RUSA/MARS Web Coordinator: Call for Volunteers

[Elliot Kanter]

     POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:  MARS WEB COORDINATOR
     Please respond by June 15, 1998.
     
     MARS, the Machine Assisted Reference Section of ALA's Reference and 
     User Services Association, is recruiting a coordinator for its 
     official web site.  
     
     SCOPE OF THE POSITION:
     The MARS Web Coordinator is responsible for the official MARS web 
     site, which is located on the American Library Association's web 
     server at:
                http://www.ala.org/rusa/mars/index.html
     The web site serves as an electronic forum for MARS and ALA related 
     business, and disseminates information and maintains archives on MARS 
     and its activities.  Contents may include committee projects and 
     publications, rosters, official documents of the Section,  
     announcements of programs, meetings, conference activities, and, in 
     general, news and resources for those concerned with computer-based 
     reference and information services in libraries.  This is a four year 
     committment: one year as an intern, followed by a regular three year 
     term.
     
     QUALIFICATIONS:
     Experience with creating and editing HTML documents and loading them 
     to a web server; familiarity with and access to the Internet and 
     electronic mail; and demonstrated ability to work independently and 
     meet deadlines. The candidate must hold membership in MARS and RUSA 
     and must be able to attend both the ALA Annual Conference and the ALA 
     Midwinter Meeting. 
     
     Please see http://gort.ucsd.edu/ek/mars/webjob.html for a complete 
     position description.
     
     DEADLINES: Applications should be received by 6/15/98.  Interviews 
     will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on 
     Sunday, June 28.
     
     To apply, send a resume and a letter expressing your interest to: 
     
     Elliot Kanter
     Social Sciences & Humanities Library 
     University of California, San Diego
     9500 Gilman Dr.
     La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
     
     or to 
     
     ekanter at ucsd.edu