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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS - GEORGIA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PACS-L Moderator)
Tue Jun 3 20:42:01 1997
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 19:06:14 -0500
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From: Carol Goodson <cgoodson@westga.edu>
Subject: POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS - GEORGIA
TWO POSITIONS -- INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
DIVISION HEAD: Responsibilities: The Library needs an innovative, dynamic
pacesetter with a strong commitment to patron services for students,
faculty and administrators, who can coordinate the planning, promotion,
development, and provision of library instructional programs in a rapidly
changing information environment. The successful candidate will have
demonstrated success in the development of information literacy programs
and be able to exercise leadership and vision in working with librarians
and teaching faculty in design and evaluation of programs to address
curricular support needs. S/he will also be adept at developing
librarians as effective instructors, and possess the ability to foster
teamwork. This position is responsible for establishing policies and
procedures, proposing new initiatives in instruction, promoting use of
networked resources through current awareness, publicity and the library's
homepage, and developing computer-assisted & Web-based instructional
tools. Supervises Reference, Government Documents, Bibliographic
Instruction and Special Collections, with a combined divisional staff of 5
FTE librarians and 1.5 support staff, reports to Associate Director of
Libraries. Qualifications: Required: Minimum five years combined
reference and instructional services experience, plus three years
supervisory experience in academic library public services. Salary:
minimum $42,500
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN / GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Responsibilities: This position reports to the Head of Instructional
Services. Has charge of collection development, oversight and promotion
of government documents and maps in all formats; serves as effective
liaison between Library and Government Printing Office; supervises
classified and student staff; responsible for planning, budgeting,
reporting and assessment of services; prepares appropriate handouts and
web pages. Qualifications: Minimum three years reference experience in
an electronic environment; government documents experience. Desired:
academic library experience; supervisory experience. Salary: minimum
$32,500.
Responsibilities applying to both positions: Provides library instruction
for assigned academic departments; works at Reference Desk according to a
rotating schedule of daily, evening and weekend hours. Qualifications
applying to both positions: Required: M.L.S. from an ALA-accredited
program; demonstrated effectiveness in library instruction; outstanding
communications and interpersonal skills. Desired: An additional masters
degree (required for tenure and for appointment at the level of Assistant
Professor or above).
The University & Community : Complete information about the State
University of West Georgia is available at the University's website,
http://www.westga.edu. For information on the community of Carrollton,
see http://www.carroll-ga.org.
Applications: Applications must be postmarked by July 31, 1997. A
complete application consists of a signed letter of application, detailed
resume, transcripts from each degree-granting institution*; and a list of
at least three professional references who may be contacted, including all
recent former employers familiar with candidate's abilities. *Photocopy
of transcripts is sufficient for application; offer of employment is
contingent upon presentation of official transcripts for all
post-secondary education.
Reply to:
Chair, Search Committee
Head of Instructional Services position
OR Government Documents position
Ingram Library
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton GA 30118
Names of applicants/ nominees, resumes, and other general non-evaluative
material are subject to public inspection under the Georgia Open Records
Act. AA/EEO Employer
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Carol Goodson, Head / Library Access Services
STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, Carrollton GA 30118
Voice: (770) 836-6496 | Fax: (770) 836-6626 | Message: (800) 295-2321
email: cgoodson@westga.edu
[URL] http://www.westga.edu/~cgoodson/
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