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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 16:11:30 PDT
From:         jconrow@CKM.UCSF.EDU
Subject:      Vacancy Announcement
X-To:         libref-l@kentvm.kent.edu, medlib-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Title:         Information Specialist

Payroll Title:          Assistant Librarian

Salary Range:           $28,668 - 36,696 p.a.


The University of California, San Francisco Library seeks
applications from innovative and energetic individuals for
appointment as an Information Specialist in its Information
Resources & Services Division.

UCSF is a health sciences university.  Its schools of Dentistry,
Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy and the Graduate Division award
advanced professional and doctoral degrees in the basic natural and
behavioral sciences related to health.  The UCSF Library supports
the teaching, research, patient care, and public service programs
of the campus and actively serves the information needs of a large
multicultural user population that includes 5,800 faculty and
research staff, 3,700 students, and an extensive network of health
professionals. In September 1990 the campus dedicated its new
Library, a building of exceptional beauty and utility which
symbolizes the campus' ongoing support for Library programs and
activities.  GALEN, an electronic interface utilizing a 250-node
network with fiberoptic capability, provides access to local and
remote databases, and will serve as the foundation of a new
generation of electronic tools for faculty, staff, and students.

The Library has embarked upon a course of innovative program
development that will more effectively integrate it into the
scientific communication and education processes, position it as a
focal point on campus for knowledge-based applications of
information technology, and establish its leadership in the
development of knowledge bases and online tools as the Library
moves from the passive presentation of print-based knowledge to
dynamic, interactive formats accessed across networks.  There are
three major program divisions:  (1) Information Resources &
Services, (2) the Center for Knowledge Management, and (3) the
Interactive Learning Laboratory.  A Finance, Planning, &
Administration division provides infrastructure support.

The Information Specialist will serve as part of a reference and
information services team in the Information Resources & Services
Division, which is responsible for storage and retrieval and
information transfer functions, including collection management and
processing, circulation, public information services, document
delivery, special collections, and which supports the bibliographic
instruction component of the Library's education program.  The
Information Specialist's major responsibilities will be to provide
reference service to a multicultural faculty, staff, and student
client population, and to coordinate and supervise support staff
who provide circulation and shelving services in a multicultural
setting.  The Information Specialist will also participate in
bibliographic instruction, library systems, and database searching
activities.

This is an academic position in the Librarian Series. Retention and
promotion are predicated on professional competence and quality of
service within the library, professional activity outside the
library, University and public service, and research and other
creative activity.  Some night and weekend public service hours
will be required. This position is represented by a bargaining
agent.

Minimum qualifications include a Master's Degree in library or
information science from an ALA-accredited school; two years of
library or equivalent experience, preferably in a health sciences
library; one year of demonstrated, effective supervisory
experience; experience in dealing with a multicultural client
population; superior interpersonal and communications skills;
familiarity with, and skills in, cross-cultural communication;
excellent technical background including microcomputer experience
and bibliographic database search and management skills; ability to
function effectively as a member of a team; commitment to excellent
customer service in a culturally diverse environment; adaptability
to change. Highly desirable: background in the life sciences.
Application deadline: April 30, 1992.  Address letters of
application with resume to: Kenneth R. Weeks, Asst. Director for
Planning & Administration, UCSF Library & Center for Knowledge
Management, San Francisco, CA 94143-0840.  (NO e-mail applications
accepted.)

The University of California, San Francisco, is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women and minorities are
encouraged to apply.
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