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Dear Colleagues, Apologies for any duplication of e-mails. I would be pleased if you could forward the enclosed e-mail to any staff who might be interested in this post which will be based in Manchester. The post will be advertised in the LA Record Vacancies Supplement on 23rd February 2001. Closing date is 9th March 2001 and it is expected that interviews will take place in Manchester early in the week beginning 19th March 2001. Thank you. Dr Diana M. Leitch Deputy Director, PSIgate Assistant Director and Deputy University Librarian JRULM UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER John Rylands University Library of Manchester Internet Gateway Services Content Co-ordinator ALC Grade 2 (£19,482 - £25,213) A committed and enthusiastic individual is required for this exciting and challenging opportunity to work on the development of content for one of the Internet gateway services being developed under the auspices of the Consortium of Academic Libraries in Manchester of which the John Rylands University Library is a member. These services form part of the JISC Resource Discovery Network (RDN) and will focus on providing a very high quality subject gateway service in the physical sciences, and also in geography and the environment. The University of Manchester is the grant-holding institution for this service. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for supervising the creation, management and quality control of content published on the internet site. As part of this role, the successful candidate will develop effective cataloguing, indexing and resource description and evaluation procedures. S/he will co-ordinate and oversee the work of content providers, will take a lead in developing training policies, assist in identifying new content opportunities and in the marketing and promotion of the service. The person appointed will be a good organiser and communicator, and will have experience in the use of the internet for information provision, the use of bibliographic datasets, and a good knowledge of cataloguing and classification procedures gained in a workplace environment. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent qualification. The post is offered for one year in the first instance but it is anticipated that subject to funding the post will continue on a longer-term basis. The post will be located in the PSIgate Office, Manchester Metropolitan University, Minshull House, 47-49 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3EU. Application forms and further particulars may be obtained from the Staffing Secretary, John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP.