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                   AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION
                        MAP & AIRPHOTO CURATOR (ASO 5)
                             A$36,526 - A$38,730
                             (Position No. 14210)
 
The Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) is the premier
geoscience mapping and information service organisation of Australia,
supporting and encouraging economically and environmentally sustainable
management of Australia's minerals, energy, soil and water resources.
 
We are looking for a person to organise and control the work of AGSO's
Map & Airphoto Library.  This person will be expected to promote user
access to our map and airphoto collections and to provide cartographic
reference services to AGSO clientele.  They will be responsible for
selecting, cataloguing and indexing cartographic material, as well as
for maintaining computerised databases of indexes to the holdings in the
cartographic collection.
 
Qualifications: Relevant qualifications in librarianship and either
cartography, geography or an allied subject would be a distinct
advantage.
 
For further information about this position contact Anne Franklin on
(06) 249 9369.
 
Normal Australian Public Service conditions apply.  Applicants who are
not Australian Citizens must provide proof of their eligibility to work
in Australia.  It is in the interest of applicants to obtain the
Selection Criteria for this position and frame applications accordingly.
 
Please send applications quoting Ref No: 14210 by 25 January 1996 to:
 
        The Personnel Manager
        Australian Geological Survey Organisation
        GPO Box 378
        CANBERRA  ACT  2601
        AUSTRALIA
 
Position Description and Selection Criteria details are listed below.
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
 
The Map & Airphoto Curator will be responsible for organising and
controlling the work of AGSO Library's Map and Airphoto Section.  Main
duties will include:
 
1.      Providing cartographic reference services to AGSO clientele.
 
2.      Maintaining computerised databases of indexes to the holdings in
        the cartographic collections.
 
3.      Selecting, cataloguing and indexing cartographic material.
 
4.      Maintaining appropriate storage of the collection.
 
SELECTION CRITERIA:
 
IMPORTANT
 
1.      Experience with the organisation and use of cartographic
        collections
 
2.      Familiarity and experience with automated database systems,
        preferably in a library environment
 
3.      Experience with, or capacity to develop skills in, the
        selection, cataloguing and reference use of library material,
        with particular emphasis on cartographic materials
 
4.      Good oral and written communication skills and an ability to
        promote services both within and outside AGSO
 
5.      Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team
        environment  while mainitaining a high degree of self motivation
        and initiative
 
LESS IMPORTANT
 
6 .     An awareness of and commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO),
        Industrial Democracy (ID) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S)
        responsibilities.
 
C.  ELIGIBILITY/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
 
        Formal qualifications in librarianship or substantial library
        experience and/or tertiary qualifications in geography,
        cartography or allied subjects would be highly advantageous
 
 
 Anne Franklin
 Chief Librarian
 Australian Geological Survey (AGSO)
 
 Email: [log in to unmask]            GPO Box 378
 Ph:  +61-6-249 9369                    CANBERRA  ACT  2601
 Fax: +61-6-249 9989                    AUSTRALIA