Job announcement (fwd)

[Roy Tennant]

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 16:14:11 -0600
From: Andy Corrigan <andyc at mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu>
Subject: Job announcement

Please post the following announcement on the WEB4LIB listserv. Thanks!
                                - Andy Corrigan
                                  Head of Information Services
                                  Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
                                  Tulane University 

INFORMATION SERVICES LIBRARIAN (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES):  Reporting to the
Head of the Information Services department at Tulane's Howard-Tilton
Memorial Library, the Information Services Librarian (Electronic Resources)
works with nine other area specialist librarians in the department sharing
responsibilities relating to general reference, library instruction, and
collection development.  In addition, the Information Services Librarian
(Electronic Resources) develops and coordinates services that relate to
electronic resources. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Coordinates and maintains services such as online
database searching, the library's home page on the World Wide Web, use of
the library's networked databases, and use of other electronic resources
provided from the library's reference area.  Provides general help at the
reference desk approximately 10-15 hours a week including some evenings and
weekends; participates with other librarians in the department in providing
library instruction to undergraduate and graduate students; fills a
bibliographer role for assigned subject areas and acts as the library's
liaison to the academic departments linked to those subjects;  works with
the department head and other librarians to establish goals relating to
electronic services and resources; collects and reports data to evaluate
these services and resources; provides training in the use of electronic
resources for other librarians and library staff; maintains current
awareness of developments in the profession; and, assumes other duties and
responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: ALA-accredited MLS;  experience in reference and
with electronic library resources in an academic library; experience
creating pages and links on the World Wide Web; and, excellent
interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills. 

PREFERRED: Graduate degree or academic background in the sciences or
humanities. Experience with collection development and library instruction.  

ENVIRONMENT: Tulane University is a major private university.  The
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library collection is supported by a materials budget
of about $2.3 million and contains some 2 million volumes.  The Library
supports faculty and students in the humanities, social sciences, sciences,
and engineering.  It maintains membership in the Association of Research
Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and OCLC.  Information
Services librarians and staff work in a developing automated environment
that presently features a NOTIS catalog with additional tapeloaded
databases, networked CDs on a LAN, fulltext CDs, and terminals linked to
Netscape.

SALARY/BENEFITS: Rank and salary commensurate with experience, minimum
$26,000; Excellent benefits, choice of health plans, immediate tuition
waiver for self, and undergraduate tuition waiver for dependents.  

TO APPLY: Send letter, resume, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers
of 3 references including immediate supervisor to Melonie Hughes
(melonieh at mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu), Administrative Associate, Howard-Tilton
Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.  Email:
melonieh at mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu or fax: 504-865-6773.  Review of
applications will begin Feb. 15, 1996 and continue until the position is
filled.  Tulane is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.