POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Library Information Technology

[Kerr Sharon H.]

Position Announcement.  Please excuse any duplicate postings.  

HEAD, LIBRARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
OTTENHEIMER LIBRARY

UALR invites applications for the position of  Head, Library Information
Technology, a faculty appointment with rank, leading to tenure.  The
successful candidate must demonstrate a skill in both automated library
systems and instruction.  Also necessary will be a knowledge of print as
well as electronic resources, plus a strong commitment to patron
services for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and
administrators.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Responsibilities include but not limited to: manage,
supervise, coordinate, plan, implement, and service the library's
various information systems operations including the integrated library
system (DRA); assigned teaching functions within the library's
information literacy program; prepare the library for an upgraded
automation system or movement to a completely new system; develop
Internet, network and WEB based applications; performs upgrades;
coordinates release documentation and manages implementation of new
features; consults with library staff on procurement of new computer
products and services; coordinates hardware and software support for
library's microcomputers and peripherals; serves as library's liaison to
campus computing services.
  
REQUIREMENTS:	ALA- accredited MLS degree; demonstrated management
experience with integrated computer systems and networking; documented
evidence of successful management of computer systems projects;
knowledge of local area networks, CD-ROM LANs, MARC and OCLC record
structures, and WEB design and support skills, excellent oral, written
and interpersonal skill.

Preferred:	3-5 experience with DRA and/or Innovative Interfaces systems

Salary: $37,500 for 12-month appointment with TIAA/CREF, standard life
and dental insurance.  Position available immediately.  Review of
applications will begin December 15, 1998 and will continue until the
position is filled.  Send letter of application, including summary of
experience and career goals, a detailed resume, transcripts, and the
names of three references to :  Bill Traylor, Chair, Search Committee,
Ottenheimer Library/UALR, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, Arkansas
72204.

ENVIRONMENT:	UALR services a student population of over 10,000, with a
faculty of 400.  The institution offers degrees at the Associate level
through the PhD.  The Ottenheimer Library's budget is over $2.2 million,
with holdings of 360,000 volumes, and subscriptions to 2,500 serials
titles.  The DRA integrated library system became operable in October,
1994.  Total staff includes 38 full-time employees.  Little Rock, the
capital city and cultural center with a population of over 600,000, is
centrally located in the foothills of the Ozark mountains.

UALR IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 

Visit the Ottenheimer Library Web site at:  http://library.ualr.edu


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Sharon Hybki Kerr
Head, Reference/Documents Services
Ottenheimer Library
University of Arkansas at Little Rock