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Head of Reference, Hunter College (NYC)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Louise S. Sherby)
Fri Jun 22 20:02:31 2001
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:49:06 -0400
From: "Louise S. Sherby" <lsherby@HEJIRA.HUNTER.CUNY.EDU>
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>HUNTER COLLEGE
>OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
>
>HEAD OF REFERENCE SERVICES
>Assistant or Associate Professor
>
>Under the direction of the Associate Librarian for Public Services,
>provides leadership in planning, evaluation and implementing
>reference/instructional/information literacy services in a rapidly
>changing technological environment. Also responsible for the day-to-day
>management and operation of the Reference Department; supervising and
>evaluating reference staff, and the quality and currency of the reference
>collection in collaboration with reference librarians. Works
>collaboratively to create and implement new services that respond to the
>needs of faculty and students. Participates in reference services
>including nights and weekends, library instruction and collection
>development. Represents the Libraries on appropriate College/University
>committees. Qualifications: M.L.S., or its equivalent from an
>ALA-accredited library school, plus an additional Master’s degree or
>PhD. Highly desirable: Strong interpersonal, increasingly responsible
>managerial and supervisory experience, and excellent written and oral
>communication skills. Previous experience in academic reference,
>collection development and library instruction. Familiarity with
>electronic resources, Internet/WWW, demonstrated commitment to public
>service, ability to foster collegial environment, ability to meet tenure
>and promotion requirements.
>Salary: Assistant Professor: $32,703 - $57,049; Associate Professor:
>$42,616 - $68,174, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
>Excellent fringe benefits. 35-hour, 5-day work week.
>
>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 over 750,000 volumes, 2,300 current periodical titles, and a
>nonprint collection of discs, tapes, scores, CD-ROMs, microforms, art
>slides and digitized slides. The library resources of Hunter College are
>available through CUNY+, an automated library system, which provides
>access to all CUNY library collections.
>
>Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
>position is filled. Send resume and names (with addresses, telephone, fax
>numbers, email addresses) of at least three current references to:
>
>Dr. Louise S. Sherby
>Chief Librarian
>Hunter College Libraries
>695 Park Avenue
>New York, N.Y. 10021
>
>
>Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, disabled
>persons,
>and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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Dr. Louise S. Sherby 695 Park Avenue
Associate Dean and Chief Librarian New York, NY 10021
Hunter College Libraries Voice: 212-772-4143
Email: Louise.Sherby@Hunter.CUNY.edu Fax: 212-772-4142
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