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Position Announcements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Wed Jul 2 20:33:51 1997
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 12:37:46 -0500
From: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
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1) Head, Lib. of Architecture, Design &
Construction; Auburn University (AL)
2) Head of Early Printed Collections;
British Library
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From: Kerry A Ransel <ranseka@mail.auburn.edu>
AUBURN UNIVERSITY POSITION VACANCY:
HEAD, Library of Architecture, Design & Construction:
The Head of the Library of Architecture, Design & Construction is
responsible for personnel supervision (3 staff), facilities oversight,
collection development, reference service, bibliographic instruction, and
liaison work between the main library and the College of Architecture,
Design and Construction.
QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED: An ALA-accredited MLS; strong
academic record; an academic background or work experience in one of the
following areas: architecture, building science, industrial design,
interior design, landscape architecture, community planning, art, or art
history. DESIRED: Experience in an academic library; ability to
communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff and patrons; and a
record of scholarly, professional, and research activity; supervisory skills.
SALARY/BENEFITS: The salary minimum is $35,000, higher with experience,
with appointment as Librarian II (Assistant Professor) or Librarian III
(Associate Professor); twelve-month appointment; eligibility for tenure;
participation in state teachers' retirement (mandatory); TIAA or other
additional voluntary retirement plans available; twelve days sick leave
per year; health/life/disability insurance benefits; and twenty vacation
days per year. POSITION AVAILABLE: September 1, 1997. Beginning date
is negotiable.
APPLICATION: The application review process begins August 22, 1997.
Applications should include a resume, undergraduate and graduate
transcripts, and names and addresses of at least three current
references. Offers of employment are contingent upon the verification of
the individual's eligibility for employment in the United States. APPLY
TO: Glenn Anderson, Chairperson, e-mail: glenn@lib.auburn.edu; Head,
Library of Architecture, Design & Construction Search Committee, Ralph
Brown Draughon Library, Auburn University, AL 36849-5606. Auburn
University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women
and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.
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From: Andrew.Prescott@mail.bl.uk (Andrew Prescott)
The following may be of interest to members of PACS-L. For further
details, contact Personnel, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby,
W2E
Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, England
Andrew Prescott
British Library
THE BRITISH LIBRARY
HEAD OF EARLY PRINTED COLLECTIONS
READER SERVICES AND COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, LONDON
The British Library is seeking to fill the post of Head of its Early
Printed Collections. The post holder will be responsible for the
Library's European collections before 1851 - arguably the greatest
collection in the world. He/She will be one of the senior
management
team of Reader Services and Collection Development.
The Post holder will be expected to be an established expert in the
rare books field and to have considerable experience in the
provision
of services from such collections. He/She will be expected to lead
initiatives to raise the profile of the Library's collections and to
raise increased external funding.
The successful candidate will be expected to have
scholarly/professional qualifications at degree level in a relevant
specialism, expert knowledge in printed antiquarian material,
a broad
understanding of the research needs of scholars and to have
produced a
substantial number of relevant publications. An in-depth knowledge
of
at least one of the main areas of operational activity (reading room
service, acquisitions, cataloguing and bibliography) would be an
advantage. The ability to liaise effectively with the book trade
and
with appropriate government departments concerned with the role of
printed books as part of the national heritage is essential.
It is hoped that the successful candidate will take up his/her
duties
in Autumn 1997
The starting salary for this post will normally be in the range of
=A335,030 - =A343,787 per annum. Annual increases thereafter will t
be
performance related up to a maximum of =A352,544.
