(REV.)POSTING - NETWORK RESOURCES - CT -Reply

[Jean Hewlett]

Have you noticed how many "Network Librarian" jobs have been advertised 
lately? And how many of them come around again, marked "search extended"?

My experience has been that most librarians are grossly underpaid for their 
education and skill, especially in rural public libraries and private 
colleges.

For this reason, I found the whole discussion of "should we be paid more for
creating a web page" quite surprizing.

Jean Hewlett
Any opinions expressed in this message are my own, and do not necessarily 
reflect those of my employers. Life just isn't that simple...



On Fri, 23 Aug 1996, KAREN SCHNEIDER wrote:

> I am now in the position of wondering if I should eat my own
> words.  I read this and thought, whew, only $31k for all this skill? 
> But maybe the LAN/WAN/client-server expertise is what gives
> me pause... what do others think?
> 
> Karen G. Schneider/opinions mine alone/
> 
> >>> JOANNE AKEROYD <AKEROYD at ads.cc.trincoll.edu>
> 08/22/96 04:44pm >>>
> > NETWORK RESOURCES LIBRARIAN
> > Trinity College Library
> >  > The Network Resources Librarian is responsible for
> planning,
> > coordinating, and supporting Trinity College Library's network
> > services and resources.  He/she provides overall leadership
> > for shaping and maintaining network information services;  >
> participates in the reference and bibliographic instruction
> > services; and carries major responsibility for identifying
> > new network services and resources.  This position reports to
> the
> > Head of Reference and Instructional Services, and consults
> regularly  > with the College Librarian about planning and
> service issues.
> >  > Trinity College Library operates a Sirsi Unicorn system in a
> > consortium with Connecticut College and Wesleyan University.
> > Trinity College has a fully integrated campus network
> supporting
> > Windows 95/NT, Unix, and Macintosh applications.
> >  > Candidates should hold ALA-accredited MLS; a minimum of
> two years
> > professional experience providing reference and library
> instruction;
> > strong knowledge of developments and trends in networked
> resources
> > and services, including full-text and image access,
> bibliographic,
> > statistical, and other sources of data; knowledge of networked 
> > configurations for library and information access including
> LANs  > and WANs, client/server architecture, Internet and
> WWW including
> > HTML and CGI scripting.
> >  > This full-time position is available immediately.  Salary range
> > begins at $31,000.  Please submit a resume and cover letter
> > stating salary requirements, and the names, titles, and current
> > telephone numbers of three professional references to:
> >  > Dr. Stephen L. Peterson
> > College Librarian
> > Trinity College
> > Hartford, CT 06106-3100
> 
> > Review of applications will begin immediately; the search will
> > continue until position is filled.
> 
> > Trinity College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action  >
> Employer.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
> > Applicants with disabilities should request, in advance, any
> > needed accommodation in order to fully participate in the  >
> application process.
> >  >  > Posted by:
> > Joanne Akeroyd                > Head of Technical Services  
> Internet:  akeroyd at ads.trincoll.edu
> > Trinity College Library      Phone:  (203) 297-2241
> > 300 Summit Street       > Hartford, CT 06106           Fax:  (203)
> 297-2251
>   
> 
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