Subject: Position Announcement
Diana Zinnato (Diana.Zinnato@mail.tju.edu)
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:40:03 -0400
Message-Id: <007101bee347$300268c0$5e9c8c93@aisr01826.lib.tju.edu> From: "Diana Zinnato" <Diana.Zinnato@mail.tju.edu> To: <arl-ejournal@arl.org> Subject: Position Announcement Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:40:03 -0400
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT LIBRARIAN (search re-opened)
The Scott Memorial Library at Thomas Jefferson University seeks
energetic and creative applicants for the position of Collection
Management Librarian. Working in a highly automated environment
under the direction of the Director of Collection Management, this
individual will play a leadership role in all aspects of serials
and interlibrary loan management.
The incumbent will manage all serials-related work for a collection
of 2,200 titles including ordering and receiving using the SIRSI
serials control module, binding and in-house preservation activities
and the supervision of 2 technicians in this area. The CML will lead
the Library's initiative to greatly increase its number of electronic
journal subscriptions next year. Additionally, they will oversee
collection evaluation, space monitoring, journal holdings reporting
and inventories.
The CML is also responsible for the coordination of all interlibrary
loan (ILL) activities supervising 3 technicians in this area.
Responsibilities include evaluating ILL policies and procedures to
effect efficient and cost-effective operations and overseeing the
implementation of various ILL technologies including OCLC, DOCLINE
and Ariel.
Some reference desk service is also required.
Requirements for this position are an accredited MLS, a minimum of
3 years professional experience in serials work, preferably in an
academic library, supervisory experience, a working knowledge of an
ILS serials module, the use of OCLC or other automated systems for
ILL. Salary minimum is $34,000. Knowledge of the current trends
in serials control, especially electronic journal publishing is
highly desirable. The successful candidate must thrive in a dynamic
environment, have effective written and oral communication and
problem-solving skills and be able to collaborate on team projects.
Thomas Jefferson University is an academic health center located in
center-city Philadelphia. Scott Memorial Library is a department of
Academic Information Services and Research (AISR) which is comprised
of the Library, Medical Media Services and the Office of Academic
Computing. AISR has a staff of 64 FTE employees and an annual
operating budget of $4 million. You are invited to visit JEFFLINE,
AISR's information management resource at http://jeffline.tju.edu/
for more information. The University offers excellent flexible
benefits including tuition reimbursement.
Qualified candidates should send a letter of application, their resume,
and the names and phone numbers of three references to: Doug Block,
Business Manager, Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University,
1020 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-5587. Screening of applications
will begin on September 7, 1999.
Posted by:
Diana Zinnato
<diana.zinnato@mail.tju.edu>
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