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     Below is a job advertisement for a Project Manager who will
coordinate an innovative new project, the Information System for
Los
Angeles (ISLA).   We are seeking applicants who can work with
social
scientists, librarians, and computer experts.   Among other
types, we are
interested in receiving applications from map librarians, GIS
experts, urban geographers, and urban historians.  I am on the
search
committee and would be happy to talk with anyone about the
project and
the position.
 
Curtis C. Roseman
Department of Geography
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0255
Phone: 213 740 0059    FAX: 213 740 0056
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>VACANT POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
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>POSITION:               PROJECT MANAGER
>                        INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR LOS ANGELES
(ISLA)
>                        POSITION #29294
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>LOCATION:       CENTER FOR SCHOLARLY TECHNOLOGY
>LEAVEY LIBRARY
>UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
 
>POSITION SUMMARY:
>
>The University of Southern California seeks an innovative and
enthusiastic
>Project Manager to lead the planning for and implementation of
the
>"Information System for Los Angeles (ISLA)." ISLA will become a
>comprehensive, integrated multimedia database of texts,
photographs, maps,
>data, and other information formats which will allow students,
scholars and
>community leaders to analyze the history and social dynamics of
Los Angeles
>in new ways.  This new type of library research collection will
be based
>upon networked state-of-the-art computer hardware and software
including
>database, search- and-retrieval, and analytical systems; it will
require
>the development of new kinds of data structures allowing readers
to
>understand the relationship of multimedia archival documents
within a
>subject/space/time indexing system.  The Project Manager will
play a key
>role in developing the collaboration between the Library,
University
>Computing Services (UCS) and a faculty committee from 14
disciplinary
>departments.
>
>The Project Manager reports operationally to the Director of the
Center for
>Scholarly Technology (CST) within the University Library and
>programmatically to a faculty executive committee which is
responsible for
>planning the direction, content, curricular, and research
aspects of the
>system.  Initially, public access to the ISLA system will be
centered in
>USC's Leavey Library.  The Project Manager will supervise a
small staff of
>programmers and assistants, and will directly oversee many
aspects of ISLA,
>from system design and data acquisition to grant preparation,
research
>management, and curriculum development.  The project is
conceptualized and
>now requires a highly motivated individual to coordinate its
further
>development, funding, and implementation.
>
>DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:
>
>USC's Library serves one of the largest private universities in
the
>country.  As a major research library, it houses a collection of
more than
>2.6 million volumes, has 14 specialized subject libraries, and a
total of
>172 FTE of which 58 are Library faculty positions.  It has
adopted a
>strategic goal to develop networked information services,
including the
>on-line catalog, 11 locally mounted databases, full-text
versions of the
>ClariNet News Service, and Gopher and Mosaic servers.  The
Leavey Library,
>an innovative teaching library, serves as a gateway to the
collections of
>the University Library and worldwide sources of information.
The Library
>is a major component of the University's academic mission
through
>instruction of students in how to identify, locate, and evaluate
>information in print and digital formats; though fostering
partnerships
>with faculty in evaluating and developing information
technologies for
>teaching; and through the promotion of life-long learning
skills.  The
>University Library is a member of the Association of Research
Libraries,
>the Center for Research Libraries, and the Research Libraries
Group.
>
>DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
>
>The ISLA Project Manager reports to the Director of the CST and
>participates in, and takes direction from, a Project Executive
Committee
>(initially, faculty from Geography, History, and Urban and
Regional
>Planning) which provides direction and priorities for ISLA's
content,
>program and strategic goals.  The Committee will set priorities
for the
>integration of ISLA resources within various curricular
activities and
>provide guidance on their implementation.
>
>The ISLA Project Manager works with the Library Collection
Development
>Division and Faculty in identifying and locating appropriate
content for
>the ISLA system; manages design of appropriate database,
textual, and image
>structures for the differing formats; assists in the design of
interface
>and content linkage capabilities; and identifies appropriate
analytical and
>manipulation tools for the different information formats.
>
>The ISLA Project Manager participates in USC's larger automation
>development environment; this includes working closely with
librarians and
>technical professionals in both the CST and UCS on system
architecture,
>interface and database design, and Network connectability.  The
Manager
>participates in other automation planning committees, supervises
an
>applications programmer, clerical assistant, and student
assistants,
>designs procedures and work flow for database creation, data
entry, and
>incorporation of information resources into the system, designs
both
>on-line and print documentation for the system, and designs
system output
>(print, download, analysis, etc.) capabilities.
>
>In collaboration with the Project Executive Committee and the
Director of
>CST, the Manager identifies project budget requirements and
funding
>opportunities, develops and writes grant and foundation funding
proposals,
>and administers operations and grant budgets.
>
>The Manager is responsible for training appropriate staff and
librarians in
>using the system, collaborating with them on development of
library service
>programs using the system, developing the service and support
program for
>student use of ISLA, and, in collaboration with the Project
Executive
>Committee, developing and conducting faculty outreach programs
to make
>other members of the teaching faculty aware of ISLA's uses.
>
>QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
>
>Applicants should describe their qualifications from among the
following:
>strong commitment to and demonstrated experience in
collaborating with
>teaching faculty in designing information resources in support
of
>innovative teaching programs and research; advanced working
knowledge of
>the Internet, Internet information resources, and the leading
tools for
>location and retrieval of networked information (e.g. Gopher,
Mosaic,
>etc.); experience with GIS system and analytic tools used with
census and
>numeric data; teaching skills and experience sufficient to
collaborate
>effectively with project faculty in integrating ISLA information
tools into
>the curriculum; ability to work comfortably and effectively in a
project
>team environment and the ability to coordinate activities with
technical
>staff, content specialists, and teaching faculty; grant writing
and
>budgeting skills; a minimum of one year demonstrated project
management
>experience; MLS from an ALA accredited program; advanced degree
in one of
>the social or natural sciences.
>
>BENEFITS: Health, dental, and life insurance, 10 vacation days
and 12 sick
>days per year, tuition remission, disability and retirement
plans.
>
>SALARY RANGE: $38,600 - $65,640
>
>APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Qualified applicants should submit a
letter of
>application, curriculum vitae, and the names, titles, addresses,
and
>telephone numbers of three current professional references to:
Gloria J.
>Donaldson, Personnel Director, Doheny Memorial Library,
University of
>Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA
90089-0182.  Please
>refer to Project Manager, ISLA, Center for Scholarly Technology,
Position
>#29294 on correspondence.  Review of applications will continue
until the
>position is filled.
>
>The University of Southern California is an AA/EOE,
ADA-compliant
>institution strongly committed to the principle of diversity.
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