Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 13:08:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: rmdead@MIT.EDU
Subject: Job Posting

                 ANNOUNCEMENT OF STAFF VACANCY
                      **Search Extended**

          Assistant Librarian for Serials Acquisitions
               Serials and Acquisitions Services
                      (Librarian I or II)

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Under the direction of the Head, Serials and
Acquisitions Services, directly manages the Serials Acquisitions
Section, which includes periodicals, non-periodical serials, and
depository government documents.  Performs the full range of
supervisory responsibilities for 4.5 FTE support staff.
Participates in a variety of operational activities, e.g. solving
complex order, receipt, and invoicing problems, selection of
serial vendors and monitoring their performance, and coordinating
large serials projects (cancellations, transfers, etc.).  Manages
several PC-based databases related to serials fund tracking and
government documents check-in, as well as the Libraries'
automated serials control module.  Serves as liaison with public
service units for serials acquisitions (including decentralized
check-in activities) and depository government documents issues.
Participates in development of departmental policies and
procedures.  Serves on committees and task forces as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Required - A master's degree in library or
information science from an ALA-accredited program.  Two years of
appropriate experience in acquisitions and/or serials work,
preferably in an academic or research library.  (Three years
professional experience is required for appointment at Librarian
II level).  Well-developed communication and problem-solving
skills, as well as demonstrated supervisory aptitude.  Evidence
of initiative, flexibility, attention to productivity, and
ability to work creatively in a rapidly changing and
collaborative environment.  Commitment to a user service
orientation.  Highly desirable - Significant experience with PC
applications, especially dBase and Lotus or Excel. Experience
with federal government documents.

HIRING SALARY: $28,000 minimum (Librarian I).
               $31,000 minimum (Librarian II).
               Actual salary based on experience.

The MIT Libraries include five major subject libraries
(architecture and planning; engineering; humanities; science;
social sciences and management) and several branch libraries in
specialized subject areas.  The Libraries contain more than 2.3
million printed volumes, over 21,000 serial subscriptions, and
extensive collections of microforms, maps, slides, photographs,
sound recordings, printed music, manuscripts, motion pictures,
and videotapes.  The Libraries' automated system is Geac Advance.
The public catalog, Barton, is available within the Libraries and
on the campus network.  The Libraries' WWW homepage
(http://nimrod.mit.edu/) presents information about library
services, access to numerous databases, and links to pertinent
Internet resources.  MIT Libraries maintain membership in the
Association of Research Libraries, the International Association
of Technological University Libraries, the Boston Library
Consortium, and OCLC through NELINET.

Serials and Acquisitions Services is one of three collection
services departments.  The staff of twenty-three people includes
nine librarians and fourteen support staff who are engaged in the
ordering and receipt of monographs, serials, depository
government documents, and serials cataloging, as well as the
gifts and discard programs.

Applications received by June 9, 1997 will receive priority
consideration.  Send complete applications (letter of
application, resume, names and addresses of three current
references) to:

Search Committee for Assistant Librarian for Serials Acquisitions (L)
The Libraries, Room 14S-216
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge MA  02139-4307

MIT offers excellent benefits, including tuition assistance, a
children's scholarship program, and a relocation allowance.  The
MIT Libraries affords a flexible and collegial working
environment and fosters professional growth of its staff with
management training, travel funding for professional meetings,
and a professional research grant program.  MIT is a smoke-free
campus.

MIT is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its
community.  Applications are  particularly encouraged from
qualified women and ethnic minority candidates.

**This position also posted on ACQNET.**