I am pleased to announce that we have successfully concluded all three academic searches.
Darell Schmick accepted the position of Health Sciences Information Services Librarian. He will assume his appointment on January, 3, 2011. Mr. Schmick will complete his MLS from Emporia State University in December 2010. He currently works at the Denver School of Nursing in the Learning Resource Center. He also completed a practicum at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Library, where he continues to volunteer.
The HSL Librarian position is based in the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library and has duties which include: providing reference services, literature searching, user education, and personal file management consultation at the Health Sciences Library; coordinating and scheduling of information desk and virtual reference services; training and supervision of one or more Graduate Library Assistants; coordinating the practicum program for the library; and providing leadership on library consumer health initiatives.
Jackie Blonigen accepted the position of Metadata and Catalog Librarian. She will assume her appointment January 12, 2011. Ms. Blonigen earned her MLS in May 2010 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She currently works as a Library Assistant for the Wisconsin Library Service, a state wide resource-sharing network which provides a range of direct member services and serves as the lender for the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison libraries.
The Metadata and Catalog Librarian position is based in Ellis Library as part of Access, Collections and Technical Services. Duties include cataloging of digital resources with a focus on websites, databases, and collections, institutional repository materials, and materials digitized from local collections; coordinating MOspace cataloging activities including establishing priorities, providing technical expertise in the automated generation and enhancement of metadata, and working with content providers to ensure that MOspace metadata meets specialized needs; and exploring and implementing options for enriching bibliographic records via the addition of summaries, table of contents, and subject headings.
Kelli Hansen accepted the position of Special Collections Librarian. She will assume her appointment February 15, 2011. Ms. Hansen will complete her MIS in December 2010 from the University of Texas-Austin. Prior to that, she earned a Masters in Art History from MU in 2003. She most recently worked for Dolph Briscoe Center for American History as a Research Associate for the National Digital Newspaper Program. The Center is a leading history research center which preserves and makes available documentary and material culture evidence encompassing key themes in Texas and U.S. history.
The Special Collections Librarian position is based in Ellis Library and has duties which include: providing reference service to all print and microform collections held by the department; assisting and instructing patrons in the use of all collections in all formats including the Internet; developing, designing, revising, and updating of the Special Collections & Rare Books departmental website and provides leadership and technical competence in developing and managing electronic finding aids, databases, exhibits, and other Internet sites; and participating in collection promotion, outreach activities (including bibliographic instruction), exhibits, and creation of user guides.
Jim Cogswell