Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 16:37:05 -0400 From: Denise Bogart-Caballero <denisebc@SMATHERSNT2.UFLIB.UFL.EDU> Subject: Position Vacancy/extended deadline Position Title: GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Coordinator LP#: 845560 Rank: Instructor/Assistant Librarian Salary: $30,000/$32,000 minimum respectively Responsible to: Chair, Documents Department JOB SUMMARY: Provides expertise and leads the development of a library-wide GIS management team. Working closely with faculty and students throughout the university and with library selectors, develops policies and procedures for the selection, organization, delivery, updating, and archiving of data collections and software to support GIS services. Provides outreach and markets data services and resources to faculty and students in all disciplines. Provides reference service and user instruction. Responsibilities 1. Responsible for the selection of GIS resources and the implementation of GIS services to meet in-library and remote user needs. Maintains high level of awareness and expertise regarding spatial and numeric data and its evolving applications. 2. Provides GIS reference and consulting services to faculty and students in all disciplines in person and via the world-wide-web. 3. Markets GIS in the libraries and on campus. Works with the Electronic Reference Services Coordinator to develop training programs for library staff. Collaborates with the Head of the Map and Imagery Library and the Bibliographic Instruction team to incorporate GIS into instructional sessions for all disciplines. 4. Establishes contact with faculty currently teaching GIS to determine service needs; identifies software and data sets in use on campus; evaluates service needs of programs on campus without access to GIS software and/or hardware. 5. Collaborates with the Head of the Map & Imagery Library and the staff of the Digital Library Center in planning digital library initiatives to provide remote access to and preservation of Map and Imagery Collections. 6. With the Documents Information Technology Coordinator, plans for, selects, manages, and coordinates the use of GIS hardware and software. 7. With the Documents Information Technology Coordinator and the Head of the Map & Imagery Library, designs and develops WWW-based projects to enhance GIS and Remote Sensing services. 8. Serves on library and university committees as appropriate. Participates in grant development and implementation as appropriate Qualifications Required: 1. Masters degree in library sciences or another relevant field (Geography, Engineering, Urban Planning, etc.) 2. Academic background in or work experience with maps, GIS software such as ArcView, and geospatial map files, preferably in an academic/research library. 3. Computing experience in a networked environment. 4. Demonstrated ability to lead team efforts. 5. Ability to work and communicate effectively with users, library staff, and the University community. Preferred: 1. Familiarity with electronic government documents resources, such as census data and digital mapping products. 2. Knowledge of systems design and server management. 3. Experience with the development integrated, interactive Web resource pages. 4. Academic background in or work experience with Remote Sensing. Documents The Documents Department selects publications and maps from nearly all levels of government and all countries. Mirroring this diversity, the department is actually six units: 1) Federal (U.S. Government materials), 2) State (Florida), 3) Foreign and International, 4) Florida Planning/Local Documents, 5) Maps and Imagery (separate facility located on the ground floor of Marston Science library). Map & Imagery Library The Map & Imagery Library is located on the ground floor of the Marston Science Library. Most of the maps, aerial photographs, satellite images, and atlases in the Smathers Libraries are concentrated in this facility. With close to 400,000 aerial photographs and satellite images, and 2,000 atlases, it is the largest map library in the southeastern U.S. and the fifth largest academic map library in the United States. In addition to maps, the Map & Imagery Library has an extensive collection of United States Department of Agriculture aerial photographs, NASA/Kennedy Space Center film, remote sensing images from satellites and a growing collection of digital map software and CD-ROM products. All types of maps are available in the Map & Imagery Library on a variety of special topics from archaeology to zoogeography. The map collections are worldwide in scope but the areas of emphasis are Florida, U.S., Central and South America including the Caribbean, and Africa, South of the Sahara. This collection supports instructional and research programs from across the entire spectrum of the University of Florida's academic departments. The more frequent users are associated with the Colleges and Departments of: Engineering, Architecture, Political Science, Geography, Geology, IFAS, and the Centers for African and Latin American Studies. Additionally, the collections are used extensively by researchers from the Florida Natural History Museum and various local, state and national governmental agencies. The University of Florida The University of Florida is a large, land grant, public educational research institution with a faculty of approximately 4,000 and a student body of nearly 31,000 undergraduates, over 8,000 graduate students, and over 3,000 professional students. It ranks tenth nationally in size of student body and eighth nationally in the number of merit scholars enrolled in the freshmen class. The University is a member of the Association of American Universities and offers the Ph.D. in 86 fields and the Master's degree in 105 fields. For more information please consult the UF homepage at http://www.ufl.edu <http://www.ufl.edu/> . The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida are members of the Research Libraries Group, SOLINET, and the Center for Research Libraries. The library staff, which numbers more than 300 FTE librarians, technical/clerical staff and student assistants, plays an active state, regional, and national role in CONSER and other library programs related to automation, bibliographic control and preservation. The collections now comprise more than three million cataloged volumes, four million microforms, and extensive holdings of government documents, maps, archival material, computer files, and other formats. The Libraries receive 25,000 current serials and the library resources budget is approximately $6,000,000 annually. The University of Florida shares a NOTIS based integrated system for acquiring, processing, circulating, and assessing its collections. Currently, more than 1, 900,000 titles are in the OPAC. For more information about the Libraries, please visit http://www.uflib.ufl.edu <http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/> . Benefits: Twenty-two vacation days, nine paid holidays, and thirteen days sick leave annually; retirement options; insurance benefits; tuition fee waiver program; no state or local income tax. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applications from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply. Send a letter of application along with a resume and three letters of reference, which include the addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references by October 8,1999 to: Denise Bogart-Caballero Library Personnel Officer George A. Smathers Libraries P.O. Box 117001 Gainesville, FL 32611 Fax 352-392-4538 Denise Bogart-Caballero Denise Bogart-Caballero Library Personnel Officer George A. Smathers Libraries 370 Library West P.O. Box 117001 Gainesville, Florida 32611 (352) 392-9809 (352) 392-4538 (fax)
