>University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign
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>Project Coordinator, Illinois Digital Cultural Heritage Community (DCHC)
>Project
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>Duties and Responsibilities:  A federally-funded grant from the Institute
>of Museum and Library Services will support a group of East Central
>Illinois museums and libraries in the creation of an electronic database
>of historical material to serve instruction programs for upper elementary
>school children in three area schools.
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>Under the direction of the Coordinator for the Digital Imaging Initiative
>(DII), the DCHC Coordinator is responsible for managing the overall
>planning, implementation of programs, and evaluation of the progress of
>the grant.  This position will coordinate all phases of the grant--the
>activities of teachers, librarians, and museum curators from a total of
>seven East Central Illinois institutions with the goal of building and
>testing a framework for digitizing cultural heritage material and
>delivering it through the Web.  Specific activities include:  conducting
>needs assessment, constructing and maintaining the project web site,
>initiating and summarizing listserv discussions among the seven partners
>to achieve consensus on goals and objectives, organizing partners'
>meetings and professional development seminars, collaborating with the
>project's Technical Coordinator to ensure that technical work supports the
>goals and objectives of the project, working with curators and teachers on
>identifying collections and methods for digitizing materials, writing
>periodic grant progress reports, including the final report.
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>Qualifications:  Required:  Accredited master's Degree in Library and
>Information Science, Museum Studies, History, or a related field, or an
>equivalent combination of education and experience beyond the bachelor's
>degree; experience with leadership roles in project coordination;
>demonstrated knowledge and experience with current PC technologies,
>including current Windows operating systems, and Web technology, including
>HTML document authoring and web site creation; demonstrated experience
>with digitization of museum, library, or special collections;  excellent
>interpersonal and written communication skills.  Preferred:  Experience
>with educational outreach programs in elementary schools museums,
>libraries, or professional associations; report and grant-writing
>experience.
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>Salary
>The position is a full-time temporary  Academic Professional appointment,
>available immediately, with an opening annual salary of $37,000 and upward,
>depending on experience and credentials.
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>Application/Deadline:
>To apply, send letter of application and complete resume with the names,
>addresses, and telephone numbers of five references to Allen G. Dries, Library
>Personnel Manager, University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408
>West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois, 61801,  (217) 333-5494, by 04-02-99.
>AA/EOE. DEADLINE: APRIL 2, 1999.
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