Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 14:59:25 -0600
From: Jonathan COOPER <jdc@CCMAIL.ADP.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Fwd:COB texts to go

Here are official job announcements for two middle management openings at the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library. If you are interested in either
of these positions, please read the text of the announcement carefully and
follow its directions.

If you have questions about the application and recruitment process, contact our
Human Resources department at 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706-1482 (or call
them at 608-264-6408). If you have questions about the duties and
responsibilities of these positions, contact Michael Edmonds, acting Library
Director, at mie@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu (or 608-264-6538).

If you are primarily interested in the professional and support positions that
were mentioned in an email message I sent to this list yesterday, watch the
State of Wisconsin Career Opportunities Bulletin. Follow the links from the
Society's home page, http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/
or connect directly to http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/der/empopp.htm
We currently expect those positions to be officially announced in early or
mid-June.

                                     Jonathan D. Cooper
                      Associate Director for Technical Services
                   State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library
                   816 State Street          Voice: (608) 261-9360
                   Madison, WI  53706       Fax: (608) 264-6520
                            Email: jdc@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu

    LIBRARIAN SUPERVISOR 2 - SECTION HEAD, TECHNICAL
                          SERVICES MADISON (AREA 8)

                                  Job Announcement Code: 00541

State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Technical Services Section of the Library
Division. Start between $38,085 and $48,701 annually; plus excellent benefits. A
one-year probationary period is required.

JOB DUTIES: This position reports to the associate director for technical
services and is responsible for development, operation, programming, and
maintenance of the Historical Society's Library Catalog Section. The incumbent
acts as chief cataloger for the library coordinating cataloging of materials in
the library's collection of over 3.6 million books, serials, pamphlets,
government publications, electronic format and microformat items. The incumbent
sets goals and allocates resources for the library's cataloging programs,
including its retrospective conversion efforts. The incumbent supervises 7
permanent employees (1 library consultant, 4 librarian seniors, 2 library
services assistants advanced/lead), 5 project employees (3 librarian objectives,
2 library services assistants senior). The incumbent represents the Library on
agency-wide and University of Wisconsin-Madison campus committees and, as an
integral part of the Library management team participates directly in library
strategic planning, policy formulation, and program evaluation. and in its
collection visited by
about 1,000 users per day). The incumbent represents the library on agency-wide
and UW-Madison campus committees and, as an integral part of the library
management team (division administrator, two bureau chiefs, four section heads),
participates directly in library strategic planning, policy formulation, and
program evaluation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Advanced knowledge of the theory, practice, and
literature of librarianship in general and library cataloging in particular;
advanced knowledge of library automation and its applications library cataloging
and technical services; basic knowledge of French; the ability to communicate
effectively with people from a wide variety of ethnic, education and class
backgrounds via telephone, correspondence, email, and face-to-face; basic
supervisor skills in recruiting, training, directing and evaluating professional
staff; basic computer skills in work processing, database searching, and
hardware installation. NOTE: The required knowledge, skills and abilities are
typically acquired through an advanced degree in Library & Information Studies.

To request special application/examination materials, write to the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin; Attn: Personnel; 816 State Street; Madison, WI
53706-1482; or call the SHSW Request Line at (608) 264-6408. Completed
application materials received by June 15 will be assured consideration.
Application materials will be evaluated and the best qualified candidates will
be invited to the next step in the selection process.
PR01-16/DJP/ANNA/BEW/ADNA/24-98June 18, 1999

    LIBRARIAN SUPERVISOR 2 - SECTION HEAD, REFERENCE &
                   ACCESS SERVICES MADISON (AREA 8)

                                  Job Announcement Code: 00542

State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Reference & Access Section of the Library
Division. Start between $38,085 and $48,701 annually; plus excellent benefits. A
one-year probationary period is required.

JOB DUTIES: This position reports to the associate director for public services;
it is responsible for program planning and day-to-day delivery of all
information services to the public at the nation's largest American history
library (3.6 million items in its collection visited by about 1,000 users per
day). The incumbent sets goals and allocates resources for the library's
circulation, collection maintenance, interlibrary loan, bibliographic
instruction, exhibits, and reference programs (including genealogy and
government publications). She or he supervises 7 professional librarians and 5
FTE's of part-time support staff as well as delivering services in person as
needed. The incumbent represents the library on agency-wide and UW-Madison
campus committees and, as an integral part of the library management team
(division administrator, two bureau chiefs, four section heads), participates
directly in library strategic planning, policy formulation, and program
evaluation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Basic knowledge of the literature and research
methods in American history, including genealogy; advanced knowledge of the
principles and methods of librarianship, especially reference work and
collection development (including government publications); basic knowledge of
library computer applications, including database and Internet reference sources
and systems used in circulation and interlibrary loan work; the ability to
communicate effectively with people from a wide variety of ethnic, education and
class backgrounds via correspondence, email, and face-to-face; basic supervisory
skills in recruiting, training, directing and evaluating professional staff;
basic computer skills in word processing, database searching, and hardware
installation. NOTE: The required knowledge, skills and abilities are typically
acquired through an advanced degree in Library & Information Studies.

To request special application/examination materials, write to the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin; Attn: Personnel; 816 State Street; Madison, WI
53706-1482; or call the SHSW
Request Line at (608) 264-6408. Completed application materials received by June
15 will be assured consideration. Application materials will be evaluated and
the best qualified candidates will be invited to the next step in the selection
process. PR01-16/DJP/AANA/BEW/ADNA/24-98June 18, 1999