Company Profile
Company Overview
At the California Digital Library (CDL), we believe passionately that the library, in all its forms, is critically important to the vital work of students, scholars and the public. As a University of California systemwide library, CDL provides services to and on behalf of the UC system as a partner and collaborator to the UC campus libraries. As a globally-connected digital library, CDL occupies a unique position between the local UC campuses and the global digital library infrastructure. The user base for CDL services and programs includes UC faculty, students and library staff; the patrons of the consortia in which the UC Libraries participate; and the many people worldwide who benefit from UC’s open access offerings.
For more information about the California Digital Library please go to our Web site: cdlib.org
Benefits
Why Work at CDL?
The work we do:
- Fun, interesting and challenging projects
- In service of a compelling mission
- Wide range of programs and projects; diversity within one organization
- Projects that have a national and/or international impact
- One person can have an impact; influence standards; raise the bar...
- The most interesting work that is happening in the world of information services, in a context that is not-for-profit.
- Noble work.
- Looks good on your resume.
Who we are:
-Thought leaders in library innovation
- Smart, interesting, accomplished colleagues
- A learning organization: lifelong learning
- A high-regarded organization: we feel proud to work here.
- We have created an especially collegial environment - collaborative, supportive, potlucks, parties, good cooking
- Flexible work arrangements
- Quasi-academic environment: the pluses of academia without all the minuses
- Collaborative problem-solvers; Good ideas can come from anyone (and be acted upon)
- Teams include people with varied lengths of service; this builds in a balance of risk tolerance and realism.
- A small organization inside a large organization
Our parent organization - the University of California:
- Opportunities to meet and work with interesting people within the University of California system
- Attractive benefits package
-- Generous holidays compared to private sector
-- Holidays in sync with public schools
-- Two ways to save for retirement (tax-sheltered), double the tax advantage
-- Pension eligibility; retirement healthcare coverage possible
Our location:
- Sunny California
- San Francisco Bay Area
-- Major educational institutions
-- All the benefits of being in Silicon Valley; Lots of local technical conferences and user groups
- Oakland location
-- Easy access to public transportation
-- Less expensive than San Francisco
- Two library/information schools close, one more in Southern California