Manager, Information Studies Library and Media Preservation Lab
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- University of California Los Angeles
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Feb 9, 2023
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Librarians & Library Administration
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Manager, Information Studies Library and Media Preservation Lab
University of California Los Angeles
Requisition Number: JPF08074
Department: Information Studies, Information Studies Library and Media Preservation Lab
Rank and Salary: ** Associate Librarian to Librarian ($66,878 - $105,193)
**Position Availability: **Immediately
**Application Deadline for first consideration: January 3, 2023
School Description:
As a part of the School of Education & Information Studies (Ed&IS), the Department of Information Studies (IS) offers the following academic programs: The Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program, which has several specializations: Archival Studies, Informatics, Library Studies, Media Archival Studies, and Rare Books / Print and Visual Resources; the PhD program in Information Studies; and the Post-Master's Certificate of Specialization in Information Studies. The IS Department has a current enrollment of approximately 171 students in the MLIS program and 35 PhD candidates.
The IS Department is committed to diversity and social justice, and seeks to develop leaders and innovators who will change institutions and solve problems related to the personal and social use of information. Many of the curricular and research initiatives of IS examine the ways in which nontraditional information resources are designed, created, evaluated, preserved, and used, and the ways in which historically underserved groups gain access to information systems and services. Within the IS Department, the Information Studies (IS) Lab provides an exploratory space that invites participation, collaborative learning, and self-directed activities. Lab resources include a collection of print and digital resources, and a multiplatform computing environment that forms a component of a larger network in Ed&IS.
Position Description:
The UCLA Department of Information Studies seeks applications for the position of Manager, Information Studies Librarian / Digital Instructional Support Librarian (DISL) including managing the IS Media Preservation Lab. Reporting to the Chair of the IS Department, and working in consultation with IS faculty members, the Manager, Information Studies Librarian / Digital Instructional Support Librarian (DISL) leads activities relating to the IS Library's services and resources, managing its daily operations as well as coordinating instruction in the digital tools and platforms that it offers in support of the curricular needs of the IS Department's academic programs, in library and information science (MLIS) and in information studies (PhD).
Position Duties
The Digital Instructional Support Librarian (DISL), in consultation with the department chair, is responsible for the planning, implementation, and maintenance of the Library's information services, and for the acquisition, development, and bibliographic organization of the Library's print and digital collections. The DISL provides reference and advisory services to IS students, ensuring that students enjoy optimum levels of access to Library resources. The DISL also provides information services to IS faculty in direct support of the teaching, research, and service activities articulated in the Department's vision statement and Ed&IS's mission statement (see [https://seis.ucla.edu/departments-and-degrees/department-of-information-studies] and [https://seis.ucla.edu/about])
Additionally in consultation with the Department Chair, the DISL is responsible for the design, delivery, and continuous assessment of a program of workshops, short courses, and support services for IS faculty and students using digital tools and platforms in their research and teaching. (The functions of such tools and platforms include the following: authoring, content management, data modeling, collections management, preservation, online exhibition, visualization, mapping, search, data mining, and content analysis, of texts, images, and resources in all media formats.) The DISL also serves in a consulting role, helping faculty members and students to assess the infrastructural needs of their digital projects, to identify collaborators and appropriate resources inside and outside the Department, and to plan for project development.
The DISL recruits, trains, and supervises professional and student staff and works collaboratively with department and Ed&IS infrastructure staff on Library needs. The DISL serves as an ex-officio member of the IS faculty's Instructional Services Committee (ISC) and Professional Programs Committee (PPC). The DISL leads and consults on special projects as identified by the Department Chair. The DISL is expected to serve as a course instructor as needed but is not expected to participate in hands-on software development.
As part of their responsibilities, the DISL manages the IS Media Preservation Lab, and is responsible for maintaining and supervising the use of media playback and digitization equipment and software in the IS Media Preservation Lab. The lab is a dedicated space within the IS Library with equipment for playback and digitization of historical and contemporary audiovisual formats. The Media Preservation Lab supports coursework and professional training of students across the IS Department's academic programs, as well as research needs of IS faculty. It also houses the School of Ed & IS's Center for Preservation of Audiovisual Heritage, which supports community-based preservation work through IS courses and grant projects of media collections held by local arts and cultural organizations.
The primary specific duties and responsibilities include:
- Establishes and publicizes the goals of the IS Library in the
provision of information services and library resources for the IS
Department's students, staff, and faculty.
- Identifies strategies to achieve goals and to ensure the
continuous relevance of Library services and resources in an
ever-changing environment.
- In collaboration with the Department Chair, proposes and
disseminates policy statements explaining the Library's strategies
for (inter alia) collection development, bibliographic control, and
information literacy instruction.
