Library Graduate Assistantships Available

[John Creech]

Posted on behalf of Dr. Tom Peischl, Dean of Libraries, Central Washington 
University.  See text below for contact information.  Thank you.

John Creech, Systems Librarian
Brooks Library, Central Washington University
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Library Graduate Assistantships
The James E. Brooks Library
Central Washington University

The James E. Brooks Library faculty announce a graduate assistantship program for the 2005-2006 academic year for individuals who already have an MLS, or equivalent, and who desire a second subject master degree.  This unique two-year program allows an individual to study in any of eighteen graduate programs while gaining valuable professional experience in an academic library.  Ideal for new
or experienced tenure-seeking librarians, candidates must apply to the graduate school and be accepted into a program prior to being accepted as a paid library graduate assistant.  The assistantship is really two programs; an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience under the tutelage of professional librarians while getting that second, often necessary, advanced degree required at many academic libraries.

For experienced librarians this assistantship is also two programs; a chance
to advance by studying for an advanced degree while renewing and recharging one's self during an extended leave of absence. Total benefits include a stipend of $7,120, plus paid tuition, medical insurance and health center fees equaling approximately $13,400 per academic year. Summer study and employment opportunities may also be available. Opportunities are available for candidates to gain professional experience in reference, instruction, library systems, technical services, outreach, archives and record management, government publications, maps, assessment and research.

Application and queries may be initiated by contacting Dr. Thomas M. Peischl, Dean of Library Services at Peischl at cwu.edu, or by telephone at (509) 963-1901, or by mail at The James E. Brooks Library, 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926.

Web access to Central Washington University is: http://www.cwu.edu/ 
The James E. Brooks Library is: http://www.lib.cwu.edu/
The Office of Graduate Studies and Research is: http://www.cwu.edu/~masters/