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| POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
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| JOB TITLE: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR |
| SUMMARY: |
| The Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center is searching for a Collection Development Coordinator. This position requires a high energy individual that will set the strategy, develop policy, planning, implementation, and assessment for collection development activities, including working collaboratively with Library subject liaisons, departmental faculty, and consortial partners in the metro Atlanta area. This is a non-tenure/non-faculty position and reports to the Deputy Director. |
| ESSENTIAL: |
• Develops and coordinates planned collection development strategies including assessment, selection, and de-selection of print, non-print, and electronic monographic and serial library resources and gifts in all subject areas
• Manages the materials budget and allocates money to subject funds
o Reviews trends in resource pricing; makes recommendations to library administration for budget adjustments
o Assesses subject funds to identify historical over/under funding; makes recommendations to library administration to correct funding gaps
• Provides leadership to subject liaisons on collection activities including:
o Selection and de-selection of print, non-print, and electronic monographic and serial library resources and gifts
o Conducting periodic review of collection policies to ensure congruency with curricular program developments of member institutions
o Establishing and/or revising collection policies
o Coordinating assessment activities regarding collection, subject funds, and liaison activities
o Identifying, developing, implementing training programs to address collection development training needs
o Identifying best practices in academic library collection development; communicating those practices, and working with subject liaisons to implement strategies appropriate to the Library
• Participates in activities in support of accreditation at the institutional and departmental levels
• Provides outreach to faculty, including, serving as liaison for academic program/departments in subject areas supporting the curriculum and research needs of the member institutions
• Provides curriculum-integrated, information literacy centered library instruction to students and outreach to faculty
• Provides reference and research services to the students and faculty members of the general AUC community
• Works with vendors to establish appropriate profiles for acquisition of resources
• Identifies and develops appropriate collection reports and provides analysis for same
• Participates in the development and implementation of faculty programs to generate an awareness of new resources
• Serves as the Chair of the Collection Development Committee
• As appropriate opportunities are identified, serves on professional committees at the local/regional/national level
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| QUALIFICATIONS: |
• 2-3 years experience in an academic library performing collection development and/or acquisitions responsibilities
• Demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging trends, issues, and best practices in academic library collection development, scholarly communications, and assessment
• Demonstrated commitment to working in a culturally diverse environment
• Familiarity with copyright issues
• Supervisory experience desirable
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills |
| EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: |
• Graduate degree in library science from an ALA accredited program required
• Experience working with an integrated library system required; experience working with the ExLibris Voyager system preferred
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| SALARY AND BENEFITS: |
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Salary commensurate with experience; benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, company paid disability plans, company match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF), 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and 2 weeks holiday break.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
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| Interested applicants should
submit a letter of application and resume online
to the Human Resources Department at careers@auctr.edu.
Please include three professional references
and salary requirements. |
| ABOUT THE LIBRARY: |
| The Robert W. Woodruff Library
(RWWL), constructed in 1982, serves four historically
black institutions in the Atlanta University
Center - Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse
College, Spelman College, and the Interdenominational
Theological Center. The Library serves 8,908
undergraduates and 1,425 graduate students.
The Library holds 374,968 volumes, subscribes
to 1,428 serials, holds 54,038 bound periodicals,
859,290 microfilms, a growing number of electronic
databases, and special collections and archives
rich in African American materials. The Library
is a member of ARCHE, SOLINET, OCLC, HBCU Library
Alliance, and a participant of the Georgia
state network, GALILEO. |
| The Robert W. Woodruff Library
is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn
more about our Library visit us online at www.auctr.edu
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