LIS Staff Directory

Library and Information Services Executive Director

• Chief consultant on acquisitions and applications of hardware and software.
• Project Director for grants involving computers.

Application Development

• Facilitates the LIS Resource Allocation Team to determine priorities for projects.
• Project Manager for Active Campus.

• System administration for Cbord Odyssey card system and housing management system.
• Supporting for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) web applications.

Liaison to:

• Datatel Campus Organizations, Campus Safety and Security, Residence Life, Activities & Events.

• Database administration and Datatel Colleague administration.
• Datatel support for Envision reporting, screens, and program development.

Liaison to:

• Datatel Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Campus Organizations, Campus Safety and Security, Residence Life, Activities & Events.

• Supporting Datatel and SQL Windows/MySQL applications for Administrative users.
• Datatel Benefactor Administrator.
• Supporting Query Builder, Envision reports, and ELF for conversions and data imports and exports.

Liaison to:

• Colleague Financials and Benefactor.

• Datatel support for Safari, Envision reporting and screens, Query Builder, and program development.
• Data integrity monitor and standards for procedures in Colleague and Benefactor.
• User Interface installation and new user setup and training.
• Supporting MS-Access, Excel, and Word.

Liaison to:

• Datatel Registrar's Office, Core, Communications Management, and Rules.

• AdAstra (Facilities Scheduler) administration.
• Supporting for Active Campus and Active Admissions content management systems.
• Supporting imports and exports with Datatel to auxiliary systems.

Liaison to:

• Datatel Admissions/ Recruitment and Financial Aid.

Communication and Support

• Maintaining Executive Director's calendar.
• Assisting other LIS teams as needed.
• Assisting with Call Pilot aspect of phone system.
• Generating Track-It Orders for new employees, departing employees, and job changes.
• General clerical duties.

Purchasing agent for the Information Systems team of LIS.

• Orders computers and computer-related items (including supplies) for the campus.
• Maintains the inventory database system.

Library

• Public Services (Circulation and Reference)
• Special Collections including the Rare Book Room and Fine Arts Collection.

Faculty liaison to:

• Africana, Art, History, and Women's Studies.

• Library instruction.
• Acquisition and maintenance of electronic resources.

Faculty liaison to:

• Chemistry, Music, Physics, Russian Studies, and Theatre/Dance.

• Instructional software.
• Academic technologies and design.
• KATIE.

Faculty liaison to:

• Computer Science, Economics & Business, Math, and Women's Studies.

• Acquisitions.
• Cataloging (including the library catalog MAGNUS).
• Serials.
• Interlibrary loan.
• Integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces).
• BCR/OCLC services.
• Budget.

Faculty liaison to:

• Classics, Political Science, and Religion/Philosophy.

• Reference.
• Library instruction.

Faculty liaison to:

• Communication Studies, Education, Psychology, and Sociology/ Anthropology/Social Work.

• Digital and reference services.

Faculty liaison to:

• Biology, English and Nursing.

• Reference.
• Library instruction.

Faculty Liaison to:

• Environmental Studies, Health & Physical Eduction, Modern Languages, Reference Collection.

• Archives, manuscripts, college memorabilia, and records management.

• Library Public Services (Circulation/Reference) daily operations.

• InterLibrary Loan.

• Periodicals/serials ordering and records.

• Ordering, purchasing, and bookkeeping of library materials.

• Cataloging and processing library materials.

Network and Systems

• Responsible for the design and maintenance of the campus data network, and its connection to the Internet.
• Provides server hardware and OS support forr the Datatel servers.
• Has primary responsibility for Linux based servers including email, web, DHCP, and DNS servers.

• Maintaining the campus voice mail and phone switch.
• Installing and repairing phones and telephone lines.
• Installing and helping to troubleshoot network connections.
• Maintaining the college's DSL equipment.

• Primary responsibility for file and print servers, and directory servers.
• Managing centralized authentication systems and ensuring that user accounts are created and deleted.
• Primary administration of Oracle Calendar.

User Services

• Setting and implementing a vision for user service in areas of technology and instruction, specifically including training programs.
• Support for deployment and maintenance of desktop computing infrastructure, technology service points, and integration of technology and technology support for the curriculum of Luther College.

• Installation and troubleshooting of desktop operating systems, software, hardware, and workgroup printing.
• Daily management of work request queue and student staff productivity.

• Integrating the software requested by various faculty members into the lab machines and podiums.
• Seting up lab images.

• Assisting the Help Desk manager in providing key leadership, operational development, and supervisory management to the Help Desk.
• Bringing technical expertise for basic computer repair and software configuration.
• Providing skills in documentation and technical writing.

• Providing support for the Mac platform.
• Performing regularly scheduled upgrades of staff desktops.

• Takes responsibility for the overall quality of Help Desk functions and for the continuous improvement of service.
• Responsible for budget management, planning, and oversight of the Help Desk team.

• Assisting with KATIE and instructional software
• Library Public Services (Circulation/Reference) daily operations.

• Set-up of all computer systems
• The smooth and proper operation of all equipment, including maintenance and repair.

• Setup and repair of audio/visual equipment (LCD/transparency/slide projectors, camcorders, TV/VCRs, sound equipment, campus cable and satellite feeds, etc.)
• Working with the Help Desk to fulfill user requests.

Facilities