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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

[LIBJOBS] job opportunity - Artstor & Shared Shelf Account Manager - New York, NY

Artstor

Account Manager

New York City

 

Artstor provides premier resources in digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching, and learning in the arts and sciences.  Our peerless educational tools include Artstor Digital Library, a database of over 1.8 million high quality images, and Shared Shelf, a media management software that allows for cataloging, managing, and distributing digital media.  Our community-built collections comprise contributions from outstanding international museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists, and we strive towards innovation, partnering with the best in the academic, museum, art, and science worlds.

 

Artstor is a nonprofit organization, based in New York City, committed to cultivating an idea rich environment.  Our culture is one of collaboration, strong interdepartmental relationships, independence, and quinoa salad and cupcake parties.  We are looking for new smart and engaged employees, who are equally excited about our mission.

The Account Manager will be responsible for increasing revenues and subscriptions to the Digital Library and Shared Shelf, Artstor's collection management service. This position includes some travel (10%-30%), and requires a self-motivated, flexible, organized team player who thrives in an environment of constant change.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Sales of Artstor digital content and tools by developing relationships with a diverse group of decision makers, including academic librarians, administrators and faculty members.

·         Prospect for new accounts introducing educational institutions, departments, and libraries to Artstor products and services.

·         Demonstrate digital products and tools, providing librarians and faculty members with useful information and strategies for promoting Artstor as a campus-wide resource and platform.

·         Work with team members to meet and exceed participation and revenue goals on an annual basis.

·         Communicate Artstor’s mission, messages, and fees to potential customers.

·         Respond to inquiries, update customer information management tool and pipeline, negotiate basic terms of License Agreements, give remote demonstrations, and set up trial access.

·         Represent Artstor at conferences and other events.

·         Keeps up-to-date on various Artstor initiatives and developments and being able to communicate these initiatives to potential participants.

·         Additional special projects as assigned by managers and other senior staff members.

 

Qualifications:

·         Two to three years of experience selling digital content or software solutions to librarians and other decision makers in higher education.

·         Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Library Science or Art History).

·         Experience in academic library or Web/software development fields.

·         Excellent communication skills in a variety of settings.

·         Attention to detail and accuracy.

·         Ability to work well as a team member.

·         Comfortable with technology, including familiarity with metadata structures, trends, and Web development.

·         Exceptional organizational skills.

·         Able to perform independently, be self-motivated, adapt to constant change, and juggle multiple tasks with a positive attitude.

·         Strong commitment and interest in the use of images in an educational setting.

 

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

·         Familiarity with the Artstor Digital Library and/or Shared Shelf.

·         Art, art history, or architectural background.

·         Business development, marketing, and/or academic library experience.

·         Working knowledge of image management software and database technology.

·         Experience with customer relationship management software (Talisma, Sales Force, or other).

 

Artstor is an equal opportunity employer.  Artstor offers a competitive salary and a collegial working environment.  Our excellent benefits include employer paid medical, dental, vision, life and accident, disability, and business travel insurance.  Artstor also has pension accounts and an optional supplemental retirement saving plan. 

 

Nominations and applications, including a cover letter, resume and salary requirements should be emailed to: careers@artstor.org.

 

 

[LIBJOBS] Music Cataloging Librarian, UI Libraries, Iowa City, IA

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES

IOWA CITY, IOWA

 

Position Vacancy Announcement

 

MUSIC CATALOGING LIBRARIAN

Librarian (I) or Specialist Librarian (II)

 

Position Description: Reporting to the Head of Cataloging-Metadata, the Music Cataloging Librarian will be responsible for original and complex copy cataloging of music materials in a variety of languages and formats. The Music Cataloging Librarian creates bibliographic and NACO-level name authority descriptions in a mixed RDA/AACR2 environment using the MARC standard and is expected to work with other metadata standards and schemas (BIBFRAME, EAD, and Dublin Core) as the need arises. The Music Cataloging Librarian performs subject analysis and classification using LCSH and Library of Congress Classification and is expected to work with other thesauri and organizational systems when the need arises. Occasionally, the Music Cataloging Librarian may be asked to catalog non-music resources. Specific duties include:

·         Serves as the Cataloging-Metadata Department liaison to the Rita Benton Music Library

·         Serves as a resource person for library staff on rules and best practices for the bibliographic description of music resources

