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Subject: Position: Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
   Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:26:09 -0500
   From: Mary Axford <mary.axford@LIBRARY.GATECH.EDU>

Position:  Serials Librarian

The Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center seeks
a creative, customer-oriented Serials Librarian. The Serials Librarian
manages serial check in, claiming and all binding functions and has
supervisory responsibility for five full-time paraprofessional staff.
The Serials Librarian participates in departmental planning and
administration, and provides complex problem-solving for serial
acquisitions and receipt. This position reports to the Head of the
Serials Department. The Serials Department is composed of two
librarians, nine paraprofessional staff and several student assistants.
During the summer of 2001, the Serials Department and the Acquisitions
Department will merge, and this position will be involved in the
planning and administration of this merger.

Environment: The Library & Information Center (www.library.gatech.edu),
a member of the Association of Research Libraries, is central to the
Institute's instructional and research programs. The Georgia Institute
of Technology, with nearly 20,000 faculty, students, and staff is one of
the nation's outstanding universities, with nationally recognized
programs in science and engineering. The Library is a leader in library
automation and a participant in the statewide consortium, Galileo, and
provides access to an ever-increasing number of databases and electronic
journals.

Qualifications: Required: ALA-accredited MLS; two or more years of
professional or paraprofessional experience with serials and/or
acquisitions in an academic or special library; demonstrated supervisory
skill; experience with an integrated library system; excellent oral and
written communication skills; ability to work independently and in
teams; ability to work in a complex and changing environment; evidence
of organizational and analytical skills.
Preferred: Experience working with vendors and publishers; knowledge of
trends in serials publishing, including electronic journals; knowledge
of relational databases, such as Microsoft Access or Oracle.

Salary: Salary is competitive and based on qualifications and
experience. Minimum salary of $32,000. Librarians are members of the
General Faculty and are non-tenured.

Benefits: Visit the Georgia Tech home page at
www.ohr.gatech.edu/benefits/facben.html to view the benefits package.

Contact Information:

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until
the position is filled. Employment is contingent on proof of the legal
right to work in the United States.

Send letter of application, resume, and names, addresses and phone
numbers of 5 references to:

Lisa Macklin
Head, Serials Dept.
Library & Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
225 North Ave NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0900.

An equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
 Mary A. Axford | Reference Librarian  | Georgia Institute of
Technologymary.axford@library.gatech.edu | (404) 894-1392    --
Information is the currency of democracy.  -- Thomas Jefferson