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Listings below appear chronologically and geographically.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009: California, Qatar
Wednesday, January 7, 2009: Mississippi
Wednesday, December 31, 2008: California, Quebec

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

California

Associate Director, Collection Resources

General Information: The University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library seeks an innovative, energetic, and service–oriented individual to provide outstanding leadership for the library’s division of collection resources. In addition to collection development responsibilities, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the library’s efforts in open access and scholarly communication issues including archiving and preservation, particularly for digital collections. The Norris Medical Library is an academic research library serving the schools and departments of medicine, pharmacy, occupational science, and biokinesiology/physical therapy. The library is strongly user focused and committed to providing faculty, students, and staff access to a wide variety of electronic information resources, including books, journals, bioinformatics tools, databases, evidence-based resources, and resources available via personal digital assistants. The library staff of 39 FTE includes 13 librarians. For additional information, see the library’s web pages www.usc.edu/nml/.

Responsibilities: Print book and journal collection development: Select appropriate books and journals for purchase, oversee approval plans, solicit and respond to faculty input, weed older materials, maintain awareness of current USC Health Sciences Campus programs and research priorities, and curate historical collections. Electronic book and journal collection development: Select appropriate electronic books and journals for purchase, and collaborate with head, Metadata and Content Management, in negotiating licenses for new electronic resources and in monitoring their use. Scholarly communication monitoring: Coordinate library’s efforts in open access and scholarly communication issues including archiving and preservation, particularly for digital collections. Financial oversight: Prepare and monitor collection budget of $2.8 million for print and electronic book, journal, and database purchases. Oversight of divisional operations: Work with head, Metadata and Content Management, to supervise staff, adjust work assignments, plan special projects, and plan and implement technical services automated systems. ILS administration: Supervise system use by library staff, plan and manage system upgrades, modify system parameters as needed, respond to staff requests for assistance, and produce management reports. Track ILS technology and developments including open source options. Serve on the senior management team assisting the director in library planning, management, and innovation. Prepare administrative and statistical reports for the director. Professional involvement: Assume leadership positions in local and national library organizations and contribute to publications and conferences.

Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited library school and a minimum of 5 years’ experience, preferably in an academic health sciences library. Strong oral and written skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with culturally diverse library users and adult learners. Demonstrated creativity and initiative. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Intellectually curious and comfortable with change.

Salary:Beginning salary between $58,000–$80,000 depending on experience, plus an additional administrative stipend. Status: This position is in a continuing-appointment track, the USC librarian’s equivalent to tenure. Benefits:37½ hour week; 22 days’ vacation; paid sick leave; disability plan; retirement plan (TIAA/CREF and other options); tuition assistance; paid medical, dental, and life insurance; credit union; group auto and homeowner’s insurance available. Send resume or direct inquiries to Daniel Grande, Administrative Office, Room 105, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9130; 323.442.1130; fax, 323.442.2937; email, dgrande@usc.edu. An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (004)

Head, Metadata and Content Management

The University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library seeks an innovative and dynamic librarian to provide leadership and expertise relating to acquiring, managing, and providing access to print and electronic resources for the Norris Medical Library and Wilson Dental Library. This position offers the opportunity to creatively apply emerging technologies to improve information access in support of the library’s mission. Norris Medical Library is located on the University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus in Los Angeles. The library contains 174,841 volumes and receives 846 current print periodicals and 2,425 current electronic journals. Users include medical, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy students; 1,483 full-time faculty; and a large number of other health professionals. The library staff of 38 FTE includes 13 librarians. See www.usc.edu/nml/ for more information.

R esponsibilities : Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate 4 full-time staff and 1.1 FTE student workers. Oversee acquisition and management of electronic and print resources. Plan, implement, and manage automated systems in coordination with associate director, Collection Resources. Manage operations to increase efficiency and lower costs and turnaround times. Perform original cataloging for both health sciences libraries and review copy cataloging. Develop new systems to improve access to information Participate in reference services. Participate in library planning; serve on library, campus, and university committees; and participate in professional scholarly and service activities.

Q ualifications: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited graduate program (MLIS). Knowledge of cataloging or other metadata applications. Familiarity with current library trends, standards, and emerging technologies. Demonstrated interest in the use of technology to improve access to library service and materials. Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills, strong user-service orientation; ability to work cooperatively and in a team environment; and excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills.

