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Job Description

The UC Denver Health Sciences Library (HSL) http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu seeks dynamic and innovative candidates to provide outstanding senior level leadership as Head of Collection Management. The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of acquisitions, collection development, cataloging, and serials. Supervision: Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Head of Collection Management has faculty and staff supervisory responsibilities over three librarians and three classified staff members. Major Responsibilities: •Establish policies, procedures, priorities and goals for the department; plan and coordinate workflow patterns, departmental activities, duties, and special projects; •Prepare and monitor a collection budget of approximately $2 million; •Actively collaborate with multiple consortium groups, including the Colorado Libraries E-Resources Team, on the shared purchasing and co-licensing of electronic resources; •Manage the overall growth and development of the HSL collection including an annual journal review; evaluating, selecting, purchasing, cancelling, withdrawing and relocating print and electronic resources; soliciting resource input from affiliated users; and coordinating with IT staff on electronic resource implementation and support; •Oversee administration of the library’s electronic resources management system; •Collaborate with the Acquisitions Librarian to negotiate license terms and pricing; and work effectively with Procurement Service Center personnel to ensure appropriate university review of licenses; •Collaborate with the Electronic Resources Librarian on digitization projects, institutional repository projects, cataloging issues, archiving and preservation; •Serve as a library and campus resource regarding copyright and licensing issues; •Participate in library activities related to open access and scholarly communication issues; •Represent the library on university, system-wide, state, and regional collection management committees; •Serve on the Library Leadership team and assist with library innovation, planning, management, and governance; •Contribute to the library’s public services mission by participating in reference, teaching, liaison, outreach or other public service activities as time permits.

Additional Info & Requirements

Review of applications will begin March 19, 2012 and continue until filled. Questions should be directed to debra.silva@ucdenver.edu. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.Preferred •Experience in an academic health sciences environment •3 or more years supervisory experience •Experience with Innovative Interfaces (III) ILS •Knowledge of national cataloging standards and serials management •Knowledge of trends in academic publishing, scholarly communication and open access, including their effects on resource development •Familiarity with electronic resource management systems such as Serials Solutions 360 Resource Manager •Awareness of digitization and institutional depository issues •Technologically savvy and experience adapting emerging technologies to the teaching, research and clinical environment •Experience with and knowledge of best practices in library licensing and copyright issues

The Community

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus includes the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Public Health, the College of Nursing, the Graduate School, and the University of Colorado Hospital. Coordinating and providing access to information in support of learning, research, clinical care and service to the community, the library is the physical and digital hub of knowledge on the campus. The HSL provides the largest collection of health sciences information resources in Colorado with a digital collection of more than 30,000 online journals, hundreds of electronic textbooks, and online databases. For more info see http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/denver/Pages/AnschutzMedicalCampus.aspx.

HR Info

Debra Silva debra.silva@ucdenver.eduApplicants must submit a letter of application addressing the position, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for at least three references including a current or recent supervisor electronically at https://www.jobsatcu.com, posting number 816377. Questions should be directed to debra.silva@ucdenver.edu .