Summary
This position reports to the Director, Technology Policy, in Library Services and is responsible for leading the newly established Digital Collections Management & Services Division. The division is responsible for providing support for the full lifecycle management of digital collections. This includes executing digitization projects using in-house or contractor digitization services. Digital Collection Management & Services staff collaborate with Library curatorial units, technical staff, and cross-service unit organizations to establish policies, implement new and streamline existing digital workflows, identify digital content management problems and propose solutions, provide training, and communicate best practices.
This position is located in the Digital Collections Management and Services Division, Technology Policy Directorate, Library Services.
The position description number for this position is 350565.
The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.
The incumbent of this position will work a flextime work schedule.
This is a supervisory, non-bargaining unit position.
Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.
Duties
Leads the development of strategies for planning and developing major agency programs of national scope and impact related to digital collections. Contributes to the development of a vision and strategy for acquiring and managing the Library's digital collections. Oversees and administers digital content management programs within the scope of the division. Participates in the evaluation, development, and documentation of long-and short-term efforts. Ensures that the two subordinate units within the division, Digitization Services Section and Digital Content Management Section, achieve their strategic goals and objectives. Evaluates current and proposed programs, develops new programs, and recommends actions to be initiated or discontinued. Designs and implements digital lifecycle management efforts to be undertaken within existing resource levels and advises on the impact of efforts requiring additional resources. Ensures that digital collections under the care of the unit are managed in accordance with established policies.
Establishes performance expectations for a group of staff members performing work up to the GS-15 level. Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates staff on organizational performance. Provides advice and counsel to staff members and subordinate managers. Effects disciplinary measures. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests, telework, and other work-related arrangements.
Coordinates the formulation and administration of policy related to the lifecycle management of the Library's digital collections, exercising considerable discretion and judgment concerning the implementation and interpretation of new and existing policies, and in making analytical and technical decisions. Establishes and maintains close and cooperative working relationships with agency officials and various working groups to develop the policy framework and establish the curatorial and long-term preservation policies and requirements for the Library's digital collections. Examples of policy areas include required processes for inventorying digital content, data security for digital content, and life cycle management of digital holdings to include long-term preservation and rights-protected access. Facilitates the development of a cohesive digital preservation program for Library Services. Ensures consistent application of approved library methodologies and processes across relevant digital projects. Ensures that proposed and active digital projects and programs are aligned to Library and service unit strategic objectives. Provides expert advice related to requirements for digital repository tools and services and their associated technical infrastructure. Works collegially with other service units, agency officials and various working groups to explore and formulate long-range strategic plans and ensures that digital project and program goals and objectives are aligned to library and service unit strategic objectives. Participates in interagency, national, and international task forces, expert panels, and meetings related to the lifecycle management of digital collections forces. Chairs working groups and task forces related to policy development and planning related to digital collections content.
Serves as a nationally and internationally recognized expert on digital lifecycle management and preservation. Stays current with developments in the field, and provides expert policy advice and guidance on the most challenging problems in the lifecycle management of digital collections. Advises senior managers, officials at multiple levels in the Library, professional colleagues at libraries at all levels, Congressional staff, researchers, scholars, and the general public. Works closely with and advises digital collections staff throughout the library. Serves on interagency, national and/or international special work groups, task forces, or expert panels.
Serves as a principal LC liaison at professional conferences, seminars, and exhibits. Represents Library Services and its organizational interests and perspectives at high level internal and external meetings involving discussion and establishment of policy, or consideration of issues or Initiatives with potential Library-wide impact. Chairs tasks groups for the development of programs and events that may have Library-wide impact. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with various high-level individuals, including Members of Congress and their staff, other legislative and executive agencies, executives of major corporations, professional associates, research libraries and institutions, foundations, and distinguished members of the public. Establishes and maintains close and cooperative working relationships with management and officials at the library of Congress, government agencies, and private sector partners in order to advance the programs and long-term projects of Library Services and the Library of Congress.