P referred: Knowledge of NLM classification and MeSH. Experience with using AACR2, MARC bibliographic and authority records for all formats. Experience in an academic medical library.

S alary : $50,00–$65,000, depending on experience. S tatus: Continuing-appointment track position. B enefits: 37½ hour week; 22 days’ vacation; paid sick leave; disability plan; retirement plan (TIAA/CREF and other options); tuition assistance; paid medical, dental, and life insurance. See www.usc.edu/dept/Benefits/ for more information. C losing D ate: Until filled. Send resume or direct inquiries to Daniel Grande, Administrative Office, Room 105, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9130; 323.442.1130; fax, 323.442.2937; email, dgrande@usc.edu. (005)

Qatar

Manager, Information Services

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will supervise a staff of up to 6 reference librarians and 3 support staff in providing delivery of reference services—which include, but are not limited to: mediated searching, implementing information delivery via the web, and providing educational support in the use of electronic resources that will be the principal information support for faculty, staff, and students—and to assist the academic departments in their educational endeavors as requested or necessary. Supervise reference section staff who provide a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional reference services in support of the college’s curriculum. Plan and schedule reference staff and educational duties and assignments, prepare performance evaluations of staff at scheduled intervals, and recommend continued employment. As requested, assist staff at Hamad or other hospitals with teaching information access principles and techniques. Initiate and supervise a structured program of continuing education for the reference staff through any of the following, but not limited to: professional association–sponsored events, commercially sponsored seminars and continuing education, lectures and demonstrations, and/or formal instruction at an appropriate educational venue. Teach curricular offerings, as appropriate. Performs other similar and related duties as required.

Required: Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an American Library Association–accredited school or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years’ professional library experience. Demonstrated supervisory and interpersonal communication skills. Should possess proven ability to apply new technologies in information management and to work effectively with electronic information systems. Must be creative, forward thinking, and capable of initiating change seamlessly. Should be able to work in a culturally diverse setting.

Preferred: Professional library experience in a health sciences library setting preferred. Experience with evidence-based medicine and other information literacy teaching methods very desirable.

Salary: Basic salary starts at US$52,491, depending on experience. This position is located in Doha, Qatar, and offers generous foreign service benefits, including accommodation, annual tickets, US medical coverage, etc. For further information and application details, please see our website at: www.qatar-med.cornell.edu/aboutUs/hr/career.html. (003)

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Mississippi

Director and Chair, Department of Academic Information Services

The University of Mississippi Medical Center welcomes applications for the position of director of the Rowland Medical Library. This chair and director position oversees the planning, resource development, collections services, and outreach activities of the library. The Sirsi/Dynix–Horizon system is used to serve the schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health related professions, pharmacy and graduate studies in the health sciences. The collection holds 250,300 volumes and 1,536 current journal subscriptions and has access to 4,790 electronic full-text materials. The library staff includes 11 professional librarians and 13 technical staff members with an annual budget of approximately $4 million. The candidate will be responsible for providing strategic and visionary leadership for the development, delivery, and assessment of new services and programs and will provide professional guidance and direction during a time of transition to a more digital library environment. Additionally, the candidate must be able to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, academic deans, and medical center administration.

Required : ALA-accredited master’s degree or higher in library or information science, or equivalent combination of advanced degree and relevant library experience in an academic health sciences or medical library or a minimum of 5 years of administrative experience. Excellent leadership, project management ability, and communication skills are needed to articulate the library’s vision to both the medical center and broader community. The candidate must be flexible and possess a high comfort level with change. Evidence of national and regional participation in professional societies such as MLA or equivalent organizations is expected.

Preferred : Significant experience in medical library administration, operational experience in budgeting, collection development, and reference services; a strong user-centered commitment to public service and outreach; skills to identify sources of external funding for library projects; and commitment to diversity in the work and academic environment.

