Professional Position Posting Head, Digital Resources Metadata Section UCLA Cataloging and Metadata Center Rank and Salary: Salary and appointment level based on experience and qualifications. - Assistant Librarian Rank ($39,000 - $43,860) - Associate Librarian Rank ($43,860 - $65,448) - Librarian Rank ($65,448 - $84,060) Position Availability: Immediately The UCLA Library seeks applications/nominations for the position of Head of Digital Resources Metadata Section in the Cataloging and Metadata Center. Description of Institution and Library One of ten University of California (UC) campuses, UCLA is located in Westwood Village, approximately five miles from the Pacific Ocean near Santa Monica. The 419-acre campus features 174 buildings, including the Center for Health Sciences. UCLA has more than 6,000 faculty and academic staff and approximately 25,000 employees. Founded in 1919, UCLA offers 118 undergraduate degree programs and 200 graduate programs and has more than 27,500 undergraduates and 12,800 graduate students. Academic excellence, faculty distinction, and a comprehensive curriculum are hallmarks of UCLA, which is a member of the Association of American Universities. Among the faculty are five Nobel Laureates, nine National Medal of Science winners, six MacArthur Foundation Fellows, and 52 Guggenheim Fellows. Thirty-one of UCLA’s academic programs are ranked in the top 20 in their field ? third best in the nation. UCLA is California’s largest university and is a model for public institutions of higher education. As the tenth largest employer in the region, UCLA generates almost $9 in economic activity for every $1 state taxpayers invest in UCLA and generates an annual $6 billion economic impact on the greater Los Angeles region. Ranked among the top five academic research libraries in North America, the UCLA Library is comprised of 8 major libraries and 13 library wide departments, and the Southern Regional Library Facility, the remote storage facility for the southern UC campuses, all of which report to the University Librarian. In addition, there are 12 affiliated libraries and library units. There are approximately 125 FTE librarians on the campus, and the UCLA Library has a staff of approximately 350 FTE and approximately 600 ? 700 student employees. The Library has an organizational structure that includes the use of teams in conjunction with departments and units. Library holdings encompass more than eight million volumes and more than 78,000 current serial titles and an aggressively expanding electronic resources collection. The Library’s annual budget is in excess of $33.9 million; more than $10 million supports the acquisition of print and digital material. The UCLA Library is part of the UC California Digital Library (CDL) and participates in consortial purchasing for electronic resources and in system wide collaborative projects. The UCLA Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Coalition of Networked Information, the Center for Research Libraries, the Council of Library and Information Resources, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. The UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center is the largest of the cataloging centers in the UCLA Library system. It is primarily responsible for cataloging and preparing annually more than 90,000 titles (monographs, serials, and integrating resources) in various formats and languages. The Center serves the cataloging needs of the Arts, Biomedical, College, Management, Music, Science & Engineering, and Young Research Libraries, as well as of six small collections on campus. The Center’s 15 FTE librarians and 29 FTE staff are organized into seven sections: Authority/Database Maintenance; Continuing Resources Cataloging; Digital Resources Metadata; Monographic Cataloging; Copy Cataloging; Physical Processing; and Training & Documentation. The Center is a member of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging and contributes to BIBCO, CONSER, NACO, and SACO. Within the Cataloging & Metadata Center, the Digital Resources Metadata Section is responsible for the bibliographic control of digital resources using a number of metadata schema, providing training and documentation for the use of these standards, and assessment of metadata services. In support of local digital library work, the section coordinates metadata creation within the center and/or with other library and university staff. For selected projects, the section advises library staff on best practices for metadata standards and applications. The section coordinates workflow for electronic resources within the center. Bibliographic control standards used include Dublin Core, MODS, VRA Core, METS, XML, MARC 21, AACR2, LCRI, LCSH, Library of Congress Classification, etc. In addition to the Head, the section consists of 1.0 FTE staff. Position Duties As the section head, the incumbent is responsible for the leadership, management, and supervision of the Digital Resources Metadata Section. Section heads are also members of the management/leadership team in the Cataloging & Metadata Center and as such contribute to policy and planning directions for the Center. The incumbent will: - Provide expert leadership and guidance in selection of schema, thesauri, and data design for digital initiatives in the Library and the broader University community. - Provide original cataloging and perform authority work for e- resources and contribute records to the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. - Organize section workload and conduct training for library staff as needed. - Plan, manage, and review metadata for digital projects. - Coordinate workflow with other units, particularly the Digital