Course Lecturer INFS 656 Winter 2024

Job title: Course Lecturer INFS 656 Winter 2024

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McGill’s School of Information Studies Master’s program ( ) is seeking a Course Lecturer to teach INFS 656 Abstracting and Indexing, for Winter 2024.

Course Overview

Principles and practical methods of abstracting and indexing. Topics include pre- and post-coordinate indexing, concept analysis, vocabulary control, construction and evaluation of thesauri and of indexes for books, periodicals, and series; emphasis on the role of the computer in indexing.

The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in librarianship at the graduate level, including courses on abstracting and indexing. The lecturer must have at least two years’ experience as a professional librarian, preferably in an academic library. Ideally, the candidate will have had taught a course in Abstracting and Indexing. The candidate should provide evidence of teaching effectiveness as shown by course evaluations. A Master’s degree is required.

Please note the Faculty of Arts has standardized Course Lecturer start and end dates: the course lecturer contract will be from January 4, 2024, to April 12, 2024, inclusively.

This course will be offered Wednesdays, 11:35 – 14:25, from January 10, 2024, to April 10, 2024 (tentatively, subject to change).

Salary will be commensurate with the salary scale for Course Lecturers, as described in the McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union Collective Agreement ( ).

McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification.

The language of instruction at McGill is English, but a working knowledge of French would be an asset.

Hiring Unit: School of Information Studies

Course Title: Abstracting and Indexing

Subject Code: INFS 656 1

Location: EDUC 433

Schedule: Wednesdays 11:35-2:25

Deadline to Apply: 2023-10-15

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, .

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