·         Participates in the problem-solving and policy-making activities of the Cataloging-Metadata Department

·         Works with departmental colleagues to develop local cataloging policies and procedures

·         Shares with library colleagues relevant information gained from professional activities and uses that knowledge to improve operations

·         Monitors cataloging trends and maintains awareness of emerging issues in bibliographic control

·         Participates in library committees, task groups, and special projects

·         Contributes to the overall goals of the department as appropriate

 

Required Qualifications:

·         ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Music

·         Appointment at the Specialist Librarian level requires three or more years of experience

·         Reading knowledge of one or more Western European languages

·         Familiarity with the RDA and AACR2 content standards

·         Proficiency with personal computers and software, the Web, and library-relevant information technology applications. Working knowledge of standard computer office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint or other productivity software.

·         Ability to work independently and in a group; and excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. 

·         Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing cataloging environment

 

Desired Qualifications:

·         Experience with the use of the RDA/AACR2 standards to catalog cartographic or music resources.

·         Experience in the use of OCLC, MarcEdit and an integrated library system

·         Demonstrated knowledge of current issues in academic cataloging and metadata operations

·         Familiarity with current and emerging cataloging and metadata standards and practices

 

 

Universal Competencies:

·         Positive Impact/Achieving Results: Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations while producing results.

·         Service Excellence/Customer Focus: Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers.

·         Collaboration and Embracing Diversity: Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc.

 

The University of Iowa Libraries: The University of Iowa Libraries system consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and a number of branch libraries. The Libraries has more than 5 million volumes including thousands of electronic resources and coordinates the development and maintenance of the University’s locally-created open access digital resources including the Iowa Digital Library, featuring close to a million digitized texts, images, and audio and video recordings, as well as Iowa Research Online, our institutional repository. Our Special Collections include over 200,000 rare books, ranging in age from the 15th century to newly created artists’ books.

 

Library systems are built on a mix of open source, locally developed, hosted services, and vended applications primarily from Ex Libris, OCLC, and Microsoft. The University of Iowa is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), ARL, OCLC, CRL, SPARC, CNI, CLIR, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and Portico. The Libraries provides a program of support for professional development activities and its staff members are actively engaged in national cooperative efforts.

 

The University and Iowa City: A major research and teaching institution, the University of Iowa offers internationally recognized programs in a diverse array of academic, medical, and artistic disciplines, from otolaryngology to fiction writing, printmaking to space science, hydraulic engineering to dance. The University consists of a faculty of 2,800 and a permanent staff of 16,000 serving 31,000 students, almost 40% of whom are from out of state and close to 10,000 of whom are registered in graduate and professional degree programs. Approximately 11% of the University’s faculty and staff and 14% of its student body are members of minority groups, and 12% of the students are from foreign countries.

 

The University of Iowa is home to the Writers’ Workshop, the oldest graduate creative writing program in the country, and the blueprint for many of the creative writing programs that now thrive on campuses worldwide. It is also home to the International Writing Program where, since 1967, over a thousand writers from more than 120 countries have participated. The University has recently instituted a program in creative writing in Spanish. In 2008, UNESCO designated Iowa City as a world City of Literature.

 

Iowa City is a community of some 68,000 people (more than 150,000 live in the surrounding area) with excellent educational, recreational, and cultural advantages. It is consistently cited in the national media as a city with an excellent quality of life. The city is readily accessible via interstate highways and a major airport is only 30 minutes away. The community is growing in its diversity; within the Iowa City Community School District, 33% of the students are minority, with 17% identifying as African-American, 9% as Latino/Hispanic, 7% as Asian-American, and .4% as Native American during the 2012/13 school year.

 

Salary and appointment: Start date is negotiable. Appointment will be made at the Librarian (I) or Specialist (II) Librarian level, depending on experience and qualifications of successful candidate. Salary ranges: Librarian $43,000 - $46,000; Specialist $47,000 - $60,000. The University of Iowa offers an attractive package of benefits including 24 days of paid vacation per year, your choice between two retirement plans and two University of Iowa health insurance plans, dental insurance, pre-tax child and health care spending accounts, and additional options.

 

Application Procedure: To apply for this position, please visit the University of Iowa Jobs@UIOWA website at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/pands/view/65230. Applications must be received by October 19, 2014.

