We are pleased to announce the recruitment for this senior management position.



New York University Libraries
Director, Knowledge Access and Resource Management Services

This position leads, shapes and oversees the work of 60 staff engaged
in acquiring and making accessible the research resources in all
formats of the NYU Division of Libraries. The Director is a member of
the Libraries senior management team, which shares responsibility for
planning, budget allocation, and the development and leadership of
major strategic initiatives. In collaboration with senior management
colleagues (including the Directors for Collections and Research
Services, Public Services, Libraries IT Services, and Digital Library
Technology Services), the Director has primary leadership
responsibility for intellectual access to materials in a changing mix
of user-oriented online environments.

The Director oversees the creation, acquisition, integration and
lifecycle management of metadata and the supporting processes that
enable knowledge access through a suite of discovery and retrieval
systems. The Director oversees the operations of the Libraries'
integrated library system (ILS), including its use by non-NYU libraries
that participate in consortia and related services, and serves as
liaison to those libraries. The scope of KARMS units comprises
acquisitions, including licensing; serials and electronic resource
management; cataloging and metadata production, integration and
maintenance. Services are performed for the central and institute
libraries, with selected services provided to consortium member
libraries. The Director is also responsible for designing and
overseeing a wide range of special projects, e.g., with affiliate
libraries, digital library collections, specialized resources, and for
NYU's developing branch campus in Abu Dhabi.

The Libraries' strategic plan emphasizes the need for continual
organizational learning and innovation to meet the challenge of
integrating library resources and services with new, ever-changing,
powerful networked teaching, learning and research environments. The
KARMS Director will have the opportunity to manage significant new
service development and to redesign organizational structures and staff
roles in this environment.

The Division of Libraries expends $11.6 million on collections (56% on
electronic resources) and adds 90,000 volumes annually. KARMS staff
comprises 14 librarians (who are faculty), 3 administrative staff and
43 support staff, as well as 11 FTE of student casuals and adjunct
assistants. The Libraries deploys the ExLibris Aleph ILS, using PRIMO
as its primary end-user access system; the Innovative Interfaces,
Inc. Electronic Resources Management System; and DSpace for its
institutional and preservation repositories.

New York University Libraries: Library facilities at New York
University serve the school's 40,000 students and faculty and contain
more than 4 million volumes. New York University Libraries is a member
of the Association of Research Libraries, the Research Libraries Group
Partnership of OCLC, and the Digital Library Federation. The Libraries
also serves as the administrative headquarters of the Research Library
Association of South Manhattan, a consortium that includes New School
and Cooper Union. The NY School of Interior Design, New-York
Historical Society and the Brooklyn Historical Society also participate
in use of the ILS. For the NYU Libraries Mission and Strategic Plan go
to http://library.nyu.edu/strategicplan/

Qualifications: Evidence of vision and leadership in the fields of
knowledge access and resource management; substantial successful
experience in acquisitions, cataloging, processing, and/or metadata
production processes in an academic/research library, including
evidence of successful and creative management of staff and operations;
operational knowledge of discovery and access methods and systems;
substantial knowledge of trends, issues and methods of intellectual
access to library resources coupled with a strong service orientation
and knowledge of user needs for teaching, learning and research;
excellent communications and interpersonal skills; excellent
administrative, management, planning, and organizational skills;
experience in coordination or management of integrated library system
functions; working knowledge of metadata standards; evidence of
creative problem-solving and innovative, results-oriented approaches to
processes and organizational development; evidence of successful
leadership in a complex organization, including demonstrated potential
for leading transformational change. MLS from an ALA-accredited
program and a second masters degree required to be eligible for tenure.

Salary/Benefits: Faculty status, attractive benefits package including
five weeks annual vacation. Salary commensurate with experience and
background.

To Apply: To ensure consideration, send resume and letter of
application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three
references to: Enrique Yanez, Acting Director of Human Resources, New
York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY
10012 or via email to [log in to unmask] Resumes will be considered
until the position is filled.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.