----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >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 > > >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ >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