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Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:29 -0400
Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seeks an innovative,
creative, collaborative, and service-oriented leader for the position
of Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services. This administrative
position is responsible for establishing priorities, setting
directions, managing workflows, and supervising an accomplished
department of 33 faculty and staff members.
The Cataloging and Metadata Services Department is active nationally
in all the initiatives of the Library of Congress Program for
Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)—BIBCO, NACO, SACO, and CONSER—and in the
OCLC Enhance Program. The Department actively supports the digital
publishing and data curation programs of the University Libraries,
including ScholarSphere, a Penn State repository service for digital
scholarly materials. The Department provides description for and
access to materials and resources held at Penn State in all formats
and subjects, including our unique and cultural heritage collections.
The faculty in the department are actively engaged in standards
development at the national level.
The Head of the Cataloging and Metadata Services Department reports to
the Associate Dean for Collections, Information, and Access Services.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Leadership within the department. The Head sets goals and
priorities for the Department; assesses the effectiveness of the
Department’s services; fosters excellent communication and teamwork;
and supports diversity initiatives to create a welcoming and inclusive
climate.
* Leadership in cataloging and metadata standards and services. The
Head promotes emerging digital information environments and metadata
standards, leads the Department in system implementations, and works
with other departments throughout the Libraries to ensure that
Cataloging and Metadata Services is meeting the demonstrated needs of
our users.
* Advocacy and leadership within the University Libraries community.
The Head promotes the Department and its services within the
University Libraries and throughout the University; represents the
Department on Libraries-wide management groups; and communicates the
importance of metadata and metadata standards to the Penn State
community.
* Research and active service. As a member of the Libraries’ faculty,
the Head is expected to maintain a national presence through service
on relevant professional committees, to assume leadership roles in
appropriate organizations, and to contribute to scholarly activity and
research. The Head serves as a role model and mentor to the faculty
and staff within the Department.
Required Qualifications:
* MLS from an ALA-accredited program (or equivalent)
* Demonstrated expertise and proven leadership in cataloging and
metadata services; minimum of five years of experience in an academic
library showing progressive levels of responsibility; supervisory
experience.
* Knowledge of the continuously-changing bibliographic environment;
ability to position the Department to plan and implement an aggressive
program of metadata services in support of the institution’s
priorities.
* Commitment to service; excellent communication skills; ability to
work cooperatively.
* Demonstrated contributions in librarianship, research, and service;
capacity for leadership within the profession; ability to achieve
tenure or to be appointed with tenure.
Environment: Penn State, a land-grant institution, is a member of the
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), a consortium of the Big
Ten universities plus the University of Chicago. Based on current
Association for Research Libraries investment rankings, The
Pennsylvania State University Libraries are ranked among the top ten
research libraries in North America. A student survey completed in
2010 found overall student satisfaction with the University Libraries
to be at the top of its category. Collections exceed 5.8 million
volumes and include more than 102,000 current serial subscriptions.
The University Libraries are located at University Park and 22 other
locations throughout Pennsylvania, and they serve approximately 6,000
faculty and 44,000 students at University Park, and more than 92,000
students system-wide.
The University Park campus is set in the State College area, a
university town located in central Pennsylvania. State College offers
a vibrant community with outstanding recreational facilities, a low
crime rate, and excellent public schools. The campus is within a
half-day drive to Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
City, or Pittsburgh. The University Park Airport is served by three
major carriers with flights to Washington, Philadelphia, and Detroit.
For more information, please visit http://www.libraries.psu.edu and
http://www.cbicc.org.
Compensation: Salary and rank commensurate with experience. Excellent
fringe benefits include liberal vacation, excellent insurance, state
or TIAA/CREF retirement options, and educational privileges.
To Apply: Send a letter of application or nomination, resumé, and the
names and contact information of three professional references to
Search Committee, The Pennsylvania State University, Box HDCM-LIBL,
511 Paterno Library, University Park, PA 16802. Applications and
nominations may also be sent to [log in to unmask] Please reference Box
HDCM-LIBL in the email subject line. Review of candidates will begin
on May 15, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Employment
will require successful completion of background check(s) in
accordance with University policies.
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and
diversity of its workforce.
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