The University of New Mexico Libraries are recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Librarian to play a leadership role in planning, implementing and supporting digital collections and services. This librarian will work closely with the CSWR curatorial staff, UL subject liaisons, members of the Cataloging and Discovery Services division and IT staff in initiating projects to enhance the university's scholarly communications and publications programs. This librarian will take the lead in developing policies and procedures for the production and management of digital content, metadata, workflow, and intellectual property issues. This librarian will also develop and provide training, and perform outreach to inform the campus community about the UL's digital initiatives.
Primary Duties
- Provide leadership in the continued development and management of the UNM digital repository system.
- Provide technical expertise to continue development and enhancements for the Rocky Mountain Online Archives.
- Provide expertise and leadership for current and future UNM escholarship projects such as electronic journal publishing and data curation.
- Initiate and promote scholarly communication/publishing initiatives.
- Provide expertise on intellectual property issues.
- Maintain awareness and develop in-depth knowledge of new technology, relevant national standards and best practices related to digitization and scholarship.
- Coordinate training for digitization and associated standards.
