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Head Librarian, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection -- University
of Texas at Austin -- Texas
The University of Texas at AustinUniversity LibrariesHead Librarian,
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
The Head Librarian of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection is
responsible for the administrative oversight of the Benson budget, staff,
collections, services, facilities, and programs for the delivery of
library and information services in Latin American and U.S. Latino studies
to the campus, the state, and the world. The Head Librarian promotes
library resource development, leadership in U.S. Latin American
librarianship, national and international collaboration with other Latin
American libraries, collections, and librarians, relations with national
and international leaders in the field, and relations with other
organizations on campus and in Texas focusing on various aspects of the
culture, economics, life, and study of Latin American countries. The Head
Librarian participates in development, fundraising, and grant writing
activities and reports to the Vice-Provost and Director of the University
of Texas Libraries.The Benson Latin American Collection:The Nettie Lee
Benson Latin American Collection (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/), a
unit of the University of Texas Libraries, is one of the pre-eminent Latin
American libraries in the United States and the world. It is a
comprehensive collection of Latin American and U.S. Latino materials in
all subject areas, humanities, fine arts, the social sciences, and natural
sciences, and in all formats. The Benson Collection maintains important
holdings for all countries of Latin America with special concentrations on
Mexico, the countries of the Río de la Plata, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and
Central America. The Mexican American Library Program, established in
1974, has gathered extensive research materials in all subject areas
related to the U.S. Southwest and Latino culture in the United States.
Materials in the Benson Collection comprise the initial focus of UT
Austin's participation in the Google Books Library Project.For a complete
job description including requirements, salary information and
instructions to apply for this position, visit:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/admin/employment/BLAChead.html. The University
of Texas Libraries has a strong commitment to diversity and encourages
applications and nominations from traditionally underrepresented groups.An
Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
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