Position: Oklahoma State University, Systems Librarian

[Elaine Watson]

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     related listservs. Please forgive the duplication.  
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     OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY (www.library.okstate.edu) 
     STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA 74078-1071 
     
     Position Announcement 
     ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN, 
     LIBRARY SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT 
     Faculty Rank/Tenure Track 
     
     Oklahoma State University is a land grant university in Stillwater, 
     Oklahoma, with an enrollment of 26,000 students on four campuses 
     offering 44 doctoral degree programs. The Library, which contains more 
     than 2.6 million volumes and documents, is a member of the Association 
     of Research Libraries and the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council. It is 
     highly automated with an online catalog (NOTIS); online access to ISI's 
     Current Contents and several FirstSearch databases; online access to 
     UMI's Proquest Direct (Periodical Abstracts Research II, ABI/Inform, 
     full-text New York Times, Newspaper Abstracts, and Digital 
     Dissertations Abstracts); Internet access to Compendex Web and EI 
     Village, J-Stor, Project Muse, selected FirstSearch databases and the 
     Encyclopedia Americana; access to a number of locally networked cd-rom 
     databases and other remote databases. Thirty public Internet 
     workstations are available. 
     
     RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the Library Systems 
     Department Head, administer the Library Management System (LMS), 
     currently NOTIS. Maintain all production NOTIS modules including OPAC, 
     Circulation, Cataloging [including GTO], Acquisitions, Serials 
     Check-In [LSER], MDAS, PACLink, and DocLink. The Library is planning 
     to move to a new LMS in the near future and this position will have 
     significant responsibilities with the implementation of the new 
     system. Other areas of responsibility may include 
     support/troubleshooting desktop systems and software, and technology 
     development, management, and planning. 
     
     QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA-MLS. Desired: Course work in library 
     automation desired. Support experience with integrated library 
     management systems and/or desktop workstations preferred. 
     
     SALARY: $30,000 for 11 months. Salary and academic rank dependent upon 
     qualifications and prior experience. 
     
     BENEFITS: Social security; free health, accident and life insurance; 
     retirement benefits available under state system and TIAA/CREF (some 
     restrictions); 11 holidays; sick leave. Opportunity to work towards 
     advanced degree. 
     
     DEADLINE: Application review begins November 3, 1997, and continues 
     until the position is filled. Start date: January 1998 (negotiable). 
     
     APPLY TO: For full consideration send letter of application, resume, 
     and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-Mail addresses (if 
     available) of three references to:
        Mrs. Jackie German
        Senior Administrative Associate
        Edmon Low Library
        Oklahoma State University
        Stillwater, OK 74078-1071 
     
        E-mail: jlg4962 at okway.okstate.edu
        Telephone: (405) 744-6324 
     
     EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER; MINORITIES AND WOMEN 
     ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT MUST COMPLY WITH IRCA. 
     
     This position announcement is posted to: 
     www.library.okstate.edu/personel/systems.htm