The National Agricultural Library is recruiting an IT Specialist. Salary range: $74,872-$97,333.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
The major duties of this position include the following:
– Creates and enhances existing programs to support NAL's catalog and digital collections using object-oriented PERL. Experience in working with library systems and industry standard metadata formats, and bibliographic databases a plus. Tasks include monitoring programs and databases in support of NAL's catalog and digital collections. Acts as technical contact to the NAL's System Librarians.
– Provides guidance in determining the most appropriate methods for delivering information in using new developments and technologies, such as library and web-enabled applications;
– Develops, designs, and maintains the NAL Web sites and Intranet using current methodologies ensuring that features, modules and pages conform to the USDA and NAL Web Style guides and accepted style and policies.
– Develops interfaces to Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) such as MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.
– Builds and implements Web-enabled databases using current methodologies related to such areas as information management; digitization of print materials; and/or archiving and dissemination of digital documents.
