Head of Technical Services, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Position: Head of Technical Services
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Compensation and benefits: Salary not specified.
Description: The Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College invites applications for the Head of Technical Services. The Head of Technical Services reports to the College Librarian and supervises two professional librarians and three support staff. The Head of Technical Services manages acquisitions, cataloging, serials cataloging, and electronic material cataloging. Maintaining a leadership role within the library organization, the person in this position is the resource for complex cataloging, keeping abreast of changes and developments in cataloging using an integrated library system, AACR2, MARC, LC classification, subject thesauri, OCLC, and metadata. The library uses the Innovative system for which the Head of Technical Services serves as the main liaison and troubleshooter. Additionally, the person in this position works closely with the College Librarian to monitor the material acquisitions budgets, and serves on special project committees.
Hartwick is a nationally ranked private liberal arts and sciences college of 1,480 students, located in Oneonta, NY in the lovely northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains-one-hour southwest of the state capital in Albany.
Requirements: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program;
• 5 years of cataloging experience with at least two years of supervisory experience;
• Experience with acquisitions management of monographic, serials, and media in all formats;
• Strong knowledge of trends in technical services at academic libraries;
• Experience working with publishers, vendors, and bibliographic utilities;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
Preferred qualifications: Experience with Innovative interfaces and experience with electronic invoicing.
The College offers health benefits to domestic partners of employees, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression. Hartwick College is an Equal Opportunity Employer; members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Projected start date is September 1, 2008. Application deadline is May 31, 2008.
Contact: Please send a resume/CV, cover letter, and the names and contact information of three references to the search committee via Suzanne Janitz, Human Resources, Hartwick College, One Hartwick Dr., Oneonta, NY 1320. Electronic submission of your application is preferred: Janitzs@hartwick.edu. Materials should be in PDF or MS Word format.
Source: ALA JobList
