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Use your people and technology skills as the Rapid City Public Librarys Technical Services Librarian I. This is a challenging and rewarding position that provides 21st century library services.
If you embrace technology and innovation, work well with the public, and have library experience, you are a fit for our Technical Services Librarian I position. The TS LI works with the public of all ages and with library staff, and promotes the librarys collections and services using Web 2.0 resources, social networking tools, and through traditional library services.
The successful candidate will have experience with research, implementation, and promotion of self-service technologies, and be able to coordinate and oversee the librarys technical services department.
Rapid City offers the amenities of a large metropolitan area, but with the personal friendliness of a small town. Nestled on the edge of the beautiful Black Hills, the area is known for its plains and pines, blue skies, and rocky terrain.
A historically strong tourist and recreation tradition, supported by a stable economy and a regional airport, Rapid City and the Black Hills boast national attractions such as Mt. Rushmore National Monument, Custer State Park, the South Dakota Badlands, and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The city is known for its support of the performing and visual arts, world-class health care, Native American culture, and the Ellsworth Air Force Base. See more about Rapid City at http://www.rapiddevelopment.com/partnership/whyRC.htm.
Area residents enjoy easy access to outstanding outdoor sports and leisure activities such as hiking, skiing, boating, fishing, and hunting. Rapid City and the surrounding region provide a constant array of interesting and diverse events and activities within a safe environment and high quality of life. The Rapid City Public Library (RCPL) serves a regional community of approximately 90,000. In March 2008, RCPL was named one of the top 10 libraries in the country by the USA Today newspaper; see the story at http://rapidcitylibrary.org/events/images/Top-Ten-USAToday800x1097.jpg. The library receives strong support from its community; a recent library card sign up campaign exceeded its total by nearly 150%; see the press release at http://rapidcitylibrary.org/libinfo/NewsReleases/pdf/2008PressReleases/RCPLSeptemberEvents10-20-08gc.pdf.
ANNUAL SALARY RANGE: $38,396 to $41,350, plus an excellent benefit package.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION: Masters degree in Library Science preferred, or acceptance into an MLS program and continual participation in classes until degree is obtained. Demonstrated knowledge of principles, practices, procedures and techniques of library science. Possess diverse computer skills including experience with online searching,
local area networks and the Internet. Ability to deal effectively with the general public and staff and to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
WHERE TO APPLY: Apply online at www.rcgov.org. EOE
Deadline for application submittal is 4:00 p.m. on January 9, 2009.
Submitted on 2008-12-02
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BLOG A Progressive,
Majority Government for Canada?
After
the last Canadian election on October 14, which gave the right-wing
Conservative party a plurality (37% of the popular vote, but more than
any of the progressive parties), I wrote:
What
should
be happening is that the Liberal leader should be pulling together a
coalition of the four opposition parties to create a government that
reflects the interests of the 63% of Canadians who support progressive,
not reactionary, government.
Well, Friday this is exactly what happened. After the Conservative
party failed to consult with any of the other parties and announced a
stand-pat economic policy with no economic or job stimulus, and a few
ideological landmines thrown in for good measure (an end to public
finance of elections; a ban on strikes in the civil service), the three
largest opposition parties (Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois) decided
to form a progressive coalition and bring down the new government. The
coalition, which would agree not to vote against any confidence motion
(to prevent another election call), would effectively be a majority
government, as these parties collectively had 56% of the popular vote
in the October 14 election (63% if you include the Greens).
There is no denying a certain degree of opportunism and cynicism in
this coalition and its timing. But it is equally true that the
unsufferable arrogance of Harper, his total ideological
intransigence, and his anti-democratic brinksmanship, daring the
opposition to defeat him and risk the wrath of the Canadian people for
another expensive election so soon, with the economy in turmoil, was
the ultimate cause of this anyone-but-Harper coalition.
While the Bloc is a progressive party, it is ideologically opposed to
federalism and hence will not formally be part of the coalition
cabinet, though it will assist in drafting legislation. The Greens,
without a member to show for their 7% popular vote, have not yet been
invited to join the coalition.
They should be. This is an opportunity to show the Canadian people that
a government based on proportionate representation can work. A cabinet
with 10 Liberals, 7 New Democrats, 4 Bloc members, and 3 Greens (and
commensurate participation in policy-making) would precisely mirror the
popular vote from the October election. Having "unelected" cabinet
members (from the Greens) to accommodate this is quite legal, and has
many precedents, and would give this coalition even greater credibility
as being truly representative of the will and political philosophy of
the Canadian people. I urge the Greens to join the coalition and the
coalition members to embrace them.
Given that the Canadian economy is inexorably tied to the US economy,
which is in a tailspin that will likely worsen and endure for years,
the timing for such a coalition makes one wonder if the progressives
have a collective suicide wish. But Harper's argument that such a
coalition is "undemocratic" is absolutely preposterous, and the fact
that the corporatist media is siding with the minority leader in this
position is outrageous.
A moderately progressive, majority government for Canada, working
alongside the new moderately progressive, majority government in the
US, is the best we could possibly hope for at this perilous time in our
two countries and the world.
Category:
Canadian
Politics
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