Salary : Minimum salary is $120,000, commensurate with experience. Position is a 12-month, faculty, tenure-track position. Reports to the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. Please submit a letter of application and a curriculum vitae to David Dzielak, PhD, Office of Strategic Research Alliances, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216. Information must be postmarked on or before February 20, 2009. The University of Mississippi Medical Center offers equal opportunity in education and employment, M/F/D/V. (002)

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

California

Information Services Librarian

General Information: The University of Southern California (USC) Norris Medical Library seeks an energetic, innovative, service-oriented individual for a reference librarian position. The Norris Medical Library is an academic research library serving the schools and departments of medicine, pharmacy, and occupational and physical therapy. The library has a strong emphasis on providing access to a wide variety of electronic information resources and educating faculty, students, and staff through seminars on Internet resources, presentation software, database searching, evidence-based health care, personal digital assistants, and bibliographic management. The library staff of 37.64 FTE includes 12.8 librarians. For additional information, see the library’s web pages (www.usc.edu/nml/).

Responsibilities: Participate in all reference and information services, including reference desk, consultation services, performing online searches, assisting users to develop search strategies, and answering online reference questions. Share responsibility for updating library web pages. Participate in an extensive program for user education with emphasis on developing course content and materials for providing instruction in computer-based information systems, the Internet, and the use of library resources. Provide curriculum-based class instruction in informatics and evidence-based medicine for medical and other health sciences students and grading student assignments. Participate in library’s liaison program by promoting information resources and library services and initiating new programs for those in the clinical setting. Take part in special projects, e.g., the promotion of personal digital assistants among health care professionals and development of web tutorials and educational modules to expand our educational program to on-demand instruction.

Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited library school. Strong oral and written communication and computer skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with culturally diverse library users and adult learners. Demonstrated creativity and initiative. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Salary: Beginning salary between $48,500–$54,500, depending on experience. This position is in a continuing-appointment track, the USC Libraries equivalent to tenure. Benefits: 37½-hour week; 22 days’ vacation; paid sick leave; disability plan; retirement plan (TIAA/CREF and other options); tuition assistance; paid medical, dental, and life insurance; credit union; group auto and homeowner's insurance available. Send resume or direct inquiries to Daniel Grande, Administrative Office, Room 105, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9130; 323.442.1130; fax, 323.442.2937; email, dgrande@usc.edu . An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (1203)

Quebec, Canada

Head Librarian, Life Sciences Library

Montreal! One of the continent’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. McGill University! One of the world’s leading research institutions. Imagine combining world-class services and lower costs of living with a rich work environment. As one of Canada’s largest academic libraries, the McGill University Library comprises thirteen branches on its campuses. The library advances teaching, learning, research, and community service by providing outstanding collections, access to the world of knowledge, excellence in service and an appropriate library environment, all of which are client-focused and responsive to the needs of the McGill community. The library’s strategic plan identifies 5 strategic directions for improved client relationships, collections, facilities/resources infrastructure, staffing, and partnerships with the broader community. The Life Sciences Library is a unique leader in health care and the life sciences, recently integrating separate fields, providing leadership through a hospital library consortia and partnerships with other libraries. The library has also integrated the former Biology Library into its service delivery. The library supports primarily the faculties of medicine and dentistry and knowledge-based health practice and research through rich collections, client-focused service, and course-integrated training in information fluencies. As head, you will align strategic plans to the overall system directions and ensure positive relationships with teaching hospitals and hospital libraries. Your experience and political sensitivity to the various stakeholders will serve you well. The needs are clear: leadership, strategic planning, relationship building, organizational development, facilities improvement, communication, team building, and consensus building. Experience in the health sciences and ease with work in a bilingual environment are preferred.

Salary: $80,000 (Canadian). Posting open until filled. Review of applications begins 1/19/09. You are an experienced professional librarian and manager comfortable providing vision, voice, and visibility in the health sciences environment. If this is your profile, the university offers a competitive salary and benefits package. For further information, library and community profiles, and a detailed position description, contact Dr. Ken Haycock, Ken Haycock & Associates Inc., San Jose–Seattle–Vancouver, 604.925.0266; direct, 408.207.8123; fax, 604.925.0566; email, ken@kenhaycock.com; www.kenhaycock.com . Resumes, with a cover letter stating clearly the position being applied for, may be sent by e-mail to the address above. Attachments are preferred. Current professional references, with position title, relevance as a reference for you and contact information, must be included; references will not be contacted, however, without your express written permission. (001)