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ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
October 1, 1996
Position: Government Documents/Data Services
Librarian
Appointment rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
Salary: $27,000 minimum
Available: January 1, 1997
RESPONSIBILITIES: This newly created position offers an exciting
opportunity to combine new technologies with traditional documents and
reference work. Assesses and plans the delivery of all formats of
electronic government documents and the application of digital technology;
designs and provides training in the use of electronic government
documents to library staff and users; provides government documents
reference assistance; maintains government documents home page; works
closely with the Social Science Reference Coordinator on the
identification, acquisition, and management of data from the
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and
other sources; serves as the official representative to ICPSR;
collaborates with library acquisitions and cataloging teams in ordering
and processing electronic data files; develops and promotes the use of
electronic data files; develops electronic services in collaboration with
the Agriculture/Veterinary Medicine Library and the Cartographic
Information Center, including the use of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) and software. Reports to the Coordinator, Documents and Microforms.
The Documents and Microforms unit is a part of Reference Services in the
Hodges Library. The unit is an 82% selective federal depository and one
of six Tennessee state depository libraries. Ongoing monthly GPO tape
records are included in the OPAC beginning in 1992 and a GPO Access
gateway on the Web was established in 1995. Depository map
collections are housed in the Cartographic Information Center which also
serves as the Earth Sciences Information Center for the state and was a
participant in the ARL-GIS project. Department of Agriculture publications
are sent to the Agriculture/Veterinary Medicine Library. Library holdings include over
1 million government documents and maps in print, microform, and
electronic formats.
QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited MLS; experience or training in
government documents; substantial experience in microcomputer applications
in libraries including technical skills related to hardware and software; experience or training in the use
of numeric data in electronic format, and the use and application of basic
statistics; ability to plan and implement innovative user services;
excellent oral and written communication skills. Preferred: Knowledge of
UNIX, Windows, LAN, the Internet, GIS, and machine-readable datafiles.
BENEFITS: Librarians at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville have
faculty rank and status and are appointed for twelve months. This is a
tenure track appointment. Library faculty must meet University
requirements for promotion and tenure. Annual leave is accrued at the
rate of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per
month. Faculty have their choice of a state retirement plan or TIAA/CREF.
Non-refundable contributions to either retirement plan are paid for the
employee by the University. Group health and life insurance plans are
available. Tuition remission is available for all university employees;
partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children
and spouses of UT employees.
ENVIRONMENT: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Carnegie Research
Level One institution, enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every
state in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. As
Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UTK offers more doctoral programs than
any other institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80
million annually for sponsored research programs. UTK is one of 27 higher
education institutions holding the distinction of being both a land grant
institution and state university.
The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of almost $10 million,
holds 2 million volumes and receives approximately 14,000 current serials.
The Libraries system includes the John C. Hodges Library and four
branches on the Knoxville campus: Agriculture Veterinary Medicine
Library, Archives and Special Collections, Cartographic Information
Center, and Music. A fifth branch, the Social Work Library, is
located in Nashville. Over three hundred and fifty
persons are employed, including 50 librarians, 5 exempt, 131 nonexempt,
and 169 students. UTK Libraries is a member of SOLINET, the Association of
Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and the Research Libraries Group. The UTK
Libraries will install a client server integrated system in 1996. The
Libraries also offers a Web based information system and access to a
variety of electronic information sources.
Additional information about this position and the UTK community can
be found on the World Wide Web, URL address:
http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~lss/search/govdoc.html
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current resume, and
the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three
recent references to: Jill Keally, Library Support Services, 1015
Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696.
Review of applications will begin November 15, 1996, and will continue
until the position is filled.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis
of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran
status in provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by
and admission to the University.
The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or
disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section
504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the
other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of
Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 1818 Lake Avenue,
Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (423) 974-2498 (TTY available).
Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA
Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley
Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.
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