[PADG:2018] vacancy at UNC-Chapel Hill

[Andrew Hart <ashart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

UNC Chapel Hill Academic Affairs Library
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY

POSITION: Director of Library Digital Publishing

AVAILABLE: Immediately

DESCRIPTION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks qualified
candidates for the position of Director of Library Digital Publishing.
The Director develops and leads programs for digital publishing to make
collections available for the advancement of teaching, research, and
public access.

The Director conducts publishing projects to convert materials to
digital formats and publishes newly created electronic information.  The

Director also organizes and investigates new information technologies,
technology standards, and new publishing models.  The Director works
with faculty, curators, and librarians to develop the intellectual
framework for library digital publishing; to create policies that
realize publishing objectives; and to implement programs for the
selection and evaluation of resources of content for digitization.

The Director serves as the digital publishing representative and
promotes awareness of library digital publishing; provides consultation
to librarians involved in similar initiatives; and establishes
collaborative relationships with faculty, students, and professional
groups to further the library program.  The Director coordinates
library-wide digital publishing and oversees library digital publishing
projects, including Documenting the American South.

Working collaboratively with the Library's development officers,
administrators, curators, selectors, and other university departments
and faculty, the Director seeks external support for digital publishing
programs through grants and gifts.

The Director of Library Digital Publishing reports to the Deputy
University Librarian and supervises 2 full time librarians and 1 full
time staff member.

QUALIFICATIONS
Required: ALA-accredited Masters Degree in Library Science or an
advanced degree in a relevant subject area and three (3) years of
increasing professional responsibility; leadership skills confirmed by
prior success in relevant, complex project management and development of

new programs and initiatives; demonstrated ability to conceptualize
scholarly digital publishing projects that support teaching and research

and ability to develop plans to implement those projects; and
demonstrated knowledge of and experience with academic and research
library collection issues and of the trends and issues confronting
higher education.

Demonstrated knowledge of digital library technologies, standards and
best practices in the digital library, and ability to articulate a
vision for library digitization; ability to promote digital library
publishing projects in a research library environment; and working
knowledge of SGML/XML, including DTD's and schemas.

Preferred: A record of significant participation at the national level
in organizations addressing digital publishing and/or electronic
information issues; experience with library metadata systems and
information standards and practices; archival imaging and other media
standards; and experience in donor relations, grant writing, and in
budget management.

THE UNIVERSITY AND THE LIBRARIES
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest
state university.  UNC-CH has an enrollment of approximately 24,000
students, employs more than 2,200 faculty, offers the Ph.D. in 66
fields; and the Library collections include over 5 million volumes.  The

Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center

for Research Libraries, the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN)
and SOLINET.

The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work

in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational,
cultural and intellectual activities. The mountains and the seashore are

each less than a half day's drive from Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is

strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
This is a twelve-month academic librarian appointment with a minimum
salary of $50,000.  Standard state benefits of annual leave, sick leave,

and State or TIAA-CREF retirement plan.  Librarians are members of the
general faculty.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
Review of applications will begin on May 23, 2003.  Applications will be

accepted until the position is filled.

TO APPLY
Send a letter of application, a resume and the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of three professional references to:

Director of Library Digital Publishing
Mari E. Marsh, Director of Library Personnel
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3900, 206 Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890


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Andrew Hart, Preservation Librarian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB#3910, Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
tel: (919) 962-8047
fax: (919) 962-4450
email: ashart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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