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Wanted: Information Services Manager (Qatar)
Category: Job Openings
Job title: Information Services Manager
Institution: Weill Cornell Medical College
Location: Qatar
Source: FL
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Job Title Information Services Manager
Date Posted Dec 23 , 2008
Job Status FULL TIME
Grade 7
Department Distributed eLibrary
Location Qatar
Minimum Salary $65,898
Position Summary
Supervise a staff of up to 6 reference librarians, and 3 support staff in providing delivery of reference services which include, but are not limited to: mediated searching, implementing information delivery via the web, and provision of educational support in the use of electronic resources which will be the principal information support for faculty, staff, and students and to assist the academic departments in their educational endeavors as requested or necessary.
Position Activities
* Supervise Reference Section staff who are providing a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional reference services in support of the College\’s curriculum. Plan and schedule reference staff and educational duties and assignments; prepare performance evaluations of staff at scheduled intervals; recommend continued employment. As requested, assist staff at Hamad or other hospitals with teaching information access principles and techniques.
* Initiate and supervise a structured program of continuing education for the reference staff through any of the following, but not limited to: professional association sponsored events, commercially sponsored seminars and CE, lectures and demonstrations; and/or formal instruction at an appropriate educational venue. Teach curricular offerings, as appropriate.
* Recommend additions to the library\’s collections of print and electronic resources including books, journals, databases, software, etc.
* Supervise updating of all necessary software/hardware in the Department.
* Supervise the development of a curriculum of instruction for information retrieval, evaluation, and manipulation spread over the years of medical school instruction.
* Supervise the production of in-house materials such as brochures information and/or instructional handouts, and newsletter articles emphasizing the work of the department. Provide information about library services for student handbooks, and conduct research and writing for publication, which is relevant to the work of the section and/or to the field of Library/Information Science.
* Work with the eLibrary Director in planning, implementing, and evaluation of all educational offerings.
* Participate on committees, teams, and task forces, of the College of Medicine and supervise special projects as assigned.
* Assist Administration in the preparation of an annual report, by providing an annual listing of presentations at professional meetings, publications, research activities, professional association involvement, teaching efforts, posters and presentations.
* Performs other similar and related duties as required.
Position Requirements
Master\’s Degree in Library and/or Information Science from an American Library Association accredited school or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years\’ professional library experience in a health science library setting preferred. Experience with EBM and other information literacy teaching methods very desirable. Demonstrated supervisory and interpersonal communication skills. Should possess proven ability to apply new technologies in information management and to work effectively with electronic information systems. Must be creative, forward thinking and capable of initiating change seamlessly. Should be able to work in a culturally diverse setting.
Contact Us
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
HR Department,
P.O. Box 24144,
Qatar
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