Position Announcement-- Samford University Law School Library (fwd) Marcia Tuttle 30 Oct 2001 18:49 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 12:30:56 -0600 From: Laurel Clapp <lrclapp@samford.edu> Subject: Position Announcement--Law School Library SERIALS LIBRARIAN Law Library Cumberland School of Law, Samford University Birmingham, Alabama Samford University Faculty-Staff position, non-tenure track. A full-time, twelve month position. Qualifications: REQUIRED: M.L.S. degree. Minimum of two years' technical services experience. Must possess exceptional organizational skills and a strong service orientation. Must have excellent oral and written communications skills. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the library staff, faculty, students, University contacts, and vendors. DESIRABLE: Experience or course work to demonstrate proficiencies in cataloging, OCLC, AACR2rev, MARC formats; particularly USMARC Format for Holdings Data, archival or records management, and preservation methods. Duties and Responsibilities: Primarily responsible for managing procedures for the processing of periodicals, looseleaf services, newspapers, newsletters, and other continuations. Specific responsibilities include maintaining check-in and holdings records, handling claiming processes, handling bindery and other preservation procedures, compiling and up-dating holdings lists, providing current awareness services for faculty and students, supervising the shelving of new materials, and supervising the filing of microfiche. Responsible for organizing and processing of archival collection which consists of law school publications and library manuscript collections. Handles conservation and storage of materials. Uses the VTLS Serials Control and Cataloging systems and OCLC. Creates serial holdings and circulation item records in VTLS. Maintains knowledge of serial publications in print and electronic formats and indexing sources. Promotes the use of the serial collection and archives by preparing research guides, bibliographies, and library newsletter articles. Plans work for and supervises one Law Library Assistant and one to two student library assistants. Compiles statistics and prepares reports. Participates in collection development and makes recommendations on purchases and cancellations. Participates in policy decisions, implements procedures, and prepares manuals. Responsible for maintaining the inventory of equipment and supplies used in serials and archival work. Coordinates activities with librarians in acquisitions, cataloging, computer services, and reference. Participates with other librarians in assuming occasional reference duties. Benefits: Excellent benefits, including group health, dental, and life insurance. Fifteen days of annual vacation plus university holidays. CONTACT: (Miss) Laurel R. Clapp, Law Librarian & Professor of Law, Law Library, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229. Send résumé with educational background, relevant experience, and the names and addresses of three references. Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications for employment and educational programs from all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, disability or national or ethnic origin. ------------------------------------------------------- Laurel (Becky) Clapp, Law Librarian & Professor of Law Cumberland School of Law, Samford University Birmingham, AL 35229 lrclapp@samford.edu