[Asis-l] Digital Library Program Manager, UC San Diego Libraries

Wed Jul 27 12:15:51 EDT 2005

Digital Library Program Manager

UCSD Libraries

University of California, San Diego 

Digital Library Program Manager

Preferred appointment level: Associate Librarian IV to Librarian III with a
salary range of $52,620 to $76,860.

The Libraries of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) seek
applications from highly motivated, creative, and experienced library
professionals to join an enthusiastic staff in supporting excellence in the
research library of a rapidly growing highly ranked university. 

The University and the Libraries 

With a current enrollment of more than 23,000 students, UCSD is a powerful
magnet for those seeking a fresh innovative approach to education and
research. In just four decades, the campus has achieved international
distinction for its educational excellence, research strength, and
institutional flexibility. Ranked fifth in the nation and first in the
University of California system in federal R&D funding, UCSD annually
attracts more than $550 million in research awards. The National Research
Council ranks the campus 10th nationally in the excellence of its graduate
programs and the quality of its faculty. US News & World Report ranks UCSD
7th nationally among public national universities. UCSD has entered a period
of major growth with planned enrollment expected to reach 27,600 by 2010.   

The UCSD Libraries are widely recognized as integral partners in the
development and provision of innovative, responsive, and effective
information services vital to the University's instructional and research
enterprise.  A member of the Association of Research Libraries, the UCSD
Libraries consist of eleven campus libraries  with combined collections of
more than three million volumes. The UCSD Libraries are actively engaged in
building digital collections that comprehend textual, audio, still image,
and moving image objects and their associated metadata. The Libraries are
also in the midst of building a digital asset management system (DAMS) to
support the storage, management, access, and preservation of their digital
collections.  Components of the infrastructure include Innovative
Interfaces' Millenium library management system, CONTENTdm, DSpace, and San
Diego Supercomputer Center's Storage Resource Broker (SRB). In addition to
managing their own digital assets, the Libraries have been highly successful
in attracting sponsored grants, which have included funding for the
digitization of more than 200,000 visual arts slide images, the integration
of DSpace with SRB and the data grid, research in the creation of a Union
Catalog of Art Images (UCAI), the creation of a digital preservation
environment for multi-media broadcast videos, and the design and development
of an Archivists Toolkit. The Libraries also enjoy a highly collaborative
relationship with the San Diego Supercomputer Center and work closely with
the California Digital Library.

Responsibilities of the Position

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian, Technology Services,
provides leadership for all activities associated with the Libraries'
Digital Library Program, including: curation of the Libraries' current
digital assets; retrospective ingest of the Libraries' legacy digital
assets; development of effective ongoing ingest, management, and
preservation procedures and best practices; creation of digital library
presentation layers and services in support of teaching and learning;
identification of new collections for digitization in consultation with
collection managers; identification of financial and human resources
necessary to support new digital library initiatives; selection of
appropriate standards; and continuous evaluation of new and emerging digital
library technology, processes, and standards for asset production,
description, and management. Also, develops related library policies;
documents best practices; forges collaborations with faculty and other
libraries and cultural institutions; prepares grant proposals; manages
projects with external partners, supervises contracts with vendors; and
identifies potential funding agencies.

Works closely with the IT Department's Digital Library Architect, metadata
specialists from the Metadata Services Department, and content and service
specialists from public services departments to meet Digital Library Program
goals and objectives. Coordinates digital library activities across these
departments in support of the goal of integrating digital library
collections and services throughout the Libraries. Takes an active role in
informing staff about digital library standards and best practices.
Supervises the Digital Library Program Analyst. Serves as Chair of the
Digital Library Program Working Group and convenes teams as necessary to
complete projects. Represents the Libraries and actively participates in
local, regional, and national organizations and professional meetings.

Required Qualifications

Professional degree from a library school or other appropriate degree or
equivalent experience in one or more fields relevant to digital library
services. Substantial, recent experience with, and knowledge of trends and
issues in, digital library technologies, metadata standards, and issues.
Strong leadership capabilities and demonstrated experience creating digital
library services in support of teaching and learning. Demonstrated planning
and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to interact with domain
experts in a wide variety of fields and work closely with technical staff.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically. Capacity to thrive in an
environment of change . Excellent communication, presentation, and
interpersonal skills. Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

UCSD librarians are expected to participate in library-wide and system-wide
planning and governance and to be professionally active.

Appointment at the Librarian rank requires substantial relevant experience
and superior qualifications.

Desirable Qualifications 

Experience writing and managing grants. Knowledge of intellectual and
material property issues pertinent to the digital library environment.

Benefits 

In addition to a technologically state-of-the-art and intellectually
stimulating environment, UCSD offers a highly competitive compensation
package http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/ that includes choices for medical,
dental and optical programs; excellent retirement programs; tax-savings
programs; life, automobile and short/long-term disability insurance;
relocation reimbursement; outstanding recreational facilities; innovative
training programs; generous professional development funding; domestic
partner benefits; and on-campus childcare. 

Librarians at UCSD are academic appointees and entitled to appropriate
professional leave and all the perquisites granted to non-faculty academic
personnel.

Applicants interested in employment opportunities for spouses/partners are
encouraged to consider the UCSD Academic Job Opportunities Bulletin
http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/aaa/recruitment/ , the UCSD Staff
Employment Opportunity Bulletin http://joblink.ucsd.edu/ , or employment
opportunities at other education and research institutions in San Diego
http://www.ucsd.edu/sandiego.html . 

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals
who are legally authorized to work in the United States as established by
providing documents specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986.

Application consideration begins September 1, 2005 and will continue until
the position is filled. Send application letter including a statement of
qualifications, a full resume of education and relevant experience, and the
names of at least three persons who are knowledgeable about your
qualifications for this position to libraryjobs at ucsd.edu or to UCSD, Amanda
M. Lawhorn - Library Human Resources, 9500 Gilman Drive Dept. 0175-H, La
Jolla, CA 92093-0175. Telephone: 858.534.1279; Confidential Fax:
858.534.8634.

UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and specifically
seeks candidates who can actively contribute to an environment of cultural
and ethnic diversity. Applicants are invited to preview campus diversity
resources and programs at 'Diversity at UC San Diego'
http://diversity.ucsd.edu/  .

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