Library Program and Digital Collections Services. - Manage loading of shipments of California Digital Library Shared Cataloging Program records. - Develop, document, and revise standards for multiple e-resource formats, for use in the UCLA Library Catalog, the electronic resource management system, and other databases. - Define data elements, recommend data element usage, and determine mapping among metadata schema. - Lead efforts to reuse and re-purpose data from multiple formats for a variety of users and stakeholders. - Strategize for the success of federated searching through use of controlled vocabularies and subsequent upkeep of headings - Externally advocate for standards and tools needed locally. - Responsible for the supervision of section staff and student employees including recruitment, orientation, training, and performance evaluation. - Provide training or continuing education in these areas as needed. - Write and maintain documentation of policies and procedures. - Participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of services. - Participate in grant submission for projects and actively monitor grant writing initiatives for opportunities to incorporate good data practices into the proposals. - Contribute to overall policy, planning, problem-solving, and future directions for the Center. Required Qualifications - ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library or Information Science or studies OR significant graduate-level coursework toward a Master's Degree in Library or Information Science OR equivalent education and experience (subject expertise combined with professional library education and/or experience). - Working knowledge of a range of developing metadata schema and standards used to manage and describe digital collections, e.g. Dublin Core, VRA Core, MODS, etc. - Knowledge of national standards, specifically, application of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2r), Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and classification, MARC21 formats for bibliographic and authority data. - Experience contributing authority records through NACO. - Familiarity with the principles of authority control. - Willingness and ability to collaborate with other UC campuses in providing metadata services. - Strong service orientation and excellent analytical and problem- solving skills. - Demonstrated proficiency and capabilities with personal computers and software, the Web, and library-relevant information technology applications. Working knowledge of standard computer office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint or other productivity software. - Ability to work effectively in a production-oriented environment and to develop and adjust workflow to service needs. - Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills. - Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills. - Experience in supervision. Demonstrated ability to supervise, orient, and train staff and student employees. - Ability to work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively both as a team member and independently and to promote teamwork among colleagues. - Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and workplace and ability to work with a diverse student and faculty population. - Capacity to thrive in the exciting, ambiguous, future-oriented environment of a world-class research institution and to respond effectively to changing needs and priorities. - Commitment to professional issues, demonstrated through strong interest in local or national committee work, research, publication, etc., in cataloging or in a subject expertise. Desired Qualifications - Experience with mapping and transporting of data. - Familiarity with XML. - Experience in cataloging materials through a cataloging utility, such as OCLC or RLIN, in an integrated library system environment. - Experience in the use of electronic cataloging support tools such as Classification Web and Cataloger’s Desktop. - Familiarity with classification schemes and thesauri other than LCC, LCSH. General Information Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council - American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). 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. UC 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 is 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, university and community service, and scholarly activities. Candidates must show evidence or promise of such contributions. Application Procedures Anyone wishing to be considered for this position should apply to Jenifer Abramson, Assistant Director of Library Human Resources, UCLA Library, Library Human Resources, 11617 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575. E-mail applications encouraged and can be sent to <jobs- hr@library.ucla.edu>. Applications should include: a cover letter describing qualifications and experience; a current resume/vita detailing education and relevant experience; and the names and addresses for at least three professional references, including a current or previous supervisor. Candidates applying by July 19, 2006 will be given first consideration. 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. UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA-compliant employer. 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. Visit the UCLA Library Employment Opportunities Web site at <http://www2.library.ucla.edu/about/employment.cfm>. John Riemer Head, UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center A1538 Young Research Library (campus mail code 157511) Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 +1 310.825.2901 voice +1 310.206.4974 fax jriemer@library.ucla.edu
