Grateful Dead Archivist wanted at UC Santa Cruz

If you've got a Master's in Library Science and a love of the Grateful Dead, the University of California at Santa Cruz is looking for you -- a rare job opening in the UC system, and what a plum gig it is: official Greatful Dead Archivist.

The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz, seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA). The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of research, teaching, and learning.

Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans, and students.

Grateful Dead Archivist (via Resource Shelf)

[diamondbach #1 00:40 on Tue, Nov.10]

I think I may be qualified, but I'm going to be on the road
following Phil Lesh and Friends for the next several years. Bummer.

[Anonymous #2 01:21 on Tue, Nov.10]

Stuff like this is why I don't care if the UC raises student fees this year. If UC students spoke out about this kind of waste, then they'd have a point about their tuition being dropped.

[Anonymous #3 03:12 on Tue, Nov.10]

i have one of those awesome degrees. and ucsc being my awesome alma mater, i was really really tempted when i saw this a couple of days ago. alas, none of my subfield interests in LIS (that's library and information science) are NOT archives.

[lerasmus #4 08:32 on Tue, Nov.10]

This appears to be an endowed/externally funded position, not a taxpayer/ tuition funded position.

[Phikus #5 10:12 on Tue, Nov.10]

A "tapers" dream job for sure. Too bad no one on the left coast is into that sort of thing...

/sarcasm

I can just imagine the interview:

1) Where did GD play on 3-2-69? Was it a good show? Name 3 songs they played. What was the line-up?

2) What events inspired the songs: New Speedway Boogie, He's Gone, Might As Well?

3) When / where was the last Dark Star ever played by the GD? Did it feature any guests? If so, who? When / where was the last DS ever played during a first set?

4) What was the first show featuring Brent Midland? Was it a good show? What were the highlights?

5) When / where was the first show where the GD played Terrapin Station? Did they play all parts? If not, which parts did they play?

If internet tools are needed to find the answers, there is someone more qualified for this job out there.

[Anonymous #6 13:27 on Tue, Nov.10]

i just attended the benefit in NYC to support this archive. Glad to see they're using my money wisely... and if i could move, I'd be all over this. Could I work remotely? :)

[Anonymous #7 13:55 on Tue, Nov.10]

#2, This is not at all representative of the UC or CSU waste. It's silly, but simply is not part of why the UC/CSU system is in budgetary trouble.

[Anonymous replied to comment from Phikus #8 18:15 on Tue, Nov.10]

Freaky. I could actually answer 2-3 of those questions.

[jjasper replied to comment from Anonymous #9 06:27 on Mon, Nov.16]

Budget troubles? Could those possibly be caused by, I don't know, something like a sudden collapse in the value of endowment funds?

[Anonymous #10 03:54 on Tue, Nov.17]

I'd like to nominate Mr Bernard 'Bretherton' of Phoenix Arizona.