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NATIONAL ART LIBRARY
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON


HEAD OF PUBLIC SERVICES 29,450 - 40,712 UK POUNDS

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An opportunity to head the Public Service of the National Art Library at
an important period in its development. The NAL has recently been
awarded 1 million pounds lottery funds to retroconvert all its
catalogues over a 5-year period. The NAL is also preparing to move to a
new site in about 3 years' time.

As the largest and most comprehensive research and reference collection
of art and design, the National Art Library provides a service for
scholars, academics, art professionals and the general public. As the
Head of Public Services you will oversee all activities related to
readers and other users who make use of the Library in person and from a
distance, via email, fax and telephone. You will continue to give the
Library a high profile nationally and internationally. You will be in
charge of all training activities for Library staff. You will supervise
a team of 15 staff working full-time in the public service, as well as
30 staff who contribute part-time to the service. You will be a member
of the NAL's Management Team and report to the Chief Librarian.

You must be a proven manager with an understanding of the subjects
covered by the Library. You must have a first or second class Honours
degree. A recognised library qualification is required and an interest
in automated information retrieval would be an advantage. You must have
a good working knowledge of at least one foreign language.

For further information, see the NAL Web pages at
http://www.nal.vam.ac.uk/staff/nalhps.html

Closing date for applications is 12 December 1997. Interviews will be
held on Wednesday 14 January 1998.