Dear Aprajita, You have a valid question but our requirements are a bit different, hence we have to choose between someone knowing German or having the subject qualifications. The Reference Librarian working in Max Mueller Bhavan will be mainly responsible for providing information about Germany, its culture etc. and to be able to do that, it is very important that he/she has German language expertise and knows Germany reasonably well. The reason being, most of the German reference books, websites as well as other sources of information, which such a person would use are in German language. A library science professional will need min. two to three years time to pick up the kind of language expertise we need for this job and given a choice, we would not want to wait that long to start providing effective information services. An ideal combination for us would be a librarian knowing German Language but unfortunately, so far we have not been successful in finding such a person. Library Science professionals are most welcome to apply (this was also the reason for posting it on LIS-Forum) but as written in the job-posting, first preference would be given to candidates well versed with German Language and Culture. Best regards Renu Seth Needless to say that the libry-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: aprajita suman [mailto:aprajita_drtc@rediffmail.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. März 2007 15:21 An: Seth, Renu Cc: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Betreff: Re: [LIS-Forum] VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Max Mueller Bhavan) Hi!! I am surprised to see that an MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage for the post of Referene LIBRARIAN not the basic requirement?? There have been numerous discussions in this forum to establish the relevance of librarianship in the modern Googled era, then why don't we support it when it comes to recruitment at suitable positions. best regards, Aparajita On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 Seth,Renu wrote :

Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) New Delhi invites applications for the position of Reference Librarian. MMB is part of the worldwide network of the Goethe Institute Munich and promotes German language and culture abroad. The library provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about Germany.

Responsibilities: The reference librarian will play a key role in restructuring library and information services; will develop and maintain online information resources; update Library WebPages; market library resources and services; prepare Library-Service newsletter and other promotional material; maintain address databases.

Requirements: Excellent knowledge of German language and culture; relevant experience in information management; ability to conduct independent research; thorough knowledge of computer applications; excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to compose texts for publication, MLIS degree or equivalent is an added advantage, ability to work effectively as part of a team, strong commitment to public service.

Remuneration in accordance with the MMB salary scheme. Applications received by April 13, 2007 will receive first consideration. Send letter of application, along with three professional references to Renu Seth, Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, K.G. Marg, Delhi-110001 Tel: (011) 23329506 email: seth@delhi.goethe.org Visit our web site at www.goethe.de/newdelhi

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