Entry-level Position: APSU, Clarksville, TN

[Luck, Deanne]

> INFORMATION SERVICES LIBRARIAN
> 	
> 
> RANK:              		
> Instructor.
> 
> RESPONSIBILITIES:  	
> Provide reference desk service, including evenings and weekends,
> assisting and instructing users in obtaining information.  Provide library
> instruction sessions.  Coordinate interlibrary loan service, supervising
> one staff member. Oversee and curate special collections, including
> University Archives and local history.  Assist in the development of the
> reference and other collections. Other public service responsibilities as
> assigned. Opportunities for a wide variety of reference activities in an
> electronic environment.
> 
> QUALIFICATIONS:    	
> An ALA-accredited master's degree.  Knowledge of electronic information
> sources and retrieval.  Friendly, open manner with library users and
> ability to work harmoniously with University faculty and cooperatively
> with other Library departments and staff.  Effective interpersonal and
> communications skills.  Versatility, flexibility, and initiative.
> Well-rounded general education and range of experiences.  Commitment to
> professional development and professional service.
> 
> BENEFICIAL TO POSITION:
> Professional, post-M.L.S. experience in reference, interlibrary loan,
> instruction, and/or special collections in an academic library.
> Familiarity with OCLC, OCLC-ILL, and/or Clio software.
> 
> APPOINTMENT:       	
> Position is open and is tenure track with faculty status and rank.
> Appointment at rank of Instructor.    Librarians are expected to meet
> tenure and promotion requirements of the Library faculty.   Conditions:
> 12 month contract with 24 days annual leave, 12 paid holidays, and 12 sick
> days.  Salary is very competitive.  Retirement is paid entirely by the
> State; participation may be in state retirement system or TIAA.  State
> pays 80% of a health insurance policy and all of a basic life insurance
> policy.  No state income tax.
> 
> UNIVERSITY:        		
> Austin Peay State University is a state supported institution within the
> Tennessee Board of Regents System and has been designated the liberal arts
> university of the system.  It has approximately 5,800 FTE students and 280
> faculty.  It is in Clarksville, TN, population 98,000, located 45 miles
> northwest of Nashville on Interstate 24.  APSU is an EEO/AA Employer. 
> 
> APPLICATION INFORMATION:		
> Review of applications will begin October 15, 1999, and will continue
> until position is filled.  Send letter of application, resume, graduate
> and undergraduate transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable for
> initial screening), three letters of reference, and a 250-500 word
> statement on your philosophy of reference and library instruction in the
> age of electronic information to:  April Purcell; Felix G. Woodward
> Library; Austin Peay State University; P.O. Box 4595; Clarksville, TN
> 37044.