FYI
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COLLIB-Lers,
I have been asked to forward the following three position
announcements.
Best,
Mike Thompson
COLLIB-L - List Mgr.
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(1)
Library. Reference Librarian. Mervyn H. Sterne Library,
University of Alabama at Birmingham. Non-tenure earning position
available immediately at the rank of Assistant Librarian or Senior
Assistant Librarian based on qualifications. A 12-month academic
appointment; salary range $34,000 - $47,000, commensurate with
qualifications and experience; generous fringe benefits. Must be
service-oriented. Responsible to the Head of Reference for
providing general reference service to the user population at all
levels,
including the research level. Responsibilities include library
instruction for general and specialized classes; library research
assistance, including instruction in the use of electronic resources;
and
assistance with outreach programs to students and student
organizations. The incumbent should possess sound knowledge of
general reference principles and tools, including effective database
searching techniques; the ability to provide effective group
instruction;
effective communication skills, and the ability to work individually
and
with a team in providing library assistance to a wide variety of
users. Requirements: A Master’s degree from an
ALA-accredited program and previous library experience.
Preferred: An undergraduate background in humanities or the social
sciences, general reference experience in an academic library, and
experience with collection development. Applications received by
November 1, 2007 will receive first consideration. Send letter of
application, current
résumé, and
names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:
Ms. Anne Waldrop
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
University of Alabama at Birmingham
SL 172, 1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0014
UAB IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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(2)
Library. Reference Librarian for
Education. Mervyn H. Sterne Library, University of Alabama at
Birmingham. Position available immediately at the rank of Assistant
Librarian or Senior Assistant Librarian, based on qualifications. A
twelve-month, non tenure-earning academic appointment; salary range
$34,000 - $47,000; generous fringe benefits. Must be
service-oriented. Responsible for providing reference service to a
broad and diverse user population in the state’s largest metropolitan
center. Responsibilities include bibliographic instruction and
collection development in the subject areas of education; juvenile
collection development and maintenance; and Alabama K-12 public school
textbook adoption review display. Regularly scheduled evening and
weekend hours. Requirements: Master’s degree from an ALA
accredited program; a degree in education, the humanities, or the
social
sciences; and previous library experience. Preferred:
Reference experience in an academic library, experience with electronic
resources, collection development experience, a degree in education,
and
a second Master’s degree. Position expected to be filled by
February 1, 2008. Applications received by November 1, 2007, will
receive first consideration. Send letter of application, current
résumé, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references
to:
Ms. Anne H. Waldrop
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
University of Alabama at Birmingham
SL 172, 1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0014
UAB IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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(3)
Library. Cataloging Librarian. Mervyn H. Sterne
Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Position available
January 1, 2008, at rank of Assistant or Senior Assistant Librarian,
based on qualifications. A twelve-month non-tenure earning academic
appointment; salary range $34,000 - $47,000; generous fringe
benefits. Responsible for original descriptive cataloging and
metadata creation for monograph materials for input into OCLC, and
assignment of LC call numbers and subject headings for member input
records. Equally important responsibilities include managing
authority procedures of the Library, creation of original authority
records, and importing of LC authority records for the local
catalog. Requirements: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited
program; reading knowledge of at least one foreign language; one year
of
experience in an academic library; previous experience with the Voyager
Integrated Library System; knowledge of general cataloging and metadata
principles and tools, including knowledge of MARC and metadata formats,
Library of Congress classification and subject headings.
Preferred: General cataloging experience using the OCLC and the
Voyager systems; reading knowledge of one or more Eastern European
languages. Applications received by November 1, 2007, will receive
first consideration. Send letter of application, current résumé,
and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references
to:
Ms. Anne H. Waldrop
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
University of Alabama at Birmingham
SL 172, 1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0014
UAB IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER