TITLE: Preservation Librarian
LOCATION: Preservation Services
THE LIBRARIES
Serving three campuses, the University of Washington Libraries is one of the largest and most innovative libraries in North America with collections exceeding 8 million volumes, over 500,000 electronic books, more than 120,000 currently received journal titles, as well as millions of scholarly resources in other formats. Beyond the strength of local collections and digital resources, the Libraries is recognized for its excellent service, innovative learning and research spaces, faculty partnerships, global reach, extensive assessment efforts and diverse award-winning staff. The Libraries plays a significant leadership role regionally as a member in the groundbreaking Orbis Cascade Alliance and throughout the profession as evidenced by the number of its staff selected for competitive leadership programs and honored by professional association lifetime achievement awards.
THE PRESERVATION SERVICES DIVISION
The Preservation Services Division is one of three technical services divisions within Resource Acquisitions and Description/Information Technology Services; the others are Cataloging and Metadata Services (CAMS) and Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging Services (ARCS). Preservation is the Libraries' central preservation unit for materials in all formats. The division works with others to slow the deterioration of materials through proper housing and environment, disaster planning, and staff and user education. When needed, we perform conservation treatment to stabilize or repair materials or reformat materials to preserve their intellectual content. Preservation collaborates with other units to preserve digital content and to standardize and coordinate preservation procedures and policies across the Libraries. Our goal is to preserve and maintain the accessibility of collections for current and future use.
THE POSITION
The Preservation Librarian will manage the preservation of intellectual content from brittle volumes and obsolete media by working with other Libraries staff and a variety of digitization and format conversion vendors. Reporting to the Head, Preservation Services, work in consultation with collection managers and preservation staff to establish priorities for treatment. The Preservation Librarian will work with other staff to develop policies and best practices related to the preservation and reformatting of Library collections and contributes to planning and developing a digital preservation strategy for the Libraries.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
Preferred
SALARY
$45,000 minimum. Starting salary commensurate with qualifications and background.
BENEFITS
Librarians are academic personnel and participate in the University of Washington Retirement Plan on a matching basis. Vacation is accrued at the rate of 24 working days per year; sick leave at the rate of 12 working days per year. No state or local income tax.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for this position, please submit the following information to [log in to unmask]:
APPLICATION DEADLINE
To ensure consideration, applications should be received no later than 5:00 pm, May 30, 2014.
For questions about this position, or questions regarding potential disability accommodations, please contact Laura Lillard at [log in to unmask].
The University of Washington Libraries Home Page is http://www.lib.washington.edu
The Preservation Services Home Page is http://www.lib.washington.edu/preservation
University of Washington, an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, is building a culturally diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates.
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