This advertisement is due to appear in the Library Association Record on
Friday 20th October.
Royal College of General Practitioners
Hyde Park
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
Two Year Fixed-term Contract
Salary c£16,000
The Royal College of General Practitioners' aim is to encourage and maintain
the highest possible standards of patient care in general practice through
its member GPs.
The Information Services Section is looking for an Assistant Librarian to
work as part of a small team of eight people who provide library,
information and web services to members of the College and other
researchers.
Main areas of responsibility are the routine day-to-day procedures of the
library, eg. Processing of incoming mail, journal receipt and handling,
issuing loans, discharging returned loans, shelving and tidying of stock,
collection of statistics, photocopying, dealing with inter-library loan
requests.
The postholder will also be required to assist in the development of
computerised library databases (currently using Inmagic DB/Textworks version
4.0) and to undertake data entry as required, and to assist in the
development of appropriate documentation of procedures for the computerised
databases.
They will also need to deal with telephone and personal enquiries, and to
refer these to other staff where necessary.
This is a lead in post to a career in professional librarianship or
information management, providing the post-holder with good all round
experience in all aspects of library and information service activities, as
an integral part of a small dedicated team.
Ideally, applicants should have a degree and a post graduate qualification
in library or information management (or be part way through a course), with
some experience working in a library. It is essential that applicants are
enthusiastic, are team workers and good communicators with a flexible
approach.
For further details and an application form please telephone our 24 hour
recruitment service on 0171 344 3133.
Closing date: Friday 3 November 2000
(Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 13 November 2000)
Information Librarian
Royal College of General Practitioners
14 Princes Gate
Hyde Park
London SW7 1PU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)207 581 3232
Direct Line: +44(0)207 344 3120
Fax: +44(0)207 584 1992
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