 

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

For more information about the University of Iowa Libraries, please see http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/

 

For more information about the University of Iowa and community, please see https://jobs.uiowa.edu/why_ui/index.php

 

Monday, September 29, 2014

[CHILD-YA] Stage International en bibliothèque au Burkina Faso

Bonjour,
L'Association des Bibliothécaires de Lecture Publique du Burkina (ABLP/Burkina) a le regret de vous annoncer l'annulation pure et simple du Programme « Stage International en bibliothèque au Burkina Faso » suite à l'épidémie du virus EBOLA qui sévit actuellement en Afrique de l'ouest. Le Burkina Faso n'est pas touché par cette épidémie mais étant donné que le stage nécessite un regroupement de personnes d'horizon divers, nous avons jugé bon de surseoir à cette initiative pour la protection et la sécurité de tous.
Grand merci pour les 21 personnes qui ont déjà fait leur préinscription et nous leur réitérons nos excuses et  leur demandons une compréhension.
Bien cordialement à tous et à très bientôt pour d'autres initiatives !
BARRO Brahima
Président de l'Association des Bibliothécaires de Lecture Publique du Burkina (ABLP/Burkina)
BP : 559 Bobo Dioulasso 01
Tel : 00226 70 14 21 00
Burkina Faso

[LIBJOBS] Librarian I (Youth Services)Wellington, FL, USA

PALM BEACH COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

www.pbclibrary.org

Position:   Librarian I (Youth Services)

Salary:       $42,714 Annually

Location:  Wellington Branch Library, Wellington, FL               

Plans and conducts children’s services that include creative programming, storytelling, reference, collection development and readers’ advisory services for babies, toddlers, school-age children and young adults.  Oversees the Teen Volunteer program; promotes the library to schools, gives tours of the library and represents the library in the community.

Qualifications:  Master's Degree in Library Science accredited by the American Library Association. Preference Given for Experience:  Public library youth services; using the internet (must specify on application).  Also desirable:  Knowledge of children’s literature (must specify on application). 

APPLICATION OPTIONS: Apply online at www.pbclibrary.org; fax your application/resume to (561)616-6893; or mail your application/resume to Palm Beach County Human Resources, 100 Australian Avenue, Suite 300, West Palm Beach, FL 33406. (Phone (561) 616-6888, Fax (561) 616-6893) EO/AA EMPLOYER M/F/D/V/DFWP. 

Applications/Resumes for this position must be received by 5:00PM, Friday, October 3rd, 2014.

 

 

 

Andrea L. Taylor

Library Personnel Services Coordinator

Staff Development/Personnel

Palm Beach County Library System

3650 Summit Blvd

West Palm Beach, FL  33406

Tele: (561)233-2707

Fax:  (561)242-7370

Email: taylora@pbclibrary.org

 

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.  Some email may contain library information which is confidential pursuant to Florida Statute 257.261 and exempt from disclosure under the public records law 119.01.

 

 




Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. Some e-mail may contain library information which is confidential pursuant to Florida Statute 257.261 and exempt from disclosure under the public records law 119.01.

[LIBJOBS] US - Bethesda, MD - Spanish Content Coordinator (Federal Agency)

Posting on behalf of the company.  Please see job description for instructions on submitting resumes.  Thank you.
 
Spanish Content Coordinator (Federal Agency)
Full-Time
Bethesda, MD

Summary
HR Anew is a full service human resources management consulting and professional services firm headquartered in Columbia, MD. Our work is grounded in innovation, thought leadership, and performance excellence as we work in collaboration with clients to recruit, develop professionally, and retain employees. To learn more about HR Anew visit our website at (www.hranew.com). Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Founded 175 years ago, our federal government client is seeking a candidate for the position of Spanish Content Contributor to embark on a part-time position in Bethesda, MD. The work will be in support of the Spanish version of a major health information/medical/research website.

Our client's website (Spanish version of site) is a full-featured consumer health information website with hundreds of health topics, information on prescription and over-the-counter medications, thousands of encyclopedia articles with illustrations, videos, tutorials and daily syndicated news. The emphasis of this website is on quality, accuracy, currency and easy-to-read Spanish language consumer health information for Hispanic-Americans. Our client's website (Spanish version of site) is consistently rated by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) as one of the top U.S. government news and information sites.

