[Eril-l] Position UC Berkeley: Head, Collection Services Division

Mon Nov 4 10:43:23 PST 2019

Hello everyone,

UC Berkeley is recruiting for a new position, Head Collection Services
Division. Please share the job description and feel free to contact me or
share my contact information if you know of someone who might be interested
in the position. I would love to talk more about it.

My contact information is

Jo Anne Newyear Ramirez

Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources

University of California, Berkeley

510.664.4343 (office)  jnewyear.ramirez at berkeley.edu

Position description (https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02034)

*Next review date:* Monday, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

*Final date: *Friday, Feb 28, 2020 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those
received after the review date will only be considered if the position has
not yet been filled.

DESCRIPTION

*Head, Collection Services Division*
*University of California, Berkeley*
*Hiring range: Librarian $98,865- $107,092 per annum, based upon
qualifications*
*This is a full time appointment available starting July 2019.*

The University of California, Berkeley Library seeks a creative and
forward-thinking professional to develop a unified approach to library
technical collection support service operations across library units in
order to address the rapidly evolving and changing services in support of
library collections. This position represents a key opportunity to steward
an integrated collection services philosophy across the library and to
lead, shape and collaborate with the staff and librarians engaged in
selecting, acquiring, preserving, making accessible and discoverable
scholarly resources for the University of California, Berkeley Library
community.

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources,
the Head, Collection Services Division will oversee the operational
management, overall administration, long term planning, prioritization and
coordination of acquisitions, cataloging and metadata services, e-resource
management, preservation, and discovery. The Division Head is responsible
for establishing and implementing technical collection support services
policies, standards, best practices and procedures for the Library. The
Division Head will lead three direct reports who collectively manage 4
librarians and 31 staff.

The successful candidate will stay abreast of national trends and new
developments in all areas of collection services. In this role the Division
Head will collaborate with subject specialty libraries, other Library
Division Heads, Library councils, Digital Library Program, Library
administration and other departments and units within the Berkeley Library.
The Division Head will also represent the Library at the UC system level
and in regional, national, and international cooperative programs
concerning collection support services and processing.

*THE ENVIRONMENT*

The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s most iconic
teaching and research institutions. Since 1868 Berkeley has fueled a
perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic, and
social value in California, the United States, and the world. Berkeley’s
culture of openness, freedom, and acceptance — academic and artistic,
political and cultural — make it a very special place for students,
faculty, and staff. Berkeley is committed to hiring and developing staff
who want to work in a high-performing culture that supports the outstanding
work of our faculty and students. Candidates are encouraged to read more
about the UC Berkeley culture at http://jobs.berkeley.edu/why-berkeley.html.

In a highly-diverse and intellectually-rich environment, Berkeley serves a
campus community of over 30,000 undergraduate students, 11,000 graduate
students, and 1,500 faculties. The Library also serves the people of
California, and the world, through lending to over 35 countries a year, and
making available a rapidly-growing archive of digitized special collections
materials (over 4 million items so far). The UC Berkeley Library has
contributed over 3 million digitized books to HathiTrust.

The Library comprises 25 campus libraries, with a collection of nearly 13
million circulating volumes, almost 1.5 million e-books, subscriptions to
over 130,000 journals and periodicals, and about 200 million items in its
special collections, including rare materials held by The Bancroft Library,
the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, the Bioscience, Natural Resources &
Public Health Library, the Music Library, and the Anthropology Library. The
UC Berkeley Library actively partners with the other nine UC campuses and
the systemwide California Digital Library. The Library manages the
systemwide off-site Northern Regional Library Facility. The Library has an
operating budget of about $62 million with approximately 325 full-time
employees and 600 student employees.

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources,
the Head, Collection Services Division will:

Provide leadership, direction, guidance and expertise in collection services

The position will supervise, guide, direct and lead effective efficient
collection service operations in the Library, including acquisitions,
cataloging and metadata, discovery, e-resource management, and
preservation. The Division Head is also responsible for planning,
organizing, and managing services to meet evolving needs in best practices
for acquisitions, e-resource management, cataloging and metadata,
preservation, discovery and access to scholarly resources in all formats.

