Category: Digital Library Jobs

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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Purdue University is recruiting a Director, Purdue University Press & Head, Scholarly Publishing Services.

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Reporting to the Dean of Libraries and an integral member of the Libraries' senior leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for a publishing division that is gaining international recognition for its success in combining skills and infrastructure from both library and publishing contexts to better serve the needs of academic authors in a changing scholarly communication environment. The position is responsible not only for Purdue University Press but also for Scholarly Publishing Services, which includes Purdue e-Pubs, the University's institutional repository.

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The Alvin Sherman Library, Research & Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University is recruiting an Archives and Digital Librarian II.

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Support the goal to acquire, preserve, and make available the institutional archival records according to prevailing professional standards, and subject to relevant policies and procedures. Responsible for prioritizing archives projects, processing archives collections and creating finding aids. Implement best archival practices with respect to the care and conservation of collections and associated collections data in all mediums. Respond to research queries and facilitate on-site research with use of archives materials. Provide University and community-wide reference service to archives materials as needed. Manage digital library initiatives, and establish policies, procedures, and workflow for the digital library. Provide expertise in creating, managing, describing and preserving digital collections. Oversee the implementation of the content management system, digitization processes and metadata creation. Maintain the digital library website.

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The Office of Library Services at the Central Administrative Office of CUNY is recruiting a Scholarly Communications Librarian.

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The position reports to the University Director of Library Systems and is responsible for managing and developing the newly instituted Digital Commons institutional repository (a cloud-based solution from bepress) of scholarly and creative works, publications, and digital objects by members of the CUNY community. The librarian will organize, oversee, and assess the processes (e.g., faculty outreach, copyright compliance) related to the repository's maintenance and development. S/he will collaborate with the vendor and CUNY-wide libraries to create, develop, and optimize publishing/ingest workflows, establish/codify best practices in repository management including reporting and optimizing metadata management related to the CUNY's nascent repository. The Scholarly Communications Librarian establishes communication procedures and platforms for campuses to use to work with contributing authors (faculty, staff, students, alumni)

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Dickinson State University is recruiting a Theodore Roosevelt Center Digital Library Coordinator/Archivist.

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The Digital Library Coordinator leads the development, maintenance, and promotion of the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. The Coordinator interacts with contributing entities to facilitate acquisition of materials for addition to the collection, and with staff and volunteers, to ensure the quality of collection metadata. The Coordinator also has primary responsibility for the social media outreach of the Theodore Roosevelt Center.

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The New York Public Library is recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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Under the direction of the Head of the Archives Unit (AU), the Digital Archivist collaborates with curators, colleagues in the AU, donors, digital preservation staff, public service units, and NYPL staff that create and maintain access systems in order to evaluate possible acquisitions; acquire, accession, and transfer born digital material to preservation storage; stage materials for archival arrangement and description; and make materials accessible to researchers.

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The George Mason University Libraries is recruiting a Digital Publishing Production Lead.

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The George Mason University Libraries seeks an experienced professional to be responsible for the management of, and front-line user support for, digital publishing tools and platforms in use by the Mason Publishing Group.

Mason Publishing is a new library initiative that unites the library’s existing digital publishing activity with the George Mason University Press to form a new set of publishing services for the university.

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The George Mason University Libraries is recruiting a Head, Mason Publishing Group.

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George Mason University Libraries seek an experienced professional who is attuned to the changing landscape of publishing, knowledgeable about relevant and emerging technologies, able to successfully integrate a university press with a robust digital library publishing program and effectively serve as advocate for the initiative across the university. Successful candidate will provide leadership in planning, business management, contract administration, staffing, and external relations for Mason Publishing”a new library-based publishing enterprise at George Mason University.

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The California State University, Long Beach Library is recruiting a Librarian—Digital Repository/Archivist/Special Collections .

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• Oversee and manage the University's digital institutional repository, Scholarship @ the Beach (S@tB).
• Oversee the University Library's Special Collections and Archives unit.
• Oversee and manage the digitization of several archival collections.
• Collaborate with library Technical Services staff and Academic Technology staff to make the digitized collections available via the library's web portal.

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The East Carolina University Libraries is recruiting a Digital Collections Coordinator.

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Reporting to Academic Library Services' Assistant Director for Special Collections, the Digital Collections Coordinator will provide innovative and sustainable solutions for the presentation, maintenance, and promotion of ECU Libraries' digital collections. ECU Libraries consists of Academic Library Services (Joyner and Music Libraries), as well as the William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library.

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Argonne National Laboratory is recruiting a Scholarly Communications and Curation Librarian 2.

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U.S. Citizenship required. Contributes to the dissemination and preservation of Argonne authored scientific and technical information products by providing instruction regarding scholarly publishing methods, advising authors on retention of author rights and federal funding compliance requirements, reviewing scientific publications authored by Argonne researchers and maintaining the integrity and accuracy of library produced databases.

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The Northeastern University Libraries are recruiting a XML Applications Developer.

