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Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 12:16:30 EDT
From:         JJW%wendt.engr.wisc.edu@Kentvm.Kent.edu
Subject:      Position Announcement
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                      POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Cross-posted to ILL-L@UVMVM, LIBREF-L@KENTVM, GOVDOC-L@PSUVM,
ELDNET-L@UIUCVMD.

This is a re-posting due to a change in required qualifications.
Minimum of 3 years professional experience is preferred but no
longer required.

                            LIBRARIAN

Kurt F. Wendt Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison
215 N. Randall
Madison, WI 53706-1688

Working Title: Reference Librarian (Member of Wendt Library Faculty
and Student Services Unit)

Allowable titles: Academic Librarian (R04DN)/Senior Academic
Librarian (R04BN)
Full time salary: $28,800 to $38,000, depending on qualifications
and experience.

This is a full-time position.

BACKGROUND

Wendt Library serves all engineering academic departments at UW-
Madison, as well as the Departments of Computer Sciences,
Statistics, and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.  Wendt's
collection includes 280,000 volumes, about 1.5 million microfiche,
1500 currently received journals, 1500 additional currently
received serials, and a complete U.S. Patent collection.  Wendt is
administratively a unit of the College of Engineering and receives
its collection funding through the General Library System.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

This is a new position and will be the only position in Wendt
Library assigned primarily to Reference duties.  The librarian
holding it will report to the Associate Director for Faculty and
Student Services and will assist him in developing new programs and
augmenting existing programs for campus faculty, staff and
students.

This librarian will spend approximately 20 hours per week on duty
at the Wendt Reference Desk.  Some of these hours may be during
evenings or weekends.  She or he will also participate in a
committee meeting of librarians with reference duties, held 2-3
times per month.  This committee focuses mainly on the reference
collection and is chaired by Wendt's Associate Director for
Resources.

Additional duties will be participation in the development and
coordination of database search profiles and current awareness
services for faculty members, maintenance of a reference collection
database, and enhancement of features of Wendt Electronic Access
(WEA), a local area network which mounts bibliographic databases
and other library information.

This librarian also will assist with user education programs,
particularly in the use of electronic databases and preparation of
printed user guides to library resources and services, and will
assist with the Wendt document delivery service, a key service to
our faculty and students.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Master's degree in library science.  Candidate must have
demonstrated ability working with people such as faculty, students
and library colleagues in a public service setting.  Must have
experience with electronic database searching.

Preferred: Minimum of 3 years professional library experience
preferably in providing reference service in a science library.  An
additional degree in engineering or other related science areas.
Familiarity with or use of bibliographic, hypertext, or other
library applicable software is desirable.  Excellent communication
skills, problem-solving ability, and a strong commitment to
providing service are highly desirable.  Professional growth
through continuing education and membership in professional
organizations is encouraged.

Contact: Send letter of application, resume, and names of at least
three references with phone numbers to John Wanserski, Associate
Director for Faculty/Student Services,  205 Wendt Library,
University of Wisconsin. 215 N. Randall Ave., Madison, WI  53706-
1688,  email JWKFW@macc.wisc.edu, phone: (608)-263-5674, FAX (608)-
262-4739.

Application deadline: 18 September 1992.

John J. Wanserski             Kurt F. Wendt Engineering Library
Associate Director for        215 N. Randall Avenue
Faculty/Student Services      Madison, WI 53706-1688

                              Phone: 608/263-5674 or 262-7883
                              FAX: 608/262-4739
                              Bitnet: JWKFW@WISCMACC
                              Internet: JWKFW@vms.macc.wisc.edu
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