LIBRARY EVENTS
*New Employee Orientation Reception At IUB
*IULFC Meeting
CALENDARS
*Master Calendar
*Weekly Calendar
*Cindy Stokes, Assistant Librarian at IUPUI University Library, was a panelist at the New England American Studies Association Annual Conference held at Suffolk University, Boston, May 15-16, 1999. In the session on Race, Rights, and Recollection, Cindy discussed "From Studio Property to Intellectual Property: Shaping the Public Memory of James Dean."
*Effective May 3, Tim O'Donnell accepted the Music Library Technology Manager position in the Cook Music Library at IU Bloomington.
*IU Bloomington Search And Screen Committee Appointed:
The search and screen committee for Head of the Swain Hall Library for Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Astronomy at IU Bloomington has been appointed. The members are: Roger Beckman, Life Sciences Library; Julie Bobay, SLIS Library; Lila Fredenburg, ex officio, Libraries Human Resources; Archie Hendry, Physics; Charles Livingston, Mathematics; Dennis Taaffe, Chemistry Library; Gary Wiggins (Chair), Chemistry Library; Celestina Wroth, SALC.
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
*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 originally 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 Committee
*Indiana Libraries: Call for Papers
Indiana Libraries, the professional journal of the Indiana Library Federation and the Indiana State Library, announces a Call for Papers for 1999. Practitioners, educators, and researchers are invited to submit manuscripts for publication. Manuscripts may concern a current practice, policy, or general aspect of the operation of a library system in Indiana. Specifically, articles are sought for the following topics for 1999:
-The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: issues for libraries and
educators
-Teams as an organizational strategy in libraries
-Information literacy standards initiatives
-Internet policies in Indiana public libraries
-New library planning
-Historical focus on Indiana public libraries
-Focus on special libraries in Indiana
-Recruiting new librarians
-State of Library Education in the State of Indiana
-Digital library initiatives in Indiana
Deadline for submission: July 15, 1999.
If you have an idea not included above, you are encouraged either to contact the editors directly to discuss the idea or submit a short abstract describing the idea. Abstracts should be submitted as early as possible to allow ample time for discussion and preparation of the article.
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
1. Manuscripts should be double spaced and submitted in one of two
ways:
a)Microsoft Word (preferred), Wordperfect, or plain ASCII text file
on an IBM-compatible disk, accompanied by two paper copies.
b)Microsoft Word (preferred), Wordperfect, or plain ASCII text file
(IBM-compatible) attached to an e-mail message addressed to both
sschlag@iupui.edu and
twhitehd@doe.state.in.us
2. References or endnotes should appear at the end of the manuscript;
footnotes should not be used. Manuscript should conform to MLA style
(Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writes of Research Papers. 4th ed.
New York: Modern Language Association, 1995.) Pages should be unnumbered.
3. Authors should be identified by a cover sheet with the author's
name, position, and address. MLA style exception: Identifying
information should not appear on the manuscript.
4. Photographs and illustrative material should be in black and
white, and graphics should be of good technical quality. Visuals cannot
be returned.
5. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all materials including
quotations, references, etc.
6. Upon publication, each author will receive two complimentary
copies of the journal. No payment will be made for articles published.
7. The editors retain the right to edit manuscripts for clarity and style.
8. If you would like to discuss a possible paper or topic, call the
editors below. Submit manuscripts to:
Terri Whitehead
Indiana Department of Education
Home Address:
272 Clayton Lane
Greenwood, IN 46143
Work Phone: (317) 232-9190
Work Fax: (317) 232-9121
E-mail: twhitehd@doe.state.in.us
Submitted by:
Susan Schlag
IUPUI University Library
E-mail: sschlag@iupui.edu
*New Employee Orientation Reception at IU Bloomington:
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, IU Bloomington for refreshments and take this opportunity to meet your newest colleagues.
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. The locations are as follows:
IUB - Owen Hall 102
IUPUI - ES 2101
IUSE - Knobview 112
Don't forget to use the master calendar! There is a master calendar in Libraries Human Resources where we list most meetings and training sessions that have been widely announced. Suzann Easter (sleaster@indiana.edu) maintains this calendar, and you can let her know if you want something listed. If you're scheduling a meeting or event and want to avoid conflicts, consulting the master calendar may help. You can also find this calendar on our web page at: http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/master.html.
PA Council
Wednesday, June 9
10:30-Noon
Ground Floor Conference Room
IU Bloomington
New Employee Orientation Reception
Thursday, June 10
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Staff Lounge, Main Library
IU Bloomington
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