The University of Virginia Library is recruiting a Director, Online Library Environment.
Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number: 0602481):
The University of Virginia Library seeks a creative and flexible leader for the position of Director of our "online library environment," a comprehensive suite of tools and services to provide access to the Library's physical and digital collections. We seek candidates who are interested in pursuing solutions that provide faculty and students a cohesive, innovative environment for accessing information used in research, teaching, and learning. To find out more, please visit: http://www.lib.virginia.edu. . . .
The Director of the online library environment is responsible for leading the investigation and implementation of emerging information technologies as well as managing the daily operations for the Library's access and delivery applications. The Director will head a newly formed department of technologists and librarians in carrying out this activity. She or he will have oversight of all aspects of the Library's Integrated System (ILS Sirsi/Dynix Unicorn) and will lead development of an information architecture that provides a cohesive access and delivery environment. She or he will investigate new ways to provide access & delivery and workflow services traditionally provided by an ILS and seek to develop gateways to other information resources such as the Library's electronic resources and institutional repositories.
