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Position Announcement: Co-ordinator of library Technical Processing, U. Wisconsin-Whitewater Joyce Huang 04 Sep 1998 23:34 UTC

Co-ordinator of Library Technical Processing, Academic Staff,
       The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Fixed Term full-time, 12   month appointment
Starting Date: January 2, 1999.

Responsibilities: Plan, coordinate and manage the overall operation of the
Technical Processing Unit including the supervision of the unit personnel
(8 FTE staff plus student assistants), ordering, receiving, cataloging,
processing, binding and preservation of all library materials, periodicals
help desk; serve as a member of the Library Team Leaders and play a
leadership role in policy development and in making operational
recommendations to the Director of Library Services; assist the director
in developing and implementing short-term and long-term operational goals
and objectives; assist the Director in monitoring the collection budget,
maintaining and analyzing financial and collection data; responsible for
collection management of periodicals; share some reference duties.

Required Qualifications: MLS from an ALA accredited institution; second
advanced degree in an academic discipline; three years of successful,
progressively responsible professional experience in an academic library
including at least one year of administrative or supervisory experience;
thorough knowledge of the principles of serial management and of current
and national issues in the acquisitions and processing of serials;
knowledge of technical services activities and trends; excellent
interpersonal and communication skills; experience with integrated library
systems and bibliographic utilities; hands-on experience in the utilization
of current technology for technical processing.
Compensation for both positions will be based on candidates qualifications
and experience.

       The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a premier comprehensive
university and is one of 13 universities in the University of Wisconsin
System.  It has an enrollment of approximately 10,000 students in 42
undergraduate and 13 graduate programs in the four Colleges of Arts and
Communication, Business and Economics, Education and Letters and Sciences
with 1030 faculty, academic and classified staff members. Located in the
scenic Kettle Moraine area of southeastern Wisconsin, UW-Whitewater is a
regional cultural and resource center within convenient driving distance to
Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago.

       The Harold G. Andersen Library is a modern facility with over
430,000 volumes, 2000 periodical subscriptions, 1,000,000 microforms, 7,700
audiovisual items and 303,000 government documents, an extensive CD-ROM
LAN, and has full Internet access.  The library integrated system is
KeyNotis.  The library personnel consists of  23 professional and support
staff members.

      Applications:  Send letter of application, resume, and names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of at least 3 references to:  Search and
Screen Committee, c/o Dr. Hsi-Ping Shao, Technology and Information
Resources, UW-Whitewater, P. O. Box 900, Whitewater, WI. 53190.

Deadline for application: Sept. 15, 1998

Joyce Huang
Director, Library Services
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wi. 53190-0900
Tel: 414-472-5516      FAX: 414-472-5727