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Subject: Still time to apply for WIU's Government Information and Data
Services position
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:57:26 -0500
From: Chuck Malone <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
I'd be glad to answer questions anyone may have.!
Thanks,
Chuck (Chair of Search Committee)
Charles E. Malone, Coordinator
Government and Legal Information Unit
University Libraries
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 298-2719
(309) 298-2791 (FAX)
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*Government Information and Data Services Librarian
*
May 18, 2007
*APPOINTMENT*: Negotiable. Western Illinois University Libraries seeks
an innovative and user-oriented Government Information and Data Services
Librarian to become part of their exciting transformation into a digital
information commons. The successful candidate will plan, develop, and
deliver government information and spatial and numeric data services
across the university.
*QUALIFICATIONS*: ALA-accredited masters degree. A sixth-year
specialist degree in librarianship or an advanced / professional degree
must be completed within one year of initial appointment. Experience
with using U.S. government information resources. Experience using GIS
or demonstrated interest in learning GIS (GIS educational opportunities
will be available through WIUs Geography Department classes and
commercial vendor workshops). Reference experience. Excellent oral and
written communication skills.
*PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*: Map library experience. Federal Depository
Library Program experience. Experience evaluating online government
information for inclusion in library Web pages. Experience providing
bibliographic instruction in an academic library. Familiarity with
using: SPSS or other data analysis software applications; international
government organization resources; and legal reference resources.
*RESPONSIBILITIES*: The Government Information and Data Services
Librarian is responsible for the continued development of the Library
GIS/map services. Working closely with library colleagues the Government
Information and Data Services Librarian participates in the selection,
organization, and delivery of data collections. Other responsibilities
include: serves as liaison to academic departments; participates in
reference and instruction; works collaboratively with the Government
Documents Librarian to insure access to government information;
participates in government information outreach activities to the
University and surrounding communities; contributes in departmental and
library planning; serves on library-wide and University committees; and
completes research and service activities to achieve tenure and promotion.
*RANK & SALARY: *12 month, tenure-track position, with a minimum annual
salary of $62,338 as an assistant professor. Western Illinois University
offers a competitive benefits package that includes domestic partner
benefits. For full benefit information visit
http://www.wiu.edu/hr/benefits.shtml WIU Faculty are members of an
AFT-affiliated collective bargaining campus.
*THE DEPARTMENT*:WIU Libraries is undergoing a transformation of its
services and facilities with its migration toward digital resources and
services. WIU Libraries employs 16 faculty and 42 civil service staff in
the Leslie F. Malpass Library, 3 on-campus branch libraries and one at
the WIU-Quad Cities campus. The Libraries collection includes over
1,000,000 catalogued volumes, approximately 2,000 periodical print
subscriptions, access to over 25,000 full-text journals, 300,000 maps
and substantial government documents, microforms, and non-book
materials. The annual budget is 4.5 million.
*THE UNIVERSITY*: Recognized as one of the "Best in the Midwest
Colleges" by The Princeton Review and selected as one of just 24 public
universities ranked a Tier 1 Midwestern Masters Institution by U.S. News
and World Report, Western Illinois University serves 13,400 students in
the heart of the Midwest through its traditional, residential, four-year
campus in Macomb, IL and its upper division, urban, commuter location in
the Quad Cities/Moline.
WIU's friendly, accessible, nurturing campus communities are dedicated
to higher values in higher education and are comprised of strong
faculty, state of the art technology and facilities, and a wide range of
academic and extracurricular opportunities for students and staff. The
four core values at the heart of WIU are academic excellence,
educational opportunity, personal growth, and social responsibility.
WIU's GradTrac and Cost Guarantee programs ensure that students can
achieve their degrees within four years while paying a fixed rate for
tuition, fees, plus room and board. WIU remains the only university in
Illinois to guarantee the cost for tuition plus fees and room and board
over a four-year period at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
WIU is a comprehensive, public university offering 55 undergraduate
degree programs, 35 graduate degree programs and a doctorate degree.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17:1, WIU's 615 full-time faculty
teach 95 percent of all undergraduate as well as graduate courses in
addition to 13 pre-professional degree programs and 10 certificate
programs. WIU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a
member of the North Central Association. Western Illinois University is
a member of the NCAA and competes at the Division I level. The Leslie F.
Malpass Library ranks among the finest at comprehensive universities in
the United States.
WIU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the
North Central Association.
*APPLICATION*: Applicants should send letter of application, current
curriculum vita, copies of transcripts (official transcripts will be
required of interviewees), and contact information (including email
addresses) of three professional references. Apply to: Mary Day,
University Libraries, Western Illinois University; 1 University Circle;
Macomb, IL 61455-1390. Please include your current email address as well.
Screening of applicants will begin on August 16, 2007 and continue until
the position is filled.
/Western Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. In that
spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a
broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to, minorities,
women, and individuals with disabilities. Western Illinois University
has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual
orientation, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability,
or veteran status./
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