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Position Title: Music User Services Coordinator
Institution: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
General Information: Following the departure of the previous incumbent, Esther Gillie, the UIUC Music Library is seeking to fill a temporary appointment (to 31 July 2006 in the first instance) for a Music User Services Coordinator.

The UIUC Music Library, founded in 1944 and located in the Music Building, is among the largest collections of its kind at a public university. The library supports a wide range of graduate and doctoral programs in the School of Music, and collects materials within most fields of musical performance, music education, musicology, music theory, and composition. The staff comprises 3 FTE librarians, 8 FTE staff, 1 FTE graduate assistant, and 0.6 FTE student employees. For more information, see the library's website at www.library.uiuc.edu/mux.
Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the incumbent include:

  • Planning, coordinating and providing music reference and user services for research-oriented faculty staff and students
  • Ongoing training and scheduling of reference staff
  • Preparing and delivering music-related bibliographic instruction sessions for university courses
  • Creating instructional aids and tutorials in both print and electronic formats
  • Helping build the music library’s reference collection, both of print and electronic titles
    • Qualifications / Requirements: Master’s degree or equivalent from an ALA-accredited library school and a bachelor’s degree in music or equivalent. Prior experience of music reference and user education work is desirable, and effective written and oral skills are essential.
    Salary, Rank & Benefits: Salary and rank will be commensurate with credentials and experience.
    Deadline: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
    Application: For further information, or to make an application (with c.v., please), contact

    John Wagstaff
    Head of Music Library
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    1114 W. Nevada Street
    Urbana, IL61801

    e-mail: wagstaff@uiuc.edu; tel. 217-244-4070