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ASSISTANT DIGITIZATION AND PATENT LIBRARIAN, TENURE TRACK
Oklahoma State University is a land grant university with an enrollment of 26,000 students on four campuses
offering 44 doctoral degree programs. The Library, with holdings of more than 2.6 million volumes and
documents, is a member of the Association of Research Libraries.

The Patent & Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) is one of four branch libraries on OSU's main campus. It is
one of 85 libraries in the U.S. and Puerto Rico participating in the Patent & Trademark Depository Library
Program (PTDLP). The OSU PTDL collection contains copies of all patents & trademarks issued by the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office. The library staff provides search assistance to the public. The PTDL mission has
been enlarged to include the development and operation of a digitization program to provide remote access
to locally held materials. This position has been added to help accomplish this extended mission and will be
the second professional position in the unit reporting to the Patent, Trademark and Digitization Librarian.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assist patrons with U.S. patent & trademark searching and develop programs and methods of instruction
to facilitate searching the collection;
2. Help establish the Library Digitization Center;
3. Develop policies and procedures to meet standards for metadata, perservation, storage, presentation,
and conservation of original materials converted to digital format;
4. Set production schedules, prioritize work assignments and monitor staff progress on digitzation
projects;

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: ALA-MLS;
Must demonstrate the following:
1. Strong, effective reference and library instruction skills;
2. The ability to interact with a variety of users in a friendly fashion;
3. Excellent communication and organization skills;
4. Knowledge of HTML;
5. Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills;

Desired: Two years post-MLS experience providing intellectual property-related reference services; experience
in creating, editing, updating, formatting, and processing digital text, image and data files of information;
and active participation in state or national professional organizations.

SALARY:
$31,500 for 11 months. This is an assistant professor level position. 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; 22 days of sick leave per year. Opportunity to work towards
advanced degree.

DEADLINE:
Application review begins on October 1, 1999, and continues until position is filled.
Anticipated start date: January 3, 2000.

APPLICATION:
Send cover letter, resume, and names and addresses of three professional references (including
current supervisor) to: Mrs. Jackie German, Administrative Officer, Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State
University. Stillwater, OK 74078-1071. Phone: (405) 744-6324. E-mail at jlg4962 at okstate.edu

For additional information see the Library's web page at http://www.library.okstate.edu/

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER; MINORITIES AND WOMEN ARE
ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT MUST COMPLY WITH IRCA.