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The XML Applications Developer develops and maintains XML applications in support of the Digital Scholarship Group (DSG) and faculty projects affiliated with the DSG, with major focus on the TEI Archiving, Publishing and Access Service (TAPAS) and the Women Writers Project. He or she provides programming and systems analysis for the design, development and documentation of complex research tools across a wide range of projects. The XML Applications Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, testing and deploying new technologies, tools and resources to extend and enhance digital content and services, developing application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate multiple submission and access pathways. He or she writes and/or modifies code and conducts quality assurance on code contributed by other developers, and performs related duties as necessary. He or she works collaboratively with library colleagues as well as colleagues in ITS and across campus, and participates in an ongoing evaluation of emerging academic and library technologies. This is a 2-year position with the possibility of extended funding.

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The Virginia Tech Libraries are recruiting a Research Data Consultant.

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The Research Data Consultant will work with Research and Informatics leadership to implement and advance the Libraries' data curation services. The successful candidate will participate in research data management consultations, data curation activities, and the development of resources, documentation and instructional content about data curation.

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The University of Northern Iowa Library 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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Boise State University's Albertsons Library is recruiting a Librarian .

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Boise State University Albertsons Library is a creative and fast-paced library focused on supporting faculty and student research through the active development of ScholarWorks, the university's institutional repository, and through the creation of new data management services. Applications are invited for a full-time 12-month, tenure-track Librarian and Assistant/Associate Professor position. Utilizing excellent communication skills, the Librarian will provide primary support to faculty in disseminating their work via ScholarWorks and will collaborate with other library and university employees to provide scholarly communications and data management services. The position reports to the Scholarly Communications and Data Management Librarian and works both individually and collaboratively with one Librarian Assistant.

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The State College of Florida Libraries are recruiting a Library Supervisor, Digital Initiatives, Venice.

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Provides oversight for the SCF Libraries digital initiatives. The successful candidate serves the faculty, students, staff of the college and researchers within the college community by developing, implementing, and maintaining new and existing digital delivery and publishing platforms, programs, and services. Responsibilities also include supervision of library staff, student assistants, and volunteers at the Venice campus.

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The McGill University Library is recruiting a Data Reference Services Librarian.

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To coordinate and lead the delivery of data reference services in the library to support teaching, learning and research activities at McGill University.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide training to librarians on data-related information services, resources and problem-solving approaches to handle data-related reference questions.
• Provide guidance to librarians in answering advanced or unusual data-related questions from patrons.
• Assist librarians in updating and maintaining subject guides to include applicable data information sources.
• Assist Collection Services staff in the acquisition, cataloguing and preparation of data for users (e.g., creating metadata for available datasets).
• Work with Digital Initiatives to create and maintain a portal or service to facilitate user access to various types of data.

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The University of New Brunswick Libraries are recruiting an Associate Director of Libraries for Academic and Scholarly Technologies.

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Reporting to the Director of Libraries the incumbent provides leadership across the library system being responsible for the administration and coordination of Library Systems and the Electronic Text Centre. Specifically, the incumbent coordinates strategies for technologies in support of the Libraries' academic and scholarly services for diverse audiences (students, faculty and staff, administration, the public). This work includes the development, enhancement, maintenance, and promotion of those services.

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The Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is recruiting a Digital Archivist/Librarian .

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Reporting to the Executive Director, the Digital Archivist has shared responsibility for technical program management, digitization, and digital forensics, including but not limited to planning and oversight of digital programs and workflows, the enabling of data integration across local and external data sources. Acts as liaison to library departments and participates in work groups to improve programs and services. Maintains budgets, statistics, and writes reports for internal and external sources, works efficiently and with follow-through, in a fast-paced, scholarly, research-library environment.

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The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries are recruiting a Data Services Librarian.

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The Data Services Librarian, a library faculty position, conducts outreach and engagement efforts to members of the campus community and offers strategies, best practices and services to manage their data throughout the research life cycle with an eye to ensuring that the university complies with federal mandates. Some of the responsibilities include:

• Works with library personnel to implement data curation systems in current and future data preservation infrastructures (e.g. ArchivalWare, Research Showcase)
• Provides support for the creation, review, cleaning, and publication of data products and associated metadata products
• Provides technical support for data and content owners using data preservation infrastructures
• Leads the development of policies and procedures for data curation and management on campus

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The University of Oregon Libraries are recruiting a Digital Project Manager.

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The Digital Project Manager plans, executes, and finalizes DSC digital media projects. Projects include instruction applications, digital scholarship, and digital cultural collections. The Digital Project Manager defines the project's objectives, coordinates with team members and clients, and oversees quality control. This position is responsible for designing communication and project workflows, assessing staff requirements and sustainability, tracking milestones and deliverables, developing reports and documentation, supervising a staff of 3.0 FTE design and development professionals, student assistants and/or interns, and managing project budgets. This position also collaborates with Library and academic faculty to plan projects and makes recommendations regarding technology, policy, and best practices. This position reports to the Head, Digital Scholarship Center.

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bepress Consulting Services is recruiting an Associate Consultant.

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• Collaborating with university faculty and librarians to launch new projects in their repositories, guide them in best practices, and troubleshoot unusual problems
• Training clients over phone and email to help them use and customize our templated systems
• Liaising with all teams at bepress to provide your clients with comprehensive, well-informed support for all their repository needs
• Providing general assistance to the bepress team as needed. This may include, but is not limited to, filing feature requests, product testing, HTML editing, and providing feedback to help streamline or expand our services as our growing business requires.

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