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The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library is the place where forward-thinking and innovative employees work and collaborate. If you wish to become part of our talented group, continue reading to learn why we are dedicated and committed to what we do. It’s our mission! Thank you for your interest in employment with the AUC Woodruff Library.

Positions currently available:

Assistant Director, Collections

SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director of Collections provides leadership, guidance, and expertise in the areas of collection and resource management and management for the Systems, Collection Assessment, and Resource Acquisitions and Management (RAaM) Unit. S/he is responsible for managing the library’s acquisitions budget and approval plan.  The Assistant Director of Collections works collaboratively with department/unit heads and the Office of Computing and Information Technology to affect user-oriented solutions related to library services, systems, and software.  S/he works collaboratively with subject liaisons on collection assessment and development and with the Archives Research Center on policy and procedures for special collections materials.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

  • Provide leadership, and articulations of a user-center, holistic collections vision to meet current and emerging information needs and new models of collection delivery, fiscal responsibility, information technology, assessment, and management.
  • Provide strategic direction for the development of the Library’s technical services and collection assessment initiatives, including but not limited to coordinating and prioritizing system-wide efforts and proposals and maintaining an overview of all technical services within the library.
  • Serve as a leader on internal committees to foster collegiate relationships and partnerships with other directors to ensure the mission and strategic initiatives of the library are attained and that organizational policies and procedures are relevant and current. Represent the library on external committees at the request of the CEO/Library Director and others.
  • Design, evaluate, review, and adjust departmental workflows, policies, procedures, and assignments with attention to greater efficiency (10%)
  • Advise the Associate Director and/or CEO/Library Director with respect to best practices and innovation in collection initiatives and technical services (10%)
  • Responsible for staff management, including but not limited to making recommendations for changes, training, and motivation, inputting payroll data, and conducting ongoing, and annual performance evaluation (10%)
  • Contribute to the development, implementation, and assessment of library services, policies, procedures, and publications (5%)
  • Responsible for compilation of required external library assessment data, accreditation, and annual reporting in collaboration with the Associate Director and Director of PAC on the publication and distribution of the organization’s collections data (5%)
  • Perform other duties or special projects as required or assigned by a supervisor. (5%)

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

Education Experience:

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library science

Preferred Education:

  • Additional advanced degree

Field of Study:

  •   Library Science

Work Experience:

  • Minimum of five years experience in at least one of the following areas: acquisitions/cataloging, collection development, or serials and/or electronic resource management in an academic library
  • Minimum of five years of supervisory experience with a commitment to mentoring, training, and staff development
  • Record of innovation related to collection assessment,
  • Record of assessing collections based on data analysis and coordinate and guide the work of others
  • Experience with migration and management of library management systems
  • Experience in leading and coordinating library selectors in collection management activities
  • Familiar with leading emerging and innovate projects related to collection and resource management
  • Familiarity with website structures and content systems
  • Progressive responsibility for supervision of personnel within technical services in an academic library
  • Demonstrated experience with emerging technologies, trends, standards, and practices in academic library technical services and digital services environment.

Preferred Work Experience:

  • Demonstrated interest in the management of Integrated Library Systems (ILS) functions, including Worldcat Discovery Systems (WMS)
  • Demonstrated interest and ability to work collegially and productively with partners outside the library.

Certifications/License’s Required: N/A

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of electronic resource licensing principles and practices
  • Demonstrated ability for strategic thinking, embracing change, risk-taking, collaborative working, and thinking beyond the internal library organizational structure to identify and support stakeholder needs
  • Data-informed decision-making skills
  • Ability to set, prioritize, and attain goals in support of the organization’s strategic goals
  • Knowledge of integrated library systems as used by technical services and collections management units, including statistical and fund maintenance, proxy servers, reporting functions, and the structure and management of online catalogs.
  • Knowledge of MARC and non-MARC metadata standards such as Dublin Core, EAD, or METS
  • Ability to lead in an atmosphere of continuous change and to inspire and motivate within a collaborative and diverse atmosphere.
  • Evidence of scholarship and/or professional activity
  • Ability to balance the pursuit of excellence with a spirit of collaboration
  • Capacity for successful leadership and/or participation in workplace teams
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Hybrid onsite/remote work
  • Salary commensurate with experience, possible sign on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and company-paid disability plans.
  • Company match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested applicants should submit a letter of application and resume online to the Human Resources Department at this link.

