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University of Central England in Birmingham FACULTY OF COMPUTING, INFORMATION AND ENGLISH Centre for Information Research (CIRT) Ref: 8647 The salary for the post will be in the range of RA 7 (£16,772) – RB4 (£19,423). The post will be offered as two-year fixed term contract, full- time equivalent. The post is open to job share. eVALUEd: developing an evaluation model for sustainable electronic library developments The Centre for Information Research (CIRT) is seeking to recruit a researcher to a new project funded through the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) fund for Good Management Practice. The eVALUEd project aims to investigate evaluation approaches to electronic library developments in the higher education sector. The project will investigate examples of good practice and issues surrounding the evaluation of electronic libraries, the development and testing of suitable approaches to electronic library evaluation and the production of a web-mounted transferable model for electronic library evaluation. The post holder will be expected to work cohesively as part of a team alongside a researcher who has responsibility for web developments and technical aspects of the project, under the direction of the eVALUEd Project Director. The post holder will conduct a wide range of research activities and be responsible for the organisation of the fieldwork, literature collection, project liaison, report writing, project dissemination and promotion. Closing date for applications is 5th October 2001. Ref: 8647 The University seeks to be a single status employer and benefits include up to 32 days annual holiday, an index linked contributory pension scheme and an employee medical scheme. Applications forms (returnable by dates indicated) and details from: Personnel Department, Dawson Building, University of Central England in Birmingham, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2SU. Tel: 0121 331 6693/5568/6273 or email:[log in to unmask] Informal enquiries to Pete Dalton, CIRT Research Development Manager (eVALUEd Project Director), tel. 0121 331 5619, email: [log in to unmask] Please quote the appropriate reference number. This is a re-advertisement, previous applicants need not re-apply