Position at Oxford

I am posting this job announcement on behalf of UK colleagues. If
interested in this position, please use the contact information
provided in the last paragraph of the position announcement.

    Head of Collection Preservation and Care
    Oxford University Library Services
    <URL:http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/libraries/>
    Salary: ALC5 plus discretionary points:
        UKP33,820 to UKP40,176

    The University of Oxford's many libraries contain the largest
    and most diverse collections for the support of teaching and
    research in any institution of higher education in the United
    Kingdom.  OULS currently consists of 30 libraries, including the
    major research libraries of the Bodleian with its legal deposit
    privileges, the Taylor Institution Library and the Sackler
    Library.

    The Head of Preservation and Collection Care will be a key
    member of Senior Management, taking part in strategic-decision
    making and leading a large team of skilled professional and
    technical staff. The postholder will be expected to continue the
    development of an overall preservation and conservation strategy
    for Oxford University Libraries, for all types and formats of
    material, and to play a central role in securing and deploying
    the resources needed in order to deliver this strategy.

    Substantial experience of library work at a senior management
    level will be expected together with significant knowledge and
    experience of the technical aspects of preservation and
    conservation.  Proven leadership skills and sympathy with and
    enthusiasm for library collections will be vital as well as an
    understanding of the issues and challenges associated with
    preservation in a developing arena.

    Further particulars and an application form are available from the

        OULS Personnel Section
        The Bodleian Library
        Broad Street
        Oxford OX1 3BG
        +44 1865 277171
        Fax: +44 1865 277193
        personnel [at] bodley__ox__ac__uk
        <URL:http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/libraries/>

    Closing date for applications: 22 March 2002.  Please quote Our
    Reference BL2007.

Robin L. Dale
RLG Member Programs and Initiatives


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