CDL: Position opening (NY, USA)

From: John P. Abbott <AbbottJP_at_appstate.edu>
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 12:45:11 -0500
To: Colldv-l <colldv-l_at_usc.edu>

From: Anna Radkowski-Lee <azrl_at_uamail.albany.edu>

WEB APPLICATION AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
At the University at Albany Libraries
Albany, New York

POSITION:
Web Application and Database Development Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The University at Albany Libraries seeks a Web Application and 
Database Development Manager (SL-4) reporting to the Head of Library 
Systems.   The successful candidate will develop and support web 
projects that enhance access to electronic resources via the 
Libraries' Web Site and online catalog.

Library Systems supports Unix and Windows servers, as well as 500 PCs, 
  the ALEPH library management system (Unix), web servers (Windows/IIS 
5+ and SQL Server 2000 with Active Server Pages), proxy servers 
(Windows/EZProxy), electronic reserves (Windows/ ERes), Interlibrary 
Loan (Windows/ILLIAD), bindery (Windows/LARS), and a number of 
administrative applications.  The department  provides training and 
assistance to staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:
Bachelors degree including at least 12 hours of computer science
Demonstrated ability to program using Visual Basic and VBScript, 
generate dynamic Web pages using ASP, create and maintain Windows 
applications, design and create a SQL database using Microsoft SQL 
Server or Oracle, develop web pages driven by a SQL database, program 
in XHTML, CSS, XML, and XSL Excellent communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team, and 
to teach and assist users at all levels of computer knowledge in a 
supportive manner. Willingness to learn new skills.
A demonstrated ability to work with culturally diverse people.

Preferred:
Experience maintaining a public web site, administering Microsoft IIS,
programming with Visual Studio, developing .NET applications, 
programming in Perl, incorporating Javascript into web pages
Experience with library systems at an academic or special library
Familiarity with library operations


SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA E-MAIL TO:  azrl_at_uamail.albany.edu  (Anna Z.
Radkowski-Lee,Library Personnel Officer, University at Albany 
Libraries - LI 111, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, 
Albany, New York.)

DEADLINE - The deadline for receipt of applications is  December 2, 
2004. Please include your college transcripts,  the names, addresses, 
and phone numbers of three references we can contact.

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Albany's University Libraries are among the top 100 research libraries 
in the United States.  They are a highly valued partner in teaching 
and research at the University, serve a campus community of 17,000 
full-time and part-time students and 2,300 faculty and staff and a 
broader regional, national and international community.   The 
Libraries employ a dynamic and knowledgeable staff of 140 FTE and 200 
part-time student assistants to provide excellent services to a campus 
community that makes heavy demands on these services.  Collections 
total 2 million cataloged volumes and the Libraries offer a full 
spectrum of resources, from rare books and manuscripts to an array of 
electronic resources.  Librarians work closely with teaching faculty 
to offer an extensive program of user education and information 
literacy instruction.  The University Library on the main campus
is a large 175,000 square feet, 4 story building providing seats for 
1,660.  It is open 109 hours a week.  It contains several 
fully-networked library classrooms and laboratories, a 60 seat 
computer user room, a large networked reference area, and an 
interactive media center.

The Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library for Public Affairs and Policy on 
the Rockefeller College campus serves the graduate schools of Criminal 
Justice, Public Administration, Social Welfare and Information Science 
and Policy.  The New Library, opened in September 1999, on the main 
campus adds 143,000 net square feet of space to the University 
Libraries and houses atechnologically advanced, 400,000 volume science 
library, the M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and 
Archives, and the Library's Preservation Department.

The University Libraries are fully automated.  Minerva, the University
Libraries' new Web-based catalog, contains information on all 
cataloged holdings and is Internet accessible.  The Libraries provide 
an extensive array of electronic and networked resources and 
Web-accessible services.  They are members of the Association of 
Research Libraries  and the Center for Research Libraries.  Additional 
information about the University at Albany Libraries is available on 
their award-winning homepage accessible at:

http://www.library.albany.edu.


THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER







Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee
Library Personnel Officer
University Libraries - LI 111
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
(518) 442-3574
Received on Mon Nov 08 2004 - 12:58:08 EST