Category: Digital Library Jobs

Princeton University is recruiting a Digital Humanities Project Director.

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Manage existing and anticipated digital humanities initiatives at the Library, including the ongoing Blue Mountain Project, the German Modernism Project, the Slavic Visual Resources Project, and others.

Work with librarians and curators, the Coordinator of Digital Initiatives, the Digital Studio, cataloging and preservation units, and researchers, vendors and partners, to ensure timely, efficient development of these projects, fostering communication among team members and stakeholders, resolving projects, coordinating input, tracking deliverables, managing budgets and preparing reports, and other related tasks.

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DuraSpace is recruiting a DevOps Engineer/Systems Administrator.

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DuraSpace, a not-for-profit serving the needs of hundreds of academic and cultural heritage institutions worldwide, is seeking an experienced operations specialist to manage the administration and automation of technical infrastructure and software systems used by the DuraSpace organization and the teams that are creating open source systems such as DSpace, Fedora, VIVO, and DuraCloud.

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The Penn State Dickinson School of Law is recruiting a Scholarly Communications and Faculty Services Librarian.

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Specifically, the SCFSL, in concert with other members of the Law Library's professional team, will be responsible for the development and leadership of creative scholarly support programs that are custom fit to provide the type of research assistance needed by individual faculty members. In providing this level of scholarly support, it is expected that the SCFSL will maintain enhanced expertise in all aspects of legal and law-related publishing, regardless of format, and will develop strategies for keeping the faculty abreast of developments and trends that increase the likelihood of placing their works in prestigious and highly-visible print and electronic publications. Additionally, the SCFSL will serve as the lead administrator of the Law Library's digital Institutional Repository—the Penn State Law eLibrary, (elibrary.law.psu.edu), working with authors, student journal editors, and publishers to populate our eLibrary with current and archival scholarly publications published by our law faculty and student journals.

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The University of Miami is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Metadata Librarian.

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Under the direction of the Head of the Cataloging & Metadata Services Department, the Digital Initiatives Metadata Librarian supports the discovery of and access to the Libraries' digital content through metadata creation, analysis, enrichment, and maintenance according to local and national cataloging and metadata standards. Working closely with the Digital Projects team, the core mission of this position is to apply, steward, and preserve metadata for the Libraries' digital collections, as well as explore collaborations and partnerships with other library departments, university partners, and external collaborators. The position will participate in or lead projects to enhance intellectual access to and discoverability of both digital and physical resources.

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The University of Maryland is recruiting a Systems Librarian.

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Reporting to the Manager, Digital Programs and Initiatives, the Systems Librarian supports all aspects of the work of the Digital Programs and Initiatives department. The Systems Librarian actively works with staff throughout the UMD Libraries to gather requirements for development of new digital initiatives and programs and provides support and instruction to UMD Libraries' staff in the installation, development, and use of digital applications. The Systems Librarian collaborates closely with staff in the Software Systems Development and Research department to implement new and upgraded applications, perform quality assurance testing, and to communicate issues clearly.

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The University of Wisconsin—Madison is recruiting a Library Systems and Data Strategist.

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The Data Strategist will work closely with library and technical staff, integrated library system vendors, application developers, researchers and campus partners to further the discovery and delivery of Library and other data. The Data Strategist will leverage deep knowledge of Library and other data to develop strategies for organizing and integrating many disparate data types. The Data Strategist will develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the functional, operational, and service needs of the Library as well as a provide a creative, dynamic perspective on provisioning data and services through other systems.

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Grand Valley State University is recruiting a Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator.

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The Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Libraries' scholarly communication program and repository services. The person in this position provides outreach to GVSU community on scholarly communications issues and services and leads the Libraries' efforts to support new models of scholarly communication. Responsibilities include advocating for alternatives to traditional publishing models, working with faculty and liaison librarians in identifying and adding materials to the repository, serving as a primary point of contact on copyright issues, and developing and providing University-wide educational opportunities for sharing information about scholarly communications, open access, copyright and institutional repositories. Promotes and administers the Libraries' Open Access Publishing Support Fund.

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Duke University is recruiting a Digital Projects Developer.

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The Digital Projects Developer develops and maintains web applications utilized by faculty, staff, students, and patrons of the Duke University Libraries (DUL). S/He provides support for middleware and interface development for DUL's enterprise platforms. S/He serves as analyst in a variety of areas, including data management, usability, applications architecture, and workflow enhancement.

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The University of Oregon is recruiting a Digital Applications Librarian.

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The Digital Applications Librarian is responsible for providing leadership and expertise for the Libraries on existing and emerging technologies including digital repository, discovery and preservation systems. This position manages the day-to-day technical support for digital asset management systems and digital humanities' tools; recommends, configures, and provides support for new and emerging technologies and processes; provides essential leadership in consortial and partner collaborations and actively participates in the Hydra Community representing University of Oregon and Oregon Digital. This position supervises .5 FTE student assistants and reports to the Head, Digital Scholarship Center.

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The Library of Congress is recruiting an Information Technology Specialist (Systems Analysis).

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The incumbent reports to the Project Manager for Digital Initiatives in repository development and works with a specialized group of programmers on complex, multi-faceted prototype and production systems, and assists with software analysis, design, development, documentation and implementation of these systems. The incumbent updates and modifies existing Library applications, designs and implements new applications, generates documentation, and is responsible for the maintenance and upgrades. The position resolves the critical issues affecting the configuration of the information technology (IT) infrastructure and conducts information requirements analysis to identify priority areas for improvement of current systems.

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The Library of Congress is recruiting a Information Technology Specialist (Application Development and Infrastructure).

