Director of Collection Management Services

Posting Details

Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.

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The University of Vermont (UVM) Libraries seek an experienced, collaborative and forward-thinking professional to serve as director of Collection Management Services (CMS). The director provides visionary leadership, fosters a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, facilitates communication and collaboration, supports and mentors staff, and anticipates and advocates for the information needs of our varied user communities.

Priorities include enacting a unified collections management strategy encompassing the work of multiple library units; overseeing the consolidation of collections budgets and decision-making across the UVM Libraries; building consensus around strategic decisions regarding content licensing; formulating a vision for cataloging and metadata services with an awareness of new developments and changes in the field; supporting opportunities for cooperative collection-building, archiving, and collection-management afforded by UVM's membership in the Boston Library Consortium (BLC) Network Zone;

attending to the professional development of direct reports and creating plans for continuous learning; and nurturing an atmosphere of collegiality and respect within the CMS Department and throughout the Libraries.

We seek candidates well versed in and committed to open-access publishing initiatives and to evolving models for producing and disseminating information. They should be familiar with best practices in the management of institutional and disciplinary repositories and eager to collaborate with fellow faculty with expertise in scholarly communications and data services. Candidates should be skilled at gathering and interpreting data to inform collection development policies and practices.

We seek candidates who are confident, thoughtful, empathetic, good listeners and effective communicators. Those who have supervised, worked with, and reported to the candidate should speak highly of the candidate's leadership, emotional intelligence, organizational skills, and ability to inspire trust and enthusiasm. This position will be expected to cultivate strong relationships with faculty, academic centers across the institution and the University of Vermont Medical Center.

This position reports to the dean of libraries and oversees the work of all personnel working in cataloging and metadata, collection development and analysis, and acquisitions and electronic resources, including direct supervision of the heads of each of these sub-units. The director of CMS works collaboratively across UVM's three libraries:
Howe Library, Dana Health Sciences Library, and Silver Special Collections library. This position provides leadership in the Libraries' planning and operations as a member of the Dean's Council. This director will work with all library directors to ensure that the work of collection development, acquisitions, and cataloging is seamless and consistent with the UVM Libraries' strategic plans, mission and goals.

Librarians at the University of Vermont hold faculty appointments without tenure. As such, librarians are expected to perform in three areas:
Educational Mission (Librarianship);
Scholarly and Creative Activity; and Service. Rank at time of initial hire and promotions are based upon performance in all three areas.

Responsibilities:

* Leads in collaboratively establishing and advocating for department goals, priorities, and policies in alignment with the University Libraries' and the University's strategic initiatives.

* Provides oversight and accountability for collection budgets across the Libraries, making data-informed and user-centered decisions to shape annual allocation and spending decisions.

* Shapes and implements strategic vision for library collections. Leads the development of workflows and processes for the acquisition, description and disposal of print and electronic materials.

* Provides strategic guidance for the cataloging of all materials in the UVM Libraries. Develops and leads the coordination of e-resource and metadata projects and services to support metadata standards, creation, workflows and interoperability between formats and systems.

* Supports the development of faculty and staff within the department. Creates and fosters strong relationships with colleagues in collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, the Libraries as a whole, the university, and external partners and organizations.

* Collaborates with Silver Special Collections Library and faculty cataloger on strategies for description and cataloging of rare and unique collections.

* Collaborates with Dana Health Sciences Library to ensure that workflows, strategy and departmental outcomes support the needs of clinicians, researchers and hospital stakeholders.

* Develops a clear and compelling vision for the ways the work of this department can promote the Libraries' commitment to free,…