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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:10:45 -0400
From: Tom Cetwinski <tomcetw@SMATHERSNT2.UFLIB.UFL.EDU>
Subject: University ofFlorida Vacancy Announcement

Position Title:                 Serials Cataloger and Electronic
Resources Coordinator
                        LP # 838330

Rank:                   Instructor Librarian or Assistant Librarian
Department:             Resource Services
Salary:                 $30,000 minimum, per annum
                        (12 month faculty appointment)
Responsible to:                 Head, Serials Unit, Acquisitions Section
                                Resource Services Department

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for general serials cataloging in all subjects and in all
formats, with particular emphasis on electronic serial publications and
resources.

Provides full level original cataloging using AACR2 and LC
classification and subject headings according to University of Florida
(UF) cataloging policies and CONSER guidelines; creates and maintains
serials holding records according to UF implementation of MARC Format
for Holdings & Locations (MFHL) in LUIS, the NOTIS-based online system
supported by the Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA); upgrades
and authenticates existing catalog records to CONSER standards; and
establishes authoritative forms of names using NACO standards.
Responsible for license agreement processing, from selection to
cataloging, of materials that require signed licensing contracts.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Catalogs serials in all subjects and in all formats, with special
emphasis on electronic serial publications and resources.  Serves as
backup to CONSER coordinator.  Contributes to both CONSER and NACO
programs as appropriate.  Keeps current with cataloging incoming serial
titles and electronic serial publications and resources.

2. Serves as Resource Services Department coordinator and representative
for all electronic serial activities. Maintains the electronic resource
database for materials requiring licensing agreements. Shares with
monographic electronic media cataloger the primary monitoring of trends
and distribution of electronic-based information. Participates in
Department and library-wide forums on coordinating the acquisitions of
and access to electronic resources.

3. Assists in management of the Serials Unit by establishing policies
and procedures that coordinate UF serials processing with national
standards and locally decentralize serial maintenance and processing.
Works with Serials Unit staff to solve complex serial cataloging
problems, handles binding and holding maintenance questions and assists
with training staff. Serves as serial resource person to other units in
the libraries.

4. Works with the Collection Management Department, the Library
Administration, the Systems Department, the Electronic Access Services
Coordinator, and support staff in the Serials Unit to coordinate the
order, receipt, cataloging, and access to electronic serials resources.

5. Participates in staffing the Humanities and Social Sciences
Periodicals Room information desk.

6. Contributes to the development of departmental and library goals,
policies, procedures, and priorities by working with a variety of groups
and various assignments, and by drafting suggestions or responses to
in-process documents.

7. Undertakes research and/or participates in appropriate professional
and subject-related activities through national, state, and regional
organizations.  Develops and maintains knowledge base of current events,
developments, trends, and issues related to cataloging serials in all
formats with particular emphasis on electronic resources.

8. Serves on library and university committees as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Master's degree from an ALA-accredited institution.

2. Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in the use of current and
emerging technologies as information resources.

3. Demonstrated ability to communicate, both written and oral, and work
effectively in a team as well as individually with faculty, staff,
students and subscription agents.

4. Knowledge of AACR2, LC classification and subject headings, MARC
formats, and use of an online cataloging system.

5. Working knowledge of one or more foreign languages.

6. Experience in planning, setting priorities, and problem-solving.

7. Experience with serials management. Experience on the
paraprofessional level meets this requirement.

Preferred:

1. One-year minimum experience with serials cataloging.

2. One year minimum experience with managing print and electronic
publishing, licensing, and access issues.

3. Reading knowledge of German.

Environment:

Resource Services Department

The 19 librarians and 34 support staff who comprise the Resource
Services Department are organized into three sections: Acquisitions,
Central Bibliographic Services, and Contributed Cataloging.  The
Department is responsible for expending the library resources budget
that averages about $6,000,000 annually, receiving more than 19,000
current serial titles, and creating and maintaining the University of
Florida's online library catalog of over 1.9 million titles.

The Acquisitions Section is responsible for ordering, receiving, and
paying for materials in many formats. The section has four units. The
Monographs Unit oversees all domestic and foreign approval plans and
manages order requests from Collection Management. The Serials Unit
orders, claims, receives, and posts payment for new and subscription
serials titles. The Unit is also responsible for bibliographic and
authority control and database maintenance of the Library serials
holdings and submits upgraded serials records to CONSER as a
contributing member.  The Gifts & Exchange Unit manages gift receipt,
selection, and deselection. The Paying Unit processes invoice for
payment, prepares financial reports, and maintains department
statistics.

The Central Bibliographic Services Section is responsible for
distribution, copy cataloging, catalog database maintenance, and
authority processing.  The section is composed of three units. The
Distribution/Copy Cataloging Unit distributes incoming monographs for
cataloging, using LC, OCLC and RLIN databases to facilitate organization
of materials.  The Database Management Unit maintains the accuracy of
the LUIS catalog database and coordinates maintenance projects. The
Authority Control Unit is responsible for maintaining files of official
forms of names used as subjects, series and authors in the LUIS
database.

The Contributed Cataloging Section is responsible for organizing,
describing, and providing subject analysis for Library materials. The
section consists of three units: Science Cataloging, Social Sciences
Cataloging, and Special Collections/Humanities Cataloging.  Contributed
Cataloging staff create and contribute original cataloging records to
OCLC as well as to the National Agricultural Library's AGRICOLA database
and add to national quality control by contributing original name and
subject records through the NACO and SACO programs.

University of Florida:

The University of Florida is a large, land grant, public educational
research institution with a faculty of approximately 3,500 and a student
body of nearly 40,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate students.
It ranks tenth nationally in size of student body and fourth nationally
in the number of merit scholars enrolled in the freshmen class.  The
University is a member of the Association of American Universities and
offers the Ph.D. in 86 fields and the Master's degree in 105 fields.
Sponsored research awards exceed $280,000,000 annually and the
University ranks fifth in the nation in numbers of patents granted to
faculty.  The University supports two Title VI centers, the Center for
Latin American Studies and the Center for African Studies.  Its academic
program is among the most comprehensive in the nation on a single
campus.  For more information consult the UF homepage at
http://www.ufl.edu.

The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida are
members of the Research Libraries Group, SOLINET and the Center for
Research Libraries. The library staff, which numbers more than 300 FTE
librarians, technical/clerical staff and student assistants, plays an
active state, regional and national role in CONSER and other library
programs relating to automation, bibliographic control and preservation.
The collections now comprise more than three million cataloged volumes,
four million microforms and extensive holdings of government documents,
maps, archival material, computer files and other formats. The Libraries
receive 25,000 current serials and the library resources budget is
approximately $6,000,000 annually. The University of Florida shares a
NOTIS based integrated system for acquiring, processing, circulating and
accessing its collections. Currently, more than 1,900,000 titles are in
the OPAC.

Benefits:

Twenty-two vacation days and thirteen sick days annually; competitive
benefits package; no state or local income tax.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is
strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.
Applications from a broad spectrum of people, including members of
ethnic minorities and disabled persons are especially encouraged to
apply.

Send letter of application with a resume and the names, addresses and
telephone numbers of three professional references by December 1, 1998
to:

Thomas Cetwinski
Library Personnel Officer
George A. Smathers Libraries
370 Library West
POBox 117001
Gainesville, Florida 32611

352/392-9809
352/392-4538 (fax)