The Robert W. Woodruff Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more about our Library, visit us online at www.auctr.edu.

Your name must be listed on the candidate’s application to receive the referral fee.

Assistant Director of Research, Learning, and Technology Services (RTLS)

SUMMARY:

The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Woodruff Library is looking for a highly innovative and forward-looking individual to lead the Library in rethinking how library services, programs, instruction, and resources are leveraged for student success in a hybrid learning environment.

ABOUT THE LIBRARY:

AUC Woodruff Library is an award-winning, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) consortium library located in the heart of Atlanta, GA. The Library supports the research and learning of more than 10,000 students and faculty across four historically black colleges and universities: Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Assistant Director of Research, Learning, and Technology Services (RLTS) provides leadership, guidance, and expertise in delivering information and research services. The Assistant Director of RLTS will oversee the day-to-day operations of public services, provide a vision for user engagement, and advance high-priority initiatives emphasizing research, student success, information literacy, and user experiences. The AD of RLTS oversees a staff of 16 employees including 11 librarians with direct supervision of 3 team leads for Access & Circulation Services, Research Services, and Online Learning & Technology Services.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE:

  • Provide day-to-day leadership for public services.
  • Articulate a user-center, holistic public service vision to meet current and emerging information literacy needs, instructional design, information technology, assessment, and management.
  • Provide direct supervision of professional unit heads and indirect supervision of other unit staff.
  • Assist in developing, maintaining, and evaluating the collections to support the curriculum.
  • Lead the department in the development of strategic goals in support of the library mission.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate research programming and services and recommend changes.
  • Function as a subject liaison for programs offered by AUC Institutions.
  • Liaison and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the Atlanta University Center, local Atlanta University libraries, and regional HBCU library communities.
  • Participate in grant development and implementation.
  • Participate in library-wide initiatives through committees and task forces.
  • Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by a supervisor.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

Education and Work Experience:

  • Four or more years of relevant experience leading in an academic library.
  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library science.
  • Demonstrated expertise in effective management of staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Ability to lead in an atmosphere of continuous change and to inspire and motivate within a collaborative and diverse atmosphere.
  • Knowledge or familiarity with policies that inform library support of scholarship and research.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to working in a diverse environment by working to create a workplace that values various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
  • Evidence of current scholarship and/or professional activity.
  • Ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Ability to balance the pursuit of excellence with a spirit of collaboration.
  • Capacity for successful leadership and/or participation in workplace teams.
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Hybrid remote/onsite work opportunity
  • Salary minimum of 90,000
  • Benefits include vacation & sick days, medical, dental, vision, life,  and company-paid disability plans.
  • Company match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: 

Interested applicants should submit a letter of application and resume online to the Human Resources Department at this link.

The Robert W. Woodruff Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more about our Library, visit us online at www.auctr.edu.

Traveling Archivist

SUMMARY:

