From: Ann Branton [mailto:Ann.Branton@usm.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 12:23 PM
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Cc: Ercelawn, Ann
Subject: Collection Development Officer job posting

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Collection Development Officer                                                                                      

The University of Southern Mississippi

University Libraries

The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries seeks applications and nominations for the position of Collection Development Officer (CDO).  Reporting to the dean of University Libraries, the CDO directs and coordinates the collection development program.  The Collection Development Officer performs the following duties:

• Provides leadership, training, supervision and evaluation in collection development activities for approximately 23  librarians who serve as collection development liaisons with academic departments

· Manages the Libraries’ approval plan in collaboration with bibliographers

· Selects and approves orders for electronic resources, new serials and monographic collections

· Works with vendors and publishers to negotiate pricing and license terms for electronic resources

· Plans collections budgets and develops budget reports and analysis including projections and needs assessments

· Works with bibliographers to maintain and update the Collection Development Policies and Procedures

· Meets and communicates as needed with academic faculty and administrators

· Participates in the construction of the annual acquisitions budget of approximately $3 million and monitors its expenditure

· Provides timely information on fund allocations, expenditures and procedures to collection development bibliographers, academic departmental faculty liaisons and others

· Manages the Libraries’ scholarly communication activities, promoting them and serving as a resource on copyright and licensing issues in the Libraries and on campus

· Serves on the Libraries’ Management Group, participating in strategic planning and evaluation of library services and resources

·  Serves on  other committees within the libraries and across campus as required

For additional information pertaining to The University of Southern Mississippi and the University Libraries visit www.usm.edu/ and http://lib.usm.edu/.

Qualifications

Required

· MLS from an ALA-accredited institution or international equivalent;

· At least three years of experience in collection development in an academic or research library;

· Demonstrated successful experience with the principles and practices of collection management including collection assessment and data analysis;

· Knowledge of current collection development issues and trends at academic and research libraries, including understanding of emerging information technologies and its applications for collection management;

· Familiarity with, and interest in promoting, the emerging field of scholarly communication, open access and academic publishing;

· Experience with managing electronic resources, particularly  licensing issues;

· Supervisory experience and demonstrated ability to manage librarians to work successfully in a team environment;

· Demonstrated experience in successful budget management;

· Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills;

· Ability to work effectively and creatively in a culturally diverse, technologically complex and rapidly changing library and university system.

Preferred

· Experience with scholarly communication;

· Substantive course work or secondary degree in an academic field;

· Experience with Innovative Interfaces Inc.  integrated library system

· Knowledge of MARC cataloging standards and serials management

Appointment rank and salary

Rank: This is a non-tenure track, clinical faculty position - to be hired at the assistant or associate professor level depending upon qualifications and experience.

Salary: Preferred hiring range is $50,000 to $60,000 depending upon qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline

Review of applications will begin on May 16, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Procedure

To apply for this position please go to https://jobs.usm.edu. Please attach a letter of interest addressing your qualifications for meeting the position responsibilities, a current curriculum vitae and complete contact information for at least three references.

For further information: Contact Edward G. McCormack, CDO Search Committee chair, Edward.Mccormack@usm.edu or by phone at 228.214.3466

                                            AA/EEO/ADAI

Ann Branton, M.L.S.

Head, Bibliographic Services
Managing Editor, The Southern Quarterly
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5053
Hattiesburg, MS  39406-0001
601-266-4350 phone  601-266-6033 fax
Ann.Branton@usm.edu
http://www.lib.usm.edu/