MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION -- PLACEMENT SERVICE
                                                  JOB LIST
                                          1995-96, No. 9:  May 1996
 
 
IRA F. BRILLIANT CENTER FOR BEETHOVEN
STUDIES, SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose,
California is looking for a Research Assistant.
  Description:  Position summary: The Research
Assistant serves as the principal subject indexer for the
Beethoven Bibliography Project. Perform assigned
duties and maintain quotas established by the project
while adhering to the project's standards of quality.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS.  Responsibilities: 1.
Analyze significant subject content of books and other
literature on Ludwig van Beethoven in English, German,
and other languages. Use indexes, tables of contents,
abstracts, and the texts themselves to determine major
and minor subject headings.  2. Consult Library of
Congress subject headings and other on-line and
printed lists to determine authorized forms of headings.
Formulate new terms to be added to the Beethoven
Bibliography Project Thesaurus.  3. Translate portions of
texts from German into English; write summaries or
abstracts of other foreign language material.  4. Other
duties may include: on-line data input; preparation of
data for statistical reports; basic research using music
reference sources.
  Qualifications:   Knowledge, skills, and abilities:  1.
Knowledge of music theory and literature with emphasis
on the Classical or Romantic periods. Knowledge of
research in Beethoven studies.  2. Advanced reading
knowledge of German (testing required).  3. Ability to
establish and maintain cooperative relationships with
others and to work effectively under the pressure of
deadlines.  Education and experience:  1. Bachelor's
degree in music required. Advanced degree (M.A. or
PhD) in musicology highly desirable. Master's degree in
library science and indexing experience can be
substituted for advanced degree in musicology.  2.
Experience as Beethoven researcher, music research
assistant, or translator highly desirable.  3. Knowledge
of languages other than German highly desirable.
  Salary & Benefits:   $1,062 per month plus benefits.
Appointment: 50% time (20 hr/week) 19-month position
with the possibility of extension.
  Application Deadline:  May 15, 1996 or until filled.
  Application:  Forms and information can be obtained
from the Foundation Human Resources Dept. located
on the San Jose State University campus, Administration
Building, Room 255 (corner of San Fernando and 7th
 
 
Streets).  Resumes are welcomed, but must be
accompanied by the SJSU Foundation application.
(Only Foundation applications will be accepted.)
Applicants will be required to perform an indexing and
translating exercise to be returned with their application.
San Jose State University Foundation Human Resources
-- Research Assistant, P.O. Box 720130, San Jose, CA
95172-0130; 408-924-1460.  Employees of San Jose
State Foundation are non-State employees.  The
Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color,
sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability
 
 
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK,
College Park, Maryland is looking for a Curator, Special
Collections in Performing Arts.
  Description:   RESPONSIBILITIES: The Curator of
SCPA administers the work of the unit.  Supervises the
organization and archival processing of SCPA's
acquisitions and the processing of archival collections
throughout the Music Library.  Provides library services
to the campus community and to users worldwide.
Works actively with the Head of the Performing Arts
Library to seek gifts of materials and collections in
music, theater, and dance from private individuals,
organizations, and corporations as well as to raise
funding in support of the Special Collections.  Takes an
active role in professional and scholarly associations
whose collections are represented in SCPA, and works
with the Head to promote the Libraries through the
production of exhibitions and publications.  The Music
(soon to be Performing Arts) Library serves the
educational and research needs of the campus's
students of music, dance, and (soon) theater, as well as
scholars, teachers, performers, and others worldwide.
A new library facility in the Maryland Center for the
Performing Arts will open in 1999.  Special Collections
in Performing Arts (SCPA) is one of three components
of the Music Library, along with the International Piano
Archives at Maryland (IPAM) and the Reference and
Circulation Unit.  SCPA is rich in materials for the study
of music in American culture and the arts in education;
currently its collections include the archives of sixteen
national and international music organizations, related
special collections in all formats, and the papers of a
number of individuals--to which will be added archival
collections in theater and dance.
  Qualifications:  REQUIRED:  ALA-accredited master's
degree in library science. Music studies resulting in
demonstrated musical knowledge and experience.
Three years of progressively responsible archival
experience with demonstrated abilities in acquiring,
processing, and assisting users of archival materials.
Understanding of and experience with the application of
information technology in archives including scholarly
communications and user services.  Proven ability to
communicate and work cooperatively in an innovative
atmosphere with donors, scholars, administrators,
colleagues, and employees.  PREFERRED: A graduate
degree in a performing arts discipline.  Demonstrated
scholarship in an area of the American performing arts
and/or arts education.
 Salary & Benefits:  SALARY: Commensurate with
experience. TITLE: Librarian I, Curator, Special
Collections in Performing Arts.  CATEGORY: Associate
Staff, Full-Time (12-Month Appointment).  BENEFITS:
22 days annual leave & 3 personal days; 14 paid
holidays; 15 days sick leave.  Employer contributes to
health insurance and retirement (State-pension or
TIAA-CREF); tuition remission.
  Application Deadline:  June 7, 1996.  Applications
accepted until position is filled.
  Application:   Send resume and names/addresses of
three references to: Ray Foster, Library Personnel
Services, McKeldin Library, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742-7011; FAX: (301) 314-9960.
The University Libraries (301) 405-9250.  The University
of Maryland is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer.   Minorities are encouraged to apply.
 
 
Positions Recently Filled
 
 
Deborah Herman-Morgan, Head of Music Library
Cataloging Services, The Hartt School, University of
Hartford.
 
Stacey Pearson, Manager of Art, Music, and
Audiovisual Services, Allen Country Public Library.
 
Richard Wandel, Project Archivist, New York
Philharmonic Archives.
 
 
 
From the Placement Officer
 
The purpose of the Placement Service is to "assist
music librarians who seek initial or new employment and
inform members of developments in the job market.  To
these ends the Service publishes a monthly Job List of
positions currently available."  Since July 1995, the Job
List is also available to subscribers of MLA-L on the MLA
Clearinghouse.
 
I would like to encourage anyone who has heard about
a possible job opening in music librarianship, whether
through reading a local newspaper, through one's own
institution, or through a friend or colleague, to contact
me by any means - phone, mail, fax, or e-mail (the latter
especially).
 
Please send me your questions, suggestions, or
thoughts concerning the MLA Placement Service.
 
     Elisabeth H. Rebman, MLA Placement Officer
     Music Library, 240 Morrison Hall
     University of California, Berkeley
     Berkeley, CA 97420-6000
     Tel:  (510) 643-5198
     Fax: (510) 642-8237
     e-mail: erebman@library.berkeley.edu
 
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