Position Announcement: Oklahoma State University Libraries

[prestam at Okstate.edu]

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 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 Library operates in a highly automated environment including: 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, and
the Encyclopedia Americana; access to numerous locally networked cd-rom
databases and
other remote databases. Thirty public Internet workstations are available.

The Science & Engineering Reference Division includes the Architecture and Vet
Med
Libraries and the Map Collection. There are eight librarians and three support
staff in
the Division.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists in providing reference service including evening and weekend rotations;
participates in user education programs; and performs collection management and
faculty
liaison activities for agriculture, nutrition sciences, and biochemistry.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: ALA-MLS. Does not require a science background; willing to consider a
librarian who is enthusiastic and has a continuing interest in professional
growth, the
Internet, and instructing library users.

Must demonstrate the following:

        strong, effective reference skills;
        a record of providing excellent service;
        the ability to interact with the public in a friendly manner;
        excellent communication and organization skills;
        the ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines;
        familiarity with online public access catalogs, cd-rom databases, and
the Internet;
        experience instructing library users with both print and electronic
resources.

Finalists invited for interview must demonstrate good communication skills and
knowledge of
public services through a presentation to library faculty.

SALARY:
$31,500 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; 22 days of
sick leave
per year.  Opportunity to work towards advanced degree.

DEADLINE:
Application review begins on March 29, 1999, and continues until position is
filled.
Anticipated start date: July 1, 1999.

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

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




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