[PADG:1416] Re: Position Available: Head, Preservation Department - Stanford University Libraries

["Doris Hamburg" <Doris.Hamburg@xxxxxxxx>]

I am away from the office.  I will be returning Monday, March 5,  2007.   During this period I will have access to my email on an irregular basis.

Ann Seibert, Asst. Director, Preservation Programs, will be Acting Director, Preservation Programs.  Please contact her at 301-837-1567 or ann.seibert@xxxxxxxx


If there is a records emergency, please contact NARA security at 301-837-2900.  Security will contact the Records Emergency (Beeper) Response Team.

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Doris A. Hamburg
Director, Preservation Programs
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland 20740
telephone 301-837-1785
cell 240-338-9121
fax 301-837-3701



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Head, Preservation Department
Librarian / Senior Librarian

March 1, 2007



Apply 
via: 
<http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html>http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html

             Put job number 24339in the keyword search box at the bottom.

Preference is given to applications received by April 15, 2007


Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) 
collect a wide range of materials in support of world-class teaching and 
research.  SULAIR's collections include 8.7 million volumes and 2,600 
archival collections.  The Head of the Preservation Department reports to 
the Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and is 
responsible for assuring that these resources are accessible to current and 
future generations of scholars and students.  This position includes a 
significant role in developing strategic directions as well as a serious 
tactical role managing and enhancing the programs which preserve and 
provide access to library assets of all formats in all collections.

Proactive advocacy and application of preservation principles and practices 
within SULAIR is core to the position.  The Head is our preservation 
conscience, activist, and leader.  This role extends beyond Stanford into 
national and international preservation and library communities.  Technical 
Services, and SULAIR itself, has a deep organizational culture of 
collaboration within and beyond itself; we reward a willingness to 
experiment, and we operate with a high level of comfort for working in and 
leading a state of continual process change.  The duty of the department 
head is to embrace this mode of operation and to model it within the 
department and within all interactions with other departments.

The Head of Preservation takes a lead role in collection life-cycle 
management, documenting and resolving preservation issues as general and 
special collections are considered, acquired, processed, reformatted, used, 
and stored.  The Head is responsible for investigation of new strategies 
and technologies to address the current challenges to long-term 
preservation and access to SULAIRs heterogeneous collections.  This 
assessment and consultation role includes responsibility for coordination 
with curators, selectors, facilities staff, and technology staff.

Examples of current projects anticipating such leadership include 
developing a more formal preservation plan for the Archive of Recorded 
Sound 
(<http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ars/>http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ars/) 
and, in collaboration with peers in Digital Library Systems and Services 
(DLSS), planning for its media reformatting lab.

Stanford follows national preservation practices, which evolve with the 
shifting needs presented by new library material types as well as by 
emerging technology solutions.  The Department Head plays a visible role 
for Stanford in national review of proposed new practices, and ultimately 
must assess their impact on local resources.

Responsibilities:

The Preservation Department Head will:

·        Provide leadership across SULAIR as it continually assesses 
values, risks, and costs of preservation treatments associated with 
assuring long-term access to the full breadth of collection materials, both 
physically in the stacks and storage, and digitally through the Stanford 
Digital Repository.

·        Develop and manage the programs and activities of the Preservation 
Department to support the Libraries' requirements for a wide variety of 
preservation services. These include, but are not limited to:  preventive 
preservation, conservation, book repair, commercial library binding, 
end-processing, and reformatting paper-based materials.  Manage the 
departments activities within the allocated space, budget, and personnel 
resources.

·        Coordinate the activities of the Preservation Department and 
advocate SULAIRS preservation mission with the Libraries' Collections and 
Services Program, including strong cooperation with and support for Special 
Collections.

·        Collaborate closely with Digital Library Systems and Services 
(DLSS) regarding standards and processes related to their responsibility 
for preservation of media materials. Actively champion effective overlap 
between analog and digital preservation policies, practices, staff, and 
priorities.

·        Work closely and effectively with SULAIR Facilities Office to 
routinely monitor and review, and occasionally remediate, environmental 
conditions as they affect collections.

·        Provide managerial oversight to Conservation OnLine (CoOL) and 
develop plans for its future 
sustainability. 
<http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/>http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/

·        Participate actively in program planning within Technical Services 
and the Libraries as a whole.

·        Identify potential sources of grant funding for preservation 
projects and write grant proposals.  Negotiate with vendors for services 
and partnership deals.

·        Build and foster productive relationships with those groups both 
locally and nationally involved in the full range of preservation 
responsibilities.  Participate in standards development and 
articulation.  Build partnerships with libraries, other non-profits, and 
the commercial sector to address preservation challenges.

Requirements:

·        Minimum of 5 years in a related preservation field

·        MLS or equivalent in education or experience

·        Substantial experience with a wide range of preservation 
principles and practices; management principles and techniques; library 
physical environments, programs, and procedures.

·        Demonstrated knowledge of deterioration mechanisms of all media 
and their mitigation strategies.

·        Interest in current and emerging activities in materials science 
and scientific research in conservation of modern media.

·        Familiarity with all, and expert level experience in at least one 
of the following is required:

·        Book and paper preservation and conservation
·        Preservation of non-print materials, including audio and video 
through electronic formatting;
·        Reformatting of print and manuscript materials into digital form;
·        Preservation of electronic materials: born-digital as well as 
reformatted to digital forms
·        Digital repository implementation.

Appointment at the Senior Librarian rank will be based on breadth of 
expertise and years of experience.

The Preservation Department:

The Preservation Department comprises Binding and Finishing, the 
Conservation Laboratory and Repair, and Conservation OnLine.   The 
department has an annual budget of $1.44 million (fy2006) which includes 
$450,000 allocated to commercial library binding services.  Staff consists 
of 13 regular staff: exempt, non-exempt, and bargaining unit employees. 
These include conservators, conservation technicians, and library 
specialists. The department is geographically distributed:  Binding and 
Finishing is housed on campus with Technical Services colleagues, while the 
Conservation Lab and Repair occupies a newly renovated building 1.2 miles 
from campus.


To Apply:

Apply 
via: 
<http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html>http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html

             Put job number 24339in the keyword search box at the bottom.

Preference is given to applications received by April 15, 2007





Laura Cameron
Head, Binding & Finishing
Preservation Department
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA  94305

650 723 3401
slash@xxxxxxxxxxxx


Laura Cameron
Head, Binding & Finishing
Preservation Department
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA  94305

650 723 3401
slash@xxxxxxxxxxxx


Laura Cameron
Head, Binding & Finishing
Preservation Department
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA  94305

650 723 3401
slash@xxxxxxxxxxxx


Laura Cameron
Head, Binding & Finishing
Preservation Department
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA  94305

650 723 3401
slash@xxxxxxxxxxxx