Acquisitions Services Librarian

Dartmouth College Library seeks an energetic and creative librarian to serve as Acquisitions Services Librarian. In the absence of the Head of Acquisitions Services, the Acquisitions Librarian acts as department head. The Acquisitions Librarian participates in the overall management of a 21-member, highly-technical acquisitions department that provides essential support for all collection development activities and an information resources budget of approximately 9 million dollars.

The Acquisitions Librarian will oversee continuing resources and statistical activities, FastCat cataloging processes, and staff development and training. As a member of the department's management team, the Acquisitions Librarian will participate in goal setting, policy development and assessment. He or she will directly supervise 6 or more staff members and various department work teams, provide training and guidance to staff, participate in performance review, analyze workflows, and recommend, design and implement workflow changes as needed.

Requirements: ALA-accredited MLS. A minimum of 3 years experience in an academic library. Demonstrated knowledge of library acquisitions and/or collection development operations, library automated systems and serials acquisitions (including electronic). Knowledge of statistics and spreadsheet applications. Supervision and/or training experience. Familiarity with budget and financial activities related to acquisitions and collection development. Knowledge of MARC format and cataloging practices. Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal, oral and written communications and problem-solving skills required Familiarity with Innovative's III Millennium system, and foreign language skills highly preferred. Desirable skills include web and database design and familiarity with XML.

Rank and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Full benefits package including 22 vacation days; comprehensive health care; defined contributionretirement plan.

Dartmouth College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

To apply online, go to: http://jobs.dartmouth.edu and refer to position #0501601. All applications require a resume and cover letter. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For further information, see:Dartmouth College: http://www.dartmouth.eduDartmouth College Library: http://library.dartmouth.edu/

Dartmouth College is located in scenic Hanover, NH; Money Magazine's pick for 2007 #2 "Best Places to Live." This Ivy League institution combines the best features of an undergraduate liberal arts college with the intellectual vitality and resources of a research university. This highly selective institution has over 4,000 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students, and more than 650 full-time faculty members. In addition, Dartmouth has three professional schools in business, engineering and medicine.