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Recent Vacancies

February 6, 2012 by kswords

Institutional Repository Officer – Belfast

Ref: 12/101935

Information Services

Required for two years in the first instance, the post will be based within Library Services and Research Support to undertake a range of duties carried out in support of the population and development of an Institutional Repository at Queen’s University Belfast.

Anticipated interview date: Tuesday 27 March 2012

Salary scale: £30,122 – £39,257 per annum (including contribution points)

Closing date: Friday 2 March 2012

www.qub.ac.uk/jobs

Vacancy for Director of Library Services at University College Cork

Applications are invited for the post of Director of Library Services at University College Cork. The Director of Library Services holds responsibility for leadership and management of UCC’s Library services provided to a community of approximately 25,000 users across a highly developed Library infrastructure. Operating within the wider Information Services unit, and reporting to the Director of Information Services, the Director of Library Services is part of a senior leadership team that guides the strategies, resource allocation, decisions, and direction of Information Services as a whole.

As the functional Head of the Library, the Director will take strategic responsibility for the department and will work closely with the Deputy Librarian on a range of strategic and developmental areas, and with the Sub-Librarians to ensure effective operations, good management, and excellent service to the community.  The Director will also be responsible for ensuring that the strategic direction of the department supports the overall strategic direction for Information Services as a division.  UCC Library manages rich digital and documentary collections, including important special collections, centred in award-winning facilities.  For further information see: http://booleweb.ucc.ie

This is a challenging position in a highly demanding and developing environment and the successful candidate must be able to display evidence of significant achievement and a high level of competence in similar roles and contexts.

For further information see the document below.

Salary within the scale: Senior Admin II Salary Scale (B) €113,649 – €145,953

http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/administrative/full-details-146771-en.html

Annual Joint Conference 2012

February 4, 2012 by kswords

JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND AND CILIP IRELAND

Date         Thursday 19th and Friday 20th April, 2012 Venue        The Merchant’s Hotel, Belfast

Speakers at this year’s conference will include:

•    Phil Bradley, CILIP President, Presidential Address

•    Margaret Hayes, Dublin City Libraries on Dublin City of Literature

•    Annette Kelly, Assistant Director, Library Council of Ireland on Change and Challenge for Public Libraries

•    Nicky Parker, Transformation Manager, Manchester City Council on Transforming Library Services

•    Debbie Shorley, Imperial College, University of London on Reinventing Academic Libraries

With workshops from

•    Jessica Bates, University of Ulster, on Evidence-based library management

•    Phil Bradley, Library consultant, on social media and libraries

•    Patricia Canning, The Reader Organisation, on the power of reading

•    Frances Dowds, Libraries NI, on the Health in Mind project

•    Eva Hornung, CDVEC Curriculum Development Unit, on CPD for solo librarians

•    Claire McGuinness, UCD, on strategies for the teaching librarian

•    Ciarån Mangan, Meath County Library, on volunteers in libraries

•    Peter Reid, Robert Gordon University, on professional education developments

•    Maria Souden, University College Dublin, on CPD 2.0

•    Deirdre Wildy, Queen’s University Belfast, on JSTOR and the Irish Collection partnership

…AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

(as details firm up they will be carried in the left-hand link on the Homepage of the website)

 

Library Work Experience Opportunity Summer 2012

January 27, 2012 by kswords

The Marine Institute, located in Oranmore, Co. Galway, is inviting third-level students to apply for a work experience placement in the Institute’s Oceanus Library.  The successful candidate will receive a bursary worth €2,200 for an 8-week placement.  The Bursary Programme is aimed at undergraduates of Universities, Institutes of Technology and National Institutes for Higher Education.  The Scheme is strictly limited to undergraduates who have completed two years study in a relevant discipline.  The Application Deadline is 10th February 2012.

For further details on the Marine Institute Bursary Programme and the Bursary Application Form see www.marine.ie.

Call for New Members and Membership Renewal Reminder

January 26, 2012 by kswords

Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Library Association of Ireland, personal membership is open to persons employed in the profession of librarianship (including library assistants) while personal membership is open to those with an interest in the work, progress and welfare of libraries but who are not employed in the profession. Libraries and other corporate bodies may join as Institutional Members.

Members of the Library Association or Ireland are reminded that the membership subscription period is 1 January to 31 December. Members are encouraged to renew their membership as soon as possible.

For more information and a personal or institutional membership/renewal  form please see the membership page.

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