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From: John Flood <[log in to unmask]>
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
INSTITUTE OF GERMANIC STUDIES
LIBRARY ASSISTANT (Graduate Trainee)
The Institute is seeking to appoint a full-time Library Assistant under
the Graduate Trainee Scheme for the period from August 2000 to
August 2001. The appointment is ideally suited to candidates
graduating in German in 2000 who wish to train for a career in
librarianship. The position calls for a good knowledge of German and
of German literature, initiative, energy and meticulousness. Details
of the post and the method of application are set out below.
The Institute of Germanic Studies was founded in 1950 as a focus
for postgraduate German Studies within the University of London. It
is now part of the University's School of Advanced Study and is
recognised as being a research resource of national importance.
The reference library has over 89,000 volumes and specialises in
primary literature of all periods, journals, reference works and
language monographs. The Priebsch-Closs collection of rare books
has over 3,000 volumes, the earliest dating from the late 15th
century. There is an automated catalogue for book holdings, a
microfiche catalogue for articles from 1965-1990. The Institute also
has substantial manuscript and archive holdings, for which a partial
database has been compiled.
Library Assistant
The post of Library Assistant is intended to give practical library
experience to a recent graduate who means to go on to a
postgraduate course in library or information science. Appointment
to the post is for one year only; it is not renewable. The appointee
will work within a very small library team and will be expected to
take up the appointment on 1 August 2000.
The hours of work are from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Monday to
Friday.
The principal duties of the Library Assistant include:
Accessioning: the sorting and recording of incoming books and
journals, and dealing with the accompanying invoices;
Statistics: compiling financial statistics, analysing library
expenditure on a monthly and a cumulative basis;
Bibliographies: compilation, using a variety of reference works,
of bibliographies, usually of visiting speakers;
Inter-Library Loans: tracing, photocopying, invoicing,
forwarding, as appropriate, requests from other libraries for books or
articles;
Shelving; Book-labelling; Typing; Word-processing.
During the year the Library Assistant will also gain some experience
of more professional duties (cataloguing, classification, reference
queries) as time permits, and there will be opportunities to visit
other libraries in London. He/she will also work on the bibliography
of 18th-century drama.
The salary corresponds to Point 6 on the scale for Clerical and
Administrative Staff of the University, Grade 1. At present this is
£11,644 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting. The salary is
payable monthly in arrears. The holiday entitlement is 25 days
exclusive of public and university holidays.
Application
Applicants should provide a full CV giving details of their educational
history and qualifications and any other information considered
relevant, together with a covering letter. They should also arrange for
two academic references to be sent directly to the Deputy Director.
Applications should be sent to the Deputy Director, Professor J.L.
Flood, to reach the Institute NOT LATER THAN 15 MARCH 2000.
Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF GERMANIC STUDIES
Director: Prof. R. Görner M.A., PhD
Deputy Director: Prof. J.L. Flood M.A., PhD
Librarian: Mr W. Abbey B.A.
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
Tel. 0171-862 8965/8966
Library: 0171-862 8967
Fax: 0171-862 8970
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.sas.ac.uk/igs/
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