The major objective of this position is to provide the maintenance of a high quality, culturally appropriate, user-friendly Spanish language consumer website. The focus of this work will be on providing workflow quality assurance and maintenance of client website (Spanish version of site) topic pages, finding, evaluating and organizing new content and disseminating client website (Spanish version of site) resources, products, tools, and messages to their audience using social media platforms.

 Job Duties

The duties of this job include, but are not limited to:
•    Review and evaluate health information to determine if it meets the quality guidelines to be linked to from our Client's en español site. Add or edit information in the Client's content management system. Maintain high quality database entries according to our Client's procedures. There are approximately 15 data fields in our Client's content management system for each item on a health topic page. Recommend changes, updates, corrections and new entries for these pages based on Client's quality guidelines.

•    Conduct review of our Client's en español site health topic pages. This process, called "topic review" involves looking at the overall topic page through a module in our Client's content management system to determine if the grouping of links on the page is appropriate in depth and breadth. Also, each link must be checked to ensure it still contains up-to-date information and to see if the information on that page has changed in a way that conflicts with our Client's quality guidelines or if it should be categorized differently on the topic page. It also involves searching for new information appropriate to include on that topic page.  Complete data entry related to the changes.  Suggest new sites and features for inclusion in our Client's en español site.

•    Review, select, index and publish daily health news from syndicated health news providers.

•    Monitor organizations providing trusted health information to stay aware of new or changed content. Our Client will provide guidance on which organizations to monitor and on the procedures.

•    Contribute to tweets for our Client's Twitter feed and write content for the Client's "Qué hay de nuevo: Anuncios y páginas recomendadas" page. 

•    Assist with other maintenance activities for our Client's en español site.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS (KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, SKILLS & ABILITIES):

•    Must be able to read, write and speak both Spanish and English in a business/professional setting and at the consumer level.  Professional experience in a bilingual setting is desired.   Native Spanish speaker preferred.

•    Has working knowledge of or a particular interest in the U.S. Hispanic community.

•    Experience with or interest in consumer-level health information, health, wellness or the biomedical sciences. Awareness of culturally-appropriate Spanish for the U.S. Hispanic community. 

•    Understanding about the important of accuracy with health information.  

•    At least one year of experience with evaluating or working with health information.

•    Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and organizational skills. Must be able to work both independently and as part of a motivated and productive team.

•    Ability to follow rigorous and complex procedures.

•    Must have close attention to detail.

•    Ability to work in a database or content management system. Training in the system will be provided, but the individual must have a high comfort level learning systems, inputting data, and searching or using other available tools from the system. 

•    Ability to work independently and in a team.

•    Comfort working in a fast-paced environment.

•    Strong critical thinking and analysis skills.

Education

•    Requires a master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (or from a master's level program in library and information studies accredited or recognized by the appropriate national body of another country.)

HR Anew offers competitive compensation and employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription, 401K, vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, holidays, 401K, life insurance AD&D insurance, and more.  EOE.  For immediate consideration, apply online at
https://www.pcrecruiter.net/pcrbin/reg1.aspx?r=N0MWj30HQDM8D4xjAUow3cpES7znn4AbDnakuFOLD9klycksdeCPpzkV
 
HR Anew conducts reference checks, background investigations, and/or skills testing; and maintain an alcohol and drug-free workplace.


[LIBJOBS] Singapore, College Librarian / Associate Director, Educational Resources & Technology

Yale-NUS College in Singapore invites applications and nominations for the position of College Librarian / Associate Director, Educational Resources and Technology. The College, now in its second year, embraces a complex curriculum that reaches across a variety of disciplines and introduces a range of global perspectives, encourages active student participation in their education, offers extensive international and professional experiences, and promotes a vigorous residential co-curricular life. The College Librarian / Associate Director, Educational Resources and Technology will help establish services, collections, and spaces to advance these educational priorities.

 

This position is a unique opportunity for a progressive library leader energized by the challenges of founding a new academic library at a college with innovation at the core of its mission.

 

These challenges include:

 

- implementing acquisition and collection development methods that balance the needs of a broad liberal arts curriculum and faculty research,

- partnering with faculty to find creative ways to make information and digital literacy vital to the student learning experience,

- working concertedly with educational technologists to support teaching and research that make ambitious use of library and digital resources.

