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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 17:50:46 -0700
From: "Jian (Jan) Wang" <jian@PDX.EDU>
Subject: Docs. Cat. Libn. Position

The following librarian job announcement is being cross-posted to
multiple lists.  Please excuse the duplication.

DOCUMENTS CATALOG LIBRARIAN
Portland State University-Branford P. Millar Library

RANK/TITLE:  Assistant Professor (non-renewable fixed-term position)

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Reporting to the Head of the Cataloging Section, and
working in close consultation with the Head Cataloger, Documents
Librarian, and Serials Cataloger, the Serials Documents Catalog
Librarian will focus on U.S. government document serial and monographic
bibliographic records received and uploaded from a commercial source.

Duties include:

Project planning and management
Supervising one full-time library technician and one student assistant
assigned to the project.
Upgrading records where needed
Deleting from the Library’s on-line catalog those records for items
missing or already cataloged and shelved in the Library’s general
stacks.
Developing procedures for the continued cataloging of government
documents serials.
Writing reports on the progress of the project

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:  ALA accredited MLS degree and a demonstrated interest in
cataloging principles and processes using an on-line system.  Three
years experience in academic libraries.  Creativity and ability to
identify opportunities and solve problems; excellent oral and written
communication skills; ability to work effectively in a group
environment; a positive attitude and a commitment to excellence in
cataloging.

Desirable:  Experience in working with MARCIVE records or with document
collections is highly desirable.

Portland State University Library is a federal regional depository
library with 360,000 U.S. documents in the documents collection.  The
above position is part of a federally funded project to provide on-line
bibliographic access for the documents collection.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:  This is a full-time, 12-month fixed term position
funded by a two-year IMLS grant, with an annual 1.0 FTE salary of
$39,500 effective December 1, 2000.  Full time benefits include 22 paid
vacation days and 12 paid sick leave days per year, a choice of
retirement and group health plans, and staff tuition rates, etc.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  October 30, 2000 for priority consideration.
Campus interview will be in late November.

TO APPLY:  Send letter of application, vita, and names, addresses, phone

numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references to Documents Catalog
Librarian Search Committee, Portland State University, P.O. Box 1151,
Portland, Oregon 97207-1151; FAX:  (503) 725-4524; E-mail:
reggianis@pdx.edu

Portland State University is an urban university with approximately
15,000 students located in downtown Portland, Oregon.  The Portland
metropolitan area has a population of 1.7 million and is located
approximately one hour from magnificent beaches and from year-round
skiing.  Please visit the University’s website, http://www.pdx.edu, for
additional information.