<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><h4 align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Acquisitions and Collection Services Department
Head</span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The University of
Central Florida (UCF) Libraries, Orlando, seeks an experienced and innovative Head
of Acquisitions and Collection Services to provide vision and leadership for
the department.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">This position reports to
the Associate Director for Collections and Technical Services.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Active participation in the intellectual life
and administrative activities of the Libraries and University and maintaining a
record of professional contribution is expected.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The
department includes three librarians and ten paraprofessionals plus student
assistants who license and manage online resources, administer a large print
and digital approval plan, and oversee several patron-driven acquisitions
plans. The acquisitions budget is approximately six million dollars. There are
small binding and gift operations. The library uses the Ex Libris Aleph system
with the EBSCO Discovery System (EDS) discovery layer and plans to migrate to a
next generation system in the near future.
Department librarians and staff manage EDS and are responsible for the
ongoing accessibility of online resources. Librarians and staff work
collaboratively with other departments on library-wide projects as well as
day-to-day activities. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Responsibilities of the
Acquisitions and Collection Services Department Head:</span></b></p>
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<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Overall
management of collection development activities and acquisitions services in a
user-focused academic library;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Coordination
of collection development policies;</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Evaluation
of the libraries’ collections and
coordination of the collection development activities of twenty
librarians who serve as liaisons to academic departments;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Allocates
the collections budget and is responsible for its effective administration,
including the acquisition of library resources in all formats; </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Provides
leadership for a knowledgeable staff in a changing environment;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Develops
and implements departmental policies; and </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Fosters
a spirit of collaboration in a positive, productive environment. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Qualifications: Required</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">: </span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Master’s
degree from an American Library Association-accredited institution;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Experience
in collection development or acquisitions work;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Experience
with an integrated library system; and</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Supervisory
experience. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Preferred</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">: </span></strong></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">K</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">nowledge of standard
selection and collection evaluation methods and tools;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Experience
with approval plans and monographic and serials acquisitions;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Knowledge
of licensing for online resources;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">An
understanding of collection development trends and issues for research
libraries, including emerging practices and standards for resource acquisition;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Knowledge
of current trends in library technology;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Experience
with budget projections, allocations, and reports;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The
ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with teaching faculty;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The
ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with publishers and vendors;</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Experience
with consortial purchasing and working with statewide and regional collection
development colleagues;</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">A
commitment to diversity in the workplace; and</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Record
of professional contributions. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Environment:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> The University of Central Florida is one of the nation’s
largest public universities, enrolling over 61,000 students and offering ninety-two
bachelor’s, eighty-three master’s, and thirty-one doctoral programs. The UCF
Libraries houses a collection of more than two million volumes and 52,000
serials, and serves as a partial depository for government documents and patents.
Full-time staffing of 106 includes 43 faculty. For more information about the
UCF Libraries see </span><a href="http://library.ucf.edu/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://library.ucf.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Salary and Rank:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> Commensurate with experience and
qualifications. This is a full time, twelve month, non-tenure track
faculty position with insurance and retirement benefits, 22 paid annual days,
13 sick days, 9 holidays, and no state income tax. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">To
Apply: </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">For position number 38564
submit a letter of application addressing the stated qualifications, a full
curriculum vitae, and contact information for three current professional
references at </span><a href="http://www.jobswithucf.com/postings/44700" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.jobswithucf.com/postings/44700</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> by the closing date, March 17, 2016. Review of applications will begin
immediately for an anticipated start date in summer 2016. Questions may be
directed to Search Committee Chair, Mary Page, at <a href="mailto:Mary.Page@ucf.edu">Mary.Page@ucf.edu</a>.
Searches are conducted in accordance with the state of Florida open-records
laws. UCF is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. </span></p>
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