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Thu Jul 30 20:34:21 1998
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 19:19:26 -0500
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1) Art & Architecture Slide Librarian, City College (NY)
2) Reference/Instruction Libn, Hunter College, City Univ (NY)
3) Asst. Head, Access Services, Univ of Pennsylvania
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From: Pamela Gillespie <prgcc@scisun.sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
Art & Architecture Slide Librarian
The City College Library is seeking a service-oriented,
innovative and enthusiastic visual resources specialist willing and able
to work effectively in a demanding environment, to develop digital access
to visual resources, and to conduct professional development and training
workshops for the Art Department, the School of Architecture and the
campus community.
The slide librarian is responsible for managing and staffing the
analog slide collections of the Art Department and the School of
Architecture, in consultation with those units; for training and
scheduling hourly personnel; for providing reference services and
research assistance to users in support of the curriculum and student and
faculty scholarship in art and architecture; providing formal as well as
tutorial instruction in the use and critical evaluation of information
resources and systems including the World Wide Web; participating in the
creation of a digital Image Center incorporating cutting-edge imaging
technology and technology-based information systems; and performing
collection development and maintenance duties for visual resources.
Reports to the Chief Librarian.
Qualifications: ALA accredited M.L.S. and a master's degree in an
appropriate subject discipline such as art or architectural history.
Minimum of three years experience working in a visual resources
collection. Working knowledge of major online information services,
scanning and imaging systems, multimedia software, Mac, HTML, Windows
applications and Internet structure and access. Ability to assess and
integrate appropriate complex and rapidly evolving information
technologies into the collections and instructional program. Desired:
Copy photography experience and familiarity with installation of displays
or exhibits and standard museum methods (basic preservation, proper
storage, inventory control of works of art).
The salary range for appointment at Assistant Professor is
$29,931-$52,213, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Liberal vacation and fringe benefits package. Appointment effective
10/15/98. Applicants should submit a current vita and the names of three
references by September 10, 1998, to:
Prof. Pamela Gillespie
Chief Librarian
The City College, CUNY
Convent Avenue at 138th St.
New York, NY 10031
An AA/EO Employer M/F/D/V
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From: Danise Hoover <dhoover@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
REFERENCE/INSTRUCTIONAL LIBRARIAN (2 positions)
Instructor or Assistant Professor
Responsibilities: Reporting to Head of Reference, participates in general
and specialized reference service, online searching, general and
specialized instruction, and collection development; serves as faculty
liaison with one or more academic departments; assists patrons in use of
OPAC, CD-ROM's, online services, and the Internet/WWW; develops
instructional publications in various formats. Qualifications: Required:
MLS, or its equivalent from an ALA-accredited library school (Doctorate
or additional Master's degree required for rank of Asst. Prof. and for
tenure). Highly desirable: experience in academic reference,
electronic resources, online searching, bibliographic instruction, and
collection development; subject degree or experience in one of the social
sciences; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to
meet requirements for promotion/tenure. Salary: Instr.: $28,552 -
$34,011; Asst. Prof.: $29,931 - $35,862, commensurate with qualifications
and experience. Liberal fringe benefits. 35-hour, 5-day work week,
including some evening and/or weekend hours.
Hunter College, the second oldest college in The City University of New
York, is a coeducational, fully accredited college, with a large and
diverse faculty in the liberal arts and sciences and in several
professional schools. Hunter's total enrollment is approximately 19,000
students. Of these, about 8,000 are full-time undergraduate, an
additional 7,000 are part-time students, and over 4,000 are graduate
students studying in arts and sciences, teacher education and
professional programs at the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Education,
Social Work, and Health Professions.
With a professional staff of 24 librarians, Hunter College Library
contains approximately 840,000 volumes, 2,300 current periodical titles,
and a nonprint collection of discs, tapes, scores, CD-ROMs, and
microforms. The library resources of Hunter College are available
through CUNY+, an automated library system, which provides access to all
CUNY library collections.
Send resume and three professional references by September 10, 1998 to:
Dr. Louise S. Sherby, Chief Librarian
Hunter College Libraries
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/IRCA/Americans with Disabilities
Act Employer
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From: Karena Bayruns <bayruns@pobox.upenn.edu>
NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARY
ASSISTANT HEAD, ACCESS SERVICES
The Penn Library is seeking a creative and systems-smart librarian to
become Assistant Head of its newly formed Access Services Department.
This Department, which will move into beautiful renovated space in Van
Pelt Library in July 98, comprises six units with a total of more than 30
full-time staff. The Assistant Head will serve as deputy to the Head of
Access Services, will share in administering the Circulation and Reserve
modules of the Endeavor Voyager system throughout all Penns libraries
and will also directly supervise the work of three units: Reserves,
High Density Storage, and Current Periodicals/Microforms. These
units have a total of 7 full-time staff. The Reserves unit is
currently bringing up the Voyager Reserve module: future plans include the
introduction of Electronic Reserves throughout the Penn Libraries. The
Librarys new state-of-the-art High Density Storage facility has capacity
for 2 million volumes and will provide expedited delivery of materials to
the campus. It is scheduled to open later this spring. Current
Periodical/Microforms is a newly merged unit with a prime
location in renovated first floor space. The Assistant Head of Access
Services will have a key role in developing new services and will be
expected to lead and participate in library-wide task forces.
The Penn Library has a collection of over 4.5 million volumes, 33,500
print journal subscriptions, 1800 electronic journals, and over 100
networked databases including all major science databases. During the
past year the Library introduced a new integrated library system,
Voyager. Penn is a fully networked campus and is aggressively adopting
and experimenting with new technology in research and teaching. The
Library is seeking to hire librarians who can work collaboratively with
academic departments, computing staff and colleagues to develop effective
collections and services for the 21st century.
QUALIFICATIONS: MLS from ALA-accredited library school or equivalent
in theory and practice. Strong supervisory skills essential. Excellent
technical skills essential, familiarity with library automated systems an
advantage. Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to
work effectively with faculty, students and staff essential.
Appointment as a Librarian B requires. 1-3 yrs. of professional library
experience. Appointment as Librarian C requires at least 5 yrs. of
professional library exp. Salary is commensurate with experience
TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter, resume & 3 references to: Mr. Rubin I.
Fisher, Library Human Resources Administrator, University of
Pennsylvania Library, 3420 Walnut St., Phila., PA 19104-6206.
Applications received by June 15, 1998, will receive first