 

For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/careers/administration/apply/college-librarian-associate-director-educational-resources-technology/.

The review of applications is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled.

 




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Friday, September 26, 2014

[LIBJOBS] EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Tucson, Arizona, USA: Associate Dean, University Libraries

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

[CHILD-YA] IFLA Guidelines on safety, privacy and online behaviour: Social media, children and young people @ the library

IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults published in Lyon WLIC the first version of Guidelines on safety, privacy and online behaviour for children and young people.

The topic is changing and evolving rapidly, all comments and suggestions on the content are welcome. The present version can be read on IFLA website
http://www.ifla.org/publications/node/9061?og=51

[LIBJOBS] University of Michigan Library Job Posting

Hello,

The University of Michigan Library invites applications for the position of Director of the Digital Media Commons (DMC).  The DMC is a set of state-of-the-art multimedia programs, services, and spaces dedicated to continuously transforming and innovating learning and knowledge environments.  The Director is responsible for leading an innovative sandbox focused on discovery, learning, invention, innovation, demonstration, and deployment. We seek a collaborative leader, with vision and character inspiring continued excellence for our learning ecosystems; a professional able to incubate ideas, balancing technological innovation with learning, teaching, and research needs.  It is critical to be able to guide strategic innovation with intent to leverage new discoveries for campus.  


For more information please visit:    http://umjobs.org/job_detail/101187/director_digital_media_commons


Thank you,

 

Library Human Resources


Tuesday, September 23, 2014

[LIBJOBS] US- Ann Arbor - Applications Developer Opportunity

The University of Michigan Library Systems Office is seeking a talented and resourceful applications developer to help our team develop new systems and services while enhancing and troubleshooting our existing applications and infrastructure.  Major areas of work will include some or all of the following:  development of a registry of metadata, including a significant suite of related procedures and interfaces, that will identify the complete corpus of U.S. federal government documents; updates and/or enhancements to a HathiTrust database (and the suite of scripts used to manage it) that tracks the physical holdings of HathiTrust partner institutions; enhancements to the infrastructure that underlies the University of Michigan's Mirlyn library catalog and the HathiTrust bibliographic catalog; porting of existing publicly available bibliographic databases from a deprecated hosting platform to a new environment; etc.  


This is a term-limited position, funded for two years, with the possibility of renewal. The full posting with application information is available at http://umjobs.org/job_detail/96990/applications_developer through 10/9/14.




[LIBJOBS] Princeton, NJ - USA- Processing Archivist (Assoc. Librarian/Librarian)

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Monday, September 22, 2014

[LIBJOBS] Assistant Professor position in e-Science at Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

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[LIBJOBS] Special Collections Librarian: UI Libraries, Iowa City, IA

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES

IOWA CITY, IOWA

 

Position Vacancy

 

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Librarian

Librarian (I) or Specialist Librarian (II)

 

Position Description: Reporting to the Head, Special Collections, the Special Collections Librarian is responsible for the design and implementation of innovative library services and instruction programs that enhance access to and understanding of a broad range of rare book, manuscript, archival, and digital materials. General responsibilities include:

·         Developing, implementing, and assessing the Special Collections instruction program.

·         Coordinating visits by classes and creating presentations. Interacting with faculty and departments to address their instruction needs.

·         Actively developing an expansive and creative instructional program, engaging new audiences from all educational levels, and increasing support for the integration of Special Collections into undergraduate curriculum.

·         Initiating new ways to engage students and the community with primary source material.

·         Working closely with liaisons and other instruction librarians throughout the UI Libraries.

·         Contributing to an exhibition program inside and outside of the Libraries using Special Collections material.

·         Participating in outreach and social media activities.

·         Collaborating with colleagues working in areas of collection development, archival and manuscript processing, rare books cataloging, preservation, and digitization.

·         Providing reference services, participating in collection development, and supporting day-to-day operations.

·         Participating in Libraries’ initiatives outside of Special Collections & University Archives by serving on Libraries’ and campus committees and contributing to other relevant activities and events.

·         Maintaining a course of personal professional development through active participation in rare book, manuscript, and archives professional associations or other professional activities external to the Libraries.

 

Required Qualifications:

·         Graduate degree in library science from an ALA accredited institution or a graduate degree in an academic discipline with advanced training in archives administration, rare book or manuscript management.

