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Job Opening UC Berkeley-- closes March 30



POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
JANUARY 2002

Principal Processing Archivist
The Bancroft Library
Associate Librarian / Librarian
$49,224 - $82,416 per annum, depending upon qualifications


     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.
Additional information regarding The Library and The Bancroft Library is
available on the web at: http://lib.berkeley.edu/ and
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BANC/.


     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, leading 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


The Bancroft Library's Principal Processing Archivist reports to the Head
of BTS and has full responsibility for managing unit projects and
supervising staff, which includes processing archivists, support staff,
student assistants and volunteers. He/she establishes policy standards for
arrangement and description of the collections, including the unit's
processing manual and guidelines for finding aid structures. The Principal
Processing Archivist also
*  manages the unit workflow and work schedules, and establishes mechanisms
for reduction of collection backlogs;
*  hires and trains unit staff and edits/reviews unit staff finding aids
and other descriptions;
*  plans the goals for collection processing and assists the unit staff and
curators in determining order, specificity, and appropriate level of
description and analysis;
*  works with the Bancroft curators on appraisal of collections and assists
with the administration of new acquisitions;
*  assists in the development of grant proposals and works with curators
and the Digital Publishing Group to complete grant-funded projects;
*  assists Head of BTS with management of unit budgets.



Qualifications:


     Required: MLS from an accredited library school or equivalent training
and five years' experience with archival administration.  Knowledge and
experience with processing, arrangement and description of personal papers,
organizational records, and archival collections. Knowledge of APPM, MARC,
and EAD is essential.  Solid experience with computer cataloguing systems,
and EAD writer/editor software.  Experience with digital text and imaging
projects and management of grant-funded projects.


     Preferred: Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication
skills, initiative and flexibility. Strong commitment to excellence in
service and demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as
collaboratively in a complex, changing environment. The successful
candidate will show evidence of effective project planning, management, and
completion.


     Professional contributions beyond the primary job, e.g., publications,
active participation in University and professional organizations, and
other research and creative activity are required for advancement within
the Librarian series. Candidates must show evidence or promise of such
contribution.


     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
position is included in the bargaining unit.


DEADLINE:  Consideration will be given to applications received by March
30, 2002.


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.


You may mail your application package to:


Barbara Kornstein
Interim Academic Personnel Coordinator
Library Human Resources Department
447 The Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720-6000



Or FAX to: FAX: 510-642-8675
Or EMAIL: librec@library.berkeley.edu



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