Ranked among the top five academic research libraries in North America, the UCLA Library is comprised of 8 major libraries and 13 library wide departments, and the Southern Regional Library Facility, the remote storage facility for the southern UC campuses, all of which report to the University Librarian. In addition, there are 12 affiliated library units. There are approximately 125 FTE librarians on the campus, and the UCLA Library has a staff of approximately 350 FTE and approximately 600 - 700 student employees. Library holdings encompass more than eight million volumes and more than 78,000 current serial titles and an aggressively expanding electronic resources collection. The UCLA Library is part of the UC California Digital Library (CDL) and participates in consortial purchasing for electronic resources and in system wide collaborative projects. The UCLA Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Coalition of Networked Information, the Center for Research Libraries, the Council of Library and Information Resources, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition.

One of the affiliated library units, the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, established in 1961, is the third largest ethnographic-based sound recording collection in North America. The collection includes both non-commercial field recordings and commercially produced recordings of traditional, folk, popular, and art music from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, Europe, and the Americas. The Archive is an administrative unit of the Department of Ethnomusicology. The Ethnomusicology Archive materials include master copies of 16,000 LPs, 500 45s, 5,000 78s, 2,000 cassettes, 2,000 compact discs, 20,000 reel tapes, 1,000 audiovisual recordings, and 500 wires. In addition to audiovisual recordings, the collections include 1,100 scores, 6,000 slides/photos, 250 dissertations/theses, 120 linear feet of manuscripts (McPhee, Kunst, Ellis, East Asian), 40 serial titles, and 300 books. Including preservation and listening copies, the Archive holds over 100,000 sound recordings, filling approximately 5,000 linear feet.

• Digital Initiatives: Designs and implements Archive digitization projects. Digitizes sound recordings, audiovisual recordings, paper documents, and photographs, using a variety of digitization hardware and software (e.g. soundcards, scanners, ProTools, and Photoshop). Plans, constructs, and maintains online finding aids and websites with audiovisual components. When necessary, enters descriptive, structural, and technical metadata into electronic finding aids. Maintains working knowledge of the significance and structure of metadata schemata, thesauri, finding aids, and mark-up languages (e.g. Dublin Core, the Ethnographic Thesaurus, EAD, HTML, and SGML). Works with collectors of field recordings in processing deposits, digitizing recordings, and making their collections accessible.
• Development: Proactively researches and identifies potential grants and other funding sources for the Archive. Writes, assembles, and submits grant applications that further the Archive's goals. Monitors grants that have been awarded to the Archive ensuring compliance with timelines for expenditures and fulfillment of all other requirements. Proactively solicits the deposit of new collections into the Archive and acquires permissions, contracts, deeds of gift, and information from collectors about the cultural, historical, and technical nature of collections.
• Reference: Meets with patrons, analyzes questions, suggests search strategies, and evaluates resources from the general, special and/or reference collections regardless of format. Responds to reference inquires by telephone and written communication and assists students, faculty, visiting researchers, and the public in the use of Archive collections. Offers information literacy sessions for both undergraduate and graduate students.
• Outreach: Conceptualizes and participates in unique outreach initiatives, such as radio broadcasts, live performances, and community partnerships. Serves as the editor of the Archive's quarterly newsletter, which involves writing and soliciting articles as well as posting the newsletter on the Archive's website. Makes original audio and audiovisual recordings for deposit into the Archive. Works with patrons and collectors in repatriating copies of unique sounds recordings to pertinent individuals.
• Professional Development: Stays informed of developments in audiovisual recording technology, archival studies, copyright policy, preservation and development, and professional ethics, applying those findings to the care and promotion of the Archive's collections. Thinks and acts creatively to improve all aspects of the Archive's operations.

• ALA-accredited Master's Degree in Library or Information Science.
• Knowledge of digital library technologies, standards, issues, and trends.
• Experience with HTML, Flash, and/or similar website development tools and web design techniques.
• Demonstrated proficiency and capabilities with personal computers and software, the Web, and library-relevant information technology applications and ability to use hardware/software for reference, research, and instruction.
• Working knowledge of standard computer office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint or other productivity software.
• Successful fundraising/or grants experience. Ability to generate creative ideas for fundraising.
• Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills and ability to organize work and set priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively both as a team member and independently and to promote teamwork among colleagues.
• Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and workplace and ability to work with a diverse student and faculty population.
• Capacity to thrive in the exciting, ambiguous, future-oriented environment of a world-class research institution and to respond effectively to changing needs and priorities.
• Commitment to professional issues, demonstrated through strong interest in local or national committee work, research, publication, etc., in cataloging or in a subject expertise.

• Academic training in ethnomusicology or related discipline.
• Ability to read and analyze music.
• Graduate-level courses in archival studies.
• Knowledge of Dublin Core, LCSH, the Ethnographic Thesaurus, EAD, HTML, and SGML.
• Participation in relevant archival, information technology, and ethnomusicological professional organizations and associations at the regional, national, and international levels.

Appointees to the librarian series at UC shall have professional backgrounds that demonstrate a high degree of creativity, teamwork, and flexibility. Such background will normally include a professional degree from an ALA-accredited library and information science graduate program. In addition to professional competence and quality of service within the library in the primary job, advancement in the librarian series requires professional involvement and contributions outside of the library, university and community service, and scholarly activities. Candidates must show evidence or promise of such contributions.

Anyone wishing to be considered for this position should apply to

Pat Hawthorne
Director of Library Human Resources
UCLA Library
Library Human Resources
11617 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575

E-mail applications are encouraged and can be sent to jobs-hr@library.ucla.edu. Applications should include: