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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:25:43 -0700
From: "Jian (Jan) Wang" <jian@PDX.EDU>
Subject: Docs. Cat. Libn. Position reposting

Please note the application deadline information has been changed.

DOCUMENTS CATALOG LIBRARIAN

Deadline: October 30, 2000

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY - BRANFORD PRICE 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 plan, and staff tuition rates, etc.

 APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application review will begin on October 2,
2000.  Position will remain open until filled.  Campus interviews 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 year-round skiing.
Please visit the University's website, http://www.pdx.edu, for
additional information.

 Portland State University is an affirmative action / equal opportunity
institution.