Position Announcement-Virginia

[karen hartman]

Please share the following job posting.  

Off-site Library Director
James Monroe Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, seeks an off-site library director.

Responsibilities:  provide leadership in the development of library services at the new James Monroe Center for Graduate and Professional Studies.  New campus is located seven miles from sponsoring campus, and the first courses will be delivered in August 1999.  Librarian will develop and provide innovative bibliographic and information literacy instruction for a community of non-traditional students employing a wide variety of methods.  Opportunity to collaborate with the Center's faculty in developing appropriate library support during the start-up phase of this operation and work with the Center's management team developing the library's component of the Center's Web page.  Librarian will be a member of the sponsoring campus' library staff (http://www.library.mwc.edu), and a member of the Center's management team.  

Required qualifications:  ALA-accredited MLS.  Current experience with automated systems.  Substantial professional experience including reference and bibliographic instruction, searching electronic databases, collection development and supervision.  Computer skills, including HTML and Web design.  Knowledge of copyright and licensing requirements in an electronic environment.  This will be an unusual professional opportunity for the right applicant.

Mary Washington College is a publicly supported liberal arts college located in the historic city of Fredericksburg, Virginia - equidistant between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.  Salary: $43,000.
Mary Washington College offers a comprehensive benefits package including: life insurance and retirement paid in full by the College, health insurance options, eleven paid holidays per year, generous leave benefits, and tuition reimbursement after one year of service.  Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, resume, transcripts (unofficial acceptable) and names and addresses of three references to Librarian Search, Mary Washington College, 1301 College Avenue, Box 615, Fredericksburg, VA  22401-5358.  Deadline for receipt of applications is 5 p.m., June 25, 1999.  Postmarks will not be honored.  Visit the College's home page at http://www.mwc.edu.  Mary Washington College is deeply committed to affirmative action and encourages minorities and women to apply.