Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries seek an innovative and collaborative librarian with strong leadership and managerial skills for the position of Coordinator of Acquisition and Discovery Services.
Duties and Responsibilities • Develops and implements strategies for the effective acquisition and discovery of library resources in all formats • Provides leadership in the management of acquisitions, cataloging and metadata services, including setting policy, establishing workflows and developing and documenting procedures • Hires, trains, coordinates, and directs the work of unit staff, including four librarians and nine support staff • Monitors and evaluates trends related to resource acquisition, description, discovery and access • Fosters a collegial work environment • Works collaboratively with other Resource Management Coordinators • Develops assessment strategies and maintains statistics for unit activities • Contributes to and learns from the profession through local, state, and national professional organizations, presentations, and publications. • May assume some collection development liaison responsibilities. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Science • Managerial experience in an academic or research library • Experience supervising full time staff • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in acquisitions, cataloging and metadata standards, issues, trends and best practices • Experience using bibliographic utilities and integrated library systems • Working knowledge of metadata standards such as MARC, EAD, and Dublin Core • Ability to interact effectively with a broad range of staff within the Library, the University and in collaborative initiatives with other institutions • Experience with planning and implementing new services • Ability to work effectively and collegially with a diverse population of faculty, students, and staff • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills • Strong organizational and project management skills • Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/7904/