The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library is looking for a highly motivated individual to broaden access and the discoverability of Historically Black College and University’s cultural heritage collections in a full-time, temporary position. Working with the Archives Research Center and the Digital Services Department, this 4-year project is responsible for serving as a Traveling Archivist in support of the HBCU Digital Library Trust initiative.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The AUC Woodruff Library is a digitization service hub for the HBCU libraries that have elected to participate in this initiative. The services provided will serve as a model for sustaining and deepening the capacity for digitizing, discovering, and preserving collections at HBCUs. The Traveling Archivist will work with the Digitization Project Manager to assess the condition, advise on preservation, and provide limited processing for unique and original archival materials including but not limited to, photographs, documents, publications, and audio and video formats from HBCU Libraries located around the U.S both in-person and remotely. This position will also work with the HBCU Libraries and archives to re-house, package, and safely ship materials to the service hub. This position involves extensive travel to different locations to work with local library staff to collect, assess, and manage participating collections. The Traveling Archivist will work with the digitization project staff onsite at the AUC Woodruff Library and coordinate with other members of the HBCU Digital Library Trust staff.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead arrangement, appraisal, and description of archival materials following professional standards and institutional best practices.
  • Travel to HBCUs that have elected to participate in the HBCU Library Digital Trust to assess the condition of archival materials and advise on safe packaging and shipping techniques for unique collections.
  • Conduct on-site assessments of collections across various archival and special collections.
  • Perform basic preservation and processing workflows for archival materials including re-housing and surface cleaning.
  • Conduct preservation assessments to determine appropriate preservation treatment and archival storage decisions.
  • Implement preservation and conservation strategies for fragile or valuable materials encountered during travel.
  • Provide guidance and support on archival best practices to ensure compliance with archival standards.
  • Make recommendations for archival materials for digitization including assisting with conducting inventories, identification, and packaging material.
  • Assist in the creation of descriptive inventories for archival collections.
  • Participate in team meetings, and provide status updates, and project reports.
  • Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of archival arrangement and description for manuscripts and archives in many formats including photographs, scrapbooks, posters, audio, and other materials.
  • Experience arranging and describing manuscripts and/or large, complex archival collections using the MPLP, maximal or extensible processing method.
  • Demonstrated experience with basic preservation and conservation standards for archival and manuscript collections.
  • Strong knowledge of archival principles, standards, and best practices.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in archival software and cataloging systems.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively and work in different environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work, with strong project management skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communications, and computer skills.
  • Experience with standard office software such as Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Sensitivity in handling fragile archival materials.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science or advanced degree with experience relevant to the position.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of 20th-century African American history, literature, and culture, highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of technologies and archival content management systems desirable.
  • Ability to perform physical activities associated with the archival environment.
  • Two years of experience working in an archival repository or library with experience in completing processing projects.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Hybrid onsite/remote work
  • Salary commensurate with experience
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and company-paid disability plans.
  • Company match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: 

Interested applicants should submit a letter of application and resume online to this link.

The Robert W. Woodruff Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more about our Library, visit us online at www.auctr.edu.

EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM:

Please be reminded that RWWL has an Employee Referral program in place! 

This policy applies to everyone who refers a candidate to the Library for full-time positions. For every candidate you refer who is hired and completes their first 90 days with the Library, the referring employee will receive a referral of $500.00!

Your name must be listed on the candidate’s application to receive the referral fee.

Digitization Project Manager-HBCU Digital Library Trust

SUMMARY:

