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>Please post the following job description for a Bibliographer's position
>offered at the Albert R. Mann Library, Collection Development, Cornell
>University, Ithaca, NY.
>
>COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
>
>Albert R. Mann Library provides innovative information services for the
>21st century and its staff has a reputation for research and publishing to
>advance the theory and practice of librarianship.  The library has achieved
>national renown for its working electronic library and the Mann Library
>Gateway, and for its groundbreaking collection development efforts, its
>preservation program, and its innovative use of staff.
>
>The Albert R. Mann library is looking for an adventurous individual
>interested in the new set of questions associated with building a
>contemporary research library.  We will provide an environment in which
>such an individual can become a specialist in evaluating and selecting both
>print and electronic resources, with an emphasis on networked resources.
>In addition, this person will be given the opportunity to become a
>specialist for numeric/spatial data: identifying, evaluating and selecting
>statistical and geographic-based information. As part of a team of
>specialists, will extend the principles and practices of building a
>research library collection to incorporate print and electronic resources
>into a cohesive library collection.  Participates in the library's research
>and development efforts through a variety of professional activities.
>
>Interested applicants from outside the world of librarianship and
>librarians with little or no professional library experience are welcome to
>apply.  We are looking for potential to grow into the job as much as for
>previous experience.  We seek, for example, characteristics such as strong
>resonance with the phenomenon of network publishing, commitment to the role
>of librarians in the academy and in delivering scholarly information,
>and/or talent for the analysis and organization of information resources.
>
>Qualifications:
>
>Required: MLS or equivalent graduate degree.  Competence in the use of
>computing and telecommunications technology related to libraries and
>potential for rapidly learning the requirements of numeric/spatial data
>files.  Excellent interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills;
>keen analytical ability; subject background and/or work experience in
>agriculture, biology, or social sciences.
>
>Desirable: Experience in library collection development, including
>selection of electronic resources and ability to work with faculty. Working
>knowledge of one or more foreign languages.  Interest in numeric data
>and/or geographic information systems.
>
>Salary negotiable.
>
>For more information, contact:
>Sam Demas, Head, Collection Development and Preservation
>Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-4301
>
>Closing Date: Applications accepted until the position is filled.
>Please send cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses and phone
>numbers of three references to:
>Ann Dyckman, Director, Library Human Resources
>201 Olin Library
>Cornell University
>Ithaca, N.Y.  14853-5301
>
>
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>Sam Demas                                              [log in to unmask]
>Head, Collection Development & Preservation       voice: (607)255-6919
>Albert R. Mann Library                                 fax: (607)255-0318
>Cornell University
>Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-4301