Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery Supervisor
University of California Riverside
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Posted: 08-Feb-25
Location: Riverside, California
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: 5987915
Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery Supervisor
Job ID: Location: Main Campus - UCR Schedule: 8AM - 5PM Category: Library Salary: $61,000 - $106,800 Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%) Organization: University Library Department: Steven Mandeville-Gamble Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Position Information: Reporting to the Director of Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery (ADD), the incumbent is responsible for providing day-to-day operational support for the acquisitions, cataloging, and metadata creation functions of the department. Supervises eight staff who perform a variety of duties, including ordering, receiving, invoicing, claiming, copy cataloging, original cataloging, and metadata creation for digital objects. Helps to establish and modify procedures and workflows in consultation with an ADD librarian and other library staff and librarians, as required. The Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery department was formed in 2024 from the merger of the Acquisitions unit and Metadata and Technical Services department.
The full salary range for the Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery Supervisor is $61,000 - $106,800 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.
Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Requirements: Requirements
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Required
Course work in library techniques or library science, espcially cataloging and metadata creation standards.
Preferred
Experience Requirements
6 - 10 years of related experience.
Required
Previous supervisory/managerial experience.
Preferred
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge enabling the performance of a full range of specialized duties in a functional area or specialized subject matter field; advanced problem solving and decision-making ability.
Effective supervisory and organizational leadership skills.
Ability to foster a motivating and engaged environment.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to accurately apply a wide variety of policies and procedures.
Ability to perform accurate, detailed work.
Ability to foster a respectful, cooperative, professional and courteous environment, maintain confidentiality, and employ tact and diplomacy.
Ability to organize work, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
Ability to take initiative and remain flexible in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Ability to accurately apply cataloging rules and utilize a variety of cataloging tools.
Ability to proactively manage employee performance, establish goals for supervised staff and work continuously to promote achievement of the established goals.
Ability to effectively delegate and hold supervised staff accountable for successful completion of assignments.
Ability to build and nurture teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Reading knowledge of a major European language other than English.
Ability to establish authority records for local usage according to national standards.
Additional Information: Additional Information In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
General Information LIBRARY SUPV 2 006287 20 Steven Mandeville-Gamble Darren Furey
Positions Directly Supervised Job CodeTitleFTE
006760
LIBRARY AST 3
2.75
006759
LIBRARY AST 4
4
Generic Scope Provides direct supervision typically to professionals or skilled technical employees. Functions as advisor to unit and administration. Analyzes and resolves problems, interprets policies (e.g., fiscal management, HR, contracts and grants, resource management in defined areas) and demonstrates solid subject matter knowledge. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action. Supervises staff to assure accountability and stewardship of department resources (operational, financial, and human) in compliance with departmental goals and objectives.
Custom Scope Supervises staff Library Professionals and Library Assistants who are performing complex library duties and responsibilities. Provides direction to subordinates on policies and practices that often do not have clear guidelines. May also supervise students. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the unit. Work is performed independently within a framework of established guidelines. Exercises initiative, originality, and judgment in applying established library principles and practices to new and unusual problems, OR supervises students and Library Assistants who are performing routine and/or largely operational duties as part of the overall operations of a library AND spends a significant portion of the time personally performing duties indicative of the Library Professional 3 level, where duties and assignments are defined by broad objectives and involve a high degree of difficulty in subject and/or functional specializations.
Department Custom Scope Reporting to the Director of Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery (ADD), the incumbent is responsible for providing day-to-day operational support for the acquisitions, cataloging, and metadata creation functions of the department. Supervises eight staff who perform a variety of duties, including ordering, receiving, invoicing, claiming, copy cataloging, original cataloging, and metadata creation for digital objects. Helps to establish and modify procedures and workflows in consultation with an ADD librarian and other library staff and librarians, as required. The Acquisitions, Description, and Discovery department was formed in 2024 from the merger of the Acquisitions unit and Metadata and Technical Services department.
Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities DescriptionPercent Time
As supervisor operates as the functional expert in the specialization, such as circulation and reserves, collection, reference, interlibrary services, cataloging, monographic processing, or serials processing.
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