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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PACS-L Moderator)
Fri Aug 2 21:24:34 1996
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 18:29:37 -0500 (CDT)
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2 Messages
1) Central Washington University Library
Electronic Resources Librarian & Assistant Head of Reference
Reference Librarian
Documents Librarian
2) CWIS Coordinator, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
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>From: CWU Librarian <library@tahoma.cwu.edu>
>Subject: 3 Vacancies at Central Washington University
> Central Washington University Library
>
> Vacancies
>
>[Note: Position descriptions also are on the World Wide Web at
>http://tahoma.cwu.edu:2000/~library/jobs/faculty.html]
>
>The Central Washington University Library seeks three librarians to
>help us provide high quality service in an academic environment
>increasingly reliant on electronic tools and networked information
>resources. There are opportunities to promote user education in a
>state-of-the-art electronic classroom, provide full-text delivery
>to users in multiple service locations across the state, and develop
>methods to share resources with other institutions. We seek librarians
>who are able to apply new technology, are sensitive to the needs of
>diverse users, and deeply committed to service, teaching and scholarship.
>
>Electronic Resources Librarian and Assistant Head of Reference
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>Assistant Professor (tenure track), 12 month minimum salary $44,326.
>Reports to Head of Reference. Serves as a generalist with focus on
>library electronic resources, providing traditional and electronic
>reference service. Acts as a reference liaison with the library's
>Systems Department. Offers class instruction to library users. May
>rotate to other departments, such as Documents, in order to expand
>expertise in these areas. Serves as Head of Reference in the absence
>of the department head. Works some evenings and weekends. The
>Reference team includes seven librarians, two subject specialists, and
>a library technician.
>
>Qualifications
>Minimum: ALA accredited MLS or equivalent; strong public service
>orientation; demonstrated leadership, organizational, communication,
>and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively in a team setting
>with students, staff, and faculty colleagues. Generalist with focus on
>library electronic resources. Five years professional reference
>experience in a university library, including both traditional and
>electronic reference resources. Experience in searching CD-ROM, Internet,
>and other online information resources.
>
>Desirable: Experience in designing and evaluating Internet-based
>reference tools. Creation of multimedia user instructional programs.
>Master Degree in computer science or in the natural sciences. Experience
>in library instruction. Leadership or supervisory library experience.
>Publication in refereed journals and participation in professional
>organizations.
>
>Reference Librarian
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>Lecturer (non-tenure track), 12 month minimum salary $28,000, or
>Assistant Professor (tenure track), 12 month minimum salary $33,937.
>Reports to the Head of Reference. Provides reference service using both
>traditional and electronic resources in an academic setting. Includes
>some evening and weekend hours. Participates in library user education
>and collection development. May rotate to other library departments,
>such as Government Documents, Maps, and Microforms in order to expand
>expertise in these areas.
>
>Qualifications
>Minimum:
>Lecturer (non-tenure track): ALA Accredited MLS or equivalent; strong
>public service orientation; demonstrated organizational, communication,
>and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively in a team setting
>with students, staff and faculty colleagues. Assistant Professor (tenure
>track) additional requirements: five years professional
>university/college library experience or equivalent experience at other
>large library; an additional advanced degree or systematic course work
>may substitute for up to three years experience.
>
>Preference will be given to candidates with university/college library
>experience.
>
>Desirable: In order to round out our collective subject expertise,
>preference will be given to candidates with course work or a degree in
>the sciences. Experience with Innopac or other integrated library
>system. Experience and/or education in database and Internet searching
>and user instruction. Participation in professional organizations.
>
>Documents Librarian
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>Lecturer (non-tenure track), 12 month minimum salary $28,000, or
>Assistant Professor (tenure track), 12 month minimum salary $33,937.
>Report to the Head of Documents, Maps and Microforms Department.
>Assist in the management of a selective depository collection, a
>microform collection, and a map collection. Provide documents reference
>service and user instruction; engage in collection development; do
>original and copy cataloging of maps and Washington State documents
>using OCLC cataloging system; oversee use of Marcive services; assist
>library users with CD-ROM and Internet searching; supervise classified
>staff and student employees; work some evenings and weekends; may rotate
>to other departments, such as Reference, in order to expand expertise in
>these areas. The Documents, Maps, and Microforms Department includes two
>librarians and three library technicians.
