The University of South Carolina enrolls approximately 22,500 undergraduate
students and 6,500 graduate students on the Columbia campus. The University
Libraries owns in excess of 3.5 million volumes, 1 million manuscripts,
325,000 maps, and 944,000 government documents; and houses the University's
special collections. University Libraries is a member of LYRASIS, OCLC, the
Association of Research Libraries, and the Center for Research Libraries. The
University of South Carolina Music Library is a branch of the main University
Libraries system and is located in the School of Music. For more information
about the Music Library, visit http://library.sc.edu/music/index.html.

  
The School of Music, a program with a national reputation for artistic and
scholarly excellence, features an acclaimed faculty that teach 500
undergraduate and graduate music majors, specializing in virtually every
orchestra and band instrument, voice, piano, organ and guitar. The School
offers more than twenty degree programs including music education,
performance, jazz, composition, theory, history and conducting. The main Music
building features more than 100 acoustically designed rooms for practicing,
rehearsing and teaching, an intimate Recital Hall ideal for solo recitals and
chamber music, a music technology center and a fully-equipped recording
studio. The School of Music enriches the musical life of the university and
the city of Columbia by offering approximately 250 concerts a year by such
groups as the USC Symphony, the Palmetto Pans, Opera at USC and Carolina
Alive, among many others.

  
The libraries of the University of South Carolina seek a dynamic music
librarian with excellent interpersonal skills to manage audio and digital
services offered by the Music Library. Reporting to the head of the music
library, this librarian will be responsible for:

  * digital projects including digital preservation of print and audio special collections
  * maintaining audio equipment
  * performing triage on music library's computer hardware and software
  * working with the webmaster to maintain and update the Web presence for the Music Library
  * liaison to the University Libraries' Systems Department for the Music Library
  * working closely with the University Libraries Web Development Office and with the Digital Collections Department
  * periodically providing instruction and reference to the School of Music and university community.
Competitive benefits, including vacation and sick leave, medical/dental/life
insurance plans, tuition remission, and state retirement or optional
retirement plan. Full-time (37.5 hours per week) 12-month unclassified,
tenure-track, faculty status position with the rank of Librarian. University
of South Carolina librarians are required to fulfill faculty responsibilities,
including professional service.

  
The search committee will begin reviewing applications on August 13, 2012 and
will continue until the position is filled.

  
The cover letter, explaining the reason for your interest and qualifications,
should be addressed to Chair, Music Librarian for Audio and Digital Services
Search Committee. Three references submitted must include names, addresses,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.

  
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. USC is an EOE.

  
**Minimum qualifications:**  
MLS from an ALA accredited library school; Bachelor's degree in music; Web
design experience, including familiarity with web design and software such as
Photoshop and Dreamweaver; Experience with coding languages, such as HTML,
CSS, PHP, XML, and JavaScript; Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft
Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat; Experience with audio digitization hardware
and software as well as issues in audio preservation; Ability to work both
independently and collaboratively in a collegial, team work environment and
maintain positive professional working relationships; Excellent communication,
organizational, and time- and project-management skills. SLED background check
is required.

  
**Preferred Qualifications:**  
Advanced degree in music; Experience with archival and/or special collections
materials strongly preferred; Familiarity with copyright law and licensing
issues for sound recordings and digital images; Experience with Encoded
Archival Description (EAD) finding aids and Archivists Toolkit; Familiarity
with controlled vocabulary, metadata use and practice, and associated
standards, such as MODS, METS, RDF, and Dublin Core; Basic understanding of
database design (Access, MySQL); Experience with Innovative Millennium ILS or
other ILS software; Experience with digital image management and collections,
such as CONTENTdm; Knowledge of major music reference resources and databases;
Reference and/or instructional experience in an academic library.

  
Documents which must be associated with this posting

Resume/CV

Cover Letter

List of References

  
To view the complete job announcement, go to USC employment page, and search
for requisition # 004964.



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