Subject: Job Posting: University of Waterloo Library: Head, Digital
Initiatives
From: Annie Bélanger <annie.belanger_at_uwaterloo.ca>
Date: 4/25/2013 2:58 PM
Head, Digital Initiatives
University of Waterloo Library
The University of Waterloo Library seeks a creative, dynamic and public
service oriented professional librarian to fill a leadership position as
Head, Digital Initiatives. The position offers an exciting opportunity
for a visionary leader to build on past and present achievements and to
move the digital agenda forward for the University of Waterloo Library.
The Library has a long history of innovation around technology, from
wireless technologies, digital repositories for ETDs, to more recently
RFID deployment and discovery systems. We value entrepreneurism and
creativity.
The Library is in the planning stages of migration of its web presence
to a campus enterprise Drupal instance, and the successful incumbent
will lead the overall project, managing technical teams as well as
distributed content owners and editors across the University of Waterloo
Library, and working closely with the University’s Web Content
Management System (WCMS) Team, as an initial project in the position.
Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for the collaborative
development of strategies, planning, implementation, and support of
projects to advance the creation, integration and use of web based
services, technical infrastructure, digital services, digital
repository, digital preservation and service integration for the Library.
Technical support and administration of key enterprise library
applications are also managed within the department, for the uWaterloo
community as well as the other Tri‐University Group (TUG) member
libraries at University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. As the
department serves broadly across the Library, the incumbent will work
closely with all Library departments on projects at some point or
another. Key partners include the Library’s Web Operations Group,
Library Technology & Facilities Services, web content creators, and the
campus web content management leadership across campus, as well as
technology leadership at TUG member libraries, Ontario Council of
University Libraries (OCUL) and elsewhere.
The University of Waterloo Library is a member of the Canadian
Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Association of Research
Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the
Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). The Library is a member
of the Tri‐University Group (TUG), along with member libraries at the
University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. The TUG Libraries
serve a combined student population of over 76,000, combined holdings
exceeding 5 million, and combined budgets exceeding $45 million. TUG
manages shared technology and a remote storage facility, and enables
collaborative projects across the three library systems. The successful
candidate will carry out the responsibilities associated with this
position in the Dana Porter Library, located on Waterloo’s campus.
Responsibilities:
Within the context of a rapidly evolving print and digital environment,
the incumbent leads the creation and articulation of an evolving digital
initiatives services and systems portfolio in alignment with the Library
mission and Library strategic directions with ongoing input from
throughout the Library and key stakeholders across campus. The Head,
Digital Initiatives reports to the Associate University Librarian,
Research & Digital Discovery Services.
We welcome interested candidates to connect directly with Pascal
Calarco, Associate University Librarian, Research & Digital Discovery
Services to learn more about this exciting position. Pascal can be
reached by phone at 519‐888‐4567 x38215 or by email at
pvcalarco_at_uwaterloo.ca.
Education:
• ALA‐accredited MLS/MLIS degree, or equivalent
Qualifications:
• Demonstrated progressive responsibility and experience in leadership
and management with a proven track record of achievement and success
within a higher education environment;
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem‐solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, and identify and implement new
technologies, services and work methods; ability to learn and evaluate
new technologies quickly
• Competencies include:
o strategic thinking
o project management
o metadata
o information technology
o human resources management
o interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
o instruction and training
Technical skills include:
o Demonstrated ability to independently, as well as collaboratively,
plan, coordinate, and implement effective digital projects, including
managing multiple and simultaneous projects
o Knowledge and understanding of emergent and best practices, standards,
current programming languages and frameworks, issues and trends relating
to web technologies and digital initiatives in the library environment
o Knowledge of web information architecture and usability best practices
o Knowledge of the standards and technological framework for digital
preservation
o Knowledge of data and metadata standards prevalent in libraries
o Demonstrated knowledge of current information technology standards and
developments in libraries and higher education
o Knowledge and understanding of library enterprise applications such as
integrated library systems, discovery systems, and electronic resource
management systems
o Knowledge of research data management trends in academic libraries
Asset:
• Several years professional experience in managing web presence,
digital services and/or digital asset projects in
an academic or large public institution
• Knowledge of business intelligence and analytics packages and their
use in libraries
• Working knowledge of, and experience with, a wide variety of media
including text, music, still images, audio
and video
This is a full‐time permanent position. Librarians’ at the University of
Waterloo are governed by University policy as well as the Librarians’
Employment Handbook, available at:
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/AboutLibrary/documents/LEH2010%e2%80%90June2010.pdf
This position is graded as a USG 13, in terms of salary. For uWaterloo
salary scales, refer to:
https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/sites/ca.secretariat/files/uploads/files/2012%e2%80%902013_0.pdf
Deadline for applications: For assured consideration, applications
should be received by noon, Monday, May 6, 2013.
To apply and view the full job description:
Full job description: http://www.hr.uwaterloo.ca/.jd/00001260.html
Apply: Directly by emailing your resume and cover letter (as one
document) to: hrresume_at_uwaterloo.ca
Important note: To ensure that your application is successfully
submitted, please put your cover letter, resume, and any other
information into ONE document and have an unique file name such as
yourname.doc. We will accept .doc, .docx, or .pdf files only. Please
include: Job ID# 2039 – Head, Digital Initiatives – Library in the
subject line of e‐mail submissions.
Employment Equity: The University respects, appreciates and encourages
diversity. We invite applications from all interested applicants.
Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority.
* * *
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart
of Canada’s technology hub, has become a leading comprehensive
university with 34,000 full‐ and part‐time students in undergraduate and
graduate programs.
Consistently ranked Canada’s most innovative university, Waterloo is
home to advanced research and teaching in science and engineering,
health, environment, arts and social sciences. From quantum computing
and nanotechnology to clinical psychology and health sciences research,
Waterloo brings ideas and brilliant minds together, inspiring
innovations with real impact today and in the future.
As home to the world's largest post‐secondary co‐operative education
program, Waterloo embraces its connections to the world and encourages
enterprising partnerships in learning, research, and commercialization.
With campuses and education centres on four continents, and academic
partnerships spanning the globe, Waterloo is shaping the future of the
planet.
For details, visit www.uwaterloo.ca
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