UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARY
                         ALDERMAN LIBRARY

                          FACULTY OPENING

Position Title:  Virginia Newspaper Project Cataloging Specialist
                 (temporary grant-funded position, October 1, 1993
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                 December 31, 1994)

Environment:

      The University of Virginia Library is the 23rd largest
library in the Association of Research Libraries.  The library
system comprises the main library and 10 branches, with independent
libraries for law, medicine, and graduate business.  The libraries
serve 1,800 teaching faculty, 6,000 graduate and professional
students, and 11,000 undergraduates.

      The University Library's NOTIS system, VIRGO, provides an
online catalog, circulation, acquisitions, serials check-in, nine
Wilson indexes, and other indexes and abstracts.  The Library has
established an Electronic Text Center with state-of-the-art
hardware and software.

      The University of Virginia is located in a cosmopolitan area
within half an hour's drive from the Blue Ridge mountains and two
hours from Washington, D.C., and enjoys the rich historical
tradition of its founder, Thomas Jefferson.

      The University Library will be the site of one of the state
teams established as part of a multi-year grant to complete the
Virginia Newspaper Project (a component of the United States
Newspaper Project) in conjunction with the Virginia State Library
& Archives, the Virginia Historical Society and the College of
William and Mary.  The Project will seek extensions until the work
has been completed.

Job description:

      Reporting to the Director of Cataloging Services, the
Cataloging Specialist will serve as the site team leader and will
direct the team in cataloging and monitor the production and
quality standards of the team.  The position will serve as the
liaison between the team and its respective institution and the
Project Coordinator at the Virginia State Library & Archives.  The
Cataloging Specialist:  directs daily cataloging, cataloging
support and union listing activities; catalogs newspapers and
resolves complex cataloging problems; determines holdings and
location information; assists in microfilming and preservation
decisions; provides documentation, reports and statistics for the
team's work.  Supervises two fulltime support staff.  Participates
in project planning by attending monthly meetings and other
professional meetings as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

      1.   MLS from an ALA accredited library school or foreign
           equivalent, required.

      2.  Knowledge of cataloging, Anglo-American Cataloging
          Rules, 2nd ed., rev., Library of Congress rule
          interpretations, and OCLC standards, required.

      3.   Knowledge of serial and newspaper cataloging and control
           and CONSER guidelines, preferred.

      4.   Demonstrated organizational skills, required.

      5.  Ability to work and communicate effectively orally and
          in writing, required.

      6.   Knowledge of computer systems sufficient to perform word
           processing and manipulate data, required.

      7.   Supervisory skills, preferred.

Salary:    $26,000

Benefits:  General faculty status, 22 days vacation, generous sick
           leave, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, state and TIAA/CREF
           retirement plans.

Applications received before September 15 will receive first
consideration.  Send letter of application, resume, and names,
addresses, and phone numbers of three references to:

           Ms. Gail Oltmanns
           Director of Personnel and Planning
           Alderman Library
           University of Virginia
           Charlottesville, VA  22903-2498

UVa is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.