Library Automation position

[Mairi Mc Fall]

Please excuse the any cross posting you may encounter.

Any one with questions about the position can contact me.
Mairi Mc Fall
Oakland Public Library
mcfal#mk at oaklandlibrary.org
510-238-2370

The Oakland Public Library is in process of hiring a Senior Librarian in
Automation.

Classification: Senior Librarian
Salary $22.01 - $27.02 per hour, 37.4 hours a week.
The closing date for applications is September 10, 1999

Minimum Qualification: Two years experience as a Librarian II or equivalent,
including one year of supervisory experience and a Masters Degree in Library
Science

The Automation Section of the Oakland Public Library is an exciting place to
work, with 3 full-time staff, one half time staff member and two student
interns in Computer Science that will start in September. There are many
exciting projects on the horizon, including upgrading our WAN to
frame-relay, installing a new server, and being the transition from
terminals to PCs.

Duties include: Supervising the setup, installation and maintenance of PCs
in the Library. Operating systems include Windows 98 and NT, with a few 3.1
and 95. The incumbent will also assist in the setup of the frame-relay WAN
as well as supervise the administration and maintenance once it's setup.
This position also supervises the Circulation section of the Main Library
and serves on various committees related to Automation/Circulation.

There are also two positions as Branch Managers, one that requires Asian
Language skills.

The Oakland Public Library was founded in 1878, is an urban library system
which incorporates a main library, fifteen branches (including two major
language branches with carry collections in Spanish and Asian Languages), a
book mobile, an adult literacy program, after school homework assistance
center and the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. The community
it serves is culturally, racially, ethnically and economically diverse. The
Department of Library Services operates under the Life Enrichment Agency.

To apply, you must fill out a City of Oakland Application and the
supplemental questions for Senior Librarian. They are available from

Office of Personnel Resource Management
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-2019
510-238-3526

or online at www.oaklandnet.com