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STAFF NEWS

*Effective March 8 John Pate accepted the Supervisor, Circulation and Security Unit position in Customer and Access Services, IU Bloomington. He has worked in that unit since 1994 in both hourly and appointed positions.

*I'm pleased to announce the arrival this week of Bob Noel (rnoel@indiana.edu) as Head of the Swain Hall Library, IU Bloomington. As you will recall from our prior announcement, he comes to us from Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, but is no stranger to Bloomington, having received his B.A. and MLS from Indiana University. At the same time, I want to thank Lois Heiser for serving so ably as the Acting Head since Anne Foster departed last August.
Martha L. Brogan
Associate Dean of Libraries & Director of Collection Development

*Nancy Eckerman of the Ruth Lilly Medical Library spoke to the Indiana Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association on Early Medicine in Indiana. Nancy will be presenting papers at the American Association of History and Computing in April and the 37th International Congress for the History of Medicine in September. Both of these papers discuss aspects of the database of 19th Century Physicians she has developed. She was also the author of nine articles in the Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing which was chosen a Choice Outstanding Academic Book and was highly recommended for all academic and larger public libraries

LIBRARY NEWS

*IUPUI University Library Job Postings

The following two positions are available at the IUPUI University Library:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

POSITION: DIGITAL LIBRARIES TEAM/ REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

POSITION AVAILABLE: Position is available July 1, 2000

JOB DESCRIPTION: The successful candidate will serve as a primary member of the Digital Libraries Team and as a secondary member of the Reference and Research Team. Digital Libraries Team duties include: Designing, implementing and maintaining a content-rich, well organized, web-based gateway to the library's varied collections ranging from electronic indexes and databases to locally created image collections. The position's primary responsibility is for the day-to-day management of the library's electronic resources. As a member of the Reference and Research Team, the incumbent provides reference service, including weekend and evening hours as required. The candidate will also serve as a liaison to one or more department(s) and/or school(s). The position is a tenure track position.

ENVIRONMENT: The IUPUI University Library is a leader in the application of technology to the library service () and developing instructional teams that bring together faculty, librarians, computer professionals, and students to develop and deliver courses. The University Library is a team-based organization with each librarian serving on two library teams.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA accredited MLS; experience in HTML,web development and design tools and reference service; an ability to work in a complex team-based environment and with a diverse user group; strong verbal and written skills; and knowledge of library information technology. Preferred: Experience in an academic reference service and knowledge of emerging trends in electronic and digital libraries.

SALARY: $34,000/yr. Minimum

FRINGE BENEFITS: A month's vacation time, sick leave, major medical plans available, dental plan, group life insurance, TIAA/CREF annuity plan.

APPLY: Send letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four (4) references to:

Mary J. Stanley
Director of Business Affairs/Human Resources
IUPUI University Library
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195
Email: mstanley@iupui.edu
FAX: (317)278-0368

CLOSING DATE: Applications received by April 21, 2000 will be guaranteed consideration. Closes when position is filled.

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Institution. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify Mary Stanley at the above address or (317)274-0487, a reasonable time in advance.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

POSITION: INSTRUCTION/REFERENCE LIBRARIAN (Assistant Librarian - LI03)

POSITION AVAILABLE: This two-year visiting position is available immediately.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The successful candidate will serve as a primary member of the Library's Instructional Team and as a secondary member of the Reference and Research Team. As a member of the Instructional Team, the incumbent promotes effective use of information resources within the curriculum of IUPUI by developing instructional services for users of the University Library and serving as the librarian component on one or more of the IUPUI instructional teams. As a member of the Reference and Research Team, the incumbent provides reference service, including weekend and evening hours as required. The candidate will also serve as a liaison to one or more academic departments and/or schools.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA accredited MLS: demonstrated knowledge of current emerging technologies as they contribute to meeting the needs of researchers and students in an academic community; an ability to work in a complex team-based environment and with a diverse user group; strong verbal and written skills; knowledge of library information technology; and reference experience. Experience in academic reference service and teaching experience are preferred.

ENVIRONMENT: The IUPUI University Library is a leader in the application of technology to library service (http://www-lib.iupui.edu) and developing instructional teams that bring together faculty, librarians, computer professionals, and students to develop and deliver courses. The University Library is a team-based organization with each librarian serving on two library teams.

SALARY: $34,000/yr. minimum

FRINGE BENEFITS: A month's vacation time, sick leave, major medical plans available, dental plan, group life insurance, TIAA/CREF annuity plan.

APPLY: Send letter of application, resume, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four (4) references to:

Mary J. Stanley
Director of Business Affairs/Human Resources
IUPUI University Library
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195

CLOSING DATE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Institution. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify Mary J. Stanley at the above address or (317) 274-0487, a reasonable time in advance.

*CIC Project

The Indiana University Libraries are leading a 3-year CIC project to digitize almost 3,000 works of 19th century American fiction. The works are part of a bibliography compiled by Lyle Wright, *American Fiction 1851-1875* (San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1957). The project, which has been endorsed by the library directors of the 9 participating CIC libraries, includes librarians and staff from many departments, including collection development, preservation, technical services and digital libraries.

IU Bloomington librarians and staff will make major contributions to the project. Martha Brogan and Kris Brancolini will serve on the steering committee, and Perry Willett will be the coordinator. This cooperative project will digitize approximately 800,000 pages from the microfilm set published by Primary Source Media. LETRS staff will convert the page images to text files using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software and create a searchable database of the texts. Starting in the summer, Perry will lead a workshop to train staff from the participating institutions in editing and encoding the texts, and the hard work of proofreading and editing will begin. For more information, see the project home page at .

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*IUPUI Univeristy Library Executive Director Search

Ms. Mary M. "Maggie" Farrell will visit the IUPUI campus on Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21, to interview for the position of Executive Director of the University Library. Ms. Farrell will hold a colloquium on Tuesday, the 21st from 10:00 to11:30 a.m. in the Lilly Auditorium, located on the Lower Level of the University Library.

Mr. David W. Lewis will interview for the position of Executive Director of the University Library on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30. Mr. Lewis will hold a colloquium on Thursday, the 30th, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. in the Lilly Auditorium, located on the Lower Level of the University Library.

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. Comments regarding your impressions of the candidate(s) will be welcomed by Scott Evenbeck, University College, who is Chair of the Search and Screen Committee. Mr. Evenbeck's e-mail address is evenbeck@iupui.edu.

Norman Brandenstein
External Relations
IUPUI University Library
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5195
Phone: (317) 278-0232
Fax: (317) 278-2300
nbranden@iupui.edu

*Librarian's Day 2000

Librarian's Day 2000
Friday April 28, 2000 The Librarian's Day Committee is putting together a day of celebration, sharing and discussions about our accomplishments, new ideas & directions, and professional concerns. Remember to mark your calendars! More information will follow.

Tentative Schedule:

9:00 a.m.
Registration
Refreshments and Poster Session

10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Presentations/Discussions

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon & Program

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Presentations/Discussions

3:15 p.m.
Adjournment

If you have presented at a conference or worked on a research project in the past year, please think about sharing your work in our 9:00-10:00 am poster session. Please contact Sue McFadden at 765-973-8325 or smcfadde@indiana.edu for more information.

Other committee members are also available:
Moira Smith (812) 855-1550 or molsmith@indiana.edu
Sue London (317) 274-2281 or slondon@iupui.edu
Larry Griffin (219) 481-6513 (IULFC Liaison)

CALENDAR

*Weekly Calendar

Spring Break
March 11-17

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