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MARS(ALA) Editor/Moderator & Web Positions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nancy Buchanan)
Thu Dec 5 20:56:20 1996
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 14:15:58 -0600 (CST)
From: Nancy Buchanan <NBuchanan@UH.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
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The Machine-Assisted Reference Section of the Reference and User Services
Association of the American Library Association is looking for individuals
to serve as the "Messages from MARS" Editor/MARS-L Moderator and the MARS
Web/Gopher Coordinator. Brief position descriptions are below, and full
descriptions are available at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/rasd/mars/marsjobs.html.
Those interested in these positions should send a resume and a letter
expressing their interest to:
Nancy Buchanan
University of Houston Libraries
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-2091
or to
NBuchanan@uh.edu
The application deadline is December 31, 1996. Interviews will take place
at ALA Midwinter.
Please note that these are volunteer, non-paying positions.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION -- "MESSAGES FROM MARS" EDITOR/MARS-L MODERATOR
The "Messages from MARS" Editor/MARS-L Moderator is responsible for the
quarterly publication of "Messages from MARS," the official newsletter
column of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section of the American Library
Association's Reference and User Services Association, published in the
RUSA Update newsletter, and for the management and operation of MARS-L,
the section's electronic information resource. The column disseminates
news of section and committee activities to those concerned with
computer-based reference and information services in libraries; MARS-L
serves as an electronic version of "Messages from MARS" and as a
discussion list for section and other related business.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION -- MARS WEB/GOPHER COORDINATOR
The MARS Web/Gopher Coordinator is responsible for the MARS web and gopher
site, the official Internet site of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section
of the American Library Association's Reference and User Services
Association. The site disseminates information on MARS including projects,
promotions and news to those concerned with computer-based reference and
information services in libraries. The web/gopher site serves as an
electronic forum for MARS and ALA related business.
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Nancy Buchanan
NBuchanan@uh.edu
Coordinator of Electronic Resources
University of Houston Libraries
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-2091
