Technical Services Coordinator

Description

 The DePaul University Library (http://library.depaul.edu) seeks a
collaborative, innovative and service oriented professional for the position of
Technical Services Coordinator.  Interested applicants can find additional
details, including required qualifications, and submit application materials
via https://jobs-depaul.icims.com/jobs/17693/technical-services-coordinator/job

Position Description

Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Information Technology and
Discovery Services, the Technical Services Coordinator will provide broad
oversight and leadership for the technical infrastructure, processes, and
metadata that facilitate discovery of library collections. This position will
collaborate with library staff responsible for information technology and
collection development/management to make research resources accessible in all
formats to the academic community and beyond. This position will also
contribute to library involvement in consortial projects and programs such as
CARLI, the Center for Research Libraries, the Catholic Research Resources
Alliance, and the Chicago Collections Consortium. The Technical Services
Coordinator may serve as a liaison librarian in assigned areas.

About DePaul University

Founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission (also known as the
Vincentians), DePaul University is the largest Catholic university in the
United States and currently enrolls approximately 25,000 students in 10 schools
and colleges offering 300 undergraduate and graduate programs and
concentrations. One of the ten largest private, not-for-profit universities in
the nation, DePaul’s 2,000 faculty members teach across five campuses in
Chicago and the Chicago suburbs. DePaul University has been recognized in
national publications for its diversity, its service-learning programs, and its
sustainability efforts, and is the home to nationally-recognized academic
programs in the College of Business, the College of Digital Media, and The
Theatre School.

About the DePaul University Library

The DePaul University Library comprises the John T. Richardson Library (Lincoln
Park Campus), the Loop Campus Library (Loop Campus), and library service
programs provided at DePaul’s three suburban campuses. With an annual budget
of over $10 million in 2013-14, 33 professional librarians, and a total staff
complement of over 70 FTE, the DePaul University Library is a partner in a
number of campus programs, including the first-year experience (Chicago
Quarter) and the Teaching Commons. In 2013, a major renovation of the
Richardson Library will facilitate the launch of the Richardson Library
Information Commons, a technology-enhanced space including individual, group,
and collaborative work spaces, a Learning Commons and Scholar’s Lab. The
DePaul University Library is housed in the Division of Teaching and Learning
Resources, which includes the DePaul Art Museum and Faculty Instructional
Technology Services, and is an active member of local, regional, and national
consortia, including CARLI, the Chicago Collections Consortium, the Catholic
Research Resources Alliance, and the Center for Research Libraries.