Job Opportunity: Serial Acquisitions Librarian at UMKC Libraries

["Morris, Heather" <MorrisH@umkc.edu>]

The University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries is seeking a
Serial Acquisitions Librarian:
http://www.umkc.edu/lib/People/jobopenings.htm#professional.

LIBRARIAN - SERIAL ACQUISITIONS:  Dynamic urban academic library seeks
creative, energetic, flexible individual with strong public services
commitment.  Reports to Assistant Director for Technical Services;
supervises 3 staff, several student assistants; manages and positions for
the future the serial acquisitions operations for multi-site library
system.  (Includes electronic licensing; vendor assignment, evaluation,
negotiation; acquisitions audit trail maintenance.)  Participates on team
developing technical services plans, policies, procedures that support the
Libraries; service mission, and maximize effective operations.  
Professional development encouraged, required for promotion in ranked,
non-tenure track position. III integrated system linking all University of
Missouri, St. Louis University campuses.  UMKC, in large area of green
space and trees, is located in the heart of one of America's most
affordable and attractive cities.

Minimum requirements: ALA accredited MLS; successful library acquisitions
experience; exceptional interpersonal, communication, planning,
organizational skills; ability to work positively, productively with
diverse constituencies in environment of rapid change; understanding of
scholarly research environment; evidence of professional initiative,
mature judgment; potential to meet promotion requirements in non-tenure
track appointment.

Preferred:  Successful serials, supervisory, management, electronic
licensing, collection development experience; experience with automated
acquisitions system; knowledge of MARC formats, scholarly publishing
industry; working knowledge of major European language; additional
graduate degree.

Salary: $42,000 minimum.  Benefits include health/dental plans,
educational fee discounts for self and dependents. No employee
contribution required for fully funded defined benefit retirement program,
life and disability insurance.  UMKC is an EOI.

Send letter of application, resume, names of three references to:  Helen
H. Spalding, Associate Director of Libraries, University of
Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO  64110,
816-235-1531, spaldingh@umkc.edu.  Application review continues until
position filled.  Other openings at
http://www.umkc.edu/lib/People/jobopenings.htm#professional.

Heather Morris
Administrative Assistant
University Libraries
University of Missouri-Kansas City
212 Miller Nichols Library
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Telephone: (816) 235-1531
Fax:       (816) 333-5584
E-mail: morrish@umkc.edu