The Division Head provides the expertise, guidance and direction to enable
successful collection support service operations. This role will work with
Department Heads to assess and ensure compliance with national and local
standards for e-resource management, acquisitions, discovery, preservation,
conservation and cataloging and metadata for digital content. This role
will keep abreast of and guide Department Heads regarding current
standards, best practices, emerging technologies and will implement locally
as appropriate. In addition, the position will work collaboratively across
the Library to develop, guide and enhance discovery and access for
purchased, licensed, and locally created digital content.

Lead collection support communications, policy and procedure development

The Division Head will guide communications pertaining to the Division’s
priorities and accomplishments by sharing and disseminating information on
a regular basis with technical support units and Library-wide. In addition
the role will establish and evaluate existing policies, procedures and best
practices, and set priorities in acquisitions, cataloging, and preservation
in an intensely collaborative environment. They will work with collection
support staff, and in consultation with subject specialty libraries,
governing library councils, and library administration and will represent
the Library at the UC system, regional, national, and international levels,
including cooperative programs concerning technical collection services
support work.

Lead long term planning, collaboration and assessment for collection
services and projects that advance the Library’s strategic plan

The Division Head coordinates, collaborates, and systematically assesses
collection support service operations to enhance the Library’s discovery,
collection development and digital strategies. The role contributes to
Library-wide strategic planning, Department goal setting, and to all
initiatives and projects that advance the Library’s strategic plan as well
as leads the development of assessment and benchmark strategies,
statistics, and narrative and statistical reports to support short and
long-term planning of the technical collection support services. This
position is responsible for liaising and collaborating with Division Heads
who manage any decentralized technical service operations or processes, in
order to ensure consistency and best practices across the Library.

*QUALIFICATIONS:*

Minimum basic qualification at time of application

   - Advanced Degree

Additional required qualifications by start date in position

   - Minimum five years of experience in an academic library.
   - Minimum three years experience in Collection Support Services.

*Preferred Qualifications*

   - Masters degree from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited
   institution or equivalent international degree
   - Minimum five years of demonstrated leadership and supervisory
   experience within a complex academic library organization.
   - Minimum three years working knowledge of:
      - academic acquisitions best practices
      - current electronic resource management processes and practices
      - preservation, conservation, collection disaster planning and
      recovery
      - national and internal standards and best practices of digital
      preservation
      - discovery
      - cataloging and metadata standards, tools, and resources
      - current developments in digital content and metadata standards
   - Experience in negotiating with suppliers and vendors regarding terms
   and conditions of contracts for the acquisition and delivery of library
   materials and shelf-ready services
   - Proven track record in leading, cultivating and managing
   high-performing teams in a collaborative environment
   - Demonstrated focus on organizational service, including experience
   managing stakeholder expectations
   - Familiarity with recent developments and trends in technical services
   in academic research libraries in North America
   - Demonstrated experience leading and implementing progressive
   initiatives, strategic priorities, projects and transformational change
   within a large academic research library preferably within technical
   service related areas
   - Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills,
   particularly the ability to explain complex concepts to a wide variety of
   users in individual and group settings
   - Demonstrated successful organizational, analytical, project
   management, and problem solving skills

This is a non-represented librarian position and is covered by the UC
Academic Personnel Manual (APM).

UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning
and governance and work effectively in a shared decision-making
environment. Librarian advancement is partially based upon professional
contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will
show promise or evidence of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC
system, and profession.

This recruitment will remain open until filled.

Submit applications online at: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02034

Applications must include the names and contact information of three
professional references who are knowledgeable about the applicant’s
qualifications for this position. References will only be contacted for
individuals under serious consideration.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative
action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Send inquiries to:

Immaculate Adesida
Library Human Resources Department
Email: librec at berkeley.edu

JOB LOCATION

Berkeley, CA

LEARN MORE

More information about this recruitment: https://las.lib.berkeley.edu

REQUIREMENTS

*Document requirements*

   - Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V., noting degrees and
   relevant work experience
   - Cover Letter - Cover letter detailing a statement of qualifications.

*Reference requirements*

   - 3 required (contact information only)

-- 
Jo Anne Newyear Ramirez
Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources
University of California, Berkeley
510.664.4343 (office) 510.859.6529 (cell)
jnewyear.ramirez at berkeley.edu
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