Library Office Notes |
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign |
No. 25, July 2, 1999 Edited by: Dixie L. Trinkle |
| The deadline for submitting items for publication is Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Send items to L.O.N., 230 Library, MC-522 E-mail: trinkle@uiuc.edu FAX: 217-244-4358 |
| Undergraduate Library Graphic Services Update Undergrad Graphic Services would like a representative from all libraries that have masters on file at the Printing Services UGL to come over and go through your library's files and update the files that are still in use ... and delete the files that are now obsolete because of DRA, etc. Please make arrangements with Karen Howard. DEADLINE: JULY 30, 1999. ALL GEN FILES NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ALSO. Thank you. (Karen Howard) |
JULY LIBRARY EXHIBITS
"Who's a Classic?"
Rare Book and Special Collections Library
"1999 LSA Linguistic Institute UIUC"
All Cases (North, South, and Mueller)
"Teatro Argentino Contemporaneo"
Latin American Library
"Stephen A. Forbes: A Compleat Naturalist"
Illinois Natural History Survey Library
(Library Office of Development and Public Affairs)
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INFORMATION ON THE FLOATING HOLIDAY
The floating holiday must be taken between July 1, 1999, and June 30, 2000.
Requests to take the floating holiday should be made in advance, based on unit procedures.
Unused holiday leave will not be forwarded to the next fiscal year. A staff member who separates employment with the University and who has not taken his/her floating holiday before the date of separation will not be compensated for that day.
The floating holiday must be taken in full at one time. For part time staff members between 50% and 99% of full time service, the floating holiday must be prorated. (For Civil Service employees, the value of the holiday is equal to one-fifth of the weekly work schedule.)
If a staff member moves to another unit, the units involved should communicate information regarding the employee's status relative to holiday eligibility.
Units are strongly encouraged to consider and grant employees' holiday preferences where operational needs permit.
Questions concerning holiday pay for Civil Service employees should be directed to Labor and Employee Relations, Personnel Services Office at 333-3105. Questions concerning academic staff members should be directed to the Office of Academic Human Resources at 333-6747.
RECORDING THE FLOATING HOLIDAY
The Library Business Office will keep a record of when each individual staff employee has taken their floating holiday. Please record the floating holiday on the Daily Time Report as follows:
In first column on the Daily Time Report, under "Account Number or Description of Paid Absence" write "Floating Holiday," then proceed by inserting the number of holiday hours you are eligible for under the day of the week the holiday is taken.
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PROFESSIONAL VACANCY LISTCopies of job announcement are available from the Library Personnel Office.
Director of Libraries, Smith College, Northampton, MA (Applications accepted until an appointment is made)
Cataloging Librarian, Waycross College, Waycross, Georgia (Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until the position is filled)
Reference Librarian-Physical Sciences Specialty, Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins, CO (Closing Date: July 5, 1999)
Director, Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (Closing Date: July 12, 1999)
Electronic Resources Cataloger, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (Closing Date: July 16, 1999)
Monographic Cataloger, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY (Closing Date: August 6, 1999)
Curator of Historical Manuscript Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA (Closing Date: August 10, 1999)
Head, Database Maintenance, Processing & Bindery Department, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY (Closing Date: August 13, 1999)
Media Development Librarian, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA (Closing Date: August 16, 1999)
University Librarian, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Closing Date: September 30, 1999)
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ACADEMIC SEARCH POSITION UPDATE
Archivist for Student Life and Culture (Search Opened: 03-01-99; Search Closed: 04-08-99; Interviews Scheduled: April 19, 20 and May 20, 1999.
Project Coordinator, Illinois Digital Cultural Heritage Community Project (Position Filled)
Research Information Specialist, Digital Cultural Heritage Community Project (Position Filled)
Communications Librarian (Search Opened: 04-26-99; Search Closed: 06-10-99)
Library and Information Science Librarian (Search Opened: 04-29-99; Search Closed: 06-10-99)
Assistant Undergraduate Librarian and Coordinator of Library Instruction Program (Search Opened: 05-13-99; Search Closed: 06-10-99; Interviews Scheduled: July 7, 8, 1999.
Assistant Undergraduate Librarian and Coordinator of Cataloging (Search Opened: 05-13-99; Search Closed: 06-10-99; Interviews Scheduled: July 1, 2, 1999)
Head of Government Documents Library (Search Opened: 05-24-99)
Associate Director of Library Development (Search Opened: 06-03-99)
********************************* POSITION NOTICEAssociate Director of Library Development
University of Illinois Library
Date Posted 06-03-99
RESPONSIBILITIES: A full-time academic professional position, responsibilities include: 1) Implement cultivation and solicitation plans for assigned major gift prospects, as well as identification and qualification of additional prospects; 2) Initiate and coordinate corporate and foundation solicitation; 3) Assist with capital campaigns of the University of Illinois Library; 4) Develop, organize, and maintain volunteer networks where appropriate; 5) Assist with planning and implementation of strategies developed to meet fundraising goals and objectives, and other duties as assigned. Substantial travel required. Position reports to the Director of Development and Public Affairs.
