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Re: Vacancy Announcment, Archivist,Women's Collections,GA State Univ



Well, in reality, that is what is really important --
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[Neil Dahlstrom, Reference Archivist] "And yes, I thought the pay pathetic, but it got me to where I needed to go at the time."
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>From: hustin2 [mailto:hustin2@NETSCAPE.NET]
>Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:40 AM
>To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
>Subject: Re: Vacancy Announcment, Archivist, Women's Collections,GA
>State Univ
>
>
>Sounds like a great collection - but $10.60 per hour - for a GRADUATE
>degree???!!  I don't mean to be rude, but that is pretty pathetic!!
>
>Offering that to an undergraduate would be pushing it.  And, keep in mind
>-you get what you pay for...
>
>And, I am confused...why does the ad say "part-time" in the beginning, and
>then state that the position is for 40 hours...???  Did I miss something??
>Isn't 40 hours considered full-time??
>
>
>Evelyn Taylor
>Cal. State Univ., Channel Islands
>
>when urs gold <sun_tiger1@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>>Are you serious??
>>
>>17,000-22,000 for a salary to do all this.
>>
>>You obviously don't pay bills in this country.
>>
>>
>>>From: "Peter J. Roberts" <LIBPJR@LANGATE.GSU.EDU>
>>>Reply-To: "Peter J. Roberts" <LIBPJR@LANGATE.GSU.EDU>
>>>To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
>>>Subject: Vacancy Announcment, Archivist, Women's Collections, GA State
>Univ
>>>Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:00:45 -0400
>>>
>>>GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
>>>William Russell Pullen Library
>>>Vacancy Announcement
>>>***********************************************
>>>
>>>ARCHIVIST, WOMEN'S COLLECTIONS
>>>(Part-Time . 5 FTE)
>>>
>>>Georgia State University (GSU) seeks innovative applicants for the
>position
>>>of Archivist for the Women's Collections. The mission of the Women's
>>>Collections is to collect, preserve and make available primary and
>>>secondary source material of, or related to, 20th/21st Century women in
>>>Georgia in designated subject areas, in particular the Second Women's
>>>Movement in Georgia; to enhance access to resources on women in all
>Special
>>>Collections holdings, and to promote cooperation among Georgia and
>national
>>>repositories with materials related to Georgia women. This position
>reports
>>>to the Special Collections department head, and plays a major role in a
>>>client-centered department with well-established collecting strengths, a
>>>growing research clientele, and a strong emphasis on outreach.
>>>
>>>Responsibilities
>>>The successful candidate will plan and supervise work related to the
>>>acquisition, appraisal, processing, preservation, and use of archival,
>oral
>>>history, and printed research collections by and about women. Promote the
>>>use of these materials, contact prospective donors and negotiate the
>>>transfer of materials. Assist in outreach and donor development activities
>>>related to the Georgia State University Women's Collections. Assists in
>>>formulating departmental policies and procedures as well as other
>>>departmental activities.
>>>
>>>Requirements
>>>Graduate degree in information/library science (ALA-accredited), history,
>>>or women's studies. Graduate coursework in archival administration. Two
>>>plus years experience in archival work. Evidence of excellent written/oral
>>>communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
>>>Preferred: Experience in appraising, preserving and processing 20th
>century
>>>materials. Knowledge of 20th century women's history. Experience with MARC
>>>cataloging, encoded archival description, web design, and digitization.
>ACA
>>>certification.
>>>
>>>Department, Library and University Environment
>>>The Special Collections Department collects and preserves unique and rare
>>>historical materials in selected subject areas, and promotes the use of
>>>these materials by the Georgia State University community, scholars, and
>>>the public. The department strives to advance scholarship and to further
>>>the educational, research and service missions of the university.
>>>
>>>In 1995, the Pullen Library Special Collections Department and the Women's
>>>Studies Institute of Georgia State University initiated a project to
>>>preserve the history of the Second Women's Movement in Georgia and to
>>>encourage continuing scholarship in and pursuit of women's equity. Two of
>>>the major Women's Collections major holdings are the Donna Novak Coles
>>>Georgia Women's Movement Archives and the Lucy Hargrett Draper U.S ERA
>>>(1921-1982) Research Collection.
>>>
>>>Other department strengths are 20th century American popular music,
>>>including the papers of Johnny Mercer; the Southern Labor Archives the
>>>largest collection of labor records in the Southeast; oral history
>>>interviews documenting Georgia politics, civil rights, and journalism;
>20th
>>>century Atlanta photographs; records of Georgia State University; and a
>>>rare book collection.
>>>
>>>The William Russell Pullen Library houses over 1,300,000 volumes and
>>>subscribes to more than 8,000 serials and is a Federal Document Depository
>>>with more than 850,000 government documents. Its growing Media Center has
>>>holdings of approximately 12,000 audio, video, and multimedia materials.
>>>The carefully selected collections are designed to serve the varied
>>>research and instructional needs, at the undergraduate and graduate levels
>>>of the university community. Library services are supported by GIL
>(GALILEO
>>>Interconnected Libraries) with integrated functions for OPAC,
>acquisitions,
>>>circulation systems and serials control, including a system-wide union
>>>catalog, as well as a library-wide Novell LAN. The University System of
>>>Georgia has linked together institutions into a statewide system known as
>>>GALILEO providing equal access to electronic resources and other materials
>>>for libraries throughout the state. Pullen Library is a member of the
>>>Association of Southeastern Research Libraries; the Southeastern Library
>>>Network (SOLINET), and the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher
>>>Education, consisting of fourteen academic and research libraries serving
>>>nineteen institutions in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area.
>>>
>>>Georgia State University (GSU) is a dynamic urban institution located in
>>>downtown Atlanta with an enrollment of approximately 25,000 students. The
>>>close relationship that exists between the university and its surrounding
>>>business, government and cultural communities makes GSU unique in the
>>>University System of Georgia and distinctive among universities in the
>>>South.
>>>
>>>Condition of Work and Benefits
>>>Forty-hour work week, retirement plans include: state teachers retirement
>>>plan,  TIAA - CREF and VALIC, twenty one days vacation,  twelve paid
>>>holidays, group health and life insurance, twelve days sick leave, Social
>>>Security, Faculty rank and status, optional pre-tax benefits, Non-Tenure
>>>track, support for research and professional activities.
>>>
>>>Salary and Rank
>>>$17,000 - $22,000 for 12 months commensurate with the candidate's
>>>experience. Appointment at a faculty rank, on a contract renewal basis.
>>>
>>>Application
>>>To apply, submit a cover letter addressing the above qualifications:
>>>resume, names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references, including
>>>immediate supervisors. Materials received by June 28, 2002 will receive
>>>priority consideration. Send materials to:
>>>
>>>Carmen R. Newton, Library Human Resources Officer
>>>William Russell Pullen Library
>>>Georgia State University
>>>100 Decatur Street, SE
>>>Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
>>>(404) 651-2172
>>>
>>>Georgia State University is an equal opportunity educational
>>>institution/affirmative action employer strongly committed to cultural
>>>diversity.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Pam Hackbart-Dean
>>>Director, Southern Labor Archives
>>>
>>>Special Collections
>>>William Pullen Library
>>>Georgia State University
>>>100 Decatur St., SE  8th Floor
>>>Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
>>>
>>>Tel.  404-651-2477
>>>Fax.  404-651-4314
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