USF Polytechnic Library

The University of South Florida Polytechnic is currently advertising the following position:

Social Sciences and Education Librarian (Open Rank)

Faculty rank, non-tenure earning
Full time, 12-month contract

Duties:
Developing and maintaining strong relationships with some of the programs in the College of Human and Social Sciences (Counselor Education, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Early Childhood Development, Educational Leadership, Elementary Education, Gerontology/Aging Studies, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Psychology, Reading Education, Sociology); designing and presenting instructional sessions; developing the library’s collection of discipline-related materials; providing research assistance to students, faculty, and staff. Contributing to state, regional, and national committees; participating in research, publication, and other professional and scholarly activities; participating in library, campus and/or University committees/councils as appropriate. Some evening and weekend duties are required.

Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience):
Master’s degree from an accredited institution in library science and appropriate experience as a professional librarian consistent with university guidelines.A distinguished record of service in the profession including publications, professional association activity, research, or other major contributions to the field.Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Librarian. Qualified for appointment at instructor, assistant librarian or associate librarian level according to USF Polytechnic standards; established record of published research and scholarly activities at the advanced Associate Librarian level, or emerging published research or participation in research and scholarly activities with potential for publication at the Assistant Librarian level. Excellent oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills; flexibility and a strong service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications (Education & Experience):
Academic degree from, or experience working at, a polytechnic university; significant experience using resources in social sciences, education and curriculum; 1-3 years of work experience in academic libraries, particularly in instruction, reference, and collection development; experience or a strong potential for a continuous commitment to current emerging web technologies and diverse instructional technologies in a variety of settings (e.g., face-to-face, online asynchronous, online synchronous). Clear understanding of the library’s ongoing role in supporting and shaping the Polytechnic’s teaching, learning, and research mission.

USF Polytechnic is the first and only polytechnic university in Florida. It is located in Lakeland, at the center of the I-4 High Tech Corridor.

Please see http://poly.usf.edu/careers for an overview of USF Polytechnic. Applications are accepted online at Careers@USF, accessible at the same URL. Search for position number 0000333.

The University of South Florida Polytechnic is currently advertising the following position.

Business Librarian (Open Rank)

Faculty rank, non-tenure earning
Full time, 12-month contract

Duties:
Developing and maintaining strong relationships with the Division of Business; designing and presenting instructional sessions and tools; developing the library’s collection of discipline-related materials; providing research assistance to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff; engaging in outreach to business and community organizations; contribute to state, regional, and national committees; participate in library, campus and university committees/councils as appropriate; participate in research, publication, and other professional and scholarly activities. Some evening and weekend duties are required.

Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience):
Master’s degree from an accredited institution in library science and appropriate experience as a professional librarian consistent with university guidelines. A distinguished record of service in the profession including publications, professional association activity, research, or other major contributions to the field. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Librarian. Qualified for appointment at instructor, assistant librarian or associate librarian level according to USF Polytechnic standards; established record of published research and scholarly activities at the advanced Associate Librarian level, or emerging published research or participation in research and scholarly activities with potential for publication at the Assistant Librarian level. Excellent oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills; flexibility and a strong service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications (Education & Experience):
Academic degree from, or experience working at, a polytechnic university; significant experience using resources in business; 1-3 years of work experience in academic libraries, particularly in instruction, reference, and collection development; experience or a strong potential for a continuous commitment to current emerging web technologies and diverse instructional technologies in a variety of settings (e.g., face-to-face, online asynchronous, online synchronous). Clear understanding of the library’s ongoing role in supporting and shaping the Polytechnic’s teaching, learning, and research mission.

USF Polytechnic is the first and only polytechnic university in Florida. It is located in Lakeland, at the center of the I-4 High Tech Corridor.

Please see http://poly.usf.edu/careers for an overview of USF Polytechnic. Applications are accepted online at Careers@USF, accessible at the same URL. Search for position number 0000332.

Join us on the LTB patio to listen to passages from banned and challenged books, as part of the USFP Library celebration of Banned Books Week.

Readings will be from 11:15AM to 1PM and 4:15PM to 6PM (yes, we sneaked in a couple more readers). Among the banned/challenged authors this year: Mark Twain, Toni Morrison, Judy Blume, Stephenie Meyer, D.H. Lawrence, Harper Lee and Polk County’s own Craig McKee.

There is a job opening at the USF Polytechnic Library for a FWS student to man the circulation desk during the weekdays. We’re looking for someone with a good service attitude!

For more details, search

• the Career Connection system for position #25796
• visit the USF Poly Career Center in LTB 1155
or search its Online Job Board
• or simply come talk to the Librarian, Catherine Lavallée-Welch (LTB 1119, 7-7737 or clw@poly.usf.edu)

There is a job opening at the USF Polytechnic Library for a FWS student to man the circulation desk during the weekdays. We’re looking for someone with a good service attitude!

For more details, search

• the Career Connection system for position #25796
• visit the USF Poly Career Center in LTB 1155
or search its Online Job Board
• or simply come talk to the Librarian, Catherine Lavallée-Welch (LTB 1119, 7-7737 or clw@poly.usf.edu)

Starting today, Friday July 24th, the Help Desk will now be located in LAC 1275. ERDC will still maintain an employee in the Open Use Lab for the students’ computing needs.

The USF Polytechnic Library is very proud to be included in the 2008 USF Polytechnic Diversity Honor Roll. The USFP Diversity Office so recognized our efforts to publish library resources lists for commemorative events such as Black History Month (see the most current list at http://catherin.blog.usf.edu/2009-black-history-month-library-resources/), Hispanic Heritage Month and Pride Week.

I will be away at the SLA Leadership Summit from Tuesday, January 13th to Saturday, January 17th. I will be back on campus on Tuesday, January 20th. At the meeting, I will start my term as Chair of the Association’s Information Technology Division.

Email access will be limited. For immediate assistance, you can reach the Library’s front desk at 863.667.7817. The Tampa Library reference desk can be reached at 813.974.2729 or 866.550.8036 (toll free).

Online assistance can be found at http://poly.usf.edu/Offices/Library/Research_Help.xml.

UPDATE: corrected errors in dates

Associate Librarian Catherine Lavallée-Welch is back from attending the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Orlando. EDUCAUSE is a professional association focusing on technology in higher education.

Lavallée-Welch attended a pre-conference seminar on Learning Commons. She also presented with USF Poly colleagues Dr Naomi Boyer, Kevin Calkins and Karen Konrath a session entitled Sustainable Faculty Technology Development to Facilitate a New University Culture.

We had a great turnout at the Read Aloud event yesterday for Banned Books Week. We still have handouts left at the library if you missed your chance to get one.

I wish to thank all the readers for the event: Christina English Pixley; Janette McDonald; Jeane Vincent; Kim Garrity; Kim Mitchell; David Steele; Dr. Cynthia Patterson; Jo Averill-Snell; Dr. Naomi Boyer; Chuck Welch and Juliette Welch.

Thank you as well to those who volunteered but had to deal with unexpected changes of schedule: Eve Underhill, Dr. Orathai Northern and Dr. Judith Ponticell.

Books read:
“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson
“Baseball Saved Us” by Ken Mochizuki
The Bible
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
“Catch-22″ by Joseph Heller
“Go Ask Alice” - Anonymous
“Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying” by Barbara Park
“One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey
“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” by D.H. Lawrence
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling
“And Tango Makes Three” by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

We had a drawing for prizes:
Mr. Claudy Fenelon won a toy football and Dr. Naomi Boyer won a 256M flash drive. Congrats!