AUL for Life Sciences, Cornell University

[moe1 at cornell.edu]

Associate University Librarian for Life Sciences
and
Director, Mann Library
Cornell University Library


The Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Life Sciences and Director,
Mann Library will report directly to the University Librarian and will
serve on the Library Management Team that shares broadly the
responsibility for formulating and recommending policy for the Library.

The AUL for Life Sciences and Director, Mann Library, will direct the
Albert R. Mann Library, which serves the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, the College of Human Ecology, and faculty, staff, and students
throughout the university with an interest in life sciences and selected
social sciences.  This position will also administer the Flower-Sprecher
Library; the Entomology Library; and the Geneva Experiment Station Library.
The Medical College Library, while not a part of the Life Sciences unit, is
a partner in the delivery of services in the area of life sciences.

As director of the Mann Library, the incumbent also reports to the deans of
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human
Ecology, and will be responsible to the Dean of the College of Veterinary
Medicine and the Director of the Experiment Station.

The AUL for Life Sciences, who will coordinate the services of the four
physical locations, will have a statutory appointment and will be
responsible for a staff of over 62, a budget of over $6,000,000, and
collections of almost 1,000,000 volumes.

The goals of the 1998 aggregation of the four separate libraries into one
administrative unit are to increase the Library's ability to identify best
practices and expedite their dissemination throughout the library system;
to create a stronger voice for the science libraries on the University
Library's Management Team; to foster the consistent formulation and
application of information policies to improve service; to stimulate
innovation and creativity; to promote flexible sharing of staff engaged in
like and related activities; and to reflect the reality of
interdisciplinary resources and their use by scientists and others
throughout the Cornell University library system.

Responsibilities
*Provide leadership, direction, and innovative long-range planning efforts
in support of the Library.
*Participate in general library administration and policy development on a
library-wide basis.
*Advance and facilitate coordination of collections, services, and staffing
among the Cornell science libraries.
*Maintain a strong relationship with faculty, deans, and directors
*Strengthen overall collections and relationships among collections
*Develop, negotiate, and administer the unit's budget
*Manage human resources -- motivate, create esprit de corps, and set
direction for an energetic, dedicated staff who enjoy change and challenge
*Provide leadership in implementing the digital library, working to improve
access to electronic and print resources
*Promote shared responsibility for an instruction program for science resources
*Participate in and lead local and national programs for collection
building, preservation, public services, and information technology
*Conduct fund development and solicit funds from external sources through
grant applications and donor relations
*Represent the Library through active participation in local and national
professional activities
*Work with the State University of New York to complete the Mann Library's
addition and renovation projects
*Foster active participation in the national land-grant, USDA, and
international agricultural and human ecology scholarly and extension
communities.

Qualifications:  MLS or equivalent graduate degree.  Preferred:  subject
expertise in agriculture, life sciences or human ecology.  Minimum of 8
years progressively responsible experience in library including
administrative experience. Strong leadership, communication, and
decision-making skills; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a
complex environment; and demonstrated record of professional and scholarly
activity.

Salary:  Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications requested by April 15, 1998, but accepted until position is
filled.  Send to:
	Susan Markowitz, Acting Director
	Library Human Resources
	201 Olin Library
	Cornell University
	Ithaca, NY  14853-5301
Please send cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses and phone
numbers of three references


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strongly committed to diversity. We value qualified candidates who can
bring to our community a variety of backgrounds and experiences.