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Music Librarian, Lead for Collection Management

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Position description

Department: User Engagement
Rank and Salary: Assistant to Associate Librarian ($53,088-$83,546)
Position Availability: Immediately
Application deadline for first consideration: December 12, 2016

Description of Institution and Library
As one of the world's great public research universities, UCLA integrates education, research, and public service so that each enriches and extends the others. From its beautiful neighborhood campus in a uniquely diverse and vibrant city on the Pacific Rim, teaching and research extend beyond the classroom, office, and lab through active engagement with communities, organizations, projects, and partnerships throughout the region and around the world.

UCLA’s diverse community of scholars encompasses nearly 30,000 undergraduates pursuing 125 majors, 13,000 graduate students in fifty-nine research programs, and 4,000 faculty members including Nobel Laureates; Rhodes Scholars; MacArthur Fellows; winners of the Fields Medal, National Medal of Science, Pritzer Prize, and Pulitzer Prize; and recipients of Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, and Golden Globes. UCLA ranks tenth in the Times of London Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, twelfth in the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and fifth in the U.S. by Washington Monthly. The National Research Council ranks forty of its graduate and doctoral research programs among its top ten.

To enable these accomplished students, faculty, and staff to create, disseminate, and apply knowledge for the benefit of global society, the UCLA Library is re-envisioning how it is acquired, synthesized, and shared across academic audiences and with the public. It was among the first academic libraries to develop subject-specialist librarians and to launch a program to enhance students’ research skills. Its Special Collections pioneered the acquisition by public institutions of rare and unique books, children’s literature, pulp and detective fiction, works by or about women and minorities, screenplays, architectural plans, and Los Angeles-related materials and today leads the way in collecting archival resources in digital format such as emails and manuscripts. It has launched innovative data management services and an affordable course materials initiative that have served as models for other libraries.

The Library serves UCLA students, faculty, and staff whenever and wherever they need its resources and expertise. Reconfigured, high-tech spaces and services in its ten campus libraries enable users and librarians to explore and work with print and digital materials collaboratively or individually, pursue new lines of inquiry, and develop new pedagogical approaches as well as novel forms of scholarship. More than 3.5 million people visit annually, while an additional 3.4 million visitors enter online through its virtual front doors.

Whether on campus or online, the Library forms the intellectual heart of UCLA, a hub for cutting-edge discovery, scholarship, and instruction.

The Music Library provides access to one of the largest academic music collections in North America and the largest in Southern California. It supports the Herb Alpert School of Music, any class at UCLA with a music or audio component, and the general music community at UCLA and in Southern California. UCLA is also home to important and extensive special collections in music through the UCLA Library Special Collections, the Ethnomusicology Archive, and several area studies centers. The Music Library is part of the UCLA Library, one of the 10 largest academic music libraries in North America.

The Music Library’s collection includes subscriptions to almost every major online resource for music covering article databases, ebooks, and online audio. With approximately 80,000 books, 115,000 scores, over 100 journal subscriptions, almost 200,000 sound recordings in a variety of formats, as well as visual media and an exhaustive collection of facsimiles of music scores, the resources for music research and study span all genres of music from ancient times to today.

Besides providing services to those who study and enjoy music, the Music Library serves as a venue for music related events such as the Music Library Mid-Day Recital series. The Music Library’s Hugo and Christine Davise Fund for Contemporary Music supports both student and Los Angeles area performances and events related to Contemporary and New Music.

Research assistance is available at the Service Desk, Monday through Friday, during all hours the Music Library is open. Support for teaching and learning includes class instruction, research guides, and meetings with individual students and faculty. The Music Library’s Facebook page is an important aspect of the social media campaign.

With its three outstanding departments of Ethnomusicology, Music and Musicology, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music aspires to educate the whole student through productive collaborations between performance and scholarship, a cross-cultural, global understanding of the art of music, and preparatory training for a broad range of careers in music after graduation. In the school, there are approximately 120 faculty, 320 undergraduate students, and 170 graduate students.

Position Duties
Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for User Engagement until the Director of Powell, Arts, and Music Libraries position is filled, the Music Librarian, Lead for Collection Management ensures access to music collections in multiple formats for use by undergraduate and graduate students, faculty performers and researchers, and scholars and performers. The incumbent works with the Music Librarian, Lead for Inquiry and Research (MLLIR) to plan the collections, services and spaces of the Music Library.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Acquisitions
• Coordinates the acquisition of materials in music disciplines (books, electronic resources, music scores, sound recordings, journals; ordering, receiving, binding, processing for the Southern Regional Library Facility)
• Designs, implements, documents, and manages acquisition procedures.

Digital Collections and Projects
• Coordinates acquisition, licensing, and processing of music disciplines electronic resources.
• With MLLIR, selectors, faculty and students, coordinates and/or initiates the development and implementation of music disciplines digital projects.

Conservation and Preservation
• Manages the conservation and preservation of music materials (books, music scores, sound recordings), working with the MLLIR, selectors, circulation and acquisitions staff, and the Library Preservation Program.
• With MLLIR, selectors, Library Preservation Program, and Library Special Collections develops grants for preservation and conservation of music collections.

Collection Management and Selection
• With MLLIR, selectors, and acquisitions staff, evaluates, maintains, and manages approval plans.
• With MLLIR and selectors, writes and maintains collection development policies for music disciplines collections.

Public Services
• Under the coordination of the MLLIR, performs Music Library classroom instruction, research consultations, tours, and orientations to classes and groups.
• Under the coordination of MLLIR, creates web guides and pathfinders both for class instruction and general use.

Required Qualifications
• ALA-accredited Master's Degree in Library or Information Science OR significant graduate-level coursework toward such a degree OR equivalent education and experience (subject expertise combined with professional library education and/or experience).
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a music discipline OR equivalent education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of music disciplines (including ethnomusicology, music composition, music performance, music technology, music theory, and/or musicology) and genres (including classical, jazz, popular, and/or world music).
• A thorough understanding of the research needs and the organization of scholarly materials in music disciplines and the humanities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work with staff, students and faculty from diverse cultural backgrounds and in a dynamic and complex environment within a large organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional issues, demonstrated through strong interest in local or national committee work, research, publication, etc.

Desired Qualifications
• Experience in a music library.
• Graduate degree in a music discipline.
• Experience and knowledge of website maintenance using a content management system, particularly Drupal.
• Experience writing and designing LibGuides.
• Higher level ability to read, speak and/or understand a second language, including Spanish or Chinese.

General Information
Professional librarians at UCLA are academic appointees. Librarians at UCLA are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This is a represented position. They are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Appointees to the librarian series at UC shall have professional backgrounds that demonstrate a high degree of creativity, teamwork, and flexibility. Such background will normally include a professional degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science graduate program. In addition to professional competence and quality of service within the library in the primary job, advancement in the librarian series requires professional involvement and contributions outside of the library, and/or university and community service, and/or scholarly activities. Candidates must show evidence or promise of such contributions.

Candidates applying by December 12, 2016, will be given first consideration for this position. UCLA welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities. UCLA seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy at http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

Under federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States as established by providing documents specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Employment is contingent upon completion of satisfactory background investigation.

Visit the UCLA Library Employment and Human Resources website at: http://www.library.ucla.edu/about/jobs-ucla-library

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter - Describing qualifications and experience.

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. detailing education and relevant experience.

  • References - Names and contact information for three professional references, including current or previous supervisor; contact information only.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA