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ECONOMICS,Business, Labor and Industrial Relations, Trade Union Movement, Politics, Foreign Affairs, Government, Public Administration, Social History. Successful search service for o.p. wants in these and allied subjects. Catalogues twice a year. U.S. and foreign imprints. Write: William Bledsoe, Bookseller. Specialist in the Literature of Economics and Political Science. Box 763, San Carlos, Calif. 94070.

POSITIONS WANTED

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVEposition (Head, Assoc, or Asst.) sought by male, Ph.D., B.L.S., fifteen years’ experience administration, technical services, presently state college library head. Available spring-summer 1967. $12,000 min. Box 687, CRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago 60611.

LIBRARIAN AND MATHEMATICIAN.Husband—Wife. Librarian husband has M.L.S. plus experience. Mathematician wife has M.A. plus experience. Both in 30’s age bracket. College and Junior College faculty. Desire positions in Southeast but will consider elsewhere. Available June, 1967. Box 691, CRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago 60611.

POSITIONS OPEN

LARGE COLLEGE LIBRARY,New York City residential area. Beginning at $9,650, guaranteed increases to $14,250. Chief of Social Science Division, with Assistant Professor rank. 2 other positions: Education Reference Librarian and Cataloger of Slavic languages, with Instructor rank. Beginning at $8,100, guaranteed increases to $11,950. MLS required. State no. of graduate credits beyond MLS. Work week 35 hours, 30 during summer. 6 week paid vacation, choice of paid health plans. Tenure after 3 years. CRL Box 693, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago 60611.

NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY LIBRARY,Doctoral program, air conditioned divisional library, 600,000 volumes, needs cataloger. Well organized, functioning department. No backlogs. Changing to L.C. Excellent fringe benefits, salary dependent upon experience. Two years or more of professional cataloging experience desired. Friendly informal atmosphere. Attractive community. Educational and cultural advantages. Close to Glacier, Banff, Tetons, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver. Cool summers, mild winters. CRL, Box 694, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago 60611.

CATALOGER.Private liberal arts college in Florida will have opening Sept. 1, 1967 for beginning or experienced cataloger. Salary open depending on experience—Masters in library science required. Good fringe benefits. Send resume indicating salary needs to CRL, Box 695, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago 60611.

NEW STATE UNIVERSITYin mid-Florida seeks qualified Acquisitions Librarian. Excellent opportunity for professional growth, carries liberal benefit plan, free coursework, and promotional possibilities at the beginning salary of $8200. Minimum master’s from A.L.A. accredited library school and two years of experience. For further information, send detailed resumé to Director of Personnel Services, Florida Technological University, Box 25,000, Orlando, Florida.

LIBRARIAN—Immediate opening in a rapidly expanding community college, in stimulating suburban area, one hour from Chicago. Faculty status, state retirement benefits. Beginning salary $8,500 to $10,000, depending on training and experience. Annual increments, summer school extra. Write: President, Bloom Community College, Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411.

CATALOGER—Immediate opening in a rapidly expanding community college in stimulating suburban area, one hour from Chicago. Faculty status, state retirement benefits. Beginning salary $6,000 to $7,500 depending on training and experience. Annual increments, summer school extra. Write: President, Bloom Community College, Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411.

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN.Liberal Arts College. Position open July 1, 1967. Minimum salary with graduate library degree $6,500. Additional benefits include college paid TIAA/CREF, insurance, family tuition etc. Details will be sent to applicant. One month annual vacation, Faculty Status. Apply to: Robert Y. Coward, Head Librarian, Franklin College Library, Franklin, Indiana 46131. Telephone 317-736-6181.

CAREERSin a major university library in a small Midwestern town. (1) Education Library assistant; (2) serials cataloger; (3) cataloger for materials in Japanese; and (4) cataloger for materials in Slavic languages. Salaries, $7,350 and up. Faculty status. Social Security; TIAA (15% plan); disability, life, and major medical insurance programs. Apply to the Director, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.

ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN—If you want the pleasure and satisfaction of working in a small congenial situation with a friendly staff, bring your ideas and experience to help us reorganize periodicals and serials records, expand the subscription list, get the binding backlog bound, and then move into collections development. Salary $8000, Assistant Professor, start May 1 or as soon as possible. Liberal benefits include TIAA-CREF, Social Security, group hospitalization, one month vacation. Beautiful campus overlooking Missouri River, 1/2 hour from downtown Kansas City. Write Harold Smith, Librarian, Park College, Parkville, Mo. 64152.

