Assistant Director, Technical Services
Unspecified Law Firm, San Diego, CA

Name: Katarzyna Mlak (Library Associates) <kat@libraryassociates.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006
Subject: Position Announcement

LIBRARY ASSOCIATES seeks candidates and referrals for the position of
Assistant Director, Technical Services in a large law library in San
Diego, CA. Assistant Director will report to Library Director and will
be responsible for re-engineering the Technical Services Department of
the Library.

Responsibilities

: Prepares and manages budgets at the departmental level, and oversees
and manages annual library acquisitions budget;
: Creates and maintains monthly management reports for distribution to
the Financial Officer and Director;
: Oversees acquisitions and collection development and coordinates all
aspects of collection development with the Director and Assistant
Director of Public Services;
: Serves as Chair of the Library Collection Development Committee and
conducts regular Committee meetings;
: Responsible for negotiating all annual Library renewals and new
acquisitions with vendors and responsible  for ensuring vendor
compliance with all terms and conditions of the agreement;
: Oversees all aspects of the library's Integrated Library Management
System and maintains its integrity;
: Manages the day-to-day activities of the Technical Services Department
consisting of the sub-departments of Acquisitions, Cataloging, and
Serials.

qualifications

: MLS from an ALA accredited institution;
: Expert computer skills; ability to use Word, WordPerfect, and Excel
and other business and library-related software, including
organizational and communication-related tools;
: Excellent oral and written communication skills;
: Experience supervising and managing both professional and
paraprofessional staff at the departmental level;
: Five (5) years of progressively responsible Technical Services
experience;
: Current experience in system administration for integrated library
management systems, preferably the Innovative Interfaces, Inc.system.

Please apply online at www.libraryassociates.com or send your resume as
a Microsoft Word attachment to Recruiter at kat@libraryassociates.com.