[PADG:2186] Job Opening

["Carter, Lisa " <lisac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Job Title:  Library Manager    
Requisition No.:  SM503327    
Job Category:  General Office Mgt/Administration    
Department Name:  Libraries      
Salary Range:  $31,304-50,045/year    
Position Time Status:  Full-Time    
Hours Worked Per Week:  40    
Minimum Requirements:  MLS from an ALA-accredited program or a Master of
Arts or Science in a related field; concrete experience with archival
processing of photographs; supervisory experience.   
   
Job Summary:

Library Manager needed to oversee grant-funded project to preserve,
organize and describe the Herald-Leader still photographic negative
collection. Duties will involve project management (workflow planning,
budget, report writing), supervising student employees, archival
processing of photographic negatives, and creation and management of
descriptive tools (database, cataloging records and finding aid). The
Manager will develop RFPs and work with indexing vendor, order supplies
within budget, develop work plans, assure quality control, establish
procedures and standards, secure necessary resources, oversee all
administrative aspects of grant. In addition, they will have
responsibility to hire, train, evaluate and discipline student employees
in matching photographs to descriptive records, in rehousing
photographs, and in describing visual information, monitoring their
performance for quality, and implementing work plans. The Manager will
accession, arrange, organize, describe and preserve fragile archival
photographic negatives, analyzing condition of photographs and image
content, making decisions regarding deaccessioning duplicates and
maintaining handling, performance and descriptive standards. They will
also facilitate the digital conversion of hard copy indices and the
formation of an online database as well as developing descriptions of
archival photographs and generating archival finding aid and collection
level MARC record. 
   
Skills:  The successful applicant will have excellent planning,
organizing, problem solving, technical writing, communication skills.
They will have experience with delegation and supervision, exhibit an
attention to detail and a concern for quality control, and show a
familiarity with descriptive standards, some experience with cataloging,
EAD or archival description. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software
and database software is desired.   
 
Preferred Education/Experience:  Master of Library Science from an
ALA-accredited program or a Master of Arts or Science in a related
field; concrete experience with archival processing of photographs;
supervisory experience.    

Job Open Date  12-09-2003    
Deadline to Apply  12-21-2003    


Interested?  

The application process at the University of Kentucky has two steps.  

First, you must enter your personal (non-position specific) information
into the University of Kentucky Online Employment System, which involves
filling out an online Application at http://www.uky.edu/UKjobs/ (click
on "Online Employment for Job Seekers" in the menu and then "Create
Application" in the left hand menu on the Online Employment System page
and create a new Regular Employment Application)  This can be done at
any time before the position closes, but you must fill this Application
out before you can complete the second step.

Second, you must nominate yourself for this specific position.  To do
this, search UK job postings (UK Jobs>Online Employment for Job
Seekers>Search Postings) by putting the requisition number of the
position (SM503327) in the Requisition No. box.  When the position
description for "Library Manager" comes up, click on "View" and then
"Apply for this Posting" where you will login to the system using the
username and password you created in the first step. (If you are still
in the system after submitting your application, you won't have to log
in again.)

The position will be posted from 12-09-2003 to 12-21-2003 and you must
self nominate with the second step within this time period to be
considered for the position.

For more information about the Herald-Leader Photo Morgue Preservation
and Access Project or questions about the position not answered by the
Job Details page in the University of Kentucky Online Employment System,
feel free to contact Lisa Carter at the email address below.

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Lisa R. Carter
Audio-Visual Archivist
Special Collections and Archives
King Library
Lexington, KY  40506-0039
E-mail:  LisaC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.uky.edu/Libraries/Special/av