- Proposes and conducts continuous review of a business plan for
the responsible use of funds in acquiring and licensing materials
for the Library's collections, purchasing technology, employing
student staff, maintaining the IS Library's physical space,
fixtures, and fittings, etc. with review and approval by the
Department Chair.
- Builds and maintains the Library's collections of print and
digital resources by conducting continuous review of IS faculty
members' syllabi, identifying gaps in Library holdings, and
purchasing materials and licenses from approved vendors.
- Establishes and maintains bibliographic control over the
Library's collections by conducting continuous review of existing
systems for classification, description, circulation,
etc.
- Designs and oversees a program of support for the integration
of digital tools and platforms into the IS Department's curricular
offerings.
- Oversees the provision of instruction for IS students and
faculty members in the installation, management, preservation,
licensing, and use of digital tools and platforms, in the Library,
on IS Department servers, or on personal laptops.
- Develops and delivers workshops, short courses, class modules,
etc., on specific tools and platforms.
- Stays conversant with developments in new media and technology
and is alert to trends and changes in adoption and use.
- Makes recommendations to IS students and faculty members of
digital tools and platforms appropriate to their study and research
needs and consistent with current trends of adoption and
use.
- Assists IS students and faculty members identify other
opportunities, at UCLA, online, or elsewhere, to receive training
or support in digital tools and platforms.
- Selects, acquires, and oversees the installation and
maintenance of computer equipment, media platforms, digital tools,
and other hardware and software to be made available to Library
users in support of the IS Department's curricula.
- Provides supervision and guidance to the Library's student
assistants.
- Serves as a mentor for students in areas of professional
expertise.
- Acts as a liaison between the IS Department and UCLA Library,
UCLA Center for Digital Humanities, and other units on campus that
provide support for related teaching and research.
- Represents the IS Department as a participant or presenter at
appropriate annual meetings, conferences, and symposia.
- The successful candidate will be committed to promoting and
enhancing diversity through engagement with and promotion of the
UCLA Principles of Community [http://www.ucla.edu/about/mission-and-values].
- The incumbent will be required to consistently demonstrate
commitment to professional issues, demonstrated through strong
interest in local or national committee work, research,
publications, etc., in some aspect of technical or public
services.
- The position requires the ability to lift, shift, and shelve
boxes weighing up to 25 lbs, with or without accommodation.
Required Qualifications - ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and/or Information
Science OR significant graduate-level coursework toward such a
degree OR equivalent education and experience (subject expertise
combined with professional library education and/or
experience).
- Minimum three years of professional experience.
- Familiarity with audiovisual formats and media preservation
protocols
- Ability to work creatively, adaptively, and effectively, both
as a team member and independently, and to promote teamwork among
colleagues.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience
- Project management experience including organizational and time
management
- Experience communicating to numerous stakeholders, such as
faculty, students, staff and other professionals, in various oral
and written communication mediums
- Proficiency with computers and software, capability in
server-side installation and management of digital tools and
platforms, and understanding of licensing agreements and
preservation and sustainability issues.
- Working knowledge of digital platforms and tools in several of
the following areas: authoring, content management, data modeling,
collections management, preservation, online exhibition,
visualization, mapping, search, data mining, and content analysis,
of texts, images, and resources in all media formats.
- Analytical skills in the critical assessment of the
effectiveness of new technologies.
- Experience in instructional support and training in the use of
digital resources.
- Commitment to exploring and assessing new technologies, and an
interest in keeping abreast of developments and trends in digital
tools and platforms appropriate to digital scholarship.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and
workplace, and ability to work with a diverse student and faculty
population.
*General Information *
Professional librarians at UCLA are academic appointees. Librarians at UCLA are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council - American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This is a represented position. They are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits. Relocation assistance may be provided.
Appointees to the librarian series at UC shall have professional backgrounds that demonstrate a high degree of creativity, teamwork, and flexibility. Such background will normally include a professional degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science graduate program. In addition to professional competence and quality of service within the library in the primary job, advancement in the librarian series requires professional involvement and contributions outside of the library, and/or university and community service, and/or scholarly activities. Candidates must show evidence or promise of such contributions.
*Candidates are invited to review the following: * - UCLA EDI statement [https://equity.ucla.edu/edi-ucla/]
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Statement FAQs [https://ucla.app.box.com/v/edi-statement-faqs]
- UCLA Library ARI and EDI efforts: [https://www.library.ucla.edu/about-ucla-library/anti-racism-initiative]
- UCLA SE&IS EDI website: [https://seis.ucla.edu/equity-diversity-inclusion]
UCLA welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities. UCLA seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
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. Employment is contingent upon completion of satisfactory background investigation.
To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08074
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
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