Collection Services Manager

The University of Wisconsin River Falls, a member of the University of Wisconsin System, is located in scenic west central Wisconsin, 30 miles from the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic cities of Minneapolis and St Paul. Year-round arts, cultural and recreational events are easily accessible from River Falls. UWRF's undergraduate and graduate students pursue degrees in three colleges: Arts and Sciences; Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; and Education, Business and Allied Health.

The University provides an excellent environment for learning, emphasizing the importance of faculty-student interaction in classrooms, laboratories, academic advising, and co-curricular activities. A favorable student-faculty ratio affords opportunity for meaningful interchange between faculty and students. Strong interests in teaching, research and community service are highly valued. More information about UWRF can be found at: http://www.uwrf.edu/workhere/ .

This position is a 100% appointment in Collection Services under the general supervision of the Library Director. Manages the Collection Services unit through the supervision of personnel, participates in long-term strategic planning, and solves complex issues, which impact other units or services. Collaborates with senior leadership to implement the strategic vision and goals.

Responsibilities

• Supervise unit personnel. Hire, train, coach, and evaluate employees to manage and improve performance
• Oversees day-to-day management of unit operations, services, and space
• Communicates the strategic direction of the department as determined by leadership
• Designs, develops, and provides leadership on projects, programs, procedures, and services
• Resolves complex issues which may impact policies and procedures within the unit
• Oversee collections budgets
• Collaborates with other managers to develop and implement initiatives and technological enterprises which directly affect the libraries
• Advances librarianship/archives at the campus, local, and state level through committee participation
• Serves as a liaison to academic disciplines and/or other campus units providing information on collections, instructional and research support, and library services
• Manages the library’s collection of electronic resources
• Serve as a contact for vendors providing collection content; establish, maintain, and review relationships with vendors and publishers
• Performs original and copy cataloging in all formats

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science accredited by the American Library Association with a minimum of two years subsequent library experience
• Knowledge of cataloging standards, RDA (Resource Description and Access), Library of Congress classification and Library of Congress subject headings.
• Experience of increasing responsibility in library technical services operations
• Ability to work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively both as a team member and independently, and to promote teamwork among colleagues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively organize information, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing electronic resources
• Experience working with major library vendors and publishers, including the negotiation of license agreements
• Cataloging experience
• Reference and/or library instruction experience

Employees receive excellent benefits including exceptionally low-cost comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits; employer match of Wisconsin Retirement System contributions of 6.95%; an attractive amount of paid leave per year in addition to paid sick leave. To learn more about our benefits, go to: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/quickguidefasl.pdf**

UW-River Falls does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources at 715-425-4941.