job title Head of Collection Management < Library 624 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor East, Rm. 307B

Responsibilities

The Head of Collection Management is responsible for the planning, development, preservation and management of all materials acquired for the library's collections, including Special Collections and the Library Archives.

The Head of Collection Management also:

• Coordinates the activities of library liaisons in support of collection development and management and actively participates in the Library Liaison program. All collection development activities are coordinated in consultation with appropriate library personnel;
• Established policies and oversees library collection development operations including approval plan firm and standing orders, electronic resources and gifts management;
• Manages the collections budget; establishes and recommends budget priorities and fund allocations.

Liaison Departments

• Alumni Relations
• Dance Movement Therapy
• Office of Institutional Advancement
• Television

Education

• M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.S., Sociology (specialization: Criminology), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professional Memberships

• American Library Association, 1988-present
• Member, Association of College and Research Libraries, 1988-present
• Member, Association of Library Collections and Technical Services Division, 1988-present
• Member, Reference and User Services Association, 2003-present
• Member, Library Administration and Management Association, 2003-present

College and Professional Committees

• Columbia College Chicago Curriculum Committee
• Electronic Resources Committee
• Library Fundraising Advisory Committee
• Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee
• Illinois Cooperative Collection Management Coordinating Committee