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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I haven't seen this posted yet on the ARLIS list. >Visual Resources Librarian at Otis College of Art & Design Library > >Otis is seeking a dynamic and energetic visual resources professional >who will be responsible for the development, circulation, and management >of visual resources (slides, CD-ROMS, videos, and image databases) for >the library. This person will be primarily responsible for the slide >collection (purchasing and making) as well as developing future digital >image and multi-media resources. The Visual Resources Librarian also >actively works as part of a team of 3 professional librarians who >provide reference and other library services. Teaching two 1-unit >"Methods of Research" courses per semester, participation in faculty >governance, and supervision of student assistants is required. > >This is a year-round full-time (37.5 hours) position with good benefits. >Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position will >begin no later than August 1, 1997. > >Qualifications: MLS from and ALA-accredited school with an undergraduate >degree in Art or Art History; or MA in Art History with additional >coursework or experience in librarianship. Minimum of 3 years work >experience in a slide library or visual resources collection. >Classification, management, and some teaching experience is required. >Experience with digital imaging and electronic information technologies >essential. Knowledge of Embark cataloging softwared desired. Strong >commitment to proactive library service and enthusiasm for work with >students and faculty; ability to initiate, plan, and implement project, >both independently and as a member of a team; ability to communicate >effectively both orally and in writing. > >To apply: Applicants should send a letter and resume with the names of >three references to Sue Maberry, Director Otis Library, 9045 Lincoln >Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045. > >Otis College of Art & Design is an accredited professional art and >design school offering BA degrees in the areas of Fine Arts, >Communications Arts, Environmental Arts, Fashion Design, Toy Design, and >Digital Media; and MBA degrees in Fine Arts. Otis was established in >1917 and now has a student body of 750 and a fsculty of 130 members. It >has recently relocated to a new site on the westside of Los Angeles and >is planning for expansion. The Library contains 30,000 volumes, with >approximately 80,000 slides. Staffing includes 3 professionals (the >Director, the Visual Resources Librarian, and the Cataloger), 1 >paraprofessional circulation manager, and various numbers of student >workers. Librarians work closely with faculty, especially in Liberal Art >& Sciences, and teach a required 1-unit freshman course in Methods of >Research. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sue Maberry, Director * Otis College of Art & Design Library * 9045 Lincoln Blvd. * Los Angeles, CA 90045 * (310) 665-6925 FAX: (310) 665-6998 * email: [log in to unmask]