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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1995 09:56:12 -0700
From: Abraham J. Yu <ajyu@UCI.EDU>
Subject: Position Opening -- University of California, Irvine

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           HEAD, CATALOG DEPARTMENT - SEARCH REOPENED

The Library at the University of California, Irvine invites applications
for the position of Head of the Catalog Department.  This appointment will
be in the Librarian Series at the Associate or Librarian rank.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general direction of the Assistant University Librarian for
Technical Services, the Head of the Catalog Department is responsible for
overall management and supervision of the Catalog Department.  The
Department Head participates in a team based organization and maintains
communication with all other departments of the Library.  Responsibilities
include planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating Departmental
operations, and supervising the Maintenance/Authorities Section.  These
operations provide cataloging and classification in all formats, including
electronic resources, using the Library of Congress and/or National
Library of Medicine standards.  Incumbent is also responsible for setting
policies, establishing goals and priorities, evaluating staff performance,
providing leadership in professional growth and career development for all
members of the department, supporting internal training programs, and
delegating responsibility to section heads as appropriate.  The Department
Head is involved in the preparation of procedure manuals, statistical
reports, budget requests, surveys, and studies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:  A graduate degree in library science from an ALA-accredited
institution, or equivalent experience; several years of increasingly
responsible professional cataloging and supervisory experience in an
academic or research library, including experience in managing a
cataloging unit or project; substantial library automation experience,
preferably with OCLC or RLIN and an integrated library system.
Demonstrated extensive knowledge of AACR2, MARC formats and Library of
Congress classification and subject headings.  Demonstrated strong
administrative and analytical skills and experience including planning;
effective oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills;
ability to adapt to change; initiative; ability to contribute, in a team
environment, to the overall management of Technical Services; awareness of
major issues in the application of technology in academic libraries;
evidence of contribution to the profession; and ability to work
effectively, independently, and cooperatively with all elements of a
culturally-diverse community.

Desirable:  Experience with the use and application of the National
Library of Medicine classification and subject headings, the Innovative
Interfaces integrated system, microcomputer applications and the
interaction of multiple databases in a technical services environment;
evidence of having worked with one or more modern European or East Asian
languages.

THE CATALOG DEPARTMENT

The Catalog Department is responsible for cataloging approximately 30,000
items annually including monographs, serials, AV, music, computer files,
electronic resources, and government publications for all subjects and
languages.  Including the Department Head, the staff includes 6
librarians, 19 full-time library assistants and a varying number of
student assistants.  The Department currently consists of seven sections:
Adaptive Cataloging, Catalog Maintenance/Authorities, East Asian,
Humanities/Social Sciences, Multimedia, Science/Medicine, and Serials.  As
part of a library-wide reorganization plan, the department will bring
together into a single unit those sections responsible for cataloging
monographs with the exception of East Asian language publications.

The Department uses OCLC for cataloging and Innovative Interfaces for
maintenance of library holdings in the library's OPAC.  Projects currently
underway include transferring the MARCIVE conversion project and document
cataloging into Technical Services, implementation of "fast cat" work
streams, and investigation of the Cataloger's Desktop software for general
use within the Department.

THE LIBRARY

The UCI Libraries comprise the Main Library, the Science Library, and the
Medical Center Library.  The Main Library, which will undergo a major
renovation in 1996, primarily serves the Schools of Humanities, Fine Arts,
Social Sciences, and Social Ecology, the Graduate School of Management,
the Department of Education, and Interdisciplinary Studies.  The Science
Library, which opened in 1994, consolidating several branches, primarily
serves the College of Medicine and the Schools of Biological Sciences,
Physical Sciences, Engineering, and the Department of Information and
Computer Science.  The Medical Center Library serves the Medical Center
located 12 miles from the main campus.

The UCI Libraries recently implemented a new organizational structure
which more effectively aligns the libraries' activities with current and
future needs and which includes the use of teams in conjunction with
departments.  The library collection, supported by a budget of
approximately $4.0 million, consists of 1.6 million volumes and 17,000
current serial titles as well as a substantial microform collection.  The
Technical Services departments, including the Catalog Department, are
located in the Science Library.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

The University of California, Irvine, is nestled in 1,489 acres of coastal
foothills, forty miles south of Los Angeles and five miles from the
Pacific Ocean.  The present enrollment is 17,092 students with a faculty
of approximately 1,000 including the Medical School.  The current student
population numbers 13,597 undergraduates, 2,324 graduate students, and
1,171 health sciences; ethnic/minority students represent about 65% of the
student body.  The University offers 29 doctoral programs in addition to
the M.D.

Candidates for appointment in the University of California Librarian
Series must have a professional background of competence, knowledge, and
experience to assure suitability for appointment.  Librarians at the
University of California, Irvine are academic appointees and receive
potential career status at the time of their initial appointment.
Librarians are periodically subject to peer review for merit increase
based on the following criteria: 1) Professional competence and quality of
service within the Library; 2) Professional activity outside the Library;
3) University and public service; and 4) Research and other activity.
They are entitled to two days per month of annual leave, one day per month
sick leave, reductions in incidental fees, and all other perquisites
granted to non-faculty academic personnel.  The University has an
excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group life and
health insurance plans.  Benefits are equal to approximately 40% of
salary.

SALARY:  Commensurate with qualifications and experience within a range of
$39,648 - 55,476 (Associate Librarian III - Librarian III).

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:  Applications received by May 15, 1995 will
receive first consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted
until the position is filled.

TO APPLY:  Qualified applicants who wish to be considered for this
position should send their letters of application, complete resumes, and
the names of three references to:  Judy Kaufman, Assistant University
Librarian, Personnel and Administration, UC Irvine, P.O. Box 19557,
Irvine, CA 92713-9557.  E-mail: jlkaufma@uci.edu Telephone: (714)
824-4716; FAX (714) 824-2472.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all
persons will be required to show proof of their identity and right to work
in the U.S.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE THROUGH DIVERSITY.