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The University of California, Santa Barbara, one of the ten campuses of the University of California, seeks an innovative, team-oriented and energetic leader as Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Reporting to the AUL for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication, the Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services has overall responsibility for providing innovative leadership, vision, enthusiasm, and supervision for cataloging and metadata services. The Department has a staff of some 26 FTE and many student assistants.

 

Departmental services include cataloging processes involving monographic resources in all formats, authority control, database integration and maintenance, electronic resource support, special projects, technical processing of government publications, and digital initiatives, including those of the California Digital Library. The incumbent is responsible for establishing policies and procedures within the context of national standards, goal setting, designing and monitoring workflow, adopting and implementing new technologies, and for ongoing evaluation of services for the Department. Supervises, trains, and evaluates staff in cataloging and metadata services. S/he works cooperatively with other department heads, and is responsive to the needs of public services in providing user centered bibliographic services. As appropriate, the incumbent participates on library committees, serves on UC system wide committees and task forces, and represents the library in local, regional, and national associations.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

- MLS from an ALA-accredited institution.

- Demonstrated knowledge and recent experience with provision of cataloging services, including those related to digital initiatives.

- Demonstrated leadership and increasingly responsible supervisory and management experience.

- Experience using a bibliographic utility in an integrated library system, preferably OCLC, and ExLibris.

- Familiarity and knowledge of various metadata formats, such as Dublin Core, EAD, METS, MODS, OAI, XML, etc.

- Knowledge of electronic and traditional cataloging as well as current standards, trends, and emerging technologies in cataloging services, including those related to digital libraries.

- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a dynamic and changing environment.

- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

- Commitment to diversity and staff team development.

 

Preferred - Experience using the ExLibris Aleph online system; experience with web technology, and various report generating and management software products.

 

ENVIRONMENT: The UCSB libraries are committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity, innovation, and collaboration. The libraries are active partners and full participants in the educational journey of discovery that centers on research, scholarship, creativity, and a dynamically evolving teaching and learning environment. Among the most prestigious research libraries in the country, the library collections include over two million volumes, digitized collections, government documents, sophisticated electronic resources, and numerous Special Collections. The libraries memberships include ARL, CRL, CLIR, and SPARC. The libraries are also active participants in the California Digital Library. Central to the campus skyline as well as to its mission, the UCSB libraries takes pride in providing outstanding service to all its clientele.

 

UC, Santa Barbara occupies a picturesque 989-acre palm and eucalyptus lined plateau overlooking the Pacific Ocean. UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944. The University of California is widely recognized as the pre-eminent public university system in the world. UCSB is ranked as a category 1-research university by the Carnegie Commission, and is an elected member of the Association of American Universities. Offering a full range of undergraduate and graduate degrees, the campus serves some 18,000 students and has over 900 full time faculty, including members of leading academic societies as well as fellows and winners of national academic honors and Nobel Prize Laureates. /US News & World Reports/ guide to “America’s Best Colleges” ranks UCSB as one of the best public universities in the nation.

 

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with qualifications, minimum $58,536, plus a monthly administrative stipend. Librarians at the University of California, Santa Barbara are professional academic appointees who accrue vacation at the rate of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per month. The University has an excellent retirement system, which is coordinated with Social Security.

A selection of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans are offered by the University.

 

Consideration of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Applications received by *November 1, 2007* will receive first consideration.

 

Send resume, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three references to:

            Detrice Bankhead

            Associate University Librarian

            Human Resources

            Davidson Library

            University of California

            Santa Barbara, CA 93106.

 

Applications may also be sent via email – [log in to unmask]

 

Appointment and/or continued employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.

 

The University of California, Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and invites applications from all who meet the stated qualifications.