Posted 11/5/2009: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEMS MANAGER - University Library Technology Services, Tufts University - Medford, Medford, Massachusetts

University Library Technology Services (ULTS) provides technology planning and systems infrastructure to support the services of all Tufts libraries at three campuses. Our primary mission is to provide highly available and secure systems to permit acquisition; cataloging and classification; identification; location and authorized access by the Tufts community to general shared physical and electronic collections, ultimately in support of the teaching, learning, and research mission of the University. Millennium is the librarys integrated system which includes the universitys library collections database, as well as acquisitions, cataloging and circulation functional modules. Our services are high-use, high-profile and extended to users with rare exceptions for 24/7 service.

The University Library Systems Manager provides technical systems support for the shared technology services of the five Tufts Libraries including primary management and support of the libraries' Innovative Interfaces Millennium server. She/he:

• Serves as system manager for Solaris, Oracle and Millennium (in collaboration with staff in the University Information Technology department.);
• Oversees the implementation of new Millennium/Innovative system products under the supervision of the ULTS Director;
• Works closely with cross-library teams on projects related to the Millennium system;
• Assists with staff workstation configuration for the Millennium system, in collaboration with IT staff from the individual libraries;
• Assists with trouble-shooting of all aspects of the library system;
• Provides training and documentation for the Millennium system for staff.

This position is on call for night and weekend support and does require some work at non-business hours.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Five to ten (5-10) years of related experience
• Oracle DBA (or in process); support for ongoing training is available
• Experience with Solaris or other UNIX OS
• Must occasionally work non-standard hours to deal with system failures and upgrades; must be on call to handle urgent technical problems; must possess the ability to interact with a wide variety of people, including vendors, University Information Technology staff, library staff, faculty and students; must have excellent organizational and project management skills, dealing with multiple tasks; must possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral for both troubleshooting and training related tasks; the ability to work with deadlines is critical; the ability to work independently is essential.

Preferred Qualifications:Preferred: Masters of Information and/or Library Science. Strongly preferred: experience in an academic library setting managing an Innovative Interfaces Millennium installation on Sun Solaris with Oracle database backend; knowledge of Windows operating systems; experience with workstation and server security; experience with MARC and metadata record formats; knowledge of web management and tools, specifically knowledge of the following: XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript. SQL or PL/SQL skills are a plus as is experience with Apache server.

Special Work Schedule Requirements:The selected candidate must be available nights and weekends for on call emergencies. Sunday morning maintenance windows are required as needed for planned maintenance. Monthly and quarterly data loads may require weekend hours. This position also requires travel to and active participation in annual meetings of our library system user group.

Tufts University is an AA/EOE employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. 

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