[PADG:498] Job Announcement: Preservation Specialist for INP

[Tom Teper <tteper@xxxxxxxx>]

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Visiting Preservation Specialist
Illinois Newspaper Project
(Academic Professional)
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

Position Available:  As soon as possible, after closing
date.  This is a full-time temporary Academic Professional
appointment.  Annual contract, renewable through April 30, 2007
(phase VII of the Illinois Newspaper Project), with possible renewal
through April 30, 2009 (contingent upon availability of NEH
funding).
 
Duties and Responsibilities:  Reporting to the Principal
Investigator for the Illinois Newspaper Project, the Preservation
Specialist is responsible for local activities associated with Illinois
Newspaper Project preservation microfilming.  (The filming is
outsourced to a commercial vendor).  This includes retrieving
newspapers from UIUC collections for microfilming, evaluating the
condition of the newsprint, collating newspapers, and preparing
bibliographic and special targets.  In consultation with the
Principal Investigator, the Preservation Specialist will develop and
institute procedures for pre-processing of materials for the quality
control of completed film, and will be assisted in processing outgoing
and incoming materials by one or more student assistants.  The
Preservation Specialist also contributes to the inventory and cataloging
work of the Project.  Travel within Illinois may be required.
 
Under the guidance and direction of the Principal Investigator, the INP
Preservation Specialist will:
1) Supervise retrieval of newspapers to be microfilmed; 2) Evaluate
condition of newsprint to be microfilmed; 3) Collate newspapers for
shipment to the microfilm vendor; 4) Prepare and place bibliographic
targets and develop item-specific instructional materials for vendors
performing microfilming operations; 5) Supervise packing and shipping of
newspapers to microfilm vendor; 6) Maintain detailed records of collation
process for each newspaper title;  
7) Compare collation data with existing bibliographic records and
reconcile discrepancies of title, edition, publication place and
date;  8) Inspect completed microfilm for bibliographic completeness
as well as technical acceptability and return unsatisfactory reels with
appropriate documentation for refilming;  9) Verify billing from
vendor for completed microfilm; 10) Compile statistics for quarterly
reports; 11) Assist the Principal Investigator with the preparation of
progress reports; 12)  Supervise and train student assistants to
prepare material for shipment and monitor quality control of incoming
microfilm; 13) Visit field sites as required; 14) Inventory newspaper
collections at field sites as necessary and; 15) Perform cataloging of
newspapers in accordance with CONSER/USNP standards as necessary.
 
Environment:  The University of Illinois Library at
Urbana-Champaign is one of the preeminent research collections in the
nation and the world. With more than 10 million volumes and a total of 21
million items, it ranks third among academic libraries in the United
States and first among public university libraries in the world. As the
intellectual heart of the campus, the Library is committed to maintaining
the strongest collections and services possible and engaging in research
and development activities---both of which support the University?s
mission of teaching, research, and public service. The Library currently
employs approximately 100 faculty and 300 staff members. For more
detailed information, please visit
www.library.uiuc.edu/
.
The Library consists of more than 40 departmental libraries that are
located throughout campus and administratively organized into eight
divisions. The Library Systems Office provides and supports the
information technology infrastructure for the entire University Library.
The University Library is organized in nine divisions, containing 42
library units in twenty-one buildings. The Library currently employs 380
faculty/academic professionals and staff, 125 graduate assistants, and
825 student assistants. The Library Systems office staff consists of
eight academic professionals, a secretary, and several graduate and
undergraduate students.  The Illinois Newspaper Project is part of
the U.S. Newspaper Program, a national effort to preserve and catalog
newspapers published in the U.S.  We are currently in phase VII of
the Project, focusing on inventorying and cataloging U.S. newspaper
collections in the southern and southeastern portions of the state and on
microfilming unique Illinois newspapers held in the UIUC Library.
 
Qualifications: Required: Bachelor?s degree; working knowledge
of OCLC; excellent organizational skills; ability to work independently;
excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively;
ability to communicate clearly in writing and orally; willingness and
ability to drive and travel within Illinois as needed.
Preferred:  Masters of Library Science from an
ALA-accredited library school program; experience with the preparation of
serials and/or monographic material for preservation microfilming;
pre-professional or professional cataloging experience; familiarity with
AACR2 rev.,  LCSH, and CONSER; familiarity with newspaper and
microfilm formats; working knowledge of MS Access and other Windows
applications; supervisory experience; knowledge of preservation
microfilming protocols and issues.
 
Salary and Rank:  Salary is competitive and commensurate with
experience and credentials.
 
Terms of Appointment:  Twelve month non-tenure track
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 & Community:
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and
major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research
University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world.
Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in
more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research,
and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs 2,000
faculty members who serve 26,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate and
professional students; approximately 25% of faculty receives campuswide
recognition each year for excellence in teaching. More information about
the campus is available at
www.uiuc.edu.
 
The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana,
which have a combined population of 100,000 and are, situated about 140
miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast
of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a
cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a
major research institution. For more information about the community,
visit

http://www.uiuc.edu/misc/campus.html,
http://www.cucvb.org/
, or
http://www.ccchamber.org/.
 
Apply:  Send letter of application, complete resume and three
letters of reference to: Cindy Kelly, Head, Library Human Resources,
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408 W. Gregory
Drive, Suite 127, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Phone 217-333-8168. E-mail
mokelly@xxxxxxxxx The University Library welcomes applications from
minority group members and women. Electronic applications are acceptable
initially, but must be followed by a hard copy with signature. 
 
Deadline: June 24, 2005. To ensure full consideration applications
should be received by the deadline date, however, the position will
remain open until filled.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION -
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Head of Preservation
University Library
246F Main Library
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL      61801

Telephone:       217-244-8755
Fax:              217-244-4358