Vacancy announcement

["Tripp, Carol - Library" <trippc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Please excuse any cross-posting of this vacancy announcement: 

Coordinator of Technical Services 
Western Oregon University Library 
Monmouth, Oregon 

POSTITION INFORMATION: 
Department:	  Library 
Salary Range:  $39,000 annually (minimum) 
Benefits include choice of medical, dental and retirement plans, 180 
 hours of annual vacation, 96 hours of sick leave per year. 
Contract:          12 month, tenure track, Assistant Professor 
Announcement:   WOC 9966 
Closing Date:     February 4, 2000 

QUALIFICATIONS: 
MLS degree from ALA-accredited institution, second Master's  
degree preferred and required for tenure.  Knowledge of AACR2r,  
LCSH, LC classification system, MARC formats and familiarity with  
emerging standards for electronic resources.  Ability to work  
collegially with well developed analytical, organizational, supervisory, 
 leadership and communications skills.  Outstanding public service  
orientation.  Preferred: Experience with Innovative Interfaces  
INNOPAC system; Two years supervisory experience and three  
years recent cataloging experience using online systems;  
Reference and/or teaching experience 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 
The duties of the Coordinator of Technical Services include: 

 *  Responsible for overall management and supervision of the  
Technical Services unit including acquisitions, serials, cataloging,  
database management and processing.   
 *  Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating  
operations; setting priorities; and hiring, training, and evaluating up  
to four FTE support staff and three FTE student workers.   
 *  Defines policies and procedures in keeping with national  
standards and current best practices.   
 *  Works with teams to staff the Reference desk, and participates in 
 Collection Development and User Education.   
 *  Reports to the Library Director. 

APPLICATIONS:   
Required application materials:  A letter of application addressing  
qualifications skills and experiences; current resume; name,   
address, and telephone numbers of three references including  
current supervisor. 

Address materials to Human Resources: Coordinator of Technical  
Services.  Mail, e-mail (only as attached document), fax, or hand- 
deliver completed application materials to:   
       Western Oregon University 
	Office of Human Resources (Admin 302B) 
       Box  F
       345 N Monmouth Avenue 
       Monmouth, OR  97361 

       Email:  carlsonj@xxxxxxxxxx
       Fax:    503-838-8144

All materials must be received or postmarked by 5 p.m. on the 
closing date of the recruitment and must be complete and legible.  
We are unable to acknowledge or verify receipt of applications due 
to the large volume.

Notice to current State of Oregon employees:  If you work for an 
agency of the State of Oregon outside of the Oregon University 
System, and you accept a position with an OUS insitition, including 
Western Oregon University, you will not be allowed to transfer 
accrued leave, service credits or service date.  This transfer will not, 
however, affect your PERS standing.

Western Oregon University is an affirmative action, equal 
opportunity employer.

You may direct inquiries about this position to:
               Dr. Gary Jensen, Library Director 
               Western Oregon University 
               University Library 
               345 North Monmouth Avenue 
               Monmouth, OR  97361 
               Phone:  503-838-8886 
               FAX:     503-838-8399 
               Email:    jenseng@xxxxxxxxxx 



For further information consult the following URLs: 
Campus        http://www.wou.edu 
Library          http://www.wou.edu/library/ 

DESCRIPTION:   
Western Oregon University is a comprehensive, public university of  
4,500 students, which places special emphasis on undergraduate  
teaching.  Located in the Willamette valley, it is 15 miles from  
Salem, the state's capitol, and 60 miles from Portland.  The  
University Library is a member of the Orbis union database of over  
seven million volumes.  A new library building is under construction  
and will open in Fall 2000. 

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Carol J. Tripp
Administrative Services Coordinator
Western Oregon University Library
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
Phone:    (503) 838-8882
FAX:      (503) 838-8399
Internet: trippc@xxxxxxxxxx