Position Available: Visiting Reference/Virtual Services Librarian, Faculty

[Francesca Lane Rasmus]

Position:   Visiting Reference/Virtual Services Librarian, Faculty
One-year Appointment
Mortvedt Library, Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Lutheran University (http://www.plu.edu) has a one-year Visiting
Reference/Virtual Services Librarian position available.

Responsibilities:
Pacific Lutheran University is seeking applicants for the position of
Visiting Reference/Virtual Services Librarian.  This one-year position
is responsible for providing general reference service; participating in
the library’s information literacy program; providing leadership for an
emerging virtual reference service with prospects of integration with
additional real-time technology support; supporting technology
associated with a high-use information center; serving as a liaison to
Information Resources technologists; administering collection
development in specified subject areas; and training and supervising
student workers.

Requirements:
· ALA accredited MLS or equivalent degree, earned or in progress
· Strong service orientation with good interpersonal and communications
skills
· Ability to work independently and in a team-based collegial
environment
· Facility with PCs, application software, computer security, and the
Internet
· Requires some evening and weekend hours

Desirable:
· Academic reference experience
· Teaching and/or training experience
· Experience with virtual reference services
· Expertise in technical computer skills in a Windows-based environment
· Knowledge of and/or experience with collection development in Music or
Business
· Experience supervising students

Salary:

Full-time, 12-month, faculty position with a minimum salary of $30,000

Application Procedure:

Position is available August 1, 2002.  Review of applications will begin
July 1, 2002 and continue until position is filled.

Please submit resume, cover letter (including philosophy of teaching and
reference service), and contact information for three references to:

Chris Ferguson,
Dean for Information Resources
Mortvedt Library
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447

Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an
enrollment of approximately 3500, including international students from
two dozen countries. Located on the Pacific Rim in a uniquely scenic
region, the university's campus is 40 miles south of Seattle in suburban
Tacoma, Washington. As a "New American College," PLU accents integration
between its liberal arts program and professional degrees in the arts,
business, education, nursing, and physical education, and embraces its
primary mission of educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry,
service, leadership, and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive
relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The
University is committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal
opportunity and affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from
women and persons of color.    To learn more about PLU and its environs,
visit “About PLU” at http://www.plu.edu/about/home.shtml.



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Francesca Lane Rasmus
Electronic Resources Librarian
Assistant Professor
Information Resources
Mortvedt Library
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
(253) 535-7141
lanerafr at plu.edu
http://www.plu.edu/~libr