To those of us drowning in paperwork, decades-old predictions of the "paperless office" produce little more than weak smiles. One unit on campus, however, is embracing the electronic future.

The number of printed and distributed copies of the Position Vacancy Notice will be drastically reduced effective June 7, according to a memo from Kris Hynes, Director of Human Resource Services. The Position Vacancy Notice is the weekly listing of MSU positions that departments—until now—have been responsible for posting.

According to Hynes, alternate ways exist to get information about postings. The web site at http://www.hr.msu.edu/Depts/Emp/postings.asp currently receives about 24,000 visitors a month. The Computerized Human Resources Information Service (CHRIS), which can be accessed by calling 353-3720, contains a full description of positions and processes three-quarters of on-campus bids for positions.

Both the computer and telephone service are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.