Position Vacancy (Loyola University Chicago) Marcia Tuttle 29 Jul 1997 15:15 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:12:25 -0500 From: Ling-li Chang <LCHANG@WPO.IT.LUC.EDU> To: SEREDIT@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Position Vacancy This job ad has also been posted on AUTOCAT and on NOTISCAT. ======================================================= Loyola University Chicago Libraries Head, Cataloging Department Loyola University Chicago seeks an experienced, innovative librarian to provide overall management and visionary leadership for its Cataloging Department, which has 2 professional librarians, 8 support staff and 12-15 student assistants. The Department is responsible for cataloging of monographs in all formats, including electronic, and audio visual resources for 5 libraries in the Chicago area and Rome, Italy, and for authority control and maintenance of the NOTIS online catalog. The Department Head plans, organizes and monitors the operations of the department; is responsible for personnel; and provides oversight for all cataloging activities throughout the Bibliographic and Access Services Division, including development, standardization, and consistent application of all policies for cataloging. Oversees the implementation of outsourcing of some cataloging using OCLC PromptCat and other services. The departments in the Bibliographic and Access Services Division are closely integrated, dynamic and highly collaborative and cooperative. The successful candidate will work with other members of the management team of the division to develop and implement division plans. The department head is a member of the Libraries' Planning Council and the Bibliographic and Access Services Management Group, is chair of the Cataloging Policy Board and serves on other committees as appropriate. Reports to: Assistant University Librarian for Bibliographic and Access Services. Qualifications: ALA accredited MLS; a minimum of 5 years' progressively responsible experience in an academic library; significant supervisory experience; superior oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; thorough knowledge of current practice and future trends in cataloging; knowledge of AACR2, LCSH, LC classification, US MARC formats and other relevant cataloging tools; demonstrated creativity in the application of technology to the cataloging process; demonstrated planning skills; experience with integrated library systems and bibliographic utilities, especially NOTIS and OCLC. The individual in this position needs to be flexible and able to work in a complex, rapidly moving organizational setting. The successful candidate will have strong collaborative and collegial skills, the ability to transform vision into reality, and a commitment to excellence in service. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, from a base of $42,000. Librarians have limited faculty status, earn 20 vacation days, and have a standard package of fringe benefits, including university contributions to TIAA/CREF. Qualified applicants should send a letter of application, resume and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to Karla D. Petersen, Assistant University Librarian for Bibliographic and Access Services, Cudahy Library, Loyola University Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626. Applications received by September 30, 1997, will receive first consideration, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Loyola University Chicago is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Educator/Employer.