[InetBib] Librarian vacancy at Linnean Society of London

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Von: Isabelle Charmantier <isabelle@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Datum: 19. März 2019 um 12:51
Betreff: Librarian vacancy at Linnean Society of London
Please find details of a vacancy for a Librarian at the Linnean Society of 
London:

LIBRARIAN
(Full-time, permanent post)
Salary: £30,000 p.a. with a generous workplace pension scheme

Job description
The Linnean Society of London is a charity, the world’s oldest extant 
biological society, and has in its care several scientifically important 
collections, most notably those of the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, 
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. The Collections include a library, 
archives and biological specimens, and have been awarded Designation status by 
Arts Council England.

Working as part of a small Collections team, as the only librarian the post 
holder will be responsible for the printed collections and support the Head of 
Collections. The Librarian will have the opportunity to work with a rich and 
unique collection and will be responsible for the smooth running of all aspects 
of the Library, including:
* Supporting the research requirements of Library users;
* Cataloguing and classifying Library material, and managing the operation and 
development of the library management system (Heritage Cirqa);
* Coordinating and working alongside the Library’s long-standing volunteers, 
some of whom are central to cataloguing work;
* Overseeing the migration of records to the National Bibliographic 
Knowledgebase in the near future;
* Acting as Administrator for the Linnaeus Link Project, which includes 
attending the Linnaeus Link and European Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 
meetings yearly;
* Getting involved in the Society’s charitable public engagement and 
educational activities, including giving tours, creating displays in the 
Reading Room, and writing blogs.
Further information is available on the Society's website 
https://www.linnean.org/the-society/vacancies-and-volunteering  

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 26 March 2019

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Dr Isabelle Charmantier
Head of Collections

The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF, 
UK 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7434 4479 EXT 224 | www.linnean.org http://www.linnean.org/  | 
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