HEAD LIBRARIANChurch related, liberal arts college: Faculty status, salary depends on education and experience: Position begins during summer: MLS degree and college library experience: Three professionals, two nonprofessionals: 52,000 volumes: 844 day students, 45 faculty: Selective admission: Community 22,000: Apply: Dean L. F. Sinkey, Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska.

VACANCYfor a fourth librarian with Library School degree, created by retirements. Position open NOW. Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Major Medical, TIAA and Cref, ten-month contract, faculty status, with starting salary $6,000 to $6,500 depending on experience and credentials. An opportunity for varied experience with emphasis on responsibility either for reference or cataloging. Definitely this is live librarianship concerned with people and located in a well-known ski area. Apply to Miss Frances L. Meals, Colby Junior College, New London, New Hampshire 03257.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY,New Brunswick, N.J., has immediate openings for Assistant Periodicals Librarian, Reference Assistant, and Social Sciences Librarian. All are at the Instructor level ($7369-10,313 in automatic annual increments of $368) on a 12 month basis with a month’s vacation plus the usual fringe benefits. All require a graduate library degree and appropriate subject training or experience. Apply to: Dr. Norman D. Stevens, Rutgers University Library, New Brunswick, N.J. 08901.

READER SERVICES HEAD.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Major staff position to organize professional services to faculty, research and students. Salary $10,500 base. Position for one of proven administrative and planning abilities in informational and bibliographic services to technical community and collection development. L.S. degree required. With assistance of professional programmer participate in and contribute to definite program of computer applications in bibliographic control. Operational IBM system 360 immediately available. Apply: Edward A. Chapman, Director of Libraries, R.P.L, Troy, N.Y. 12181. Telephone collect 518-270-6426.

SCIENCE REFERENCE.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Assist Reader Services Head in organizing and supplying professional services to faculty, research and students; participate in technical collection development and in developing automated library system. Qualifications desired: Science major, M.L.S. Base $7500 per annum plus usual benefits and professional status. Apply: Edward A. Chapman, Director of Libraries, R.P.L, Troy, N.Y. 12181. Telephone collect 518-270-6426.

ASSISTANT COLLEGE LIBRARIANin evangelical Christian college. General library work and cataloging. Fifth year library degree required; experience desirable. New library building. Nine months position; start September. Write with resume: Dean, Houghton College, Houghton, New York 14744.

CATALOGER.Alfred University. To reorganize card catalog, changing to L.C. classification. Excellent opportunity for person with M. L.S. degree, some experience in college or university libraries, knowledge of L.C. classification, and who enjoys advantages of the small liberal-arts university in a small town near large cities. Salary open. TIAA, CREF and other benefits. Apply to: Librarian, Alfred University, Box 1156, Alfred, New York 14802.

APPLICATIONSare invited for: 1. A Japanese language and literature specialist to catalogue Japanese books, periodicals and government documents and to provide reference and biliographic service in a large (100,000 volume) Asian Studies collection. Applicants must have a fifth year degree in librarianship and be fluent in English as well as Japanese. Experience in cataloguing Far Eastern language materials according to L.C. rules desirable. Salary for this senior specialist position is open and will be commensurate with background and experience. 2. Reference position in a physicial sciences and engineering subject division. Science degree, experience and languages desirable. Salary open and commensurate with educational background and experience. 3. Cataloguers with at least one of major European languages. Experience with L.C. classification system desirable. Salary open and commensurate with education, languages and experience. These positions are available at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada, a beautiful west coast city of 685,000 population. Current enrollment at the University is 17,000. Book collections total 800,000. Book expenditures in 1965/66 amounted to $1,500,000. The library staff numbers 280 and 88 of these are professional librarians. Please apply to Mr. I. F. Bell, Associate Librarian, University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver 8, British Columbia, Canada.

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITEDfor the position of Head of the Cataloging Division in the University of British Columbia Library. The Head is responsible for administering a division with a staff of 73, of whom 25 are professional librarians. The division catalogs for the entire U.B.C. library system, following L.C. and N. L.M., and also handles bibliographic searching, card production, book processing, and catalog maintenance. The division, which has an excellent record of productivity, has recently been dealing with a radically increased volume of work. A first-class supporting staff assists the Head in running the operation efficiently. The Library has a Systems Development Division carrying out an active automation program.

Consideration will be given to applicants who have had experience in a university library cataloging division and who have a demonstrated administrative ability. The salary will not be less than $10,000 per annum. There are excellent medical, disability, group insurance and superannuation benefits and four weeks vacation. Librarians are eligible to join the Faculty Club and Association.

The University of British Columbia is in Vancouver, a beautiful west coast city of 685,000 population. Current enrollment at the University is 17,000. Book collections total 800,000. Book expenditures in 1965-1966 amounted to $1,650,000. The Library staff numbers 280 and 88 of these are professional librarians.

Please apply to Mr. I. F. Bell, Associate Librarian, University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver 8, British Columbia, Canada.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY(Canada) requires an assistant to the head of the Rare Books Department. Some administrative experience in addition to experience with rare books, special collections and manuscripts is required. Competence in a subject field desirable. Staff of eighteen, plans for a new building within the next five years. Degree from accredited library school required. Salary not less than $8,500. Apply to Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Library, Toronto 5, Ontario.

CATALOGERfor women’s college, San Francisco area wanted for July or Sept. Prefer woman with LS degree and experience. Salary open. Fine new building. Faculty status, month vacation, medical insurance. Write Chief Librarian, Dominican College, San Rafael, Calif. 94901.

NEW UNIVERSITY.Over 2,500 students and growing rapidly with $2,000,000 Library Building scheduled for completion in early 1968. Openings in many areas with opportunities to develop and improve programs of service. Most immediate needs are for reference, serial records and acquisitions librarians. Beginning salaries from $6,000 to $10,000 depending on training and experience. Send résumé to A. I. Michelson, Head Librarian, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala. 36608.

STATE COLLEGEexpanding staff in September to match increased enrollment and library building addition. Needs 2 Assistant Catalogers and 1 Assistant Reference Librarian. First cataloger to supervise change from D C to L C. Must have MLS plus 3 years experience, preferably with L C. Second cataloger to assist in regular processing. Can be recent MLS graduate. Reference Librarian to aid students in using library and assist in book selection within his subject speciality or interest. Will give preference to librarian with second Master’s and 3-5 years experience. Salary for 9 months: $6,580-15,080, depending on education and experience. Summer employment extra. Complete faculty status, state retirement plan, sabbaticals, cumulative sick leave, cost-sharing Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Major Medical. Brief driving time to Penn State, Corning, Cornell, Finger Lakes. Apply James J. Simonis, Mansfield State College, Mansfield, Pennsylvania 16933.

PROFESSIONALLY TRAINEDCollege Librarian needed for rapidly developing, predominately-Negro college. Entirely new campus under construction, new library being planned now, faculty status, one month vacation, fringe benefits. Salary depends on experience and training. Apply: Academic Dean, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, expanding professional staff for new (628,000 volume capacity) building, ready in May, 1967, invites applications for six new positions, all requiring accredited library training. The first two are senior positions, requiring relevant experience and background, with salaries depending upon qualifications but not less than $8,000. (1) Collections Librarian, to be responsible for growth of collections through purchase, gift, and exchange; coordinating selection of books, etc. by faculty and library staff. Needed qualities are administrative and bibliographic abilities, scholarly interests, tact and judgment. (2) Engineering Librarian, to be responsible for Engineering Faculty Library; to supervise Branch staff and work with faculty in selecting materials and devising and implementing systems of information control and retrieval. (3) and (4) Two Reference Librarians (beginning or intermediate), interest in library orientation and/or in book selection in subject areas an asset; starting salaries $6,000 or $7,000. (5) and (6) Two Catalogers (beginning or intermediate), one with science-engineering background or experience, other with arts background; starting salaries $6,000 or $7,000, with extra allowance for language competencies. Excellent working conditions and fringe benefits; four weeks’ vacation; faculty club membership; creative arts activities; hillside campus in pleasant small city. Apply with résumé of education and experience to Dr. Gertrude E. Gunn, Librarian, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., Canada.

CATALOGERneeded for classification from Dewey to Library of Congress. Collection is relatively small in a small liberal arts college located in the St. Louis area. Salary and other information available upon request. Apply to Edwin E. Voight, Pres., McKendree College, Lebanon, 111. 62254.