·         Three or more years of experience is required for appointment at the Specialist Librarian level.

·         Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with current and emerging best practices for library instruction.

·         Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with emerging trends in rare book and manuscript librarianship.

·         Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a rapidly changing environment.

·         Demonstrated ability to work productively and sensitively with library and university colleagues, faculty, students, and other patrons.

·         Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment where consultation, flexibility, collaboration and cooperation are essential.

·         Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

·         Demonstrated commitment to diversity in the workplace or community.

·         Demonstrated interest in professional development that will enhance the candidate’s value to the Libraries, the University, the profession, or the scholarly community.

 

Desired Qualifications:

·         Experience in a Special Collections, archives, or museum environment.

·         Experience teaching and designing curriculum or coursework, particularly at the undergraduate level.

·         Experience with or demonstrated knowledge of issues involved with planning, delivering, and assessing primary source literacy instruction.

·         Experience with or demonstrated knowledge of the history of the book, bibliography, book arts, and archival processing.

·         Experience with or demonstrated knowledge of digital collections, social media tools, and digital humanities concepts, tools, and techniques.

 

Universal Competencies:

·         Positive Impact/Achieving Results: Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations while producing results.

·         Service Excellence/Customer Focus: Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers.

·         Collaboration and Embracing Diversity: Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc.

 

The University of Iowa Libraries: The University of Iowa library system consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and a number of branch libraries. The Libraries has more than 5 million volumes including thousands of electronic resources and coordinates the development and maintenance of the University’s locally-created open access digital resources including the digital library, featuring more than 800,000 digitized texts, images, audio and video recordings, as well as Iowa Research Online, our institutional repository. Our Special Collections include over 200,000 rare books, ranging in age from the 15th century to newly created artists’ books.

 

The University of Iowa is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), ARL, OCLC, CRL, SPARC, CNI, CLIR, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and Portico. The Libraries provides a program of support for professional development activities and its staff members are actively engaged in national cooperative efforts.

 

The University and Iowa City: A major research and teaching institution, the University of Iowa offers internationally recognized programs in a diverse array of academic, medical, and artistic disciplines, from otolaryngology to fiction writing, printmaking to space science, hydraulic engineering to dance. The University consists of a faculty of 2,800 and a permanent staff of 16,000 serving 31,000 students, almost 40% of whom are from out of state and close to 10,000 of whom are registered in graduate and professional degree programs. Approximately 11% of the University’s faculty and staff and 14% of its student body are members of minority groups, and 12% of the students are from foreign countries.

 

The University of Iowa is home to the Writers’ Workshop, the oldest graduate creative writing program in the country, and the blueprint for many of the creative writing programs that now thrive on campuses worldwide. It is also home to the International Writing Program where, since 1967, over a thousand writers from more than 120 countries have participated. The University has recently instituted a program in creative writing in Spanish. In 2008, UNESCO designated Iowa City as a world City of Literature.

 

Iowa City is a community of some 68,000 people (more than 150,000 live in the surrounding area) with excellent educational, recreational, and cultural advantages. It is consistently cited in the national media as a city with an excellent quality of life. The city is readily accessible via interstate highways and a major airport is only 30 minutes away. The community is growing in its diversity; within the Iowa City Community School District, 33% of the students are minority, with 17% identifying as African-American, 9% as Latino/Hispanic, 7% as Asian-American, and .4% as Native American during the 2012/13 school year.

 

Salary and appointment: Start date is negotiable. Appointment will be made at the Librarian (I) or Specialist (II) level, depending on experience and qualifications of successful candidate. Salary ranges: Librarian $43,000 to $46,000; Specialist $47,000 to $60,000. The University of Iowa offers an attractive package of benefits including 24 days of paid vacation per year, your choice between two retirement plans and two University of Iowa health insurance plans, dental insurance, pre-tax child and health care spending accounts, and additional options.

 

Application Procedure: To apply for this position, please visit the University of Iowa Jobs@UIOWA website at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/pands/view/65175. Applications must be received by Wednesday, October 15, 2014.

 

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

For more information about the University of Iowa Libraries, please see http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/

 

For more information about the University of Iowa and community, please see https://jobs.uiowa.edu/why_ui/index.php

 

Saturday, September 20, 2014

[LIBJOBS] Palau - Koror, Palau - Director of Library Services at Palau Community College

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