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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
The George Washington University
Jacob Burns Law Library
Head of Acquisitions
The Jacob Burns Law Library seeks a librarian to lead its Acquisitions Department. Responsibilities include supervising two full-time support staff; overseeing the ordering, receiving, and claiming of library materials and the payment of invoices; monitoring the materials acquisitions budget; working with the university’s accounting system to pay invoices electronically; reconciling the university’s accounting with the library’s automated system accounting; ensuring the integrity of the automated library ordering and receiving subsystem; working in cooperation with collection development to facilitate acquisitions work flow; and developing and implementing departmental policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS: MLS (or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited institution or substantial work toward completion of the degree; minimum of three years of supervisory experience in technical services, preferably in an academic setting; knowledge of the U.S. and foreign publishing industry. PREFERRED: Experience handling legal materials; experience with automated library systems, preferably Innovative; excellent oral and written expression; superior service orientation and team spirit; self-starter; reading knowledge of one language other than English.
Review of applications will begin February 10, 2005, and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please send a cover letter, resume, and the names of three professional references to llee@law.gwu.edu, 202-994-1430 (fax), or Ms. Leslie A. Lee, Assistant Director for Administration; The George Washington University, Jacob Burns Law Library; 716 20th Street, NW; Washington, D.C. 20052.
GWU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
-- Leslie A. Lee Assistant Director for Administration GW Law Library ph: 202-994-2385 fax: 202-994-1430________________________________________________________________ Sent via the Webmail system at law.gwu.edu
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