LIBRARY NEWS
*IPFW Job Posting
*Directory of Librarian's Research Activities
LIBRARY EVENTS
*New Employee Orientation Reception
*Panel Discussion at IUSB
*Wylie House Museum Event
*Effective May 21 Jason Baumgartner resigned from his position as Assistant Stacks Supervisor in Customer and Facilities Services with the Main Library at IU-Bloomington.
*Effective May 25, Daniel Logan accepted the Imaging Technician position with the Digital Library Program. Previously he was a Video Producer for the US Environmental Protection Agency. He has a BA from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
*Some of you may have had the pleasure of working with Minde Browning, reader services librarian at the IU School of Law--Indianapolis. I regret to report that Minde died this past Friday at the IU Medical Center, where she was being treated for cancer. Her illness came suddenly and left all of us unprepared for the magnitude of this loss. I "team taught" the law librarianship course with Minde not long ago and worked closely with her on many other occasions. She was always charming, challenging, and professional. She also had a close family and will be deeply missed by everyone. The Indianapolis Star of this morning (May 24) has details. Attached below are additional details about services.
Kenny Crews
Associate Professor
Head of Reference and Information Services
The Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Library (http://www.lib.ifpw.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
*Directory of Librarian's Research Activities:
IULFC Research Committee wishes to update the Directory of Librarian*s Research Activities (http://www.indiana.edu/~iulfcrc/) In 1997, the Indiana University Library Faculty Council (IULFC) charged the Research Committee with developing an online Directory of Librarians' Research Activities with a view to fostering recognition of librarians' research activities and encouraging information sharing and collaboration.
For those Librarians who previously submitted information for the directory, the committee requests that you send information about any additional research or publications completed since the directory was orginally created in 1997-1998. Also, please send us information about current projects.
For Librarians who did not originally submit information, please consider doing so. We wish to include research activities completed during the five most recent years as well as current research projects and research interest. Send us information about articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, bibliographies, and grants authored by you, presentations given, as well as items edited by you. For any of these items, please include a citation and brief annotation of the work. For current research projects and research interest, send a description. Also include information needed to contact you such as work address, phone numbers and email address.
Send all information to Marty Rosen at crosen@indiana.edu. Please send information in ASCII text format or marked up in html. Please send your information by June 15.
Scott A. Opasik
co-chair, IULFC Research Commitee
*New Employee Orientation Reception:
Reception for New Librarians, Professionals, and Support Staff
The Libraries Faculty/Staff Development Committee is planning its semi-annual orientation program for new librarians, professionals, and support staff. This year, the Committee will again have an informal reception for all employees appointed during the last six months. Please join us on Thursday, June 10 between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. in the Main Library Third Floor Staff Lounge for refreshments and take this opportunity to meet your newest colleagues.
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.
A Tast of the Past at Wylie House
Visit Wylie House Museum in June and sample a piece of Rebecca Wylie's "Good Tea Cake" or Margaret Wylie's "Composition Cake." These and other recipes from mid-19th century will be prepared throughout the month of June for visitors to enjoy. Come and try one! Wylie House is open for guided tours Tuesday through Saturday 1-4pm. The museum is located at 307 E. 2nd Street.
--Bonnie Williams, Curator
Weekly Calendar:
Monday, May 31 Memorial Day Wednesday, June 2 BLFC 3:00-5:00 p.m. Administrative Conference Rm. IU Bloomington Friday, June 4 Panel Discussion 1:00-3:00 p.m. Northside Room 158 IU South Bend
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