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------- Forwarded message follows ------- 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/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%