject: Collection Development Coordinator--Search Extended
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
November 12, 1997
POSITION: Collection Management Coordinator SEARCH EXTENDED
APPOINTMENT RANK: Assistant or Associate Professor
SALARY: Minimum $33,000 for Assistant Professor
Minimum $40,000 for Associate Professor
AVAILABLE: April 1, 1998
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leads in the design, implementation, analysis and evaluation of collection
management projects, such as weeding, serials review, storage. The
Collection Management Coordinator is the primary implementor of CDM
day-to-day activities. As project manager, leads projects from inception
to completion; as an advocate for the Libraries' physical collections,
shares in-depth knowledge about the collections and collection management
practices. Establishes, in consultation with appropriate colleagues,
collection development guidelines for use in decision-making by CDM office
staff and other library teams. Designs and coordinates orientation for
new subject librarians and faculty departmental representatives. Plans
cooperative collection management projects and assigns staff resources.
May assume responsibility for subject liaison with an academic department.
Coordinates activities of the Collection Development & Management office
in a collaborative organizational environment. Works closely with subject
and electronic services coordinators, CDM librarians, and serves on the
CDM Planning Group to ensure that the Libraries offer an optimal mix of
information resources with available funding. Plans, supervises, and
evaluates the work of four FTE staff who provide bibliographic, technical
and clerical support for CDM activities. Reports to the Team Leader for
CDM.
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT (CDM) ORGANIZATION:
UTK collection development and management activities are performed by 30
subject librarians across the organization. The CDM Team, responsible for
a $4+ million information resources budget, consists of a Team Leader;
Coordinators for Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Electronic
Services, and Collection Management; 2.5 fte CDM librarians, and 4 staff.
The Team Leader, who reports to the Dean of Libraries, provides leadership
for all collection-related activities, including allocations for
information resources. Coordinators for the Humanities, Sciences, Social
Sciences, and Electronic Services have dual reporting relationships to CDM
and Reference. One CDM librarian monitors, analyzes, and reports
collection management data; another leads the preservation program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
ALA-accredited MLS degree. Several years' post-MLS library experience in
an academic or research library. Demonstrated organizational skills,
creativity and flexibility, ability to make decisions, excellent
interpersonal and communications skills, ability to deal with changing
priorities based on client and library needs; commitment to fostering a
collaborative work environment. Knowledge of trends in publishing and
higher education. Broad knowledge of academic/research library collection
development and management issues. Working knowledge of major
bibliographic tools. Preferred: Supervisory experience. Experience with
collection development/management. Experience with faculty liaison and
selection of library materials. Familiarity with library preservation
issues. Knowledge of distributed computing, networking, and electronic
information access methods.
BENEFITS: Librarians at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have
faculty rank and status and are appointed for twelve months. This is a
tenure track appointment. Library faculty must meet University
requirements for promotion and tenure. Annual leave is accrued at the
rate of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per
month. Faculty have their choice of a state retirement plan or TIAA/CREF.
Non-refundable contributions to either retirement plan are paid for the
employee by the University. Group health and life insurance plans are
available. Tuition remission is available for all university employees;
partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children
and spouses of UT employees.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this position may be found at
http://toltec.lib.utk.edu./~lss/search/collmgtcoord.html
ENVIRONMENT: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Carnegie Research
Level One institution, enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every
state in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. As
Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UTK offers more doctoral programs than
any other institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80
million annually for sponsored research programs. UTK is one of 27 higher
education institutions holding the distinction of being both a land-grant
institution and state university.
The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of almost $10 million, holds 2
million volumes and receives approximately 14,000 current serials. The
Libraries system includes the John C. Hodges Library and four branches on
the Knoxville campus: Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine, Archives and
Special Collections, Cartographic Information Center, and Music. A fifth
branch, the Social Work Library, is located in Nashville. Over three
hundred persons are employed, including 50 librarians, 7 exempt, 129
non-exempt, and 160 students. UTK Libraries is a member of SOLINET, the
Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and
the Research Libraries Group. The UTK Libraries is installing a
client-server integrated system in 1997. The Libraries also offers a
Web-based information system and access to a variety of electronic
information sources.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current resume, and
the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three
recent references to: Jill Keally, Head, Library Support Services, 1015
Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696.
Review of applications will begin February 2, 1998, and will continue
until the position is filled.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis
of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran
status in provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and
admission to the University.
The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or
disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section
504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the
other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of
Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 1818 Lake Avenue,
Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (423)974-2498 (TTY available).
Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA
Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley
Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.
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Patty Boling
Administration - Hodges Library
University of Tennessee
Email: Patty-Boling@utk.edu
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