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Natalie Hartman
Latin American Studies
2114 Campus Drive
Box 90254
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0254
(919) 681-3980,=09FAX (919) 681-7966
Have a nice day!
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 10:22:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Deborah Jakubs <jakubs@acpub.duke.edu>
To: Natalie Hartman <njh@acpub.duke.edu>
Subject: Announcement for LASNET
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Date: Thu, 03 Aug 95 14:33:49 EST
From: Jakubs, Deborah <dlj@mail.lib.duke.edu>
To: jakubs@acpub.duke.edu, pamela@email.unc.edu
DUKE UNIVERSITY=20
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES RESEARCH LIBRARIAN
PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION
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Modern research libraries present faculty and students with an increasingl=
y=20
complex environment, especially in area studies, where identifying and loca=
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scholarly resources in a variety of formats has an international dimension.=
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Concern for the future supply of qualified area studies research librarian=
s to=20
pursue careers in this intellectually stimulating field prompted the=20
development of a new post-doctoral program, intended to equip the academica=
lly=20
trained Latin Americanist to apply his/her skills to the modern research=20
library environment.
The Center for International Library Programs (CILP) of Duke University is=
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pleased to announce the creation of an academic-year post-doctoral fellowsh=
ip=20
program for the training of Latin American studies research librarians. Th=
e=20
program is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and of=
fers=20
up to two nine-month fellowships per year (non-renewable) to recent Ph. D.s=
in=20
any field of Latin American Studies who wish to pursue careers as Latin=20
American library specialists. It combines an orientation to the modern=20
research library with practical and independent area-related experience. T=
he=20
Center for International Library Programs, established in 1995, is the=20
libraries' response to Duke University's increasing focus on=20
internationalization. The program is also affiliated with the Duke-Univers=
ity=20
of North Carolina Program in Latin American Studies, a U. S. Department of=
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Education Title VI National Resource Center. =20
The domain of the bibliographer within the modern research library has expa=
nded=20
to include the mastery of diverse electronic resources in addition to the=
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identification and acquisition of scholarly resources in a variety of more=
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traditional formats. The evolving responsibilities of the area specialist=
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librarian include training faculty and students in new means of access to=
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international research resources, regular teaching of bibliographic and=20
disciplinary courses, grant proposal writing, and participation in national=
and=20
international projects of resource sharing and cooperative program developm=
ent. =20
This combination of responsibilities requires area studies expertise, excel=
lent=20
language skills, and competence in understanding and utilizing research too=
ls=20
and techniques.
Under the guidance of librarians on the Duke campus and in consultation wit=
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Latin Americanist faculty, each fellow will participate in a cumulative=20
experience, gaining hands-on knowledge of collection development and public=
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services work. In addition to developing a solid familiarity with the=20
functioning of research libraries, each fellow will focus on collection=20
development in a particular field of Latin American studies (depending on=
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academic background) and on specialized reference for that field; particip=
ate=20
in the activities of the Duke-University of North Carolina Program in Latin=
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American Studies; audit selected courses at the School of Library and=20
Information Sciences of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; v=
isit=20
libraries with especially significant Latin American collections, such as t=
he=20
Library of Congress and the Benson Collection at the University of Texas; =
and=20
prepare a culminating research project suitable for publication and/or=20
presentation at the annual meeting of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Lat=
in=20
American Library Materials (SALALM) and/or a conference of the Latin Americ=
an=20
Studies Association (LASA).
QUALIFICATIONS
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A recent Ph. D. in a field of Latin American studies is required, along wit=
h=20
fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese and strong written and oral communicat=
ion=20
skills. Desirable qualifications include prior experience working in a=20
research library, familiarity with electronic resources, and a demonstrated=
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ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and library staff.=20
Preference will be given to those candidates who, either in graduate school=
or=20
during employment as assistant professors, have developed a clear affinity=
for=20
this alternative career path.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
Each fellowship for 1995-96 is $25,000 (nine months). Duke offers an excel=
lent=20
benefits package, including health, dental, and life insurance, accrued sic=
k=20
and vacation leave, 13 holidays annually, participation in a retirement pla=
n=20
upon eligibility, and some reallocation assistance.=20
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
This is a new program, and the level of interest will determine the formali=
ty=20
of the application process. To be considered, candidates should submit a=
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letter describing their training, experience, and interest in this program,=
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along with a r=82sum=82 and the names of three references to Ms. Ann F. Sto=
ne,=20
Personnel Librarian, Perkins Library, Box 90194, Duke University, Durham, N=
C =20
27708. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until=20
September 30. The beginning date of the fellowship is flexible, but=20
anticipated to be no later than November 1. Preliminary interviews will t=
ake=20
place at the LASA conference, September 28-30 in Washington, DC. Final=20
candidates will be invited to the Duke campus in early October.
For additional information, contact Dr. Deborah Jakubs, Ibero-American=20
Bibliographer and Director, Center for International Library Programs, Box=
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90195, Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. E-mail: =20
jakubs@acpub.duke.edu.