Associate Director for Collections and Technical Services University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL
The University of Central Florida Libraries is seeking an innovative and experienced leader to facilitate the identification and implementation of best practices in acquisitions, cataloging, and collection management. The successful candidate should have significant experience with one or more of these areas as well as strategic planning, project management, process analysis and integrated library management systems. The position requires strong analytical and decision making skills, an orientation toward new and developing practices, and an ability to achieve concrete results by motivating and empowering staff and colleagues. A record of professional participation, knowledge of issues and trends, and the ability to represent the Libraries at all levels is essential. As a member of senior management this Associate Director reports to the Director of Libraries and plays a leadership role in library-wide planning, policy making, and development and evaluation of services.
Responsibilities: Plans and leads implementation of traditional, digital, and future services in cataloging, metadata, acquisitions, serials management, electronic resources licensing, and collection management; enhances service quality and operational efficiency; leads two department heads, eight faculty librarians, and twenty support staff; fosters effective working relationships with all constituents; contributes to system-wide planning and policy making; represents the Libraries in a wide range of consortia and partnerships at the state, regional, and national levels.
Qualifications: Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-Accredited institution and a minimum of seven years experience successfully
managing or supervising in an academic library post-MLS. Preferred:
Knowledge of and substantial operational experience in technical services, collections, and budgeting; knowledge of appropriate information technology applications such as Ex Libris, (ALEPH, SFX, MetaLib); knowledge of collections and technical services automation, issues, and current trends; substantial academic library experience in progressively more responsible positions; experience administering a major unit within a research library; demonstrated ability to effect change; supervisory experience and a management style that empowers others; ability to work well with a diverse community in a collegial manner; strong analytical and decision-making skills; experience with programming related to library management systems; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to represent the Libraries within the University and to external audiences at the state, regional, and national levels; record of scholarship and professional activities.
Environment: The University of Central Florida is the nation’s 3rd largest university, enrolling over 53,000 students and offering 90 bachelor’s, 91 master’s, and 29 doctoral programs. The main UCF library and branches have a collection of 1.9 million volumes, subscription base of 32,000 serials, and serve as a partial depository for government documents and patents. The total library materials budget is $5.5 million. Full-time staffing of 110 includes 37 faculty.
For more information about the UCF Libraries see http://library.ucf.edu.