>
>Qualifications
>Minimum:
>Lecturer (non-tenure track): ALA accredited MLS or equivalent; strong
>public services orientation; demonstrated organizational, communication,
>supervisory and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively in a
>team setting with students, staff and faculty colleagues.
>Assistant Professor (tenure-track) additional requirements: five years
>professional university/college library experience or equivalent
>experience at other library; an additional advanced degree or systematic
>course work may substitute for up to three years experience.
>
>Preference will be given to candidates with university/college library
>experience.
>
>Desirable:
>Experience and/or education in: Documents, Maps, and Microforms
>Librarianship, OCLC online cataloging, CD-ROM database and Internet
>searching, Marcive or equivalent services, bibliographic instruction,
>participation in professional organizations.
>
>Rank and salary for Reference and Documents positions depend on
>experience. Lecturers will be eligible to apply for tenure track status
>when faculty code requirements for Assistant Professor rank have been
>met. Comprehensive benefits package includes 22 days vacation and TIAA-
>CREF. Application review will begin October 15, 1996, and continue until
>positions are filled.
>
>Send letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses and
>telephone numbers of three current professional references to the
>appropriate search committee chair at the following address:
>
>Electronic Resources Librarian and Assistant Head of Reference Search
>Committee, Jennifer Jaques, Chair
>
>Reference Librarian Search Committee, Sara Amato, Chair
>
>Documents Librarian Search Committee, Daniel CannCasciato, Chair
>
>c/o Dean of Library and Media Services
>Central Washington University Library
>400 E. 8th Avenue
>Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
>
>Central Washington University has a strong commitment to increasing the
>diversity of its faculty, staff and student body. AA/EEO/Title IX
>Institution.
>
>CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY is a comprehensive state university which
>serves more than 8500 students, 1000 of which are enrolled in Centers
>in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Programs are offered through the College
>of Education and Professional Studies, College of Arts and Humanities,
>College of the Sciences, and the School of Business and Economics. The
>main campus is located in Ellensburg, a city of 13,000 east of the
>Cascade mountains. Ellensburg is a two-hour drive from Seattle, the
>major cultural center of the Pacific Northwest. Situated east of the
>Cascade mountains, the Kittitas Valley is known as one of the finest
>living environments in the Pacific Northwest.
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From: farrip@rpi.edu (Polly-Alida Farrington)
Subject: Job Posting:CWIS Coordinator
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Libraries and Information Services
Coordinator of the Campus Wide Information System
The coordinator is responsible for the structure, standards, and content
of the campus wide information system (RPInfo) and is a member of the
Library Systems Automation Team which reports to the Director of Libraries
and Information Services. Work closely with other Library staff; establish
standards for document preparation tools and formats; participate on the
RPInfo Support Team to provide information content and basic design for
RPInfo; assist departments in participating in the campus wide information
system, including demonstrating RPInfo, familiarizing information providers
with RPInfo standards, practices, and procedures, and assisting them in
finding software tools; incorporate new technologies and facilities into
RPInfo to keep it a leading edge information service; develop and schedule
training classes and demonstrations; work with News & Communications and
other departments to create and maintain on-line collections of official
logos, seals, photos, templates, etc.; create and maintain general
campus/regional information; keep abreast of developments in the World Wide
Web and other relevant information sharing technologies; design and produce
related documentation; as well as perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: A bachelor's degree; MLS or advanced degree in technical
writing, graphics arts highly preferred. Demonstrated professional writing
skills, (i.e. experience in journalism, editing, indexing or information
management with major responsibilities for organization, format and delivery
of information). Working knowledge of the World Wide Web concepts,
practices, procedures, protocols, implementations, and HTML and other web
markup languages and utilities. Experience with UNIX and personal computer
document preparation programs such as word processors, desktop publishing,
imaging software, etc. Technical understanding of
computing and networking. Demonstrated superior interpersonal and
communication skills; ability to teach and consult in a highly automated,
networked environment. Must be team oriented, flexible and able to work
both independently and collaboratively in a complex and changing environment.
Minimum salary $30,000
Application review will begin September 1, 1996. Send letter of
application, resume and the names of three references to Loretta Ebert,
Director of Libraries and Information Services, Folsom Library,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180-3590.
Rensselaer is an AA, EEO employer. Applications of minorities and
women are strongly encouraged.
