Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:35:10 +0100
From: bruce gilbert <Bruce.Gilbert@DRAKE.EDU>
Subject: Faculty Cataloger Position at Drake

Posting of faculty position (cataloger) available at Drake University
(please forgive any duplication!).  Salary is competitive, with a
minimum of 40k.
Please send any questions to the e-mail address listed at bottom of
message (or to me, bg7601s@acad.drake.edu), NOT the list.  Thank you!

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            Coordinator, Resource Description and Materials Management
                               Drake University, Cowles Library

Responsibilities: The library seeks an experienced professional to lead the
operations of the cataloging and materials management functions.
This individual will have a solid cataloging background in a variety of
formats, and will be able to provide leadership in the application of
emerging cataloging standards and trends,
particularly regarding web based resources and other forms of electronica.
This individual will also be responsible for coordinating the processing
of materials in all formats and of their effective access.  This individual
will report to the Director, Operations and Systems and will serve on both
the libraries management and operations councils, and will be a member of
the Bibliographic Management Operations Group
(Collection Development & Acquisitions and Resource
Description & Materials Management).   Will participate in selection
activities along with librarians and teaching faculty.
Qualifications:  Required:  MLS from an ALA-accredited institution;
minimum of three years of professional experience in cataloging,
including some experience with non-print materials; demonstrated knowledge
of emerging cataloging standards and of their application in an
academic library setting; working knowledge of current national
cataloging standards (e.g., AACR2, Library of Congress Rule
Interpretations, LCSH, LC classification, USMARC formats);  experience with a
national bibliographic utility (prefer OCLC);  and a local automated
system (prefer DRA); demonstrated leadership qualities with ability to
motivate and instruct; excellent oral and written communication skills;
demonstrated problem-solving skills; strong planning and project management
skills; ability to work in an organization that
is evolving, team-oriented, and focused on service enhancements and outcomes.

Preferred:  Teaching experience and subject advanced degree highly desirable;
record of professional involvement and productivity.

Compensation and Rank: Appointment salary will be competitive; salary and
appointment rank commensurate with qualifications, experience, and record of
professional accomplishment, pending final budget approval.
Environment:   Cowles Library of  Drake University (http://www.lib.drake.edu)
is in the process of positioning itself for the delivery of library
services in the 21st century.  The library strategic plan calls for an
ambitious development of library programs in five distinct areas, including:
marketing services to Drake constituents; integration of information literacy
into the new Drake Curriculum;  balanced development of
collections, with an increasing emphasis on electronica; development of WWW
access tools; and, implementation of a new learning organizational model.
The staff of nine librarians, and fourteen operational staff work in a highly
interactive and collegial environment, with a strong focus on mission and
service.  Librarians at
Drake hold faculty rank, and participate in campus governance.  For more
information about Drake University visit the web site:  http://www.drake.edu/
Available: Applications received by February 1st, 2000 will receive priority
review.
Application Process: A full position description is available at
http://www.lib.drake.edu/job.html  Applicants are invited to submit a letter
addressing position qualifications and experience, along with a complete
vitae, and contact information for three references to:
                                 Rod Henshaw
                                 Dean, Cowles Library
                                 Drake University
                                 2507 University Avenue
                                 Des Moines, Iowa, 50311

                                 EEO/AA/M/F/D/V

Teri Koch
Chair, Search Committee
teri.koch@drake.edu

--
 Bruce Gilbert bg7601s@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU
http://www.drake.edu/lib/departments/systems/bruce/
"Even the modern great library is not generally consulted; it is
  nibbled by a few."   Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think," 1945.