LIBRARIAN II | INFORMATION SERVICES SPECIALIST (HALIFAX)

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND LABOUR
PLEASE QUOTE COMPETITION #003943


This is a bargaining unit position restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). External applicants will only be considered if there are no qualified bargaining unit applicants.


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WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST, HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.


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 Duties Classification and Salary Range Qualifications How to Apply for this Position
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DUTIES
Under the direction of the Manager, Information Resources, the Librarian II/Information Services Specialist is responsible for providing a wide range of information services to Departmental staff in Halifax, twenty regional offices, and to external clients. The Librarian will provide leadership in evaluating the present collections and planning for the development of future services. This includes managing the electronic products and resources presently in the library, designing and developing on-line library databases and publishing information on the web. In addition, the Librarian will participate in delivering, expanding and promoting information services.


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QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree plus post-graduate degree in Library Science plus 2 years professional library experience. The incumbent will have experience using a variety of electronic products including but not limited to office applications such as: Windows, GroupWise, WordPerfect, and specialized research tools such as InMagic/DBText, Quicklaw, eCarswell/LawSource and other Internet applications. S/he will be required to work on database evaluation and development using InMagic/DBText. The successful candidate will be a results oriented individual with strong communication and leadership skills. Demonstrated experience in project management is essential. Supervisory experience is an asset. Travelling may be required.


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CLASSIFICATION RANGE  PR 12
SALARY RANGE  $42,028 - $50,995

CLOSING DATE  May 13, 2003


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APPLICANT INFORMATION NOTICE:

Please note that some job competitions are restricted to current NSGEU bargaining unit employees. Please check the individual job competition information for restrictions. For all bargaining unit job competitions, external applicants will be considered only if there are no qualified bargaining unit applicants. All current bargaining unit employees applying for job competitions are asked to include their employee identification number.


Please refer to http://www.gov.ns.ca/psc/services/employ/default.asp for application process.