Director, Collection Management and Access Division
Job Number: 8556
Have you been searching for an opportunity to apply your passion for libraries with your proven strategic and operational collection management skills in a progressive, dynamic, leading library organization? If your answer is a resounding YES then Edmonton Public Library is the place for you!
As the Director, CMA, you will be responsible for planning and directing the provision of EPL-wide collection management services. Your strong leadership in the development, implementation, and coordination of collection development, management, and access policies and procedures will result in library collections that are accessible and responsive to customers' needs. Your vision for collection management will ensure that EPL is well-positioned to take advantage of new technologies, formats, and directions within the dynamic library and publishing industries. Your excellent communication abilities and experience in collection development will be well-utilized in negotiating and managing e-resource licensing and online service agreements and in building working relationships by actively promoting CMA services to internal and external customers. Your responsibilities also include overseeing the circulation and interlibrary loan services by directing and supporting the Circulation Services Manager.
From an operational management perspective, you will assign and review the work of CMA staff, manage staff performance, and foster a positive team environment. The Director, CMA is accountable for the planning, management, and expenditure of the CMA operating budget and EPL's $6.5 million materials budget.
A key component of this role is vendor relations in ordering, receiving, cataloguing, and processing of library materials in all formats to ensure effective and efficient practices and compliance with standards and policies. You will also undertake EPL-wide projects involving collections storage; purchasing new collections as a result of renovations and building projects; managing a floating collection; collection maintenance and evaluation; and cooperative ventures with other libraries.
Qualifications:
Master of Library and Information Studies degree from an ALA accredited library school and seven years of progressively responsible professional library experience, including a minimum of five years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience in the area of collection development.
Salary: $96,800 to $127,000 per annum.
The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is making a difference in the lives of Edmontonians! At Edmonton Public Library we share. We share stories, ideas, and experiences. We share with our customers, our communities, and ourselves. We are Edmonton's largest lender of all manner of information and entertainment.
Total Hours per Week: 35
Classification Title: Manager 4
Posting Date: Jan-26-12
Closing Date: Feb-12-12
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: Management
Department: Collections Management & Access Division (Edmonton Public Library)
Work Location(s):
Collection Management & Access Division
Stanley A. Milner Library, 4th Floor, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton T5J 2V4
How to Apply:
Please visit www.epl.ca/jobs to apply for this position. Only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.