Approved Library
of Tomorrow Staffing
In response to the Library of Tomorrow Report, "Positioning for our Future",
the Administrative Group has approved a staffing plan for implementation of
recommendations made by LofT planning teams. We plan to consider reassignment
of existing staff as well as seek 3-5 new positions to insure we have enough
staff to accomplish our goals.
The information below provides
a brief description of the new LofT roles. These are not official job
descriptions but provide information about the types of positions we will
fill. If you have questions or want more information, feel free to contact
Al Napier or Gail
Oltmanns.
Central production facility
A central production facility
will be created to allow us to amass digital content for the library in an efficient
and cost-effective manner. This facility will be established as an internal
digital collections-building unit within Central Services, and operational aspects
of the unit will be determined once it is created.
- Manager (1.0)
The manager
will oversee digital collection-building activity that includes selection,
acquisition, creation, and other processes related to delivery of digital
content through a central repository. Initial priorities for the unit
will be set by content needed for pilot information communities, by preservation
of brittle books, and by collection needs.
- Associate Manager (1.0)
The associate
manager will supervise workflows, programmers, and student assistants.
Specific duties will be determined once a manager is chosen.
- Text/XML Specialist/Programmers
(1.5)
- Image Specialist/Programmer
(1.0)
Format based
specialists will develop tools to assist in the migration of existing
objects into a repository-ready form, develop appropriate metadata creation
systems, and serve as technical specialists for information communities
and other digital projects.
- Processing Staff (2.0)
Processing
staff will make content ready for vendors to convert to digital formats,
as well as prepare content for inclusion in the digital library.
Work includes SGML and/or XML tagging in addition to insuring appropriate
standards are applied to digital objects added to the central digital
repository.
Information Communities
Creating successful model communities
will be critical for demonstrating the value of the concept. We expect
initial pilot projects will demonstrate effective delivery of information, new
functionality, ease of use, and enhanced availability of content.
Development of initial communities will focus on creating an infrastructure
for models that can scale for future use.
- Information Communities
Manager (1.0)
This position
will report to the Director, Digital Services Integration (DSI) and will
coordinate the Community Coordinators, communicate with the rest of the
Library and beyond, coordinate all the relevant disparate activities and
act as a clearinghouse.
- Information Community
Coordinators (3.5)
Content knowledge
will be important for coordinators, but their primary role will be that
of project manager and liaison for faculty and library participants.
Each community coordinator will direct project progress, juggle deadlines,
grants, etc. The initial communities will be:
- American Studies
Coordinator (1.0)
- Tibet and Himalayan
Coordinator (1.0)
- Poetry Coordinator
(0.5)
- Modelling Virginia
Coordinator (0.5)
- Architecture Coordinator
0.5)
Web and Portal Development
Development of a Library portal
will bring enriched functionality to the Librarys on-line users.
The portal will be developed in concert with the University Portal efforts that
are already under way. The DSI Director will be responsible for oversight
of the portal development, and the Communications and Publications section and
User Services will have specific implementation responsibilities.
- Portal Content/Services
Specialist (.5)
This position
will work with the DSI Director, User Services, and other units as appropriate
to develop and evaluate content and services to be added to the Portal.
- Web Technical Manager
(1.0)
The technical
manager will work with units across the Library to assist them in implementing
a consistent look and feel for Library web pages. This position
will work alongside the web design manager in the Communications and Publications
section.
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