Collection Development and Digital Resource Management Librarian
Pennsylvania State University
University Park

he George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library at Penn State Hershey seeks a
Librarian for Collection Development and Digital Resource
Management. Reporting to the Director, the incumbent will
lead collection development and electronic resource management activities at
the Harrell Health Sciences Library, a predominately digital library, located
at Penn State Hershey, the medical campus for Penn State
University. The library acquires, organizes, provides
access to, and delivers information resources in a variety of formats to
ensure high quality resources and services are readily available in support of
the academic, research, clinical and community outreach missions of Penn State
Hershey.

  
The Librarian for Collection Development and Digital Resource Management is
responsible for policy creation and the evaluation, promotion, and management
of all print, electronic and media information resources with specific
responsibility for developing policies, procedures, best practices, and
documentation for managing the lifecycle of electronic
resources. The incumbent will lead the Collection
Development Team, work closely with the Collection Access and Support Services
Librarian to manage electronic resource subscriptions and administer the
Harrell HSL collection budget. Critical skills include
leadership for the library's collection development activities, knowledge of
the trends in Scholarly Communication, the ability to function effectively in
a team environment, flexibility and the capacity to embrace change in a
dynamic and evolving organizaton, and a facility for cross-departmental
communications. This is a tenure track appointment.

  
For a more complete description of job responsibilities and to submit an
application, visit www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/jobs/facjobs/hycd.html.

  
Interested candidates should upload a letter of application, resume or C.V.,
and the names and contact information of three professional references
(including email addresses). Review of
applications will begin October 30, 2015 and continue until position is
filled. Questions may be addressed to Lindsey Harter,
Faculty Search Coordinator, at [log in to unmask]



Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/23345/
To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/