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Position Announcement: Univ. of North Dakota, Documents & Periodicals Betty Gard 05 Sep 2000 21:49 UTC

The University of North Dakota Libraries
Vacancy Announcement

POSITION:   Librarian/Documents and Periodicals Department Head
Position #:    (2466)
RANK:          Academic Librarian
SALARY:    $40,000

POSITION DESCRIPTION: This position is responsible for administration and
management of the Government Documents, Periodicals and the Patent and
Trademark collections at the Chester Fritz Library, University of North
Dakota.  This position offers the opportunity to manage diverse activities
involving public services and technical processing for important
collections supporting academic programs and regional public interest.
Participates in reference services and collection management; manages
automated serials control; supervises 7 FTE staff and additional student
workers; participates in professional activities. This position reports to
the Assistant Director of Libraries.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Required:  Graduate Degree from an ALA accredited MLS or
equivalent degree; Minimum 3 years of professional library experience; Two
years supervisory experience; Excellent writing and oral communication
skills.  Preferred:  Two years experience in government documents,
periodicals management and/or patent and trademark libraries; experience
in an academic research library; experience with a library automation
system; experience in collection management.

BENEFITS:  This is a permanent, 12-month appointment with a variety of
liberal fringe benefits, including a choice of medical, life insurance and
retirement plans, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield and TIAA/CREF.

Submit letter of application, resume, and the names, phone numbers and
e-mail addresses of three (3) professional references and an official
university application form, which may be downloaded from
(http://www.und.edu/org/ops) or obtained by calling (701) 777-4361, to:

Desi Sporbert
Personnel Services - P. O. Box 8010
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND   58202

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  Applications
received by October 16 will be given first consideration.

LIBRARY:  The holdings of the University Libraries exceed two million
items.  The Library is a joint regional depository for U.S. Documents, a
designated depository library for U. S. Patents and Trademarks, and a
depository for North Dakota State Documents.  In addition to the Chester
Fritz Library, other library facilities include departmental libraries in
geology, energy research, and music, as well as the Thormodsgard Law
Library and the Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences.  The
Library and its staff serve 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
The Library participates in OCLC, MINITEX, the On-line Dakota Information
Network (ODIN), and the libraries have implemented the public access
catalog, cataloging, circulation and acquisitions functions of the PALS
SYSTEM.

CAMPUS:  Founded in 1883, the University of North Dakota is the largest
institution of higher education in the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, and
Idaho.  UND is situated in a community of about 53,000 on the border
between North Dakota and Minnesota.  Located 150 miles south of Winnipeg
and 350 miles northwest of Minneapolis, the 570-acre campus is within
reach of the major cultural and recreational activities of the upper
Midwest.

Issued:  9-5-00
UND is an EEO/AA Employer