Professional Opportunity

WILLIAM C. JASON LIBRARY 



DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 



DOVER, DELAWARE 



  



  

POSITION DESCRIPTION: SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN/LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER 





  

POSITION SUMMARY:   UNDER THE COORDINATOR FOR SYSTEMS AND
PROCESSING AND   THE DEAN OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ASSUMES
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND ONGOING
DEVELOPMENT OF A GROWING RANGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BASED SYSTEMS AND SERVICES FOR THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES.   





  

RESPONSIBILITIES: 



    €’ DIRECT THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND DELIVERY OF NEW
AND INNOVATIVE USER-CENTERED LIBRARY SERVICES THAT INTEGRATE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARY RESOURCES 


    €’ EVALUATE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND
OVERALL SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE
LIBRARIES AND COLLABORATE WITH LIBRARY STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND
IMPLEMENT SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVED WORKFLOW AND
SEAMLESS ACCESS TO RESOURCES. 


    €’ MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE, RESPONSIVE COMPUTING
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES; 


    €’ PLAN AND ADMINISTER LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS TO
ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, FUNCTIONALITY, AND 


    €’ RELIABILITY OF RESOURCES 


    €’ MAINTAIN SYSTEM-WIDE FAULT TOLERANCE AND SECURITY AT
ALL LEVELS. ENSURE 24/7 OPERATION 


    €’ OF LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND CONNECTIVITY BY REMOTE USERS
OF LIBRARY SERVICES, INCLUDING WEB 


    €’ AND DATABASE SERVERS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS, AND THE
WIRELESS NETWORK; MAINTAIN 


    €’ SERVER BACKUP SYSTEMS AND UPDATED DISASTER RECOVERY
PLANS AND PROCEDURES 


    €’ DEVISE LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 


    €’ SYSTEMS AND SERVICES AT THE DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
LIBRARIES 


    €’ DEVELOP THE LIBRARY€™S ANNUAL EQUIPMENT BUDGET
PROPOSALS; RESEARCH, RECOMMEND, AND 


    €’ EXPEDITE SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE PURCHASES;
EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR SECURING FUNDING FOR COMPUTING
SERVICES INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY GRANTS; 


    €’ WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER CAMPUS UNITS IN THE
PROVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED SERVICES;
REPRESENT LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY CONCERNS AND SERVE AS THE
LIAISON BETWEEN THE LIBRARIES AND THE DIVISION FOR
INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS; 


    €’ REGULARLY COMMUNICATE THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
THROUGH STATISTICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND ANNUAL REPORTS; 


    €’ PERFORM OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS
ASSIGNED. 







  

COMPETENCIES: 



FAMILIARITY WITH LIBRARY TECHNOLOGIES, MASTERY OF CORE
APPLICATIONS, AND MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-RELATED SYSTEMS AND
SERVICES PARTICULARLY AS THEY RELATE TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.




ABILITY TO ESTABLISH EFFICIENT, REALISTIC PLANS AND POLICIES
THAT CLEARLY CONVEY THE MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE
LIBRARY AND THE UNIVERSITY; AND COMMUNICATE, EVALUATE, AND
MEASURE PLANS. 



ABILITY TO CHANGE STRATEGIES/BEHAVIORS IN RESPONSE TO
CHANGING PRIORITIES AND CONDITIONS 



ABILITY TO MAINTAIN AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO JOB
PRODUCTIVITY AND SATISFACTION WHERE TEAM GOALS ARE ALIGNED
TO MEET LIBRARY OBJECTIVES. 



ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND RESOLVE HARDWARE AND APPLICATIONS
SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. 



DIRECT THE WORK OF LIBRARY STAFF ASSIGNED DATA INPUTTING AND
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. 





  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 



MLS/MLIS FROM AN ALA-ACCREDITED GRADUATE PROGRAM AND AT
LEAST THREE YEARS OF 



EXPERIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE ANDOVERALL FAMILIARITY WITH MAJOR
OPERATING SYSTEMS, SYSTEM SECURITY, NETWORK ADMINISTRATION,
WIRELESS NETWORKING, AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES.   EXPERIENCE WITH
MICROSOFT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND INTERNET INFORMATION
SERVICES (IIS); EXPERIENCE WITH TCP/IP AND LOCAL AND WIDE
AREA NETWORKS, APPLICATION SERVERS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS,
AND CLIENT SERVER COMPUTING; STRONG INTERPERSONAL, WRITTEN,
ORAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND AN ABILITY TO WORK
COLLEGIALLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN INNOVATING SERVICES AND
FACILITATING CHANGE. DEMONSTRATED, STRONG CUSTOMER SERVICE
COMMITMENT. 



DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 



UNDERSTANDING OF LIBRARY OPERATIONS AND EXPERIENCE PLANNING,
MANAGING, AND OVERSEEING 



COMPLEX TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS; DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO
DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND SUPPORT 



LIBRARY SYSTEMS; AND, MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
IN A TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT. 



WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEMS (DYNIX
HORIZON), MSSQL, EZ PROXY SOFTWARE, AND DIGITAL CONTENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE WITH EMERGING
INSTRUCTIONAL AND DIGITAL LIBRARY TECHNOLOGIES. KNOWLEDGE OF
MARC AND METADATA STANDARDS FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF
LIBRARY INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT; EXPERIENCE WITH
WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDS-BASED WEB DESIGN USING
XML/XSLT, CSS, AND JAVASCRIPT. FAMILIARITY WITH EMERGING
TRENDS IN CONTENT LICENSING, COPYRIGHT, AND DATA AND PATRON
PRIVACY PROTECTION. 



EXPERIENCE PROVIDING DESKTOP SUPPORT AND TRAINING STAFF IN
THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY. 



EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE WITH DIGITIZATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
DIGITAL IMAGE, VIDEO, OR AUDIO 



CREATION AND CONVERSION. 

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