[Eril-l] Job posting: Systems Librarian, University of San Diego

Tue Apr 6 15:48:40 PDT 2021

****APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS****

*Systems Librarian*

 The University of San Diego (USD) is set at the edge of an international
gateway on a campus that's consistently ranked among the nation's most
beautiful. Our focus on academic excellence — inspired by faith, infused
with contemporary Catholic values and nurtured in a warm, community
environment — empowers innovative, confident, original thinkers to make
positive contributions by confronting humanity's urgent challenges in
places near and far.

USD is located in one of the world’s great diverse urban centers. San
Diego's proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border, where communities and cultures
converge, provides our students and faculty members with unique
opportunities to learn, to put theory into action and to find new ways to
lead purposeful lives.

Both of the libraries on campus — the Copley Library and the Legal Research
Center (LRC) — are places where learning leads to discovery, where
discovery brings about breakthroughs, and where purpose inspires true
passion. Our Information Technology Services (ITS) department supports the
University by working with colleagues within and beyond the campus to
enhance teaching and learning, support research, streamline business
functions, facilitate outreach, and foster strategic partnerships.

*Detailed Description*
The Systems Librarian will work with Copley Library, the LRC and ITS on
innovative solutions that impact the library experience of Students, Staff,
Faculty, Alumni and others within the USD community. With a dual reporting
relationship to both ITS and the Dean of the University Library, the
Systems Librarian provides technical expertise, day-to-day administration,
and broad support for the configuration, updates, and functionality of the
libraries’ digital and technology initiatives.

The Systems Librarian will be actively involved in coordinating library
software upgrades and organizing new developments in library software
applications by gathering and documenting system needs and changes,
configuring, programming, testing technical solutions and training staff on
processes that leverage both hosted and local library applications and
other third-party solutions. The position will partner with team members
(hereinafter, team is defined as representatives from Copley, ITS, and the
LRC) to leverage progressive technologies, create and improve team
processes, and update existing protocols to arrive at a sustainable
application portfolio. Finally, this position will provide oversight for
the technical maintenance, access, and deployment of a variety of library
applications (hereinafter, library applications include those applications
that support both Copley and the LRC), including the integrated library
system (ILS), inter-library loan systems, electronic reserves,
institutional repository, and electronic databases as well as assisting in
developing and maintaining web and mobile end-user interfaces to these
systems. The System Librarian is the intermediary between the libraries and
ITS. This person will chair the joint ILS Libraries Committees, serve as a
member of the ILS-Related Governance Management Committee, as well as serve
on other appropriate ITS/Library committees.

*Duties & Responsibilities*

·       Provide technical and system leadership, including monitoring of
system up time and backups for various library applications:

a.      ILS (ex. Innovative Interfaces Sierra)

b.      Interlibrary loan systems (ex. ILLIAD, RapidILL)

c.       Electronic reserves (ex. ARES)

d.      Digital management and article searching products (Encore Duet)

e.      Online catalog and the associated mobile site

f.        Proxy system for library databases (EZProxy)

·       Install and implement new versions, enhanced features, or patches
for assigned products.

·       Proactively manage systems and maintain security access roles;
develop a set of metrics that provide usage patterns of the products
supported and other trends

·       Provide technical expertise for library applications’ architecture
changes and hardware upgrades and coordinate with the ITS infrastructure
team.

·       Proactively manage performance and storage capacity for assigned
products.

·       Develop and manage a set of metrics that provide usage patterns of
the products supported and other trends.

·       Proactively manage and take ownership of assigned productions
issues ensuring that issue is properly identified, a thorough analysis is
conducted to determine the underlying cause of problem, and escalation of
issues as needed.

·       Act as a technical liaison for all USD libraries with campus and
consortia constituencies. (ex. San Diego Circuit)

·       Serve as an active member of the joint libraries’ ILS oversight
committee as well as other Copley Library and LRC committees as assigned.

·       Using the SDLC methodology, solicit user requirements to create
clear and concise user requirement documents and obtain consensus from
users on the document.

·       Analyze the user requirements document and consult with peers and
business users as well as other contacts in the field to provide a
well-researched solution using the ILS integrated Library systems,
electronic reserves, online catalog, Ellucian applications, Workday
applications, uPortal, and other third-party solutions.

·       Develop and provide training as assigned to librarians, faculty and
staff.

·       Assist in the identification and evaluation of technologies for the
Copley Library, LRC, and ITS.

·       Work with Web Services team and library personnel to assure a
seamless look and feel to library services.

·       Serve as USD’s representative to the national Innovative Users
Group (IUG).

·       Design technical solutions for medium complexity requirements or
assist in the design of technical solutions for complex problems as needed
(ex. Scripts for file transfers to and from third-party systems, like Iron
Mountain IMConnect).

·       Create reports for libraries and various departments as needed for
statistical analysis along with daily, monthly and fiscal year-end
statistics.

·       Ensure applications are integrated with various University Systems
via APIs or other interface protocols as well as consortia partners.

·       Independently diagnose/resolve technical problems, articulate and
discuss solutions with peers in a confident manner in order to provide the
best solution for USD.

·       Multitask in the fast-paced production environment to juggle
priorities as needed and to provide quick resolution to high profile
technical issues.

*Minimum Qualifications*

●       Masters in Library Science (MLS)

●       Minimum of two years’ experience administering and configuring
library system software

●       Proven track record in administering and developing strategies and
work plans for providing integrated technology solutions as well as keeping
a library or other enterprise application environment operating at optimal
performance and responsive to future and current needs

*Preferred Qualifications*

●       Experience with Innovative Interfaces, Inc., OCLC and Atlas
software products

●       Programming and scripting skills in Lua, Shell, PHP, Python, Perl,
and CSS/JavaScript, as well as experience in command line on Microsoft/Linux

Visit https://jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job/494368/systems-librarian for a
full description and to complete our online application. In addition,
please upload a cover letter and resume to your application profile for the
hiring managers' review. If you have any questions or difficulties please
contact the Employment Services Team at 619-260-6806 or email us at mailto:
jobs at sandiego.edu

*Additional Details*
*The University of San Diego is an equal opportunity employer committed to
diversity and inclusion and is especially interested in candidates who can
contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community. The
University of San Diego is a smoking and tobacco-free campus. For more
information, visit http://www.sandiego.edu/smokefree
<http://www.sandiego.edu/smokefree>.*

*_______________________________________________________*
*Laura Turner*
*Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery*
Helen K. and James S. Copley Library / University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA  92110-2492
Phone:  (619) 260-2365 | lauraturner at sandiego.edu
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