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The following position announcement (JR# 5835) can also be found at
<http://www.unm.edu/%7Eoeounm/facpost.html>:
Director, Bunting Visual Resources Library, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM
Position: Director, Bunting Visual Resources Library. Full-time,
twelve-month library faculty; research, non-tenure track. Professional
rank negotiable, appropriate to qualifications and experience.
Salary: Salary negotiable from $50,000; appropriate to qualifications and
experience.
Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree from an ALA-accredited
Library/Information Science program or international equivalent. Minimum
of 5 years of progressively significant and relevant experience in an
academic visual resources library or relevant university or special
library. Evidence of management experience in a complex electronic
environment. Evidence of a well-developed vision for leading a visual
resources or relevant special library through a transition from analog to
digital collections. Evidence of effective written and oral communication
skills.
Preferred Qualifications: A second advanced degree in a relevant arts or
architecture discipline. A record of published scholarship, presentations
to professional groups, or service in professional organizations.
Familiarity with digital assets management systems, practices and
applications. Familiarity with issues and best practices regarding
copyright as it relates to visual resources in academic settings.
Experience with visual resources cataloging practices including VRA Core
categories and standards, CCO guidelines and interpretations, TGN and AAT
hierarchies and controlled vocabularies, and relational database principles
and development. Experience in project planning and management of
digitizing visual resources for web access. Experience in visual resources
collection development. Experience in supervising library personnel.
Experience in library planning and in financial and facilities management.
Experience in grant writing and fund raising. Knowledge of developments in
higher education, scholarly processes, and issues facing academic visual
resources libraries, particularly in the arts and architecture fields.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse campus communities.
Application Deadline: Application materials accepted and position open
until filled.
Start Date: Position available beginning July 1, 2005. Preferred starting
date August 15, 2005 or until filled.
Application:
· Signed letter of application
· Resume or CV
· At least two samples of scholarly work
· College transcripts
· Names and complete addresses (mailing, telephone, fax & e-mail) of three
recommendations
· SASE if scholarly work is to be returned
Send to Joyce M. Szabo, Chair, Visual Resources Search Committee,
Department of Art & Art History, MSC04 2560, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. We cannot accept electronic applications.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER AND EDUCATOR.
Cindy Abel Morris
Collection Manager, Bainbridge Bunting Slide Library
Center for the Arts
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Tel: 505-277-6415
Fax: 505-277-0708
http://www.unm.edu/~bbmsl
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