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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:09:53 -0500
From: Peter Boll <bollp@CENTRAL.EDU>
Subject: Position Announcement

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                          POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
                             CENTRAL COLLEGE
                               Pella, Iowa

POSITION:  Acquisitions/Serials/Reference Librarian

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Twelve-month appointment with faculty rank and status
reporting to the Director of the Library.  Expected start date January 4,
1999.

QUALIFICATIONS: ALA/MLS; liberal arts background with wide-ranging
research interests; 1-2 years relevant acquisitions/serials experience in
integrated online systems environment; demonstrated reference and teaching
skills with a wide range of print resources and information technologies,
including online catalogs, CD-ROMS, Internet, HTML, Dialog or STN and
PC/Mac applications;  cataloging experience with OCLC, AACR2, LCSH and
USMARC formats; knowledge of national and foreign publishing; excellent
organizational and interpersonal skills; prefer academic library
experience with Innovative Interfaces system.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Manage all monograph, serials and A/V acquisitions;
provide reference service including one evening per week; instruct
students and faculty in information literacy; teach one-credit Basic
Library Research course;  participate in collection development; manage
materials budget & serials lists; supervise acquisitions/serials staff;
catalog serials; participate in technology planning for library's growing
digital collections. Support for the mission of the college is expected.

GEISLER LIBRARY:  The Library's mission is to provide students with the
information they need to achieve their highest academic potential and to
help them acquire research skills necessary to life-long learning. Housed
in an award-winning building, Library resources include a growing
collection of 200,000 volumes, subscriptions to over 925 periodicals, 370
continuations, CD-ROM and Internet-based periodical indexes, and 55,000
Microforms. Its Media Center houses 10,000 items, including slides, films,
videos and audio recordings.  The library's collections are accessed by an
Innovative Interfaces integrated system with networked access from the
main Library, Music and Chemistry branch libraries, classrooms, dorms and
campus offices.  Access to electronic resources is provided from the
Library's web page where WebPac, EBSCOHost, FirstSearch, Lexis-Nexis,
Britannica Online, and selected Internet links enhance student and faculty
research.  More information about Central College and the Library can be
found at www.central.edu.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:  Applicants should send a letter of application
addressing the position requirements, a re sume, and the names and
telephone numbers of three confidential references.  Application materials
should be directed to Dr. Thomas Iverson, Provost, Central College, 812
University, Pella, Iowa 50219.  Review of applications begins immediately
and will continue until the position is filled.  Central College is an
AA/EOE.