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Colleagues may be interested to see the advertisement for the Post of Head of Information and Library Systems at THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM which has recently appeared in the press. Please note: *** The CLOSING DATE for applications is 4 January 2002 *** Further job particulars are available from Kingsway Advertising: Telephone 020 7410 8400 *** Informal enquiries about the Post should be made to: Professor Paul Henderson, Director of Science, The Natural History Museum: Telephone 020 7942 5299 Head of Information and Library Systems _______________________________________ Circa £55,000 p.a. Ref: NHM/HILS We are seeking an experienced, energetic and innovative manager who can lead the dynamic development of the Museum's information infrastructure. The task is to co-ordinate the strategic development and positioning of the Museum so that external and internal customers derive optimum benefit from the information it generates and holds. This will be achieved by advocating, developing and managing systems and technologies for collecting, sharing and disseminating information about the natural world gathered from both within and outwith the Museum. You will lead provision of the Museum's information-based infrastructure, services and collaborations through direction of the Department of Information and Library Systems, membership of core corporate committees, and through personal advocacy amongst key interest groups. You will be actively involved in relevant national, European and international information initiatives. The Museum is internationally renowned for its collections, associated research, educational programmes and exhibitions. It makes a major contribution to science and to tackling issues of contemporary human concern. The Library contains the world's richest and most comprehensive collection of literature on natural history, including the third largest collection of art on paper in the UK. Through management of the Library and of the Museum's IT infrastructure, the Department provides essential support to the institution's research and outreach programmes, as well as serving as a national and international resource for information on the natural world. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment with a salary of c£55k and a contribution-free pension scheme. You should be able to take up post no later than 3 June 2002. Please send CV and covering letter to The Natural History Museum c/o Kingsway Advertising, The Clove Building, 4 Maguire Street, Butlers Wharf, London SE1 2NQ, UK quoting the above reference. Closing date: 4 January 2002 _______________________________ Ray Dr Ray Lester, Head of Library & Information Services The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK 020 7942 5261; fax 020 7942 5559; e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.nhm.ac.uk/library/index.html