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Job Number: 11492 Have you been searching for an opportunity to apply your passion for libraries with your proven leadership and 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 Manager, Collection Management and Access (CMA), you will be responsible for overseeing EPLwide collection management services in a centralized collection development model. Your 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 excellent communication abilities and experience in collection development will be wellutilized in managing vendor service agreements and negotiating changes within the existing agreements, e-resource licensing, and in building working relationships by actively promoting CMA services to internal and external customers. From an operational management perspective, you will oversee a staff of 25 full-time employees, supported by the Associate Manager, Collection Management and Access and by the Associate Manager, Circulation and Interlibrary Loan Services. Using your outstanding leadership abilities, you will assign and review the work of Division staff, manage staff performance, and foster a positive team environment. The Manager, CMA is responsible for the planning and management of the CMA operating budget and the expenditure of EPL's $6.5 million materials budget, which represents over $8.8 million in total. 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 six years of progressively responsible professional library experience, including a minimum of four years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience in the areas of collection development and technical services. 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. Salary: $90,898 to $119,193 per annum Hours of Work: 35 hours per week Posting Date: December 3, 2012 Closing Date: December 13, 2012 How to Apply: For more information about this position and other jobs available at the Edmonton Public Library, please visit epl.ca/jobs and apply online. Only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/4886/