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BOPCRIS (1688-1995): British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information 
Service.
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Part-time Project Officer Posts 
http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/
Closing date: Wednesday 11th October 2000
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For further Information and how to apply, see: http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/recruit.htm
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The BOPCRIS consortium, comprising 11 UK research libraries, aims to provide 
shared reader information services for British Official Publications. The BOPCRIS 
Web database will allow researchers to search and browse for relevant documents, 
read abstracts and find out the nearest location of relevant documents from their 
desktops (through a national database of collection strengths) and, in addition, 
a subset of documents will be downloadable in full text. Work commenced on BOPCRIS 
(1833-1983) in August 1999 as part of the Research Support Libraries Programme 
(RSLP, see http://www.rslp.ac.uk). It seeks to build on the successful methodology 
developed by staff in the Ford Collection at the University of Southampton to 
deliver British Official Publications Current Awareness Service (BOPCAS,
http://www.bopcas.com/), a Web-based reference finding tool which enables 
researchers to keep track of very recent official publications from 1995 
onwards. BOPCAS was set up with HEFCE funding in 1995.  The BOPCRIS consortium
includes the following partner institutions: 

     The British Library
     The British Library of Political and Economic Science, London
     Brotherton Library, University of Leeds 
     Cambridge University Library
     Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis, Queen's University Belfast 
     Edinburgh University Library
     Glasgow University Library
     Higher Education Digitisation Service, JISC 
     Institute for Learning and Research Technologies (ILRT), University of Bristol 
     University of Newcastle upon Tyne Library
     Queens' University Belfast Library
     University of Wales Aberystwyth Library
     University of London Library, Senate House 
     University of Southampton Library 
     University of Warwick Library

We have now received additional support to expand the scope of BOPCRIS to 
cover the period 1688 - 1995. BOPCRIS (1688-1800) forms part of the British 
Library Co-operation and Partnership Programme (see: http://www.bl.uk/concord), 
and BOPCRIS (1801-32 and 1984-95) is an extension of our RSLP work. The 
following posts are now available (quoted as Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) 
based on 35 hours per week): 

BOPCRIS (1688-1800) Project Officers (until 31st May 2001): 
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     Cambridge University (0.5 FTE) 
     University of Southampton (2 posts: 0.5 FTE + 0.5 FTE) 

BOPCRIS (1801 - 1995) Project Officers (until 31st December 2001): 
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     Queens' University Belfast (1 FTE) 
     Cambridge University (0.5 FTE) 
     University of Southampton (0.5 FTE) 
     Edinburgh University (0.5 FTE) 
     University of Newcastle upon Tyne Library (0.5 FTE) 
     University of Warwick Library (0.5 FTE) 

All Project Officers will: summarise and subject index key British 
Government and Parliamentary publications; assist with quality control 
of database records and assist with compiling a national directory of 
British Official Publications collection strengths.  The salary scale 
will be the first four points of Research Assistant Grade 1A scale, or 
equivalent: £16,286 - £18,915 pro rata for part-time. The pattern of 
hours is negotiable: candidates are asked to indicate their preferred 
pattern and any particular constraints when they apply.

Cambridge and Southampton applicants may combine one or more posts 
upto a maximum of one full-time post (equivalent) at any one of these 
institutions.  To apply for more than one post at any one of these 
institutions, applicants should use a single application form of that 
institution, and indicate which posts they wish to be considered for 
there.

Applicants should obtain the application form of the institution(s), 
where the post(s) they wish to apply for is(are) based.  For further 
information about the posts at each institution, and addresses for 
obtaining and returning application forms for each institution, 
visit: http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/recruit.htm

Informal enquiries can be addressed to: Simon Brackenbury (tel: 023 
8059 4249, e-mail: [log in to unmask]).

Closing date: Wednesday 11th October 2000

Submitted by:

Simon Brackenbury,
BOPCRIS Project Manager,
Ford Collection of British Official Publications,
Hartley Library,
University of Southampton,
Highfield,                       tel: 023 8059 4249
Southampton.                     fax: 023 8059 5451
SO17 1BJ.                        Web: www.bopcris.ac.uk/
                                      www.bopcas.com/
                              E-mail: [log in to unmask]





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