| This position oversees all operations of the technical services department including cataloging, serials processing, acquisitions, electronic resource management, and administering the integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces); serves as a leader and provides technical support for creating and maintaining access to e-journals and other electronic format material; initiates projects to implement new catalog related technologies and works to train staff on these initiatives; serves as liaison to OCLC, participates in reference services, including some evening and weekend hours, serves on faculty committees, and fulfills other duties associated with special faculty status; and supervises a staff of two.
Hampden-Sydney College is a selective liberal arts college for men enrolling about 1,100 students with the mission of forming “good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.” The 1,330-acre campus is 60 miles southwest of Richmond. The college’s new library, completed in 2007, contains 83,000 usable square feet, a book capacity of 350,000, multi-media classrooms, group study rooms, a media center, a coffee shop, and wireless access throughout. This is a full-time, twelve-month appointment with special faculty status. Education and experience required: MLS or MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution, minimum of five years of professional library experience, minimum of five years of experience in ILS administration (preferably III), supervisory experience in a library setting, mastery of MARC, AACR2, LC subject cataloging and classification and LSCH/name authority control.
To apply, please send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to:
Barbara Armentrout
Director of Human Resources
Box 127
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
Phone: (434) 223-6220; Fax: (434) 223-7049; E-mail: barmentrout@hsc.edu; Library: www.hsc.edu/academics/library.
Review of applications will begin June 18, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be available during the ALA Annual Conference from June 25–28. Employment begins August 1, 2010.
Hampden-Sydney College is an equal opportunity employer, M/F. |
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