Digital Lifecycle Program Librarian - Library
Digital Library Federation - CA, United States
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Digital Lifecycle Program Librarian - Library
Position overview
Position title: Associate Librarian-Librarian, Career Status or Potential Career Status
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and salary point at appointment. A reasonable estimate for this position is $98,667-$125,402.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: As early as March 2025. Start date is flexible.
Position duration: This is a full-time potential career appointment.
Application Window
Open date: February 9, 2025
Next review date: Sunday, Mar 9, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Apr 20, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The University of California, Berkeley Library seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and user-oriented colleague as the Digital Lifecycle Program (DLP) Librarian. This role guides, manages, and coordinates the planning, designing, implementation, maintenance, and outreach of digital initiatives, including digital collections, platforms, preservation, and projects. The DLP Librarian develops strategies, policies, procedures, best practices, and system requirements to support digitized and born-digital collections, including long-term digital preservation, access, discovery, reuse, and management.
The DLP Librarian, as part of the Library IT Division, is a strong leader and partner for digital initiatives, coordinating and cultivating relationships with all libraries, divisions, and units within the UC Berkeley Library to support digital initiatives. The DLP Librarian will be a skilled project manager and effective communicator.
The Environment
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned teaching and research facility at one of the nation's premier public universities. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,000 undergraduate students, over 12,000 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty. With a collection of more than 13 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with those collections and build their related research skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead, enhance, assess, implement, and coordinate digital initiatives in their entire lifecycle from selection to digitization to digital preservation.
- Lead planning and evaluation for new digital projects and collections with relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor progress toward project milestones and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely progress toward completion.
- Develop and document policies and design workflows that make digital initiatives a transparent and collaborative process.
- Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of digital collection-related workflows and processes across departments.
- Conduct analyses across a broad spectrum of digital collections programs, policies, and initiatives.
- Develop and implement policies and processes to describe, ingest, publish, manage, migrate, and preserve digitized and born-digital objects.
- Work closely with the Head of Digitization Services on planning and workflows related to digitizing collections.
- Stay up to date on developments in digital libraries, digital pedagogy, and digital preservation.
- Seek out new opportunities for the Library with emphasis on innovation and digital developments.
- Lead and/or participate in UC-wide and Library-level committees, task forces, and/or special projects.
- Serve as a public and internal face for digital initiatives.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Advanced degree
Additional qualifications (required at time of start):
- Minimum three years of direct experience leading, managing, or coordinating digital initiatives.
- Minimum three years of direct experience with digital collection management or repository platforms.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree from an ALA-accredited institution.
- Experience being an effective project manager and coordinator.
- Knowledge of tools and technology standards used in digital library environments.
- Knowledge of digital preservation standards and best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects.
- Experience or commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Statement on Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Job location: Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/5999758
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