Position at UCLA

Preservation Officer
UCLA

The UCLA Library has initiated recruitment for the position of
Preservation Officer and is actively seeking nominations and
applications. The UCLA Library seeks an engaged, energetic, and
forward-looking librarian to provide leadership in building and
managing its preservation program. This is an exciting opportunity
to shape a comprehensive preservation program for a top-ranked ARL
Library with a world-class collection supporting teaching and
research in a wide variety of disciplines. The incumbent will work
closely with the Library's Digital Library Program, which has
responsibility for preservation of digital content, on issues of
digital reformatting for preservation. A Conservation Center, with a
full time conservator and conservation assistant was established in
2004 with a start-up grant and endowment from the Mellon Foundation.
The Conservation Center will be part of the Preservation Department
and the conservator will report directly to the Head of the
Preservation Department.

The first consideration date for this position is May 31, 2007.

The complete posting, which includes the position description,
complete qualifications and application procedures, is available on
the Employment and Human Resources website of the UCLA Library, at

    <URL:http://www2.library.ucla.edu/about/2188.cfm>

Kristen St.John
Collections Conservator
UCLA Library Conservation Center
305 De Neve Drive, Box 951388
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1388
310-825-8111
Fax: 310-206-5074


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