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The incumbent reports to the Project Manager for Digital Initiatives in repository development and works with a specialized group of programmers on complex, multi-faceted prototype and production systems, and assists with software analysis, design, development, documentation and implementation of these systems. The incumbent updates and modifies existing Library applications, designs and implements new applications, generates documentation, and is responsible for the maintenance and upgrades.

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The University of North Texas is recruiting a Digital Production Librarian.

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The Digital Production Librarian is responsible for the general operation of the Digital Projects Lab and works to complete internally- and externally- funded digitization projects in a cost effective manner with high-quality output. The librarian will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute digitization and other digital projects as part of the mission of the UNT Libraries. The librarian will also work closely with other teams and units within the Digital Libraries Division to improve online tools and processes needed by the Lab.

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The Juilliard School is recruiting a Digital Media Librarian.

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• Oversee digital preservation of archival audio and video collections, including metadata creation
• Work closely with other departments that capture Juilliard performances, including Recording Department and Dance Division
• Work closely with IT staff on digital file storage
• Coordinate access to archival media with in-house Juilliard Concert Program Database, and JUILCAT online library catalog

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The University of Northern Iowa is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Librarian.

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Rod Library at the University of Northern Iowa seeks an innovative, self-motivated individual to serve in a newly created tenure-track position as the manager of an institutional repository being implemented at the University in 2014/2015. In addition, the individual will coordinate education and outreach for scholarly communication across campus.

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The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is recruiting a Digital Asset Coordinator.

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The Digital Assets Coordinator oversees the digitization of archival materials, manage the digital assets of the State Archives and perform high resolution scans on archival collections. Working with the Assistant Director for Archives and division staff, explores and develops digital imaging opportunities within the division. Ensures the completeness and accuracy of digitized materials. May train and supervise the work of others. Works under limited supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

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Rice University's Fondren Library is recruiting a Head of the Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services.

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The Head of the Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services develops and implements a vision for providing cutting-edge, user-centered services focused on government information, data, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In consultation with stakeholders, the incumbent oversees planning and strategic development for the Kelley Center in support of the goals of the Fondren Library and Rice University. He or she actively conducts outreach and ensures the effective provision of research and user services, particularly in areas demanding resources and expertise in government information, GIS and data.

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The University of Illinois Library is recruiting a Manager, Researcher Information Systems.

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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a collaborative and service-oriented professional for the position of Manager, Researcher Information Systems. The successful candidate will manage and implement a set of researcher information systems, including a researcher profile system (based on the Elsevier Pure Experts Portal—formerly Scival Experts) and a researcher identifier system (ORCID), and will work in close collaboration with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), the campus academic technology unit (CITES), the University's administrative computing unit (AITS), college and departmental research officers, and colleagues within the University Library. Reporting to the Coordinator of the campus IDEALS institutional repository , this position sits within the Library's growing program of research support services.

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The University of Iowa Libraries is recruiting a Head, Digital Research & Publishing.

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Reporting to the Senior Associate University Librarian, the Head of DRP has direct administrative responsibility for the department's strategic planning, staffing, and daily operations. This position serves as a senior advisor to library management and interacts extensively with other campus units and library departments on issues related to digital research and publishing. The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively, think strategically, lead effectively, negotiate solutions among diverse stakeholders with competing interests, and articulate the evolving role of a modern academic library.

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The California College of the Arts is recruiting a Digital Scholarship Librarian.

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The Digital Scholarship Librarian (DSL) will provide vision and energy in promoting the discovery, use and interoperability of digital content and digital resources in support of new knowledge creation at the college. The DSL will provide overall management for a multidisciplinary range of digital content, which includes standard file formats (i.e. publication, image, video, and audio files), open access and OER content, new asset classes (i.e. APIs and GIS data), as well as open source and subscription-based digital scholarship tools and services. The DSL will partner with fellow librarians and the Instructional Designer to ensure effective discovery, interoperability, and persistence of digital content. Together they will guide development of digital scholarship initiatives and work internally within the college as well as externally with vendors to resolve complex issues relating to scholarly content systems.

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Vassar College is recruiting a Metadata and Systems Librarian.

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Specific responsibilities include metadata manipulation, metadata workflow analysis, web interface maintenance, programming, database design, and scripting/solution design in a broad range of systems including our integrated library system (III/Sierra) and interlibrary loan system (ILLiad), our digital repository (Islandora/Fedora), and others such as EZproxy and homegrown systems.

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The University of Pennsylvania Library is recruiting a Programmer Analyst, Schoenberg Database.

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With a growing collection of over 200,000 records representing approximately 90,000 manuscripts, the Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts (SDBM) is the largest freely available repository of data on manuscript books produced before 1600 in the world. The Programmer Analyst for the SDBM will work with the database manager of the SDBM and the staff of the Schoenberg Institute of Manuscripts (SIMS) to design, build, test, and deploy the next generation of the SDBM. The New SDBM will be a crowd-sourced application providing web, mobile, and application interfaces for the discovery, access, and entry of manuscript data.

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The University of Pennsylvania Library is recruiting a Application Developer Sr.

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The Lead Senior Developer is the technical lead for systems analysis and programming personnel for the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. The Lead Senior Developer is situated in the Information Technologies and Digital Development (ITaDD) department, is a member of the senior staff, and receives direction from the Director of ITaDD. The focus of the position is to manage the development and lifecycle of software analysis, development, configuration, operation, and assessment, and to consistently deliver business value to our clients. The application portfolio includes locally developed systems for discovery, repository, and interaction, open and community source like Kuali OLE, and commercially acquired systems critical for Libraries operations.

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