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree required and 3-5 years experience in development or related field preferred. Experience in major gift fundraising and/or university administration is highly desirable. Need well-developed skills dealing with people and in oral and written communications. Attention to detail is essential.
RANK, SALARY AND BEGINNING DATE: This is a full-time academic professional position, with an initial appointment of not less than twelve months. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Starting date for the position is as soon as possible after interviews have been completed.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT: Twelve month appointment. Twenty-four days vacation per year; 11 paid holidays; 12 days annual sick leave (cumulative) plus additional 13 days (non-cumulative) per year if necessary; health insurance, requiring a small co-payment, is provided to employees (coverage for dependents may be purchased); participation in the State Universities Retirement System, which includes several private options, is compulsory upon appointment (8% of staff member's salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination); newly hired university employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security, and are subject to its deduction.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive, major public university that is ranked among the best in the country. It provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study and conducts both theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. The Library is the third largest academic library in the United States and the largest library at a public university in the world. The Library's collections contain over 9 million volumes and 16.5 million items within 42 departmental libraries. Since 1991, more than 60 million dollars in private funds have been raised for the University Library, as part of the successful one billion dollar Campaign Illinois effort. The Library Friends group was founded in 1972 and currently has almost 3,000 members. Urbana-Champaign, located about 135 miles south of Chicago, is a university community of over 100,000 inhabitants. Champaign County is home to more than175,000 people and provides a combination of a peaceful rural setting with the cultural benefits of a major university and an urbanized area.
APPLY: Send letter of application and complete resume with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to Allen G. Dries, Library Personnel Manager, University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Phone (217) 333-5494.
DEADLINE: In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be received by July 30, 1999.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
********************************* UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY at URBANA-CHAMPAIGNVISITING RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
SLAVIC & EAST EUROPEAN LIBRARY
Position Available: August 21, 1999. Temporary full-time position, acting as Visiting Research Associate. Annual contract, renewable for two years, by mutual consent of the incumbent and the University of Illinois Library, and contingent upon continued availability of federal grant funds.
Date Posted: June 24, 1999.
Duties: The position is designed to introduce the incumbent to reference work in Slavic librarianship. The incumbent in the reference position works under the direction of the manager of the Slavic Reference Service and is trained in all areas of reference specific to the Slavic field and to the needs of the clientele of the Slavic Reference Service. Fully one third of the incumbent's time will be devoted to mastering the intricacies of research in Slavic archives and compiling explanatory materials for clientele on this topic. The incumbent must also acquire a familiarity with national bibliographies for the countries of the area as well as subject sources. Reference queries come to the reference service in all languages of the area. Thus the incumbent must be able to work with Slavic languages in general. The incumbent will be assigned to the Slavic Reference Service, a federally funded reference service that has a worldwide clientele.
Department: The Slavic and East European Library is one of the Library's six area studies units. The staff consists of 4.5 FTE professional librarians, 8.5 FTE support staff, and student workers. The Slavic and East European Collection contains over 620,000 volumes and 92,000 volumes in microform. It is the largest Slavic and East European collection west of Washington, D.C., and the third largest such collection in the country. Through its various services, the Slavic and East European Library has an international reputation as one of the best centers outside the Soviet Union for doing research in Slavic and East European Studies.
Qualifications Required: An MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or its equivalent; excellent working knowledge of Russian. Preferred working knowledge of one or more additional Slavic or East European languages; a post-baccalaureate degree in the Slavic and East European area; excellent English-language communication skills; evidence of ability to work with a research-oriented teaching faculty.
Salary and Rank Minimum: Annual salary, $33,000. Appointment as Visiting Research Associate, Slavic and East European Library.
Terms of Appointment: Twelve month appointment. Twenty-four days vacation per year; 11 paid holidays; 12 days annual sick leave (cumulative) plus additional 13 days (non-cumulative) per year if necessary; health insurance, requiring a small co-payment, is provided to employees (coverage for dependents may be purchased); participation in the State Universities Retirement System, which includes several private options, is compulsory upon appointment (8% of staff member's salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination); newly hired university employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security, and are subject to its deduction.
Campus and Community: Urbana-Champaign, located about 135 miles south of Chicago, is a university community of over 100,000 inhabitants, plus a student population of over 35,000. The University of Illinois has an administrative, academic and support staff of over 12,000. Many departments and colleges have outstanding reputations for research achievement. The Library ranks first in size among state university libraries and third among all universities in the country.
Apply: Send letter of application and complete resume with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of five references to Allen G. Dries, Library Personnel Manager, University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois, 61801. Phone (217) 333-5494.
Deadline: Full consideration of applications and nominations will be extended through July 22, 1999, or if necessary until position is filled.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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