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PLEASE POST OR CIRCULATE                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
                                                                The Library at
Berkeley

February 2000


                                 HEAD, TECHNICAL SERVICES
                                   THE BANCROFT LIBRARY
                                   Associate Librarian / Librarian

                        $47,268 - $61,848 per annum, based upon qualifications

     THE BANCROFT LIBRARY: The Bancroft Library at the University of
California, Berkeley, is one of the largest and most heavily used libraries
of manuscripts, rare books, and special collections in the United States.
As the primary center of special collections within the library system at
Berkeley, Bancroft supports major research and reference activities and
plays a leading role in the development of research collections.  Bancroft
holdings include over 500,000 volumes, 35,000 linear feet of manuscripts,
3,500,000 photographs and other pictorial materials, 72,000 microforms, and
23,000 maps.

     BANCROFT TECHNICAL SERVICES (BTS) is the unit responsible for all of
the technical operations of the Bancroft Library.  BTS employs
approximately 35 career and non-career staff and has operating expenses of
approximately $1.5 million per year.  BTS operations include: acquisitions,
cataloging (original and copy), archival, manuscripts, and pictorial
collections processing, and digital archiving.  BTS is responsible for
acquiring, preserving, and providing access to the library's collections of
printed materials, manuscripts, photographs, magnetic media, and other
materials in a variety of formats.  BTS takes a leadership role in setting
national standards for technical processing, digital access, and digital
archiving of rare books, archives, and special collections materials.  A
significant percentage of BTS processing and digital archiving projects is
funded by grants or donors; this requires BTS actively to partner with
other campus and library units and with a variety of institutions
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, the state, and the nation.

     Responsibilities

     1. RARE BOOKS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND ARCHIVAL MANAGEMENT: The Head
of BTS exercises leadership at The Bancroft Library, in the Berkeley
University Libraries, with the UC Berkeley campus administration, and
within the University of California system in the technical handling of
collections of rare books, manuscripts, pictorial, and archival materials.
The BTS Head also plays a leadership role within Bancroft, on campus,
regionally, and nationally in the development and implementation of
standards-based solutions to special collections and archival access
problems, using both electronic and traditional methods.  The BTS Head is
responsible for assuring that Bancroft adheres to all national archival and
bibliographic description and access standards; that BTS operations are
appropriately coordinated with those of the University Library; and that
BTS shares expertise with and advises other library and campus groups on
the development of joint projects to provide access to collections outside
Bancroft.

     2. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT: The Head of BTS is responsible for the
overall management and supervision of The Bancroft Library's rare books,
archival, and special collections technical services operation.  The Head
of BTS plans, implements, and evaluates operations; establishes policies
and procedures relating to archival processing, cataloging and related
bibliographic control functions; sets priorities for processing in
collaboration with the Bancroft Collections Advisory Group (BCOL);
coordinates preservation activities; works closely with the Head of
Bancroft Public Services to insure optimal access to the collections;
devises strategies for seeking and expending state and extramural funding;
and sets goals for BTS which will achieve the optimum levels of technical
processing for materials in all formats held by The Bancroft Library.  The
incumbent supervises a staff of approximately 35 FTE, determining
appropriate staff assignments and allocations to achieve BTS goals and
overseeing the training, evaluation, and scheduling of all departmental
personnel.  The Head of BTS prepares and manages a departmental budget of
approximately $1.5 million per year of both state and extramural funds, and
assists the curatorial staff and other library leaders in developing grant
proposals to meet preservation, access, and digital archiving needs of the
Library's and the University's research collections. The position reports
to the Deputy Director of The Bancroft Library and serves as a member of
the     Bancroft management team in the Management Advisory Group (BMAG),
the Collections Advisory Group (BCOL), and the Budget Committee (BCOM); the
University Library management team on Roundtable and other appropriate
library councils and taskforces; and the California Digital Library's
management team on the Online Archive of California's (OAC) advisory groups.

     3. DIGITAL ARCHIVING: The Head of BTS oversees the use of advanced
technology to establish administrative and intellectual control over
Bancroft collections; the integration of digital technology into The
Bancroft Library's traditional archival practices; and BTS participation in
the OAC, including BTS implementation of Encoded Archival Description
(EAD).  The Head of BTS also supervises The Bancroft's Director of Digital
Archives Development, who is responsible for managing the Library's EAD and
related digital archiving projects.

     UCB librarians are expected to participate in librarywide planning and
governance, to be able to work comfortably in a shared decision-making
environment, and to be active professionally.

     Qualifications:

     Required: MLS degree from an ALA accredited library school or
equivalent; demonstrated management leadership within a complex library
operation including budgetary responsibility; a commitment to participation
in collegial management; extensive archival management experience
(desirable qualifications: Certified Archivist, background in western North
American history or literature); strong experience and broad knowledge in
archives and special collections acquisitions, cataloging, and collection
processing; familiarity with public services operations in special
collections libraries and an awareness of current trends in scholarly use
of rare books, special collections, and archives; knowledge of current
developments in digital archival information standards (e.g. implementation
of EAD and of other electronic text and image standards); and excellent
communication skills, both oral and written. Candidate must have a strong
commitment to excellence in service and demonstrated ability to work
independently as well as collaboratively in a complex, changing
environment.  Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
initiative, and flexibility.

     The Library at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to
the support and encouragement of a multicultural environment and seeks
candidates who can make positive contributions in a context of ethnic and
cultural diversity.

     An exclusive bargaining agent, the American Federation of Teachers
(AFT), represents librarians at the University of California.  This is a
management position and is not included in the bargaining unit.

     DEADLINE: Consideration will be given to applications received by May
10, 2000

     APPLICANTS SHOULD APPLY IN WRITING, INCLUDING WITH THEIR LETTER A
COMPLETE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS, A FULL RESUME OF THEIR EDUCATION AND
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, AND THE NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THREE
REFERENCES WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS
POSITION.

     Send application to:

     Janice Dost
     Director for Library Human Resources
     447 The Library
     University of California
     Berkeley, CA  94720-6000
     FAX: (510) 642-8675


          The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative
Action Employer.

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