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ANNOUNCEMENT OF |
Applications are invited
for consideration for appointment for the following position:
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Budget Title: |
Senior
Programmer/ Analyst |
Descriptive Title: |
Integrated
System Programmer |
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Department: |
University
Libraries |
Item Number: |
To
be determined |
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Professional Rank |
SL-4 |
Date to be filled: |
As
soon as possible |
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Brief description of duties: |
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Reporting
to the Head of Library Systems, The University at Albany Libraries seek a service-oriented,
creative, collaborative, and energetic individual to support the Libraries’
Ex Libris ALEPH 500 integrated library system. Working in a team environment, the
successful candidate will provide technical support for functional aspects of
the system, including overseeing daily operations and services; installing
and implementing module releases and system enhancements; writing custom
scripts and SQL queries as required; developing and running batch jobs;
creating, revising or performing data loads; extracting records and
generating reports based on specific needs; interacting with other
enterprise-wide systems; managing the ALEPH configuration tables; devising
and documenting procedures; enhancing staff and user interfaces to the system;
and providing training to library staff.
The incumbent is expected to maintain a broad and detailed mastery of
ALEPH and other core library systems and applications, as well as operations
of library functional units. Finalists
will be asked to submit official transcripts and to present on a specific
topic to all library personnel. |
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Qualifications: |
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Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Management Information
Systems, or related field or the equivalent combination of education and
experience; the degree must be from a college or university accredited by a
U. S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting
organization; Minimum one year,
full-time library work experience;
Experience with software applications needed to manage ALEPH
environment, including UNIX command, structure, and system administration
utilities, Oracle SQL, VI editor, Putty, SFTP, XML, etc.; Extensive knowledge
of Perl / PHP programming, Unix shell script;
Demonstrated understanding of client / server infrastructure; Strong
analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills; Strong oral/written communication skills
and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of clients and staff of all levels of
computer knowledge; Proven ability to prioritize tasks; to work both
independently and as part of a team;
Capable of building consensus and communicating effectively with
librarians and staff members to collaboratively design and offer innovative,
integrated digital library services to our patrons. Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree in Library Science from an
ALA-accredited library / information science program; Knowledge
and experience in large-scale library systems, preferably the Ex Libris ALEPH
system; Understanding of library operations and electronic
resource management; Familiarity with
the MARC record format; Knowledge of Unicode and other library metadata
standards, such as METS, MODS, EAD; Knowledge and /
or experience with the following digital library technologies: OpenURL
(Z39.88), Z39.50, SRU/W, metasearch, COinS, and unAPI; Experience with Oracle relational databases
and using SQL for data extraction and report generation; and, familiarity
with Web 2.0 social networking technologies. |
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Special Notes: |
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SUBMIT APPLICATIONS
VIA E-MAIL TO: azrl@uamail.albany.edu Please include the names, e-mail and street
addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references in addition to
your resume and cover letter referencing
P08 # below, as well as, the URLs for two already existing pages or
sites that demonstrate some degree of web scripting for which you were
responsible. |
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Name and Address: |
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P08-13961 |
Closing date for the
receipt of applications: |
Review of applications
will begin on |
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