From: Susan Herzog <herzog_at_clunet.edu>
POSITION: Information Specialist (2 openings)
LOCATION: California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
California Lutheran University is ideally located midway between Los
Angeles and Santa Barbara. For more information about CLU, please visit the
University's home page: http://www.clunet.edu/
The Information Specialists work in a team environment to coordinate
library and instruction services. Under the direction of the senior
management team, Information Specialists support student and faculty
research and instruction needs. Information Specialists (1) provide expert
instruction in information literacy, (2) apply professional standards of
collection development to maintain and improve the university's print and
electronic research resources, (3) offer project specific research
consultation and general reference service, and (4) provide expert
technology training to faculty and staff in support of the university's
computer competency requirements, (5) supervise support staff and/or
student workers.
Required qualifications include: a Master's degree in Library and
Information Science from an ALA accredited school, specialized training in
or experience with bibliographic instruction or information literacy in an
academic library, specialized training in or experience with collection
development practices in an academic library, a thorough understanding of
information technology, networked information resources, and web development.
Preferred qualifications include (some combination of the following): a
second Master's degree or collection development experience in business,
economics, political science, or life and physical sciences; knowledge of
information architecture or information organization; experience or
interest in the application of metadata to informational resources;
experience with library systems or cataloging; instructional experience;
leadership or supervisory experience with a workgroup or team.
Compensation: $38,000-43,000 plus excellent benefits. These are
twelve-month positions requiring some evening and weekend hours.
Review of applications will begin on July 1 and will continue until the
positions are filled.
To apply: Send a resume or curriculum vita, cover letter, and the names and
phone numbers of three references to:
California Lutheran University, Human Resources Department #1100,
60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
FAX: (805) 493-3886
E-Mail: thede_at_clunet.edu
For a full job description, please visit:
http://clunet.edu/HumanResources/Positions/InfoSpecialist.html
Lynn Sipe lsipe_at_usc.edu
Director, Collection Resources & 213/740-2929
Director, Information Delivery Organization & Retrieval 213/821-1617 (fax)
University Libraries
Information Services Division
c/o IDOR, UVI-A
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
Received on Thu Jun 15 2000 - 10:55:49 EDT