KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
TEMPORARY SENIOR INFORMATION ASSISTANT, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

INFORMATION SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Archives and Information Management

H4/QL/152/05

(this advertisement appears with incorrect details 
in CILIP Gazette 7th October 2005)

Applications are invited from professionally qualified graduates for the 
post of Temporary Senior Information Assistant, Special Collections.  The 
successful candidate will join a small team based in the Foyle Special 
Collections Library, which forms part of the Maughan Library and 
Information Services Centre, Chancery Lane.

The post-holder's principal duty will be the creation and editing of 
online catalogue records for a collection of books, journals and pamphlets
relating to the Holocaust and history of the Jews in Central and Eastern 
Europe.  Other duties will include: the administration of such 
preservation and conservation work as may be required, the compilation of 
descriptive web pages relating to the collection, and assisting with the 
reading room and enquiry services at the Foyle Special Collections 
Library.  

The post will provide an excellent opportunity for a professionally 
qualified graduate with previous online cataloguing experience wishing to 
pursue a career in this area. High standards of attention to detail and 
accuracy, a proven ability to meet targets and excellent oral and written 
communication skills are required.  Knowledge of German is also essential.
An appointment will be made for a period of twelve months. 

Salary will be within the CRA4 range, £18,394 to £20,860, inclusive of 
£2,323 London allowance per annum.  Holidays will be 20 days per year, 
plus statutory holidays and 6 College closed days.

To obtain an application pack, please email [log in to unmask] or send 
an A4 self-addressed envelope to the Personnel Department, Kings' College 
London, Room 7.20 James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road,, London 
SE1 8WA, quoting reference number H4/QL/152/05.  Informal enquiries may be 
directed to Katie Sambrook, Special Collections Librarian (tel. 020 7848 
1845 or e-mail [log in to unmask])

The closing date for applications is 21st October 2005

Equality of opportunity is College policy