[Web4lib] Job posting: Head of Digital Library Production Service (Michigan)

[Wilkin, John]

At the University of Michigan, we're beginning the recruitment process for the Head of the Digital Library Production Service.  I'm excerpting from the position description here, and the full description is online at:  http://www.lib.umich.edu/hr/employment/dlps.html.  I'd be glad to answer questions about the position, as well.  As you might imagine, this is one of our senior management positions in an area of significant responsibility and much activity:

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology, the Head of DLPS manages all operational aspects of DLPS, including:
    * Management of more than 20 FTE staff in several functional areas;
    * Budget management across DLPS ($1.5m of combined annual base budget, grant, and revenue funds),
       for both personnel and vended   services; includes DLXS-related budget management;
    * General coordination or direction of Digital Conversion Unit (DCU) activities in conjunction with DCU's manager.
    * General strategic planning for DLPS;
    * DLXS development, planning, and outreach;
    * A role on the University of Michigan campus and beyond (i.e., nationally and internationally) representing
       the University Library's digital library efforts and capabilities and promoting appropriate adoption in those venues.
Staff members within DLPS have responsibility for creating online access mechanisms, and for significant digital conversion activities. DLPS provides these services to the University of Michigan as well as to other institutions.  DLPS staff members play a significant role in the University of Michigan Library's work on the HathiTrust digital library and conversion related to the Google Books digitization effort.  Most conversion activities are conducted through a unit within DLPS, the Digital Conversion Unit (DCU).  In addition to work related to HathiTrust, one of the world's largest digitized book and journal collections, DLPS staff support several hundred thousand rich images in visual resource collections, large collections of finding aids, and contribute to the Library's development efforts with many other formats.

jpw

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John Price Wilkin
Executive Director, HathiTrust
Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology
University Library
818 Hatcher South
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205

Phone: 734.764.8016
Fax:    734.763.5080
Email:  jpwilkin at umich.edu