The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Georgia Health Sciences Library Association will be held March 9-11 at the Barnsley Gardens Resort in Adairsville, Georgia. Stay tuned for more information and program announcements.
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Job Posting: Director of Swilley Library and Associate Dean of University Libraries
Director of Swilley Library and Associate Dean of University Libraries. Mercer University invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Dean of University Libraries and Director of the Monroe F. Swilley, Jr. Library on the Atlanta Campus. We seek an individual with an inclusive, collegial leadership style and strong communication skills to help guide the Swilley Library into the next generation of library services on a growing campus. With the adoption of a new institutional Mission Statement, the Director will help develop a new Strategic Plan for the University Libraries that will explore opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and resource sharing in support of Mercer’s mission.
Position is available as of July 1, 2013; review of applications will begin immediately; those received by June 7, 2013 will receive first consideration.
For more information view the posting at Mercer’s employment website under the Faculty heading.
Job Posting: Clinical Informationist, Emory/St. Joseph’s Hospital
Reporting to the Head of Clinical Informationist Services, this Clinical Informationist (CI) will develop and deliver innovative clinical and nursing programs, services, and collections to physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff, based on the documented Clinical Informationist Services model. The person in this position will join a creative and user-oriented team of Clinical Informationists, partnering with them to provide consistent quality services at St. Joseph’s Hospital and designated branch locations. In addition to facility oversight at St. Joseph’s, the CI will provide a broad range of specific library services that include collection management, consultation, instruction,, assessment, and reference help.
Position is available immediately. For complete posting, visit: http://web.library.emory.edu/about/employment-opportunities/librarian-positions
Emory Hosts “Medical Treasures”
Atlanta’s Emory University is hosting an exhibit of material from the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library’s historical collection of artifacts and medical books, including a print of Andreas Vesalius’s “de humani corporis fabrica”.
An opening reception for the exhibition will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013. The exhibit will be on display through October 2013.
Read more about the exhibit here. The Library is located at 1462 Clifton Rd in Atlanta. Additional details such as directions, parking, hours and maps may be found here.
Job Posting: Associate Director, Library Applications and Knowledge Systems, University of Maryland
Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/Executive Director Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL), this newly created faculty position will provide leadership for the library’s applications, knowledge systems, and new and emerging technologies, integrating the resources, services and programs of the HS/HSL. Working in a highly collaborative library and campus environment, the Associate Director for Library Applications and Knowledge Systems will manage 6.5 staff consisting of an internal library network administrator, web developers, support staff, and an instructional technology/design team. This is a full-time, non-tenure track position at a rank of Librarian II or III. SALARY RANGE: $55,000-$80,000, commensurate with experience.
Visit http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/general/about/employment or call 410-706-6747 for more information. For best consideration, please forward all above required application materials by May 3, 2013. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.