LIBRARY NEWS
*Promotion and Tenure
*IPFW Job Posting
*Endowment Fund
*Bloomington Media & Reserves Services Website
*Wylie House Letters and Grant
LIBRARY EVENTS
*Panel Discussion at IUSB
*IULFC Meeting at IU Bloomington
Joel Silver, Curator of Books at the Lilly Library (IU Bloomington), has accepted an appointment as Director of Education for Special Collections in SLIS. In this capacity he will advise students in the specialization in special collections, and work on course scheduling in that program area.
Joel has made major contributions in teaching courses on rare books librarianship, descriptive bibliography, and history of the book. He has also worked with many SLIS interns, and generally shaped the new specialization. It is a pleasure to formalize his involvement with the school in this manner.
Congratulations to the following individuals who were promoted and/or granted tenure for during the 1998/99 fiscal year:
Philip Bantin Librarian and Tenure Bloomington Julie Bobay Librarian Bloomington Ellen Bosman Associate Librarian and Tenure Northwest Joseph Harmon Associate Librarian Indianapolis Jian Liu Tenure Bloomington Andrea Morrison Associate Librarian Bloomington Rick Ralston Associate Librarian and Tenure Indianapolis Joel Silver Librarian Bloomington
Head of Reference and Information Services
The Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Library (http://www.lib.ipfw.edu) seeks an innovative, energetic, and highly motivated leader to administer fast-paced reference and information services in a developing regional campus library. The Head of Reference and Information Services is responsible for coordinating new technologies and approaches to general and specialized reference, reference collection development, and library orientation and bibliographic instruction. Candidates must possess a clear vision of integrated public services in the dynamic environment of electronic resources and Web-based information delivery. This position provides leadership for the library's advancement in the collaborative application of learning technologies. Must have a strong commitment to accurate, responsive, and effective reference work, and demonstrate leadership in motivating staff and organizing resources to deliver quality information services. The successful candidate for the position must be able to meet the responsibilities and requirements of faculty status in a tenure-track position.
Primary responsibilities:
. Acts as an effective, reliable communication channel between the staff
of the Reference and Information Services unit and the library
administration.
. Serves as a source of information, opinion, and advice on aspects of
general and specialized reference and information services, reference
collection development, and library orientation and bibliographic
instruction.
. Administers the Reference and Information Services unit, including
planning, coordinating, and directing the activities of the unit.
. Manages the Reference and Information Services unit, including studying,
analyzing, and formulating decisions, and initiating appropriate actions
for the benefit of the unit and the library as whole.
. Supervises the staff of the Reference and Information Services unit (2
FTE reference librarians) and coordinates the reference work of additional
librarians and para-professionals, including hiring, firing, training,
evaluating, and scheduling.
Secondary responsibilities:
. Provides timely, accurate, and effective general reference service to
IPFW students, faculty, and staff, and to residents of Indiana.
. Serves as liaison (i.e., an intermediary) promoting reference and
information services and collection-related services to assigned academic
departments or programs, subjects, or format-related areas; current
assignments includes the School of Education and the department of
Communication (undergraduate and graduate programs).
. Provides library orientation and specialized bibliographic instruction
in areas of liaison responsibility.
Qualifications: Required:
. M.L.S. from ALA-accredited library school.
. At least five years successful administrative, supervisory, and/or
project management experience.
. Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
. Demonstrated ability to provide creative and effective leadership and
ability to work collegially with diverse populations and coordinate the
efforts of librarians, library staff, university and community members to
achieve common goals in delivering state-of-the-art information services.
. Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness in planning ongoing
programs and activities, including the ability to produce results in a
persuasive and timely manner.
. Demonstrated knowledge of research methodologies and ability to analyze
and apply research findings in areas of reference service, online
information retrieval, and bibliographic instruction.
. Knowledge of and experience with a wide variety of traditional print,
electronic, and Internet reference resources.
. Ability to train and teach effectively and initiate collaborative
partnerships with faculty and administration to integrate library
information services in the university's teaching mission.
Qualifications: Preferred:
. Record of successful grant writing to augment information services,
systems, and library collections.
. Commitment to an active program of professional involvement.
. Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement and publishing.
. Second subject master's or Ph.D. in library and information science or a
related field.
