UC Davis Electronic Resources Librarian (fwd) Marcia Tuttle 18 Sep 2001 19:51 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:36:35 -0700 From: Pat French <psfrench@UCDAVIS.EDU> Subject: Second posting: UC Davis Electronic Resources Librarian > > University of California, Davis > General Library > > Announcement of Vacancy > > > Position: Electronic Resources Librarian > > Salary: Assistant Librarian I-Assistant Librarian III > ($37,728-$42,780) > > Open: Immediately > > > Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Head, Catalog Department, > the successful candidate prepares original and adaptive cataloging, > including authority work as needed. Enhances access to electronic > resources through cataloging and the application of metadata. > Coordinates creation of metadata for image, audio, and text-based > digital objects. Collaborates with other library units/personnel in > defining and using metadata for digital library collections. Addresses > issues related to standards, record format and record contents for > digital resources. > > Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent. Training in the > arrangement and description of library materials and standards of > bibliographic control including AACR2R, LC Subject Headings, LC > Classification and MARC21 record structures. Knowledge of and experience > in use of automated systems in libraries. Familiarity with established > and emerging metadata standards (TEI, XML, Dublin Core, RDF). Enthusiasm > for examining new access methods from digital formats. Strong analytical > and communication skills. Ability to work independently as well as to > participate actively in team projects. New MLS graduates are encouraged > to apply. > > The Environment: The UC Davis General Library (www.lib.ucdavis.edu) > ranks among the top 35 research libraries in North America, with current > holdings of over 2.6 million volumes, including 39,306 currently > received serials. The General Library is an active partner with the > California Digital Library (http://www.cdlib.org/), and is currently > embarking on several digital library collections initiatives. > > > > The University of California, Davis campus (www.ucdavis.edu) is a > multicultural environment that supports equality and respect for > differences based on gender, cultural ethnicity, level of disability and > sexual preference and has a strong commitment to create a diverse > community of faculty, staff and students. It has an enrollment of over > 26,000 students, offering a range of academic programs including > Colleges of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and > Letters & Science; Schools of Management, Medicine and Veterinary > Medicine, and several research institutes such as the Bodega Marine > Laboratory. > > Davis is a pleasant, environment-oriented community of 55,000 in a > college-town setting. Davis is ideally located for many recreational, > cultural, and professional activities. It is within easy driving > distance of Sacramento, California's capital city, and the Sierra Nevada > Mountains/Lake Tahoe area, Berkeley, San Francisco, the Napa Valley wine > country, and the Pacific Coastal areas. The University and surrounding > communities sponsor a wide range of cultural events. > > Benefits: Librarians are academic appointees. They earn 24 days of > vacation and 12 days of sick leave per annum. The University has an > excellent retirement system which is coordinated with Social Security. > Several health, dental, and vision plans are currently provided by the > University. Group term life insurance and reduced enrollment fees are > available. > > To Apply: Applicants should send letter, resume, and the names, > addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references > (including current supervisor) to: > > Debbie Ojakangas > Administrative Assistant > Library Administration > University of California > 100 North West Quad > Davis, CA 95616-5292 > > Phone: (530) 752-3444 > Fax: (530) 752-6899 > E-mail: daojakangas@ucdavis.edu > > This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. > Screening of applications will begin October 1, 2001 and the position is > open until filled. > > The University of California does not discriminate on the basis of race, > color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, > age, veterans status, medical condition, ancestry, or marital status. > The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity > employer. Call (530) 752-2071 for more information. Speech or hearing > impaired persons may dial (530) 752-7320 (TDD). >