NASIG Jobs

The Electronic Resources/Serials Librarian will provide leadership for the selection, acquisition, assessment, and maintenance of abstracts and indexes, and scholarly, popular, and trade journals. Specific duties of the position: Collaborate with other library faculty to identify, research, and evaluate electronic and serial resources; Work collaboratively with library faculty and publisher/vendor representatives to organize electronic resource trials and schedule vendor training opportunities; Oversee the work of the serials staff; develop and manage workflows and assure timely processing and continuous access to electronic, print, and microform resources; Maintain the library’s list of electronic and serial resources; collaborate with other library faculty to address access issues and communicate content and/or interface changes; Maintain active engagement with colleagues in regional and statewide consortiums; Teach one course per year in a library-associated academic program. Demonstrated ability to teach and/or perform effectively, scholarly achievement or research, continued preparation and study, contribution to student growth and development, and service to the university and community are required for tenure and promotion.

Deadline: To assure full consideration, applications must be received by January 14, 2008. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

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The Green Library of Florida International University is seeking an energetic, service-oriented Serials Cataloger. As a member of the Cataloging Department, the Serials Cataloger is responsible for cataloging and processing serials and integrating resources on all subjects and in all formats; takes leadership in applying new approaches to access, such as the batch loading of serial records; and works in collaboration with many colleagues (e.g., the Head of the Authorities and Database Maintenance Unit, members of the Resource Development Department, and the Electronic Information Services Librarian) to ensure the accuracy of both MARC holdings displays and SFX displays.

Deadline: Initial screening of applications will begin Jan. 3, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.

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Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, is seeking a head of technical services to manage and lead acquisitions, cataloging, serials, and computer support services. Responsibilities: Assists with daily leadership and strategic planning for the library; coordinates the work of the division with public services and archives & special collections; evaluates and supervises technical services faculty and staff; encourages and facilitates the professional development of faculty and staff; serves as technical contact and library representative to the South Dakota Library Network; serves as subject bibliographer and library liaison in one or more academic disciplines; maintains a record of performance, scholarship, and service to ensure promotion and tenure. Required: ALA-accredited master’s degree in library science; 5+ years experience in cataloging, serials, or acquisitions; supervisory experience with faculty or support staff; effective written and oral communication skills. Preferred: Second master’s or doctorate (required for tenure track as assistant professor or higher rank); demonstrated leadership ability in an academic research library; experience with integrated library systems such as Ex Libris/ALEPH; an understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing technical services in an academic research library demonstrated by a record of service, publications, or presentations.

Deadline: January 2, 2008

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The Berkeley Electronic Press is looking for an Acquisitions Editor to help our journals division grow substantially. You would recruit top academics to found journals and find opportunities to buy underperforming journals. Extensive travel to universities and conferences throughout the U.S. is required. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of acquiring successful academic journals. Though we are located in Berkeley, CA, working remotely is a possibility.

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

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The Berkeley Electronic Press is currently looking for a Publisher to run our journals division and continue our growth. You will be ultimately responsible for all aspects of our journal publishing business: marketing, sales, acquisitions, policy, and production. Our VP of Journal Sales and our Journal Director will report to you. The division is running smoothly, and, as a result, your position will have substantial time for acquisitions in addition to management, and possibly some marketing if you have a strength in that area. You will need to travel extensively to universities and conferences throughout the U.S. to recruit top academics to found journals and to find opportunities to acquire underperforming journals.Requirements are a proven track record of personally acquiring successful academic journals, senior-level management experience, and the ability to lead a technologically innovative operation. Experience with accounting and prior P&L responsibility is a big plus, as are comfort and contacts with the library and scholarly community. Living in or relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area is a must.

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

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The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center is hiring an Information Services Librarian. Minimum requirements include: a graduate degree at time of hire in library or information science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited institution and one year of relevant experience at the professional or paraprofessional level.

Deadline: Materials must be received no later than November 30, 2007 for best consideration. This position will remain open until filled.

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The Head of Acquisitions is a creative and team-oriented professional who oversees acquisitions functions for an ARL-level library with an annual materials budget of approximately $6 million. This positions reports directly to the library’s Director of Technical Services and is oversees seven paraprofessional staff members. Responsibilities includes management of serials and monographs acquisitions, ordering and invoicing for digital resources, processing and tracking fund expenditures, vendor relations, and staff supervision. Acquisitions is a key function in the library and this department head works collaboratively with many other librarians outside the Technical Services Division including some 20 bibliographers for the general collections and those purchasing materials for special collections. The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is a rapidly changing environment and its Head of Acquisitions is expected to develop expertise with emerging technologies and lead and/or participate in innovative library projects.

Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately, and continue until the position is filled.

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Moravian College’s Reeves Library invites applications for the position of electronic resources & reference librarian. Responsible for carrying out the mission and programs of the Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary library. The primary responsibility of this position is the management of the library’s electronic resources by researching, integrating, promoting, and ensuring access to electronic sources of information in support of teaching and learning. He/She participates in the provision of reference and information literacy instruction and provides supervision of student staff during designated evening work hours.

Deadline: None given

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This position will be responsible for the management of the government documents of the library, as well as the serials collection. Process government document collection, promote usage of government documents, assess and promote usage of serials, assist with weeding of serials and government documents, maintain statistics. Instructional and reference duties (includes some weekends and evenings), supervise student workers and one full-time staff worker. Represent library in various college committee assignments and consortium organizations. Other duties as assigned.

Deadline: Open until filled

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Position manages the serials and periodicals unit and provides leadership for the maintenance of print, electronic, and microform formats. Supervise the operation of journals receiving, payment, claiming, and bindery. Needs to collaborate with collection development and acquisition librarians for periodical and serial collection development. Provides budget forecasts & analysis for fiscal year planning. Designs and implements effective workflows incorporating current technologies and standards. Applies knowledge of scholary publishing initiatives and practices to daily workflows. Serve as a liaison to at least one academic department, providing collection development, instruction and reference services. Directly manage 2 full time classified staff. Position reports to Assistant Director for Resource Management.

Deadline: Open until filled

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