University of Colorado at Boulder
Position Announcement
FACULTY DIRECTOR, CATALOGING DEPARTMENT
The University of Colorado Libraries is the largest research library in
the Rocky Mountain region. It is committed to providing intellectual
access to all types of materials in conformance with national and
international standards and to developing standards and building
cooperative resources through active participation in and contribution
to cooperative programs. The Faculty Director of the Cataloging
Department reports to the Associate Director for Technical Services.
The Faculty Director is responsible for overall management of the
department, which consists of eleven faculty, two professional staff,
eleven support staff, and student assistants. The Faculty Director
works closely with the Libraries Systems Office and Public Services
units in developing policies and practices for the online catalog,
inter-institutional cooperation, digital initiatives, etc. The
department is responsible for original and copy cataloging of monographs
and serials acquired and processed centrally, including print,
non-print, and electronic materials; database maintenance; retrospective
conversion; and coordination of cataloging policy Libraries-wide. The
department is currently engaged in a partially outsourced project to
complete an electronic inventory of the Libraries collections and to
prepare materials for off-site storage. Some other cataloging
activities may be outsourced under Cataloging Department oversight.
Cataloging is performed on OCLC for inclusion in the local Innovative
Interfaces system and in the regional online catalog, Prospector. The
department participates in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging
(including NACO, SACO) and Enhance. In furtherance of Libraries mission
and departmental goals, the Faculty Director teaches in the area of
expertise as necessary. The Faculty Director is a prime participant in
an ongoing program to recentralize oversight of cataloging activities
for those materials currently handled non-centrally. The Faculty
Director is a member of the tenure-stream Libraries faculty.
Significant parts of the responsibilities of this position are research
and creative work and service in keeping with the tenure standards of
the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Position Requirements: Master's degree from an ALA accredited program;
six years of progressively more responsible experience in cataloging,
including three years in a research library utilizing an automated
system and bibliographic utility; demonstrated skills in management,
supervision, and training; creativity and initiative in resolving
problems and implementing change; demonstrated oral and written
communications skills; potential for scholarly work and service;
experience with a national cooperative cataloging program such as PCC,
NACO, etc.
Desirable Qualifications: Experience or knowledge of any of the
following will enhance a candidacy: cataloging of a variety of types and
formats of materials, including print, non-print, and electronic;
experience with creation of metadata; digitization; project management;
outsourcing; policy development; documentation; demonstrated
accomplishments in research, creative work, and service.
Appointment and salary: The successful candidate will be appointed as a
full-time (12 month) tenure-stream faculty member. Depending upon
demonstrated accomplishments in research, creative work, and service,
appointment will be at the assistant, associate, or full professor
level. Starting salary range $61,000-67,000. Benefits include 22
working days of vacation, ten paid holidays, liberal sick leave,
university group health care plans, group life insurance, TIAA/CREF
retirement/annuity, and support for scholarly/professional activities.
Tenured librarians are eligible for sabbatical leave.
Application Process: Review of applications and nominations will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled. It is suggested
that applications be on file with the search committee by July 1, 2003.
Send letter of application specifically addressing qualifications for
the position; resume; and names, postal and e-mail addresses, and
telephone numbers of three references to Scott Seaman, Associate
Director for Administrative Services, University Libraries, 184 UCB,
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0184. The full
position description can viewed at
http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/ttp/iaa/jobs_cataloging.htm
The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to diversity and
equality in education and employment.
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