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Candidates Sought for Director of North Park Archives
CHICAGO, IL (September 8, 2004) - Candidates are being sought for a tenure
track faculty position as director of archives and special collections
at North Park University.
The North Park University Archives and Special Collections houses the
archives of the Evangelical Covenant Church, the Swedish American
Historical Society, the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian
Studies, North Park University and special collections. The archives are
located in Brandel Library, built in 2001 and containing approximately
7,300 square feet.
The position reports to the library director and is responsible for all
aspects of archival administration, including reference and access,
acquisition, outreach and donor relations, processing and description,
preservation, online presence and special collections. This individual
is responsible for building interlibrary relationships as well as
relationships with owners and trustees of collections and participates
in general library reference and instruction, supervising volunteers,
student assistants and part-time staff.
Qualifications include a Master of Library Science degree from an
ALA-accredited school with courses in archival science or a masters in
archival science and a second subject masters degree. Three years of
experience in archives administration and a reading knowledge of a
Scandinavian language are preferred.
A complete job description, including responsibilities and
qualifications, is available on request. Qualified candidates should
send a letter of application and a resume containing the names of at
least three references no later than October 1 to Sonia Bodi, director
of the Brandel Library, North Park University, 3225 W. Foster Ave.,
Chicago, IL, 60625. Information may be sent by email to Bodi at
sbodi@northpark.edu.
North Park University is a Christian liberal arts university owned and
operated by the Evangelical Covenant Church.
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