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1. [tla] Re: [collib-l] Head of Access Services Librarian
  Subject: [collib-l] Head of Access Services Librarian  Date: Wed, 7 Dec
2011 09:25:56 -0500  From: Erin Cherewatti
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*Head of Access Services : **Frost Library, Amherst College*

>
> Applications accepted until position filled. Salary commensurate with
> experience and qualifications
>
> Mindful of the Amherst College motto, Terras irradient, the Head of Access
> Services leads a department that makes Amherst’s extraordinary collections,
> both print and electronic, available to all who need them, and helps
> Amherst’s faculty and students obtain information and publications
> necessary for their research. Working with a broad range of colleagues
> within and beyond the library, the Head of Access Services develops
> networks and relationships that yield efficient workflows satisfying the
> high expectations of those we serve. Such work requires the incumbent to
> lead an experienced staff in a collegial fashion to rethink traditional
> practices and priorities, including the distribution of responsibilities
> among positions and library departments, while matching qualifications and
> talents with known and yet-to-be-identified needs.  The College is
> committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through
> the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff.****
>
> ** **
>
> Minimum qualifications: Master’s degree in library and information science
> from an ALA-accredited institution or foreign equivalent is required. A
> minimum of three years leading a library department or other significant
> library unit is preferred.  A review of applications will begin immediately
> and continues until the position is filled.  ****
>
>
>
> Please see https://www.amherst.edu/library/about/jobs for the full job
> description.
>  ****
>