ARLIS Colleagues,

Please note Job Positing below.

Chris Quinn

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Assistant Architecture and Art Librarian
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign


Position Available:
August 21, 2001. A full time tenure track position as Assistant Professor
of Library Administration.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the administrative direction of the Architecture and Art Librarian,
the incumbent is responsible for developing, promoting, and providing user
education programs to undergraduate and graduate students. This Assistant
Librarian provides individual and group instruction; creates web-based
tutorials on the use of library resources and information technologies;
provides reference assistance and bibliographic instruction in the fields
of architecture and art.  The Assistant Librarian is also responsible for
collection development and faculty liaison in the field of Asian art and
architecture published in Western European languages. The Assistant
Librarian will also be required to complete the cataloguing of a small
backlog of approximately two hundred items. Knowledge of current
principles and methods of cataloging tools including AACR2r and US-MARC
formats. Librarians have faculty rank and must demonstrate excellence in
librarianship, research, and university/professional/community service in
order to meet university standards for tenure and promotion.

Environment:
The University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is one of the
preeminent research collections in the nation and the world.  With more
than 9 million volumes and a total of 21 million items, it ranks third
among academic libraries in North America and first among public
university libraries in the world.  As the intellectual heart of the
campus, the Library is committed to maintaining the strongest collections
and services possible and engaging in research and development activities
- both of which support the University's mission of teaching, research,
and public service.  The Library currently employs approximately 100
faculty and 300 staff members.  For more detailed information, please
visit http://www.library.uiuc.edu/.

The Library consists of more than 40 departmental libraries that are
located throughout campus and administratively organized into eight
divisions.  The Architecture and Art Library (Ricker Library) reports
through the Arts and Humanities Division Coordinator to the University
Librarian. The Architecture and Art Library is one of forty-two
departmental libraries in the University Library system, and is located in
the School of Architecture building.
The Ricker Library of Architecture and Art's web site is:
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/arx.

Qualifications:
Required:  Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA
accredited library school, or its equivalent; B.A. in art history or fine
arts; two or more years of professional experience in library  instruction
and reference services in an academic library; knowledge of traditional
and electronic reference services and sources in the fields of
architecture and art; high level of computer literacy; familiarity with
web technology for designing instruction including HTML; effective oral
and written communication skills; strong commitment to excellence in
services; excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to
collaborate effectively with colleagues and teaching faculty.

Preferred:  Working knowledge of one or more Western European languages;
course work or experience in performing original cataloguing.

Salary and Rank:
Salary is competitive and is commensurate with experience and credentials.
This is a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor
of Library Administration.

Terms of Appointment:
Twelve month appointment; 24 work days vacation per year, 11 paid
holidays, 12 days annual sick leave (cumulative) plus an additional 13
days (non-cumulative) per year if necessary; health insurance, requiring a
small co-payment, is provided to employees (coverage for dependents may be
purchased); participation in the State Universities Retirement System,
which includes several private options, is compulsory (8% of staff
member's salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination); newly
hired university employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social
Security, and are subject to its deduction.

Campus and Community:
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and
major public land-grant university (Research Level 1) that is ranked among
the best in the world.  Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and
graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical
and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the
nation.  It employs 2,000 faculty members who serve 26,000 undergraduates
and 10,000 graduate and professional students, approximately 25% of
faculty receive campuswide recognition each year for excellence in
teaching.  More information about the campus is available at www.uiuc.edu.

The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana,
which have a combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140
miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 miles
northeast of St. Louis.  The University and its surrounding communities
offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work
of a major research institution.  For more information about the
community, visit http://www.uiuc.edu/misc/campus.html,
http://www.cucvb.org/, or http://www.ccchamber.org/.

Apply:
Send letter of application and complete resume with names, addresses,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses (where available) of three
references to:  Cindy Kelly, Head, Library Human Resources, University of
Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL
61801.  E-mail [log in to unmask]  Electronic applications are acceptable
initially, but must be followed by a hard copy with signature.  Phone
(217) 333-8169.

Deadline:
In order to ensure maximum consideration, applications and nominations
should be received by June 22, 2001.


THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER









Christopher J. Quinn
Assistant Architecture and Art Librarian
Ricker Library of Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
608 Taft Drive
208 Architecture Bldg.
Champaign, Illinois  61820


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