Digital Asian Library - Project Manager PVL #38232

[Thomas H. Hahn]

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> DIGITAL ASIAN LIBRARY - PROJECT MANAGER
> ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SPECIALIST
> GENERAL LIBRARY SYSTEM
> UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
> PVL #38232
>
>
> Memorial Library, a member of the General Library System on the University
> of Wisconsin-Madison campus is seeking applications for a full-time
> Administrative Program Specialist.  Full-time salary is $45,000
> minimum.  Benefits include 22 vacation days, sick leave, group health and
> life insurance and a state retirement plan.
>
> QUALIFICATIONS:  Degree & Area of Specialization:  Bachelor's degree;
> Master's degree or commensurate experience in a field relevant to Asian
> studies is preferred.
>
> RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:  Proven experience with project management,
> demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects successfully and the
> ability to work independently as well as with other members of the
project;
> experience with writing procedural, project-related documentation, such as
> reports, and notices to the scholarly community; strong knowledge of and
> experience with database applications and the development and delivery of
> high-quality information services in an academic or research setting; high
> degree of familiarity with metadata formats and concepts; experience in
> procedure development and writing documentation; good organizational
skills
> that enable the candidate to handle multiple and competing priorities.
>
> PRINCIPLE DUTIES:  This position is a temporary two-year appointment
funded
> by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.  Reporting to the
> Associate Director for Collection Development and Management in the
General
> Library System and working closely with an advisory committee, the project
> manager is responsible for leading the multi-institutional development of
> the Digital Asian Library (DAL), a Web-based catalog of English and Asian
> language Web sites for academic and research purchases.  For further
> details regarding content, scope and target audience, please see
> http://digitalasia.library.wisc.edu.  The project manager will oversee,
> direct and coordinate a team of Asian studies library specialists at the
> UW-Madison, University of Minnesota and Ohio State University and will
> supervise one FTE cataloger and students at the UW-Madison.  He/she is
> responsible for promoting the project, including the preparing and
> distributing of a project newsletter to known and potential users of the
> DAL.  He/she is also expected to regularly compile statistical and
> narrative reports on the project as well as to travel in order to attend
> relevant conference.
>
> Send letter of application, resume and the names, addresses, email
> addresses, fax numbers and telephone numbers of three references to Sandra
> Guthrie, Personnel Director, 365 Memorial Library, 728 State Street,
> Madison, WI  53706-1494.
>
> APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Applications must be received by September 26,
> 2000.  For more information, call Sandra Guthrie at 608/262-8190 or email
> at sguthrie at library.wisc.edu.