The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library is looking for a highly motivated individual to broaden access and the discoverability of Historically Black College and University’s cultural heritage collections in a full-time, temporary position. Working with the Digital Services Department and the Archives Research Center, the Digitization Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing a digitization service hub for HBCU Libraries located at the AUC Woodruff Library in support of the HBCU Digital Library Trust initiative. The services provided will serve as a model for sustaining and deepening the capacity for digitizing, discovering and preserving collections at HBCUs.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Digitization Project Manager will coordinate and implement in-house digitization, metadata creation and online access of a range of unique and original archival materials including but not limited to, photographs, documents, publications and audio and video formats from HBCU Libraries located around the U.S. The incumbent will also provide support for participating libraries as they prepare collections for digitization including basic archival processing and preservation techniques. The incumbent will coordinate outsourced digitization of audiovisual formats including working with commercial vendors as needed.  The Digitization Project Manager will report to the Assistant Director for Digital Services throughout the four-year project and will oversee the work of project staff and students and will coordinate with Archivists and HBCU Digital Library Trust staff.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Coordinate the digitization, metadata creation and online access of original archival materials (documents, manuscripts, photographs and negatives, bound volumes, publications, audiovisual formats) received by participating HBCUs following professional standards and institutional best practices.
  • Establish efficient and effective project workflows and standards to ensure the safety and security of collections while onsite for digitization.
  • Support participating institutions as they prepare archival materials for digitization including assisting with identification, gathering and ensuring safe transfer of materials to Hub, copyright review, employing basic preservation measures.
  • Oversee and perform in-house digitization of original archival collections; ensure quality of master images, edit images as needed, and create derivate images for access purposes.
  • Coordinate outsourced digitization of time-based audiovisual content including creating RFPs, working with vendors, managing timelines and conducting quality control.
  • Oversee the creation of item-level descriptive metadata for various original archival materials (documents, manuscripts, photographs and negatives, bound volumes, publications, audiovisual materials) following professional standards and library best practices.
  • Ensure the overall quality of all digital curation activities – to include creation of preservation and access images, file naming, file type(s), image quality, collection and item level metadata, ingest into content management system.
  • Work with Digital Services and project staff to create digital collections and ingest metadata and access images to online CONTENTdm repository.
  • Supervise and assist in the training of project staff and student assistants.
  • Assist with developing training and outreach materials related to the project including articles, presentations at professional conferences and blog posts.
  • Participates in team meetings, provides status updates, and project reports.
  • Serves as the liaison between Harvard project personnel and AUC Woodruff Library.
  • Other Duties as Assigned

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:

  • Strong written and verbal communications, and computer skills.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team.
  • Experience with standard office software such as Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and well as Google tools.
  • Experience with project management practices, software, and tools.
  • Sensitivity in handling fragile archival materials.
  • Strong attention to detail.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science or advanced degree with experience relevant to the position.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of 20th century African American history, literature and culture, highly desirable.
  • Five years of experience working in an archival repository or library with experience managing complex digitization projects.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of processing and preserving archival collections including standards and best practices.
  • Experience operating a variety of scanning hardware and image editing software including Adobe Photoshop, Abbyy FineReader.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of metadata standards for describing digital collections including Dublin Core, MODS, EAD.
  • Experience with institutional repository digital content management and platforms for digital collections including CONTENTdm and Islandora.
  • Knowledge of digital preservation workflows and best practices
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team involving multiple institutions.
  • Knowledge and experience with project management techniques and tools including software preferred.
  • Experience working with archival digitization vendors preferred.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Hybrid onsite/remote work
  • Salary commensurate with experience
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and company-paid disability plans
  • Company match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: 

Interested applicants should submit a letter of application and resume online to this link.

The Robert W. Woodruff Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more about our Library, visit us online at www.auctr.edu.

 

EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM:

Please be reminded that RWWL has an Employee Referral program in place! 

This policy applies to everyone who refers a candidate to the Library for full-time positions. For every candidate you refer who is hired and completes their first 90 days with the Library, the referring employee will receive a referral of $500.00!

Your name must be listed on the candidate’s application to receive the referral fee.

Our Culture

Bring your skills and talents to the AUC Woodruff Library and you will find a unique and vibrant workplace that fosters and supports teamwork. Our staff is diverse and represents many nations, backgrounds and perspectives, yet we all work together to meet the needs of our students, faculty and other stakeholders. Enthusiasm is an evident factor with regards to how we carry out our work. We are an organization of transformation and growth, which means significant opportunities exist for talented and energetic individuals.

Employees are encouraged to develop personally and professionally.

Our Core Values

Our Core Values are a driving factor in the way we deliver service to our patrons and interact with each other.

  • Quality Service for All Customers
  • Competence in Services and Staff
  • Respect for the Individual
  • High Expectations for Performance

The AUC Woodruff Library does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Transparency in Coverage & Transparent Billing

In compliance with the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) directives, the library provides the following link to our Transparency in Coverage (TiC) Machine-Readable File URL:  MRF Access and Download. Please also see Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills.

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