Month: July 2013

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries are recruiting a Special Formats and Metadata Cataloger.

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he Special Formats and Metadata Cataloger is responsible for and maintains an understanding of issues involved in the cataloging of geospatial data, statistical datasets, cartographic resources, locally produced research data, and other data resources as needs arise. The Cataloger contributes to the professional dialogue to improve service and enhance access to library resources and contributes authority records to the national authority files. The Cataloger also helps support the growing workload surrounding non-MARC metadata in the Libraries, and researches metadata standards and best practices as they apply in a variety of disciplines. The individual in this position serves as a resource for staff in all campus libraries, advising on appropriate strategies for creating and managing metadata for a wide variety of digital media formats, including data sets, theses and dissertations, unpublished scholarly work, raw research data, images, audio, and video. The Cataloger participates in the design and development of tools and workflows to support long-term preservation and access to digitized and born-digital materials in the Carolina Digital Repository.

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The Rockefeller Archive Center is recruiting an Assistant Digital Archivist.

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The candidate will provide expertise to support the analysis, selection, and implementation of metadata schemas appropriate to the cataloging and discovery platforms at the RAC. Reporting to the Assistant Director- Head of Digital Programs, the successful candidate will collaborate with archivists throughout the RAC, providing training and supervision as assigned.

The candidate will be expected to explore software tools and applications of different technologies for cataloging and metadata production and maintenance; identify, implement, and test applications that will help automate or improve the efficiency and productivity of RAC’s operations, especially those related to scanning and digital duplication; manage documentation and promote knowledge transfer and training for descriptive and digitization practices at the RAC; maintain knowledge of and participate in national and international developments in metadata standards, cataloging, bibliographic and authority control; and participate in professional development activities.

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The University of Pennsylvania State University Libraries are recruiting a Metadata Librarian.

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The University Libraries has a program of cutting-edge development in scholarly publishing, data curation and digital content management. The first product of this program is ScholarSphere, Penn State's repository service based on Hydra/Fedora infrastructure. The Libraries plans to extend ScholarSphere as well as to develop other Hydra/Fedora-based products, such as services for long-term preservation and access to archival records. This development is done in a highly collaborative environment, based on use cases created in consultation with the researchers whose data is being curated. The Metadata Librarian will contribute appropriate leadership and expertise to this program, our digitization program, our web-based resources, and other local, national, and international programs where metadata expertise is required.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries are recruiting a Data Services Librarian.

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The successful candidate will play a leadership role creating a campus environment for successful discovery, use, and management of locally and externally available data especially in the areas of science and social science research. Duties include providing assistance to researchers who need help developing a data management plan, including data curation issues related to creation, documentation, and metadata standards; developing and promoting an understanding of the theory, principles, and evolving practice of scholarly communication; and developing library services to support the data curation needs of faculty, staff, and graduate researchers to meet the data management and sharing requirements of various funding agencies. This position reports to the Assistant Director of Libraries for User and Research Services.

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The New York University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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The Digital Archivist, reporting to the Director of Collections & Research Services and the Director of Digital Library Technology Services, will lead New York University Libraries' efforts to manage the existing born digital holdings and expand the capacity to collect born digital content, ensure effective acquisition, appraisal, description, preservation, future migration, access to and security of digital components of collections acquired by the Libraries.

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The Marshall University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Preservation Librarian and Records Manager.

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As a member of the Special Collections Department team, research, develop, document, and implement a digital preservation program to ensure preservation of all the University's archival, manuscript, map, rare boo, and other special collections of enduring value. Review existing Library practices and analyze needs and establish policies and best practices for the long-term protection and access to digital materials of all types, both created by or acquired by the Special Collections and Archives Department. While the Department's focus has been on text and images, digital collections to be preserved bay also include data, audio-visual resources, Web pages and ephemera.

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