Salary, Benefits, and Appointment:
Salary is competitive and dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Application Information:
Send letter of application describing how applicant meets the
qualifications of the position, current vita, at least three recent
letters of reference to:
Cheryl Truesdell
Assistant Director
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Walter E. Helmke Library
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
General Information: University
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is a public university serving Indiana's second largest city and the surrounding region. IPFW offers a wide range of Indiana University and Purdue University certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs to more than 11,000 students. IPFW is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information about IPFW see its web page at: http://www.ipfw.edu.
General Information: Library
The Walter E. Helmke Library offers collections and services for IPFW students, faculty, and staff. Collections include more than 300,000 books and bound periodicals, more than 200,000 government documents, university archives, corporate annual reports, microforms, compact disks, art slides, and online databases. Services include reference, bibliographic instruction, document delivery, and more than 50 networked computers with access to the online catalog, databases, indexes, full-text resources, and the WWW. For more information about the Helmke Library see its web site at: http://www.lib.ipfw.edu.
Screening of applications will begin on June 15, 1999 and will continue until the position is filled.
IPFW Is An Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer
An anonymous donor has established an endowment fund to support the Government Publications Department. The endowment, which will result from a future bequest, will generate income to increase access to the historical and current information resources produced by government agencies.
Funds may be used to acquire, catalog or preserve materials, hire hourly staff, create publications and electronic products, purchase printers or furniture, and support staff travel and program development. An advisory committee that includes the collection manager of Government Information will recommend how the funds are used.
Endowments are particularly valuable because they generate yearly income and provide a stable, secure source of funds. Individuals interested in making contributions to this endowment fund may call Beverly Byl (IU Bloomington) at (812) 855-4182.
*Bloomington Media & Reserves Services Featured Website:
May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage month - and in
celebration, the Media and Reserve Services department has highlighted
portions of our Asian feature film collection and documentaries about the
Asian and Pacific Islander American cultures, as well as providing links
to outside resources. The URL is
http://www.indiana.edu/~libreser/featured/may/aspahist.html
Comments and suggestions are welcome as always!!
Thanks,
Tracey Elmer
Web Design and Multimedia Systems Coordinator
Media and Reserve Services
Indiana University - Main Library W101A
Ph: (812) 855-0984
*Wylie House Letters and Grant:
"Affectionately Yours: The Andrew Wylie Family Letters, vol. 2 1860-1918" is now in print. Edited by Elaine Herold and Bonnie Williams, this volume of 106 letters tells the life stories of several of Andrew and Margaret Wylie's children, giving the reader new insight into the everyday experience of life in the second half of the 19th century. An introduction by IU History Professor Steven Stowe adds perspective to the volume, and an index, glossary, genealogical charts, and other aids make it easy for the reader to use. Copies are available from Wylie House for $15 each. (We also have copies of volume one, same price.)
Wylie House has been awarded an Indiana Heritage Research Grant to compile a bibliography of biographical materials relating to IU's first president, Andrew Wylie. In spite of his significance for state and local history, no full-scale study of Wylie's life has ever been written. This project is a first step in that direction. The bibiography will also be a useful research tool for students of early 19th-century Indiana history, and it will be of great immediate value to us here at the museum in refining the interpretation of his home and sharing the story of his life and times with the public.
Wylie House Museum (IU Bloomington) is located at 307 E. 2nd Street and is open for guided tours Tues-Sat 1-4pm.
Bonnie Williams,
Curator
Library Journal Editor to Moderate Panel Discussion at IUSB
John N. Berry III, Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal, will moderate a panel discussion at Indiana University South Bend on June 4, 1999 entitled, "Navigating toward the New Millennium: Libraries in Transition."
Panel participants include: Suzanne Thorin, Ruth Lilly University Dean of University Libraries, Indiana University; Jennifer Younger, Director of the University of Notre Dame Libraries, and Thomas G. Kirk, College Librarian, Earlham College. The event will be from 1:00 - 3:00 pm in IUSB's Northside room 158. This event is part of the Schurz Library's 10-year anniversary celebration. A reception will follow on the 5th floor of the Schurz Library. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. For more information, please contact Nancy Colborn at (219) 237-4321 or ncolborn@iusb.edu. This event is sponsored in part by a generous professional development grant from the Indiana University Librarian's Association.
IULFC is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, June 15, 1999, from 1:00-2:30 P.M. Agenda items for this meeting may be submitted to Chris Long, IULFC Secretary, (celong2@iupui.edu) prior to June 8, 1999.
Weekly Calendar:
InULA Meeting
IU Bloomington
Monday, May 24
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Main Library Staff Lounge
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