[Dspace-general] Digital Library Program Manager - San Diego, USA

[Luc Declerck]

Digital Library Program ManagerUCSD LibrariesUniversity of California, San Diego Hiring salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. The Libraries of the University of California, San Diego seek application and nominations for the position of Digital Library Program Manager. Description: The Digital Library Program (DLP) encourages, facilitates, and supports the collaborative creation, management, delivery, and long-term preservation of digital assets in support of the Libraries' mission and goals. The program reports to the Associate University Librarian, Technology Services and is a key component of the Libraries' 2006-2009 Strategic Plan. The Digital Library Program Manager: ·        Provides leadership, vision, and strategic direction for the Libraries' Digital Library Program. ·        Coordinates associated activities across the Libraries.·        Assumes primary responsibility for policy development, the establishment and promotion of best practices, and the adoption of community standards.·        Leads the continued development of the Libraries' Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).·        Provides expert advice to librarians, faculty, staff, and other partners participating in the creation of digital collections.·        Promotes and articulates the Libraries' vision of its Digital Library Program as central to the research, teaching, and learning mission of the University.·        Seeks new opportunities to expand the Libraries' corpus of digital library assets through collaborative relationships with relevant librarians, faculty, staff, and external partners. Qualifications: Substantial experience with, and knowledge of trends and issues in, digital collection creation, management, delivery, and preservation.Excellent leadership abilities to initiate, build, and deliver products and services that meet broad organizational strategic and service goals.Excellent analytical skills, policy development, and strategic planning experience. Demonstrated successful project management experience and ability to manage complex concurrent projects in a team environment. Demonstrated knowledge of current digital collection management technologies, standards and practices. Demonstrated experience with the development of functional requirements through use-case scenarios, usability testing, and service assessment.Superior oral, written, and presentation skills and ability to effectively represent the Digital Library Program with various groups and partners.Knowledge of intellectual property and digital rights issues related to the management of digital collections.Professional or advanced degree in library science, information science, or other relevant field. For a full position description, see http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/fac/dlpm.htm Review of applications will begin April 16, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should include 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. Applications or nominations should be sent to libraryjobs at ucsd.edu or to the address below: Stacey McDermaidLibrary Human ResourcesUniversity of California, San Diego9500 Gilman Drive Dept. 0175-HLa Jolla, CA 92093-0175Telephone: 858.534.1279Confidential Fax: 858.534.8634
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