TITLE: Manager of the Florida Digital Archive
DEPARTMENT: Florida Center for Library Automation
LOCATION: Gainesville, FL
REPORTS TO: Assistant Director for Digital Library Services
SALARY: Actual salary commensurate with qualifications and
experience,
minimum $50,000.
JOB SUMMARY: The Florida Digital Archive (FDA) aims to
provide
cost-effective, long-term preservation
repository services for digital
materials submitted by
the libraries of Florida's public university
system and
other partners. The FDA guarantees that all archived files
remain available, unaltered, and readable from media. For
those
materials designated to receive full preservation
treatment, the FDA
will maintain a usable version
using the best format migration tools
available. The FDA
is an initiative of the Digital Library Services
Group
within the Florida Center for Library Automation, and it relies
upon a locally-developed software application called DAITSS, which
was
released as open source software in 2007. For more
information about the
FDA, see http://www.fcla.edu/digitalArchive/.
The FDA Manager will be responsible for day-to-day production
operations
of the FDA, which include processing Ingest,
Dissemination, Withdrawal
and Reporting requests. The
Manager is responsible for establishing and
maintaining
relationships with FDA affiliates (customers), for providing
instruction and documentation in the use of the FDA, and for
sustaining
and improving the quality of services
provided. The Manager will take a
lead role in planning
and directing the future administrative and
operational
direction of the FDA, and in achieving certification as a
trustworthy digital repository.
The Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) provides
information
technology services to the libraries of the
eleven public universities
of Florida. FCLA
is located in Gainesville and administered by the
University of Florida. FCLA develops and/or manages applications
to
support library staff functions and patron access to
library resources;
coordinates collaborative activities
such as consortial purchasing; and
provides software and
services to help libraries create, manage and
preserve
digital content. FCLA's staff of 55 includes 20 librarians,
18 programmers and 7 Unix systems administrators. For
more information
about FCLA, see http://www.fcla.edu.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Establish relationships with existing and prospective FDA
affiliates,
to communicate FDA policies and procedures,
help affiliates use archive
services successfully, and
solicit their feedback, suggestions and
concerns.
2. Oversee the daily production operations of the FDA. Supervise
the
operations technician(s) running ingest processing
and other FDA functions.
3. Work on the process of repository certification, including
(but not
limited to) the development of a comprehensive
risk register and related
contingency planning.
4. Work with the archive programming team to implement new
releases of
the DAITSS software used by the repository,
to report and resolve
software problems, and to
communicate requirements and enhancement
requests.
5. Pursue formal collaborations with other preservation
repositories for
interoperability and succession
planning.
6. Keep end-user documentation current, write documentation for
new
features, and prepare training and promotional
materials.
7. Help develop improved reporting capabilities. Provide current
and
historical statistical information for internal and
external purposes.
8. Promote the FDA within the public university system and more
broadly,
publicize FDA activities in national and
international forums.
9. Work with other FCLA administrators in planning and
developing new
FDA functions and services.
10. Related duties as required.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Masters degree in library and/or
information
science from an ALA-accredited program;
excellent oral and written
communications skills in
English; good interpersonal skills; good
analytic and
problem-solving skills. Two years or more professional
experience with an academic library, university archive, library
systems
vendor or similar organization. Demonstrated
interest in and familiarity
with the field of digital
preservation. Willingness to travel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Prior supervisory experience.
Prior
experience in a customer service-oriented
position. Experience with
automated library systems.
Good public speaking skills.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit application materials
via
e-mail. Provide (preferably as MS Word attachments)
a cover letter
explaining your interest in and
qualifications for this position, your
current
resume, and a list of three references including address,
telephone and email information. Refer to Position 00023892. Send
all
required application materials by July 23, 2007 to
Charles Thomas,
Search Committee Chair, at
[log in to unmask] You can also fax
application
documents to 352-392-9185 or mail to 5830 NW 39th Avenue,
Gainesville, FL 32606.