5. REGIONAL CAMPUS LIBRARY FACULTY SURVEY
Please note that this survey form is ONLY applicable for regional campus libraries, not for Bloomington and IUPUI campus libraries.
Please fill out the following form. This survey is intended to collect information from librarians working on the regional campuses as to whether they are interested in serving on university-wide Indiana University Libraries Faculty Council (IULFC) Committees during the upcoming year. This information will be used by the IULFC Regional Campuses Nominating Committee to determine the representatives from the regional campuses to the IULFC and to place librarians on a variety of IULFC committees.
Information on the function and composition of each the committees is found in the Indiana University Libraries Library Faculty Handbook. These IULFC positions are the governance voice of the regional campuses.
Name: _____________________________________________
Rank: _____________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________________________
Library Address: __________________________________
Please check one: Tenured Untenured
Elected Positions
Elected representatives will serve a two-year term (1998-2000). Please
indicate for which position you would like to nominate yourself.
____ IULFC Representative(needed: 1 representative; 1 alternate; any rank)
____ Faculty Review Board (needed: 1 representative, can be tenured or
untenured; 2 alternates, 1 must be tenured, the other must be same
status as the newly elected representative)
Appointed Positions
Members of these committees will serve a two-year term (1998-2000). Please
rank your preferences by placing numbers 1-6 in the appropriate blanks.
____ Faculty Standards Committee
____ Librarians' Day Committee
____ Promotion and Tenure Committee
____ Research Committee
____ Sabbatical Leave Committee (must be an Associate Librarian)
____ White Award Committee
Please return this form by May 1, 1998 to:
Chris Long, IULFC Secretary-elect
IU School of Law--Indianapolis
735 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5194
Fax: (317) 274-8825
E-mail: celong2@iupui.edu
If you have any questions or need a hard copy of the survey form, please contact IULFC regional campus representatives: Martin Rosen at (812)941-2631 or e-mail at mrosen@indiana.edu Feng Shan at (219)237-4421, or e-mail at fshan@iusb.edu.
6. FRIENDS OF ART FINE ARTS LIBRARY BENEFIT DINNER
On the evening of April 24, the twelfth annual Friends of Art F.A. Library Benefit Dinner will be held in the Fine Arts Library. Kathleen Foster, Curator of 19th- and 20th-century American art at the IU Art Museum will speak at our pre-dinner event on "'Being Lucky': Recent Adventures in American Art History". Based on two books published in 1997, she will be speaking first about the art and life of the little-known English watercolorist, the naval captain Joshua R. Watson, focusing on his drawings and watercolors of the early American landscape. Drawing from her second book, she will provide an intimate tour of the studio of Thomas Eakins, one of the country's most celebrated painters.
For more information, please contact the Friends of Art office, 855-5300 or B.J. Irvine, 5-5743, e-mail: irvine
--B. J. Kish Irvine, Fine Arts Librarian
7. WORKSHOP IN MUSIC CATALOGING
Greetings,
The workshop scheduled for the week of June 22 is now fully enrolled.
Individuals who have submitted applications soon will be notified about
their status.
--A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University Music Library
8. 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) maintains this calendar, and you can let her know if you want something listed. If you're scheduling a meeting and want to avoid confl icts, consulting the master calendar may help.
9. POSITION AVAILABLE AT SOUTH BEND
Reference Librarian/ Library Instruction Coordinator. Assistant Librarian. Primary responsibility for the coordination and development of the Library Instruction Program, including instruction sessions, workshops, credit courses, and collaborative teaching. Students, faculty and staff are instructed in the use of traditional and electronic resources using a variety of methods and media. Additional responsibilities include working regularly scheduled hours at the reference desk (including evening and weekend rotation) and maintaining the instruction handout collection. Some collection development responsibilities possible. Required: ALA-MLS and experience in teaching, training, or library instruction. Familiarity with a variety of electronic reference applications. Energetic, motivated, and creative professional with a strong service orientation. Ability to work well as a team leader and team member, as well as independently; relates eff ectively with varied clientele. Must possess strong oral and written communication skills and be able to meet the responsibilities of a tenure-track appointment.
Preferred: Academic library experience; knowledge of HTML and presentation software. Reports to the Director of IUSB Schurz Library Services. Twelve-month appointment beginning August 1, 1998 will be at Assistant Librarian rank. Salary: $28,500. First consideration given to applications received by May 11, 1998. Send letter of application, resume, and three letters of reference to: Rosanne M. Cordell, Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Franklin D. Schurz Library, Indiana University South Bend, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634. FAX: (219) 237-4472; e-mail:rcordell@iusb.edu.
Indiana University is an AA/EO employer. Visit our web site: http://www.iusb.edu/~libg
10. WEEKLY CALENDAR
Tuesday, April 7 April Fest 3:30 - 4:30 pm Staff Lounge Wednesday, April 8 P A Council Meeting 10:30 - 12:00 pm 043 Wednesday, April 8 B L F C Meeting 3:00 - 5:00 pm ACR Thursday, April 9 Web Policy Committee 10:30 - 12:00 pm ACR
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