OXFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SERVICES
BODLEIAN LIBRARY
PRESERVATION & COLLECTIONS CARE
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF NUNEHAM REPOSITORY
Clerical & Library Staff Grade 3: £13,457 - £15,603 p.a.
The Department of Preservation and Collections Care is seeking a Deputy Superintendent for its off-site book repository at
Nuneham Courtney, 5 miles S.E. of Oxford. The post-holder will be responsible for assisting the Superintendent to ensure the
high standard of housekeeping, security and care of on-site collections, the day-to-day maintenance and security of the buildings
and running a high-quality book despatch and collections service to and from OULS libraries.
The post-holder will join a team currently consisting of four staff under the Superintendent and deputise in his absence.
This includes being a part of a rota to be on-call out of hours to respond to emergencies, acting as key-holder, and the post holder
will be required to live within 20 minutes of the repository for this purpose.
Applications are invited from those with experience and understanding of library storage and delivery systems and the care and
protection of sensitive materials. Previous experience of house-keeping and library collections care would be an advantage.
Applicants need to demonstrate reliability, self motivation and supervisory and team-working skills. Mechanical aptitude, orderliness
and planning and organisational skills are essential, as is a willingness and ability to work un-social hours and weekends.
The post is a full-time, permanent position.
Further particulars and an application form may be obtained from the University website at www.ox.ac.uk/jobs/ or from the
OULS Personnel Section, Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG, telephone 01865 287140, fax 01865 277193, e-mail
[log in to unmask] Please quote our reference number BL4001. The closing date for applications is Friday 30th January 2004.
Oxford University Library Services
Bodleian Library
Technical Services Department
Principal Library Assistant (4-year appointment)
Clerical and Library Staff Grade 5 - Salary £18,015 - £21,469 per annum
Temporary (four-year) Principal Library Assistant position available in Catalogue Management in the Bodleian Library.
The post-holder will work in the small team responsible for maintaining the consistency and accuracy of the data in the
Oxford union catalogue (OLIS). This involves error correction and review, with work concentrated primarily on the correction
of bibliographic records for periodicals and multi-volume works.
Previous experience of automated cataloguing (preferably periodicals), and a sound knowledge of AACR2/MARC are
considered essential. Knowledge of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and a working knowledge of at least
one modern European language would be useful, as would the ability to work conscientiously and independently without constant supervision.
Further particulars and an application form may be obtained from the University website at www.ox.ac.uk/jobs/ or from the
OULS Personnel Section, Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG, telephone 01865 277171, fax 01865 277193, e-mail
[log in to unmask] Please quote our reference number BL4004. The closing date for applications is midday, Friday 30th January 2004.
Andrea Harling
Personnel Administrator
Oxford University Library Services
01865 287140
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