Description: Responsible for general reference services, humanities area liaison activities, and collection development in the humanities. Reports to Head of Reference Services. Reference duties include using traditional and electronic resources including the Internet, participating in library instruction program (tours, classroom instruction), and working one night per week and one Saturday morning every six weeks by rotation. Humanities responsibilities include proactive involvement with humanities faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, updating and keeping current all humanities WebPages on the library web site, and surveying faculty and students for library needs. Also participates in library liaison program, works with humanities departments and departmental library coordinators in art, journalism, music, literature, addresses collection development issues, as well as other library matters, on behalf of academic departments.

Environment: Texas A&M University-Commerce is a doctoral intensive institution with an academic enrollment of approximately 8,000 students. It is located in Commerce, Texas, which is 65 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas.

Qualifications: Required: ALA-accredited MLS degree prior to appointment. Preferred: 2nd masters in humanities area (or bachelor's or coursework in same).

Experience: Required: Previous library experience and must possess WebPages skills (development and maintenance). Preferred: Reference experience or work experience in an academic library.

Salary & Benefits: $33,967 - $40,556. Benefits include 12 days paid sick leave; choice of retirement and group health plans; university holidays; and 84 hours of vacation per year for the first two years, increasing with longevity to 240 hours per year after 35 years.

Deadline: Open until filled. Applications will begin to be reviewed on June 15, 2002. Position available as soon as July 1, 2002 but start date negotiable based on qualifications and availability.

Application: Letter of application addressing the above qualifications. Résumé. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four persons who may be contacted. Also provide e-mail address, if available. Committee will only contact current supervisor of finalists. Finalists will be asked to present a brief training/informational session on a humanities electronic resource of their choice. Transcripts (unofficial accepted). Must provide official transcripts upon appointment. Any job offer from the University is contingent upon: (1) proof of United States Citizenship, or citizenship eligibility or authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis, and (2) proof of compliance with the Selective Service Law for males ages 18 through 25. Person to contact: Diane Downing, Chair, Humanities Reference Librarian Search Committee, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce, P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, Texas 75429-3011. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals from underrepresented racial, ethnic and gender groups are encouraged to apply.

Description: Provides full range of reference services; other duties might include cataloging, acquisitions, or others, depending on experience.

Qualifications: Either 1) an MLS from ALA accredited institution (or actively pursuing MLS) and significant musical experience (a degree in music is preferred) or 2) a graduate degree in music with significant library/research experience, and the following: Knowledge of music literature, previous reference experience, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, service orientation, familiarity with online resources, bibliographic knowledge of German and a Romance language preferred. Cataloging experience desirable but not required.

Salary & Terms of Employment: Part-time; 7-17 hours per week; primarily daytime Monday through Friday with some flexibility TBA between candidate and department. Rank is dependent on qualifications, but salaries can range from a base of roughly $24.50 per hour to 26.50 per hour.

Deadline: Available immediately.

Application: Send résumé and letter of application to John Buschman, Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540. Rider University is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or any other non-job related criteria.

Jason Cooper, Technical Services Librarian, The University of Montevallo

David Guion, Music Cataloger, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Kevin Medows, Music Cataloger, Northwestern University

Bob Terrio, Music Librarian (cataloging/reference), Westminster Choir College of Rider University