Subject: Two collection development positions: Georgetown University
From: "Karl E. Debus-Lopez" <ked37_at_georgetown.edu>
Two Positions – Georgetown University Library.
1. Government, Foreign Affairs and Communications Bibliographer.
2. Asian Studies and Linguistics Bibliographer.
Georgetown University Library is committed to teaching, learning and
service excellence. Working under the direction of the Head,
Collection Development within the division of Collections and
Technical Services, Bibliographers are responsible for the development
of collections within specific subject areas in line with the
pedagogical needs of the University, including the expansion of
Digital Georgetown. Serving as the principal liaisons to the related
departments and programs, Bibliographers work with faculty to
integrate the library’s resources into their research and curricular
activities. Bibliographers select materials in all formats,
contribute to the development of cooperative collection development
programs with other libraries and library consortia, perform library
instruction, gifts management, monitor collection development and
scholarly publishing trends in research and libraries and the
commercial sector, work with vendor approval plans, recommend annual
allocations, and assist in the monitoring of the library materials
budget in the assigned areas of responsibility.
Required Qualifications:
ALA-accredited MLS, plus second Master’s in subject area related to
scope of position; or Ph.D. in subject area(s) related to scope of
position and related experience. Minimum of 5 years collection
development experience within an academic and/or research library.
Must have subject and/or language proficiencies relevant to the areas
of responsibility. For full position descriptions, go to
www.library.georgetown.edu. Send letter of application, resumes and
the names of three professional references to: libhr_at_georgetown.edu.
Review of applications begins April 15, 2005.
Georgetown University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
employer.
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Karl E. Debus-López
Associate University Librarian
for Collections and Technical Services
Georgetown University
Lauinger Library
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20057-1174
e-mail: ked37_at_georgetown.edu
phone: (202) 687-5160
fax: (202) 687-7503
Received on Tue Feb 22 2005 - 03:02:29 EST