[PADG:1377] New Position: Media Preservation Coordinator

[Tom Teper <tteper@xxxxxxxx>]

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce a
search for candidates to fill a new position - Media Preservation
Coordinator. Working in the Library's Preservation and Conservation
Program, this permanent academic appointment is responsible for
establishing new services within the University Library focused on
preserving some of its most unique and fragile materials. Please see the
position description below for a more complete picture of the duties and
qualifications. 

If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to
contact me directly at tteper@xxxxxxxxx Please note that the closing date
is March 9, 2007.

Thank You, 

Tom Teper

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Media Preservation Coordinator
Academic Professional
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 

Position Available:   March 16, 2007, (negotiable).The
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) seeks applications for
a Media Preservation Coordinator. The incumbent will provide a range of
preservation and reformatting services for sound recordings, moving
images, and photographic materials held primarily in the University
Library?s special collections but also in general circulating
collections. The Media Preservation Coordinator reports to the Head of
Preservation and serves all of the University Libraries, coordinating
media reformatting and preservation services. Collections to be served
include the University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library,
smaller special collections based in several units across campus, and the
general collections.  This is a full-time, regular, academic
professional position
 
Responsibilities:  This position plays a key role in
preserving the University of Illinois Library?s valuable and unique
collections by enhancing the University?s capacity to preserve recorded
sound and video.  The incumbent will report to the Head of
Preservation and work closely with the Assistant University Archivist to
establish and manage a program to identify, reformat, and provide access
to valuable audiovisual/media collections that are currently found in a
variety of fragile and semi-obsolete formats, including 16 and 35 mm
film, acetate disk, and magnetic tape.  The coordinator will assist
archivists, subject librarians, and collection managers in identifying
at-risk collections, will suggest appropriate reformatting options, and
will direct the day-to-day operation of reformatting projects. 
Specific responsibilities will include:
·         Systematically
surveying collections and providing storage recommendations
·         Researching
reformatting options and preparing recommendations for specific
collections or items
·         Preparing estimates and
developing project workflows
·         Collating and preparing
materials for conversion/reformatting
·         Monitoring conversion
quality
·         Tracking expenditures
of funds
·         Assisting in the
preparation of grant proposals
·         Identifying vendors and
completing RFPs for services
·         Collaborating with
other library personnel to develop appropriate access methods and tools
for digitized collections.
 
Environment:  The University of Illinois Library at
Urbana-Champaign is one of the preeminent research collections in the
nation and the world. With more than 10 million volumes and a total of 23
million items, it ranks highly among academic libraries in the United
States and first among public university libraries in the world. As the
intellectual heart of the campus, the Library is committed to maintaining
the strongest collections and services possible and engaging in research
and development activities­both of which support the University?s mission
of teaching, research, and public service. The UIUC Library is the third
largest academic library in the United States and has a collection of
more than ten million volumes. The Library employs approximately 100
library faculty and 300 library staff. For more information, see

http://library.uiuc.edu.
 
The Library consists of more than forty departmental libraries that are
located throughout campus and administratively organized into eight
divisions.  The Preservation Unit reports to the Associate
University Librarian for Collections and works in tandem with the
Conservation Unit. Formed in 2001, the Library?s Preservation and
Conservation Program has developed rapidly to meet the needs of a
collection rich in material resources. The Media Preservation Coordinator
will provide new services for the University Libraries on behalf of the
Preservation Unit. More information about the units development, history,
and current capacities is available at:

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/prescons. 
 
Qualifications:  Required:  A Bachelor?s degree.
Training or experience in audio or audio-visual engineering, production,
or preservation.  Strong written and oral communication
skills.  Demonstrated ability to meet production deadlines and
goals.  Ability to lift a 30 pound box to a height of 5
feet.  Preferred: Graduate degree with training in
preservation or audio-video production; supervisory experience;
experience assessing and evaluating library or archival materials in
order to develop and coordinate preservation projects; professional or
pre-professional experience reformatting non-print items; demonstrated
experience with analog media sources; experience contributing to grant
applications; demonstrated ability to work with a diverse constituency of
university personnel; demonstrated knowledge of metadata and cataloging
standards;  experience working with commercial service
providers.
 
Salary and Rank: Salary and rank commensurate with credentials and
experience. This is a full-time academic professional appointment.
 
Terms of Appointment: Twelve month appointment; 24 work days
vacation per year; 11 paid holidays; 12 annual sick leave days
(cumulative), plus an additional 13 days (non-cumulative) per year if
necessary; health insurance, requiring a small co-payment, is provided to
employee (coverage for dependents may be purchased); participation in
State Universities Retirement System is required, includes several
private options, is compulsory (8% of staff member?s salary is withheld
and is refundable upon termination); newly hired university employees are
covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its
deduction.
 
Campus and Community: The University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant
university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among
the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and
graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical
and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the
nation. It employs 2,000 faculty members who serve 26,000 undergraduate
and 10,000 graduate and professional students; approximately 25% of
faculty receive campus wide recognition each year for excellence in
teaching. More information about the campus is available at
http://www.uiuc.edu
.
 
The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana,
which have a combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140
miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 miles
northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities
offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work
of a major research institution. For more information about the community
visit

http://www.uiuc.edu/misc/campus.html,
http://cucvb.org/, or

http://www.ccchamber.org/.
Apply: Send letter of application and complete resume with the names,
addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses (where available) of
three references to: Cindy Kelly, Head, Human Resources, University of
Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL
61801. Phone 217-333-8169.
 
Deadline: In order to ensure full consideration, applications and
nominations must be received by March 9, 2007.  Interviews may occur
before the closing date, but no decision will be made prior to the close
of the search.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Acting Associate University Librarian for Collections
Head of Preservation and Assistant Professor,

        

John
"Bud" Velde Endowed Professorship
University Library
246F Main Library
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana,
IL

      

61801

Telephone:

      

217-244-8755
Fax:

    

        

217-244-4358