Job Announcement

[jose aguinaga]

University of Houston Libraries

ELECTRONIC SERVICES/PHYSICAL SCIENCES LIBRARIAN

Responsibilities:  Reports to Head of Information Services; responsible 
for public service and administrative functions of the Electronic 
Publication Center, a networked facility with over 100 workstations and 
70 electronic resources.  Includes planning, project implementation, 
problem solving, evaluation, reporting, publicity, staff training, and 
liaison with other library departments and vendors.  Manages small online 
searching operation.  Includes direct supervision of one staff member, 
and responsibility for half-time staff member and ten student assistants.
Provides service at the Reference/Electronic Publications Center desk, 
including some weekend and evening hours.  Physical Sciences library 
duties include collection development (print and electronic), library 
instruction, and faculty liaison in physics, chemistry and geology.

Requirements:  Requires an ALA-accredited Master's degree and at least 2 
years of professional experience.  Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate 
physical sciences required.  Must have experience with wide range of 
electronic information resources.  Management or supervisory experience 
preferred.  Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication 
skills required.  Must show a commitment to outstanding user-oriented 
services.

Salary:  $30,000.  Comprehensive benefits package; choice of retirement 
programs including TIAA-CREF; tax-deferred annuity program available; 
release time to take a class up to 3 hours/week; no state or local income 
tax.

Library Information:  As the research library for a four-campus system, 
the University of Houston Libraries' holdings exceed 1.8 million volumes, 
with a current materials budget of $4.2 million.  Total staff includes 46 
professionals and 170 support staff.  The library is a member of ARL.

General Information:  Houston is a vital force in the commerce of the nation.
It has established a flourishing cultural life rivaled by few cities in 
the world.  It enjoys the amenities of a large metropolitan city within 
easy reach of the Texas gulf coast.

The University of Houston campus comprises 14 colleges and schools 
offering close to 80 degree programs with an enrollment exceeding 31,000 
students, 7,200 of whom are enrolled in graduate studies.  This 
institution is a Carnegie Research II university.

Application deadline:  Review of applications will begin immediately and 
continue until the position is filled.  Send letter of application, names 
of 3 references, and resume to Jose Aguinaga, Library Personnel Coordinator,
University of Houston Libraries, Houston, Texas 77204-2091.

THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 
EMPLOYER.  MINORITIES, WOMEN, VETERANS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE 
ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.                                               03/96