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From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Position announcement: Breslauer Professorship in Bibliography,
UCLA
September 6, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Martin and Bernard Breslauer Professorship in Bibliography
The Information Studies Department at the University of California,
Los Angeles, announces an opening for the newly created Martin and
Bernard Breslauer Chair in Bibliography. Endowed Chairs at UCLA are
reserved for distinguished scholars and teachers at the Full
Professor level.
It is expected that the Breslauer Professor will contribute to the
Information Studies Department's long-standing leadership and
innovation in all areas of bibliography, here understood to include:
the study of the collection and description of books and other
textual works; the study of the production and use of textual works
as physical objects; and the history of the book, of book arts, and
of print culture. Emergent areas in which the Department is also
interested include: the history of transitions from print to digital
formats, and of the impact of such transitions on the book arts, on
publishing and access systems, and on reading; the design of
bibliographic systems that offer scholars in the arts and humanities
access to creative and intellectual works; and approaches to the
study of bibliographic collection and description that are informed
by artistic and humanistic perspectives.
The Breslauer Professor will be expected to teach in all of the
Department's academic degree programs. He or she will also
strengthen relationships between Information Studies and the UCLA
Library's world-renowned Special Collections Department.
UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSE&IS),
in which the Information Studies Department is located, is a
community of learning and action inspired by the principles of social
justice and individual responsibility and by an ethic of caring. As
researchers, teachers, and agenda setters in learning and information
fields, the community promotes transformative practice and
scholarship. As part of a public research university in a large
urban setting, GSE&IS recognizes its commitment to the public trust.
QUALIFICATIONS: A doctoral degree in library and information studies
or other related field; distinguished record of research, scholarly
publication, and teaching; commitment to teaching and mentoring
students; and capacity to provide intellectual leadership to the
field. The Department values candidates who can add to the diversity
of the faculty.
FOR MORE INFO: Contact Professor Virginia Walter, chair of the
search committee, at [log in to unmask] All inquiries
will be kept confidential if desired.
TO APPLY: Send application letter describing your research and
teaching interests, along with curriculum vitae, to:
Anne Gilliland, Chair
Information Studies Department
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
Nominations are also invited. Please send a letter giving pertinent
information about the nominee, including contact information.
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
STARTING DATE: Flexible
DEADLINE: Screening of completed applications will begin on November
1, 2007, and continue until the position is filled.
UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.
