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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 14:53:42 -0600
From: Jenny Marie Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: UIUC Job Announcement
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Jenny Marie Johnson
Map and Geography Librarian and
Assoc. Professor of Library Administration

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Assistant Map and Geography Librarian
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

Position Available:
February 1, 2001.  A full-time tenure track position with the rank of
Assistant Professor of Library Administration.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent in this entry-level position, under the direction of the
Map and Geography Librarian, will be responsible for integrating and
supporting access to digital geospatial data as part of the University
Library’s service.  Responsibilities include a broad variety of
functions, all with a geospatial data emphasis:  collection and user
needs assessment, acquisitions, metadata creation, reference services,
and data access.  Work with digital geospatial data will be integrated
with providing reference services for the Map and Geography Library as a
whole.  The Assistant Map and Geography Librarian will serve as a
Library-wide resource for GIS-related data acquisitions and activities
and will be the primary Library liaison to the campus and state GIS
communities.  The incumbent also will play a key role in gaining
complete bibliographic control of the geospatial information collection
by cataloging digital data resources, aerial photograph sets, and maps
using OCLC, will assist in setting unit goals and priorities, and
administer the unit in the absence of the Map and Geography Librarian.

Environment:
The Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an
extended family of over 40 individual libraries, area studies centers,
and special collections dispersed around the campus.  With a collection
of over 20 million items and 90,000 periodical subscriptions, the
University of Illinois Library is one of the largest and most
prestigious research libraries in the United States.  The University
Library is a highly decentralized system of 45 departmental and college
libraries organized into eight divisions; the Map and Geography Library
is a member of the Special Collections Division.  The Map and Geography
Library is located in the main library building.  Its collection of
monographs and serials supports the instruction and research of
Geography Department while its maps, atlases, aerial photographs, and
digital data resources serve the entire campus and the state of
Illinois.  The collection of 565,000 maps and aerial photographs is the
primary map collection on campus.

Qualifications:
Required:
An MLS degree from an ALA accredited library school or its equivalent.
Academic or work-related background in one of the social or spatial
sciences such as geography or urban planning including experience with
GIS software, such as ArcView and Arc/Info, and digital geospatial
data.  Demonstrated knowledge of cartographic information in a variety
of formats and/or knowledge of cartographic information resources in a
library setting.  Familiarity with metadata construction.  Excellent
oral and written communication skills.  Evidence of research orientation
and ability to meet University standards for promotion and tenure.
Preferred:
University degree with a GIS emphasis.  Familiarity with electronic
government information resources.  Familiarity with issues related to
on-screen and hardcopy delivery of digitized geospatial data.  Knowledge
of cataloging theory and the MARC cataloging format.  Skills in web page
development and an interest in providing appropriate access to library
holdings through the web.  Supervisory experience.
Desired:
Familiarity with issues associated with technology and techniques for
scanning of cartographic information resources.  Experience in GIS
project management, data management and GIS needs assessment.
Familiarity with relational database management software (e.g., MS
Access, SQL, Oracle).  Experience in cataloging spatial information
resources using a bibliographic utility (OCLC or RLIN).

Salary & Rank:
Salary is competitive, and is commensurate with experience and
credentials for appointment as Assistant Professor.  Librarians have
faculty rank and must demonstrate excellence in librarianship, research
and university/professional/community service in order to meet
university standards for tenure and promotion.

Terms of Appointment:
Twelve month appointment; 24 work days vacation per year; 11 paid
holidays; 12 annual sick leave days (cumulative), plus an additional 13
days (non-cumulative) per year if necessary; health insurance, requiring
a small co-payment, is provided to employee (coverage for dependents may
be purchased); participation in State Universities Retirement System is
compulsory (includes several private options), 8% of staff member’s
salary is withheld and is tax exempt until retirement); newly hired
university employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social
Security and are subject to its deduction.

Campus and Community:
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive, major
public university (Research Level I) that is ranked among the best in
the country.  It provides undergraduate and graduate education in more
than 150 fields of study and conducts both theoretical and applied
research , and provides public service to the state and the nation.  The
University has an administrative, academic, and support staff of over
12,000.  Many of the academic units of the university are recognized for
national leadership in instruction and research.  Detailed information
about the University can be found on its web page, http://www.uiuc.edu.
The UIUC Library is the largest state university library and the third
largest academic library in the United States with a collection of more
than nine million volumes.  The Library employs approximately 100
library faculty and 300 library staff.  The Library’s web page is
http://www.library.uiuc.edu.  Urbana-Champaign, located about 150 miles
south of Chicago, has a combined population of over 100,000 including a
student population of over 36,000.  Champaign County is home to more
than 175,000 people and provides the advantages of a rural setting with
the cultural benefits of a major university and an urbanized area; for
more information see http://www.cuout.com.

Apply:
Send letter of application and complete resume with the names,
addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses (where available) of
three references to:  Cindy Kelly, Head, Library Human Resources,
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408 West Gregory
Drive, Urbana, IL  61801.  Phone 217-333-8169.  E-mail
[log in to unmask]  Electronic applications are acceptable initially, but
must be followed by a hard copy with signature.

Deadline:
In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must
be postmarked by January 19, 2001.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER

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