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                         ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY

                 Assistant Head and Automation Manager,
              Acquisitions and Serials Services Department

            Louisiana State University Libraries, Baton Rouge

Reporting to the Head, Acquisitions and Serials Services, the
Assistant Head/Automation Manager assists in the general management
of the department of 24 FTE and serves as acting head in the
absence of the department head.  Coordinates acquisitions and
serials automation planning, workflows and management reports with
the systems librarian and other departments.  Serves as the primary
trainer and resource person for automation project teams; directly
supervises the automation unit of 2.5 FTE.  Serves as public
service liaison to other departments and directly supervises the
staff of both public service units in the department (current
serials and microforms/newspapers).  Serves as selector for
specified subject areas and as library liaison to faculty and
students in the corresponding academic departments.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:  MLS from an ALA-accredited program; excellent
interpersonal skills; demonstrated oral and written communication
skills; facility with microcomputers and software management tools;
potential to meet requirements for tenure and promotion in an
academic library.

Preferred:  Relevant experience in acquisitions, bibliographic
control and/or collection management in an academic library;
supervisory experience; familiarity with library automation,
particularly NOTIS and OCLC; reading knowledge of at least one
modern European language.

Salary:  Negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and
experience; $24,000 minimum.  Library faculty are expected to meet
university requirements for promotion and tenure and be
professionally active.

To apply:  Send letter of application and resume and names,
addresses, and phone numbers of three references, to:

          Acquisitions/Serials Assistant Head Search Committee
          295 Middleton Library
          Louisiana State University
          Baton Rouge, LA  70803-3300
          Attn: Caroline Wire

Review of applications will begin March 1 and continue
untilposition is filled.