IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 June 24, 1996 Volume XIII, Number 25 Issue 312 ********************************************************** II. JOBS 1. U. Houston: Libraries, Coord. Electronic Services 2. MLA: Indexer Positions 3. The Boeing Company: Computing Technology III. NOTICES A. Publications 1. FARNET's Washington Update B. Meetings 1. HICSS-30: Digital Documents in the Workplace C. Miscellaneous 1. IR Courseware, Training, and Curriculum ********************************************************** II. JOBS II.1. Fr: Jose Aguinaga Re: U. Houston: Libraries: Coord. Electronic Services UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LIBRARIES: Coordinator of Electronic Services RESPONSIBILITIES: Reports to Head of Information Services; responsible for public service and administrative functions of the Electronic Publications Center, a networked facility with over 100 workstations and 70 electronic resources. Includes planning, project implementation, problem solving, evaluation, reporting, publicity, staff training, and liaison with other library departments and vendors. Manages small online searching operation. Includes direct supervision of one staff member, and responsibility for half-time staff member and ten student assistants. Provides service at the Reference/Electronic Publications Center desk, including some weekend and evening hours. Librarian duties include collection development (print and electronic), library instruction, and faculty liaison in life sciences. REQUIREMENTS: Requires an ALA-accredited Master's degree and record of successful supervisory/management experience. Must have experience with wide range of electronic information resources. Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills required. Must show a commitment to outstanding user-oriented services. SALARY: $31,000. Comprehensive benefits package; choice of retirement programs including TIAA-CREF; tax-deferred annuity program available; release time to take a class up to 3 hours/week; no state or local income tax. LIBRARY INFORMATION: As the research library for a four-campus system, the University of Houston Libraries holdings exceed 1.8 million volumes, with a current materials budget of $4.2 million. Total staff includes 46 professionals and 170 support staff. The library is a member of ARL. GENERAL INFORMATION: Houston is the nation's fourth largest city and a vital commerce force. It has established a flourishing cultural life rivaled by few cities in the world. It enjoys the amenities of a large metropolitan city within easy reach of the Texas gulf coast. The University of Houston campus comprises 14 colleges and schools offering close to 80 degree programs with an enrollment exceeding 30,000 students, 7,000 of whom are enrolled in graduate studies. This institution is a Carnegie Research II university. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the ALA Annual Conference in New York. Send letter of application, names of 3 references, and resume to Jose Aguinaga, Library Personnel Coordinator, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, Texas 77204-2091. The University of Houston is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 6/96 ********** II.2. Fr: Terence Ford Re: MLA: Indexer Positions The MLA invites applications for two full-time indexing positions for the following subject areas: (1) general literature and (2) Iberian and Latin American literature. The indexer for general literature indexes scholarly publications on national literatures, bibliographical topics, printing, publishing, manuscripts, literary theory and criticism, film, theater, and related topics. Applicants must have an M.A. in comparative literature with a good knowledge of at least two other languages, an excellent command of English, editing and proofreading experience, and excellent organization skills. Send letter and resume to Box TFS, Modern Language Association, 10 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003 The indexer for Iberian and Latin American literature is reponsible for indexing scholarly publications on the various literatures in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and Catalan languages. Applicants must have an M.A. in Spanish or Latin American literature with a good knowledge of at least one other language than Spanish and English, an excellent command of English, editing and proofreading experience, and excellent organization skills. Send letter and resume to Box TS, Modern Language Association, 10 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003 ********** II.3. Fr: Raya Fidel Re: The Boeing Company: Computing Technology RESPONSIBILITIES: Participate in a team providing technical leadership in workgroup computing to The Boeing Company as it adopts computing technology to support communication, cooperation, and coordination. Identify emerging workgroup computing technologies of potential benefit to Boeing in areas such as groupware, information retrieval, document management, digital libraries, workflow management, and desktop conferencing. Prototype integrated workgroup computing solutions, assess product readiness, conduct pilot studies, and plan for production deployment. QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in a related field, expertise in one or more areas of workgroup computing; experience in workgroup computing research, development, or integration; experience analyzing collaborative work requirements and translating requirements into technology solutions; experience evaluating the impacts of technology introduction. Steven Poltrock Boeing Information & Support Services P.O. Box 3707 MS 7L-49, Seattle, WA 98124-2207 Email: poltrock@redwood.rt.cs.boeing.com Phone: 206-865-3270 / Fax: 206-865-2965 ********************************************************** III. NOTICES III.A.1. Fr: Heather Boyles Re: FARNET's Washington Update FARNET's Washington Update --- June 21, 1996 IN THIS ISSUE: o Update on activities at the FCC - 3rd Joint Board hearing on Universal Service held this week - FCC Commissioners before Senate Commerce Committee - ACTA petition met with overwhelming opposition, FCC likely to dismiss >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Written from FARNET's Washington office, "FARNET's Washington Update" is a service to FARNET members and other interested subscribers. We gratefully acknowledge EDUCOM's NTTF and the Coalition for Networked Information for additional support. If you would like more information about the Update or would like to offer comments or suggestions, please contact Heather Boyles at heather@farnet.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Heather Boyles Director, Policy and Special Projects FARNET 1112 16th Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 202-331-5342 phone 202-872-4318 fax http://www.farnet.org/ ********** III.B.1. Fr: Magid Igbaria Re: IR Courseware, Training, and Curriculum Hi! As information retrieval and related fields expand, there is need for well-trained professionals to fill the many job opportunities in the research, development, and application areas. Yet, there are few programs or even courses in these fields, especially as part of computer science programs, and little agreement on coverage that occurs in library and information science programs. Accordingly, educators, employers, and researchers must work together - a first step is to attend the workshop on Courseware, Training and Curriculum in Information Retrieval Thur. Aug. 22, 8:30am-3pm, held in conjunction with ACM SIGIR'96: http://www.ubilab.ubs.ch/sigir96/welcome.html The meeting will begin with 2 hours of presentations: Activities of the SIGIR Education Committee Aids to teaching about evaluation Hypertext and hypermedia requirements Needs in Europe and Asia Requirements of potential employers of those trained in the IR field The rest of the morning will deal with the problem of defining an IR curriculum: what courses can be agreed upon at the undergraduate, masters, and PhD levels (and at similar levels in non-US-type educational systems), and what "knowledge modules" can be defined and put together in several ways to suit a variety of course sequences. At the end of the morning session the workshop will break into groups so that each course and knowledge module can be covered by those best suited. Initial discussions can begin over lunch. After lunch, each workshop group will meet in a separate room. During a 2 hour period a draft syllabus for each course or knowledge module will be developed. After another break, the groups will all meet together for a closing plenary, presenting their conclusions. Discussion will lead to refinements of group reports. The workshop report will appear in "ACM SIGIR Forum" to stimulate discussion in the IR community of the proposed curriculum. For further information please contact Edward A. Fox (fox@vt.edu). 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