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deg farrelly Media Librarian/Streaming Video Administrator Arizona State University Libraries Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 602.332.3103 ________________________________ The University of Richmond is currently searching for a Film/Cinematic Arts Librarian. Please share with qualified candidates. https://richmond.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=603 Film/Cinematic Arts Librarian - 500420 SUMMARY: Provide leadership within the Library, working collaboratively across campus, with the local community, and with national and international partners to create and support traditional and cutting edge services designed to meet the current and emergent needs of students, faculty, and staff. Work with all faculty and students, the Film/Cinematic Arts Librarian will foster successful adoption and application of research, teaching, and learning through film and media. Serve as liaison to the University's Film Studies Program. Collaborate with all faculty to select, manage and develop film collections to support this area and other areas as assigned. The Film/Cinematic Arts Librarian will be a change agent, partner, and resource person for all library staff involved in facilitating faculty and student projects related to and incorporating film and the cinematic arts and will be expected to conduct regular scans of the campus environment to identify emerging areas of interest. Manage the University Libraries film collections, both digital and analog, and recommend strategic priorities for the physical and digital development of the film collection. Ongoing contributions to the program's longstanding tradition of bringing film and video artists as well as scholars of film and media to campus is integral to the position, as will be programming screenings and organizing special events. Professional librarians hold faculty status. Faculty status allows both voice and vote in University faculty meetings, eligibility to serve on faculty committees, to serve as a student advisor, and to participate in the Program for Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness (PETE); and it acknowledges that those individuals play an active role in the intellectual activities of the University. Faculty status does not carry with it eligibility for tenure or sabbatical, nor does it automatically carry with it faculty rank (Professor, Associate, Assistant Professor, or Instructor), since faculty rank is in a specific academic department, nor does it carry eligibility for other benefits normally assigned to full-time teaching faculty. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Create instructional resources and tutorials, provide instruction, and offer research and consultation appointments to students in liaison areas and to other members of the campus and community as required, using pedagogical best practices and current instructional technologies. * Coordinate the selecting, ordering, promoting, and presentation of programs in the International Film Series, ChinaFest and African Film Weekend. Provide public introductions for selected films. * Collaborate with liaisons and appropriate divisions within the library to create, coordinate and manage best practices for film, audio and image collection maintenance, growth and preservation. * Create and maintain research guides and web content that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of critical information literacy practices for students and faculty in liaison areas. * Maintain knowledge of the legal landscape and licensing for digital media especially in the area of streaming and performance rights. Participate in university wide development and implementation of policies related to digital rights management, copyright and intellectual property standards. * Conduct environmental scans of all campus departments in order to identify current and emerging scholarly projects, areas of inquiry, and pedagogical trends related to film and media studies. Align resources as appropriate to support these departments. * Supervise and evaluate Media Scheduling Manager/Student Assistant Supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS: * Specialized knowledge of film history and digital media. * Experience representing a library to external stakeholders and engaging in consortia and community projects or programs. * Strong leadership skills, including keen analytical and conceptual abilities and demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, inspire innovation, and delegate responsibility appropriately. * Strong interpersonal and public communication skills including ability to serve as an advocate and spokesperson for the University of Richmond libraries. * Demonstrated engagement in reference and instructional services, user experience, and assessment of services. * Evidence of implementation of emerging trends in higher education in the areas of reference, instruction, access, assessment, user experience or with the use of instructional technology. * Evidence of working creatively, collaboratively, and effectively in a leadership role in promoting teamwork, diversity, equality, and inclusiveness. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Required: * MLS, MIS, or MLIS from a program accredited by the American Library Association. * 2-4 years' current experience working with film collections in an academic library or educational setting. * Demonstrated understanding of the research processes used in a range of disciplines, especially in the humanities, with particular focus on the history and theory of film and media. * Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty, librarians, archivists and others in order to advance digital arts and humanities research. Desired: * Bachelors in a related subject area. * A second advanced degree (M.A/M.S.) in a related subject area is preferred. WORK HOURS: * Full-time, exempt position. * The position requires evening and weekend instruction/research coverage and attendance at film showings and related programming as needed throughout the school year. SALARY STRUCTURE: Pay Grade 6 To see more detailed salary information please review the University of Richmond's Compensation Structure<http://hr.richmond.edu/compensation/structure.html>. Located minutes from downtown Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond (www.richmond.edu<http://www.richmond.edu/><http://www.richmond.edu/%3E>) blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. Richmond offers a unique combination of undergraduate and graduate programs. Our School of Arts & Sciences anchors Richmond as a nationally ranked liberal arts university. A ranked business school, the nation's first school of leadership studies, a highly respected law school, a nationally recognized international education program and the community-focused School of Professional and Continuing Studies build on that strong foundation and make this university something unique. UR is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, our academic community welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and candidates who support diversity. EOE Carol ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Carol Wittig Head, Research & Instruction / Boatwright Library University of Richmond 28 Westhampton Way Richmond, Virginia 23173 804.289.8459 / fax: 804.287.1840 im: carolwittig / cwit...@richmond.edu<mailto:cwit...@richmond.edu> library.richmond.edu<http://library.richmond.edu/> libguides.richmond.edu/profile/carolwittig<http://libguides.richmond.edu/profil e/carolwittig> [Description: cid:C54ED788-0BB7-4C71-806E-98756C7DCDEB] [An attachment of type image/png was included here]
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
