Position: Head of Monographic Services Department
Available: July 1, 2008

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a proactive, service-oriented, and knowledgeable individual for the position of Head of Monographic Services. The position has administrative responsibility for the leadership of a newly redesigned department focused upon the efficient and effective acquisition and cataloging of monographic materials (both print and electronic). The department is responsible for expending a monographic materials budget of ca. $5,000,000 annually. The incumbent will lead a team of knowledgeable and dedicated staff in meeting the challenges of an emerging and rapidly expanding operation. The position reports to the Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Systems. The Monographic Services Department acquires print and non-print materials (including e-books) using a variety of acquisitions methods: firm orders, approval plans, blanket orders, gifts, and standing orders. The Department places the orders, claims outstanding materials, receives the material and processes invoices for payment. The Department establishes shelf-ready arrangements with library material vendors. After receipt, the Department does random quality control checks on the shelf-ready materials received and performs FastCat treatment for mainstream titles with acceptable cataloging copy at the point of receipt.

Responsibilities

Provides strong leadership, direction, coordination and strategic planning to enable the department to meet its annual expenditure and cataloging goals; leads a staff of two librarians and 15 paraprofessionals in the efficient ordering, receipt, invoice verification, and cataloging (shelf-ready or FastCat) of monographic materials; establishes and maintains professional relationships with library material vendors and publishers; negotiates with them regarding cost of materials and processing services; in collaboration with the Head of Accounting Services and the Head of the Order Management Section, monitors the expenditure of the monographic funds within established deadlines; negotiates licenses for electronic books as a member of a licensing team with members from Electronic Resources & Serials Management Department; represents the department as part of the library management team on groups such as the Department Heads, the Collection Development Council, etc; collaborates closely with colleagues in Collection Development, Accounting, Resource Description and Management, and Electronic Resources and Serials Management to meet collection management and access goals and standards in a timely and cost-effective manner; and monitors developments in the field of monographic acquisitions and cataloging and participates actively in relevant professional organizations.

Qualifications

Required:
ALA-accredited MLS. Minimum of five years of increasingly responsible relevant acquisitions experience, including supervision, budget oversight, and vendor relations. Demonstrated project management experience. Excellent organizational skills. Experience with an integrated library system (ILS). Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with many colleagues internally and externally. High service ethic. Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage both big picture issues and details. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Enthusiasm for an innovative and evolving environment. Familiarity with licensing concepts and terminology.

Preferred:
Experience with Innovative's Millennium ILS. Complex process management experience. Proficiency with creating and manipulating spreadsheets and databases. Strong familiarity or direct experience with cataloging concepts and standards (e.g., AACR2, LCSH, LC classification, and MARC21 formats). Broad knowledge of trends in the domestic and foreign monographic publishing industries (both print and electronic). Experience in working with library materials vendors in establishing shelf-ready workflows. Experience with license or contract negotiations.

The University and The Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest state university. UNC-Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately 27,000 students, employs more than 3,100 faculty, offers 77 doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law, and the Library collections include over 6 million volumes. The Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and SOLINET. Together with the Health Sciences and Law libraries at Chapel Hill plus the libraries at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University, the members of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) provide services and collections to their students, faculty, and staff in support of the education, research, and service missions of the universities.

The Region
The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational, cultural, and intellectual activities. The mountains or the seashore are less than half day's drive from Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

Salary and Benefits
This is a twelve-month academic librarian appointment; salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Standard state benefits of annual leave, sick leave, and State or optional retirement plan. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, librarians enjoy the benefit of academic status and are members of the faculty council.

Deadline for Application
Review of applications will begin on June 2, 2008. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by the begin review date.

To Apply:
Please visit https://s4.its.unc.edu/RAMS4/searchCriteria.do?type=N and complete the online application. Be sure to include a cover letter, a resume and the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of three professional references.

An Equal Opportunity Employer