From: Christopher Martin <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 17:47:38 +0000

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The North Dakota State University Libraries seek an experienced and
innovative Head, Resource Acquisition, Management, and Discovery
(Technical Services) to join an energetic team engaged in building
information resources and services at NDSU. The Head, Resource
Acquisition, Management, and Discovery will oversee the technical
services unit which is responsible for the acquisition, licensing,
description, and discovery of information resources managed or held by
the NDSU Libraries. Duties include developing policies and workflows
to leverage the impact of legacy and emerging content across all
formats and delivery models; leading the Libraries’ content licensing
and developing sharable criteria and metrics for resource assessment;
ensuring the integrity of the Libraries ILS (Alma/Primo); and serving
as a leader within the Libraries with responsibility for advancing the
development of library collections, services, and facilities in
support of the work of a ranked research university. This position
reports to the Dean of Libraries.

The NDSU Libraries are comprised of the Main Campus Library, the
Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, the Institute for Regional
Studies and University Archives, the P. N. Haakenson Health Sciences
Library, the Klai Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library, and
the Business Learning Center. The Libraries have been identified as an
area of investment in NDSU’s 2015 academic strategic plan, which cites
developing the Libraries as a 21st-century learning space that fosters
interdisciplinary scholarship and meets the information and service
expectations of a ranked research-intensive university. Visit
www.ndsu.edu to learn more.

Minimum Qualifications:

--ALA-accredited M.A., M.S., M.L.S., or M.L.I.S.
--5 years of professional experience in an academic or research library
--3 years supervisory experience with excellent managerial skills
--Demonstrated experience in information resource acquisition,
licensing, discovery, and delivery across a broad spectrum of formats,
genres, and publication models
--Familiarity with the evolving nature of scholarly communication
--Experience with consortial activities including resource sharing and licensing
--Knowledge of descriptive metadata schema and standards for the
creation and description of digital objects in a repository
environment
--Experience making criteria-based collection development decisions
--Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and collegially in a
rapidly evolving work environment
--Exceptional oral, written, and numerical communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

--Experience with Ex Libris Alma / Primo

--Experience managing deposit, description and delivery of digital
content in an institutional repository or other similar setting

--Familiarity with issues and trends in data management and/ or data literacy

--Additional graduate degree

For further information and to apply for the position, please visit:
https://jobs.ndsu.edu/postings/6371.  Please feel free to contact
Alissa Kuntz, Assistant to the Dean of Libraries, with questions at;
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Chris Martin
Access Services Librarian / NDSU Libraries
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY