Manager of Materials Management - Westport Library.
What a great time to join a Library Journal, 5 Star Library in Westport
(CT) on the banks of the beautiful Saugatuck River. This is an
opportunity to join a team that is transforming the Library to meet the
evolving needs of our community and delivering convenient, continuous,
innovative, customer-focused service. If you are a visionary who values
responsive, personal service, and views the Library as the platform for
community innovation and learning, we would love to hear from you.
The Manager, Materials Management will have
demonstrated successful professional experience providing leadership and
oversight of all aspects of Materials Management including the ILS,
materials acquisition, cataloging, and metadata management. He/she will
have strong organizational, project management and budget management
experience plus creative problem-solving ability with both an
appreciation for the big the picture and attention to detail.
Primary responsibilities include supervising the
Materials Management department and working with vendors and staff on
the purchasing, pre-processing, receiving and cataloging of materials in
all formats plus resolving processing workflow problems and managing
the resolution of technical issues which arise with the Library's
Integrated Library System (ILS).
A Degree in Library Science highly desired. Expert
knowledge of the ILS (ideally Polaris) and its modules (acquisitions;
serials; cataloging; circulation; ILL; and on-line public access.) and
an awareness of current practices, standards, research, and trends in
cataloging/metadata management, e-resources, serials, acquisitions, and
information technology plus good communication skills verbally and in
writing required.
Apply: If this position is in line with your skills and
interests, we would love to hear from you. Please send your resume and
cover letter to jobs@westportlibrary.org and include the title of the position in the subject line of your e-mail.
Thursday, June 07, 2018
Manager of Materials Management - Westport Library
Labels:
acquisitions,
cataloging,
fairfield county,
materials management,
public libraries,
technical services
Location:
Westport, CT, USA