Position Announcement - Head of Acquisitions

["Virginia Bryant" <vbryant at law dot gwu dot edu>]

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

The George Washington University
Jacob Burns Law Library

Head of Acquisitions

The Jacob Burns Law Library seeks a librarian to lead its 
Acquisitions Department. Responsibilities include supervising two 
full-time support staff; overseeing the ordering, receiving, and 
claiming of library materials and the payment of invoices; monitoring 
the materials acquisitions budget; working with the university?s 
accounting system to pay invoices electronically; reconciling the 
university?s accounting with the library?s automated system 
accounting; ensuring the integrity of the automated library ordering 
and receiving subsystem; working in cooperation with collection 
development to facilitate acquisitions work flow; and developing and 
implementing departmental policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS: MLS (or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited 
institution or substantial work toward completion of the degree; 
minimum of three years of supervisory experience in technical 
services, preferably in an academic setting; knowledge of the U.S. 
and foreign publishing industry. PREFERRED: Experience handling 
legal materials; experience with automated  library systems, 
preferably Innovative; excellent oral and written expression;
superior service orientation and team spirit; self-starter; reading
knowledge of one language other than English.

Review of applications will begin February 10, 2005, and continue 
until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please send a 
cover letter, resume, and the names of three professional 
references to llee at law dot gwu dot edu, 202-994-1430 (fax), or Ms. Leslie 
A. Lee, Assistant Director for Administration; The George 
Washington University, Jacob Burns Law Library; 716 20th Street, 
NW; Washington, D.C. 20052.

GWU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.



Virginia Bryant
Assistant Director for Technical Services and Head of Cataloging
Jacob Burns Law Library, George Washington University
716 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052
vbryant at law dot gwu dot edu
Voice:  (202)994-1378    FAX:  (202)994-2874