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LONGITUDE Library Networking Impact Toolkit for a User-Driven Environment Project Partners, EARL and CIPFA Plus, seek a highly imaginative, enthusiastic person for the position of Project Manager Longitude is an 18-month project, starting in May 2000, designed to develop and test a toolkit of long-term longitudinal survey methodologies which will contribute to an understanding of user needs and behaviour over time in the digital library environment - with particular focus on public libraries. The project aims include: * The development and testing of long-term longitudinal qualitative user-survey methodologies * The provision of tools to ensure user-led digital materials delivered via the People's Network * The gathering of qualitative evidence to illustrate the long-term benefit of digital information provision. Project Directors The EARL Consortium for Public Library Networking, composed of seventy-five percent of all UK public library authorities along with many supporting partners from a range of other sectors, promotes the role of public libraries in providing library and information services across the network. CIPFA PLUS consists of 166 Public Library Authorities in membership of PLUS and Children's PLUS. IPF, a wholly owned company of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, manages the scheme on behalf of the members. The Project Manager You will have a qualification in library and information science or equivalent experience, combined with a keen interest in the provision of digital information in public libraries and a good understanding of the People's Network project. Excellent data gathering and analysis, as well as organisational and communication, skills are essential. You will be ICT and Internet literate, and have experience with developing and implementing user surveys. You will be able to work well under pressure, prioritise workloads, and be able to work to tight deadlines. In addition, you will be able to combine working on your own initiative with management of a team of site project officers. Conditions of the Post Candidates will be considered for an 18-month fixed term period, at UKP18,000 p.a. Candidates are encouraged to check with their employers about a workplace secondment before contacting EARL. Further Information If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, then please send a CV and covering letter by April 26th to: Linda Berube Development Manager The EARL Consortium 4th Floor Gun Court 70 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RS Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 020 7702 2020 Fax: 020 7702 2019 ____________________________________________________________ EARL: The Consortium for Public Library Networking Linda Berube Development and UKEL Co-ordinator email: [log in to unmask] phone: 020 7702 2020 fax: 020 7702 2019 http://www.earl.org.uk Gun Court 4th Floor 70 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%