[Jobs] cli

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

The Center for Library Initiatives (CLI) supports collaboration among  
thirteen of the nation’s most progressive university research libraries.

The Assistant Director (AD) of the CIC Center for Library Initiatives  
works closely with the Director of the CLI, CIC member library  
groups, and CIC colleagues to support the development, implementation  
and assessment of CLI action plans. Depending upon the activities  
involved, the AD assists or leads program planning, project  
management, and coordination of key collaborative initiatives,  
including the coordination of library licensing and acquisitions.

This full-time position requires a capable project manager who  
understands the cooperative library environment and whose leadership  
style builds upon the ideas and contributions of others.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiate and administer licenses, contracts, and agreements for  
electronic information resources. Coordinate decision-making among  
library staffs for particular acquisitions.

• Track, analyze and report on cost trends in scholarly resources,  
and the economic and service benefits that accrue to consortium  
members through participation in cooperative licensing.

• Coordinate the work of various library committees and task forces  
across the CIC member libraries.

• Coordinate the benchmarking of CIC library collections and services  
against peer institutions nationally.

• Manage CLI daily operations in the CIC offices in Champaign, IL,  
and proactively contribute to the overall planning and management  
activities of the CIC.

• Lead planning and coordination of topical CIC library conferences.



• Advise library groups on criteria of major granting agencies and  
assist in the management of consortial library grants.

• Develop and manage information tools to track consortial statistics  
for licensing, database usage, resource sharing, etc.

• Communicate effectively with library faculty and staff at CIC  
member universities, peer institutions and consortia nationally, as  
well as with the vendor community.

• Monitor issues, trends and best practices in library management and  
scholarly communication, and contribute to that dialogue on behalf of  
the CIC and its member universities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

ALA accredited Masters Degree in Library or Information Science or an  
equivalent combination of relevant graduate study and experience.

Three years of demonstrably successful experience in a library,  
consortium or electronic publishing environment.

Outstanding oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an organizationally  
complex and culturally diverse higher education setting.

Preferred:

Demonstrated experience with the acquisition and/or management of  
library information resources.

Demonstrated aptitude for project management, and team leadership of  
individuals and groups with direct responsibility for program  
development and project management

Data management experience, including the ability to organize,  
present, and analyze financial and usage data.

Knowledge of contemporary practices and trends for managing  
electronic resources in a library environment.

A record of active professional engagement, including professional  
presentations and publication.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and level  
of experience. To ensure full consideration, applications must be  
received by May 20, 2007. Interviews may be scheduled prior to the  
closing date but no decisions on hiring will be made prior to the  
closing date. The starting date is as soon as possible after closing.  
To apply, please submit a resume, the names and contact information  
of three professional references, and a letter describing your  
experience and qualifications, as well as salary requirements, to:
Darlene Hutchinson,
Secretary, Committee on Institutional Cooperation
1819 South Neil Street, Suite D
Champaign, IL 61820.
Telephone: (217) 244-9239
Fax: (217) 244-7127
Email: djhutch at uiuc.edu.

The CIC and the University of Illinois are affirmative action/equal  
opportunity employers.

jeremy hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research,  
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  
(www.cipr.uwm.edu)

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