[slis] UNI Position-Art & Music Librarian and Bibliographer

[Joe Kearney <kearney@cs.uiowa.edu>]

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ROD LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

ART & MUSIC LIBRARIAN AND BIBLIOGRAPHER

Full-time, tenure track, faculty position.  Reports to Head,
Collection Management and Special Services.  Rank and salary
commensurate with credentials and experience.  Minimum annual
salary = $37,434 (Instructor); $43,007 (Assistant Professor).
Comprehensive benefits including TIAA/CREF.

Duties:  Administers Art & Music section of library, including
supervising one Library Assistant and student employees.
Provides reference assistance within section; serves on general
reference desk.  Provides library instruction to
students/faculty in group sessions and via electronic and print
media.  Bibliographer / library liaison for Art, Music, and
other disciplines to be determined.  Collection Management
duties include development and assessment of collections.
Participation on library committees and in professional
associations is expected, as is ongoing research, scholarship,
and/or creative work.

Required: ALA-accredited MLS or international equivalent; degree
in musicology or music; minimum of two years professional
library experience.  Demonstrated evidence of: strong commitment
to public service; effective oral, written, and interpersonal
skills, including the ability to work effectively with students,
faculty, and staff.

Preferred:  Second master's degree is preferred and required for
tenure.  Applicants with a second graduate degree will be
considered for the rank of Assistant Professor. Degree in art or
related discipline; experience as music librarian; supervisory
experience; experience with audio-visual equipment.

The University of Northern Iowa, with an enrollment of 13,700
students, is a comprehensive university and one of Iowa's three
state universities.  UNI is located in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo
metropolitan area of approximately 125,000. Rod Library has a
collection of 867,000 bound volumes, 740,000 microforms, 569,000
documents, 40,600 maps, 16,000 sound and video recordings, and
more than 3,200 active periodical subscriptions.  Faculty and
staff of 59 [FTE] assisted by 35 students [FTE].  Rod Library
employs an Innovative Interfaces online system, and is committed
to use of the Internet and WWW in serving the interests of its
public.  Member of the Cedar Valley Library Consortium.  For
further information, see Rod Library's web site at:
http://www.library.uni.edu/.  The Art & Music Collection
includes print and non-print resources related to Art, Music,
and Design.  The collection consists of reference, reserve, and
circulating materials, including books, periodicals, recordings,
videocassettes, slides, and art prints.  Equipment and
facilities for listening to sound recordings, and for viewing
videocassettes and art reproductions, are located in the
collection.  Related materials, including books, scores, and
periodical volumes, are located in other areas of the Library.
The Library also provides access to a variety of remote
electronic resources that support study, teaching, and research
in the arts.  The Art & Music Collection web site can be viewed
at: http://www.library.uni.edu/depts/artmusic/

Applications must be received by October 15, 2001 to be given
full consideration.  The Library encourages applications from
minority persons, women, persons with disabilities, and Vietnam
era veterans.  Send a letter of application, resume, and the
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional
references to: Professor Lucille Lettow, Chair,  Art and Music
Librarian and Bibliographer Screening Committee, Rod Library,
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.  50613-3675.

The University of Northern Iowa is an equal opportunity employer
with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action.