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Library Integrated Products Team Leader
The Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library is a pioneering
and internationally renowned technical library that provides electronic products
and services to support the Laboratory's world class science. The Research Library
employs a dedicated and knowledgeable staff of 60 to provide products and services,
and to ensure that the digital library positions itself to anticipate and meet
Laboratory scientific research needs.
The Research Library is looking for a Library Integrated Products (LIP) Team
Leader to lead a twelve member team responsible for both traditional Technical
Services work and doing leading-edge work with our Digital Library products and
services.
Several aspects of the LANL Research Library make it a unique and exciting place
to work:
- Local loading and management of a huge data repository including:
- 6,000 electronic journal titles from 410 publishers; over 6 million articles
locally loaded
- 6,000 electronic books
- nine locally loaded databases with over 70 million citations
- growing collections of electronic conference proceedings
- local repository of Los Alamos sponsored research
- Personalization services
- A variety of both locally developed and commercial software tools to provide
integration of resources
- An internationally renowned R&D team which integrates cutting edge Digital
Library research into the production tools the Research Library uses
- An active outreach and education program designed to train, educate, and
communicate with Laboratory customers
Current LIP processes focus on:
- providing scientific research information to LANL scientists by adding content
to Library collections (both print and electronic)
- making content accessible to customers via metadata management and license
management for e-resources
- ongoing, rigourous Q/A and testing of new products and services, including
prototypes developed by the R&D groups and software updates/upgrades for
existing electronic resources.
- providing services for electronic document delivery, book circulation, and
inter-library loans
- managing the physical environment for the print collections
- providing customer support for products and services
The Research Library is organized by team, with a strong cross-team collaborative
approach to communication and knowledge sharing. The LIP Team Leader will supervise,
mentor, and coach team members to ensure that they most effectively contribute
to team and Group responsibilities and will ensure that team processes are managed
according to Research Library business practices, and that team members align
with the Group Mission and Vision.
A successful candidate should have:
- A demonstrated ability to effectively communicate within a team, across teams
within the Library, and with Managers and vendors
- Demonstrated experience coordinating collection selection and acquisitions
in collaboration with vendors, institutional procurement staff, Library budget
staff, publishers, and Library collection development team members
- Understanding of the tools used for Digital Library products and services,
such as web pages, databases, electronic journals, and the wide variety of metadata
formats and software represented
- Experience with evaluating and testing Digital Library products, communicating
enhancement requests derived from customer feedback and providing customer support
- A business approach for decision making as part of the implementation of
products and services
- A track record of experience in the Library/Information Industry and an interest
in/understanding of initiatives in the Digital Library community, such as the
work of standards bodies and other DL activities.
- A high degree of commitment to understanding Laboratory customers and supporting
their research needs.
To access the formal application for this position, please go the LANL
Jobs web site and see job number 208355.
For additional information, contact Jacqueline Stack, LANL Research Library,
by email at jstack@lanl.gov .
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