Coordinates and implements a comprehensive program of archives management through the appraisal, acquisition, processing, preservation, and digitization of University records and historical documents of enduring value in all formats, including select faculty papers and representative records of student organizations and other auxiliary units.
Coordinates with campus units and the Director of Policy and Records Management to improve records management practice to appraise, acquire, and transfer University records to the University Archives in a systematic manner.
Maintains and applies current knowledge of University and CSU-wide policies pertaining to University Archives and records management, including policies related to privacy, confidentiality, and compliance with copyright law.
Works with the SCUA Department head and subject librarians as appropriate to identify and acquire the papers of individual University faculty.
Access and Preservation
Partners with colleagues across the Library and campus to ensure appropriate stewardship of born-digital and digitized University records. Collaborates on digital projects and initiatives related to University Archives collections.
Provides leadership to SCUA staff on the arrangement and description of University records and faculty papers.
Oversees the level of access and priority of processing for University Archives. Provides access to University Archives holdings through finding aids and other standard archival tools and strategizes how to improve discoverability of material.
Public Services
Serves as the Library specialist for the history of the University and provides special research assistance and instruction to internal and external constituents in this area.
Promotes the visibility and use of the University Archives through teaching, exhibits, educational programming, and other means.
Fulfills multimodal general and specialized SCUA reference and research requests from faculty, students, staff, alumni, scholars, and the general public.
Outreach and Advocacy
Actively works to document the voices and experiences of the diverse University community, especially those which have been historically underrepresented, including assisting in collection development and donor relations and leveraging existing web archiving and oral history programs.
Engages with archives and special collections working groups and consortial initiatives within and/or outside the California State University System.
Develops and maintains relationships with key communities and stakeholders within and beyond the University and pursues collaborations and partnerships to support community engagement and documentation of local history.
Responsibilities as a Library Faculty Member
Contributes to library-wide decision-making. Serves on Library committees as needed.
Scholarly or creative achievement, contributions to the Library and the University, professional development, and contributions to the community are all responsibilities of Library Faculty.