Category: Digital Library Jobs

Rollins College is recruiting a Digital Archivist & Record Management Coordinator.

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Rollins College is looking for a service-oriented Digital Archivist & Record Management Coordinator to help with the design, development and continuing implementation of a digital archive and records management program at Rollins College. Reporting to the Head of Archives & Special Collections and collaborating with the Collections & Systems Department, the Digital Archivist & Record Management Coordinator will play a key role in collecting, organizing, and making accessible digital resources relating to the history of the institution.

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The University of South Alabama is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian.

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The Digital Initiatives Librarian will work with the Marx Library Head of Reference & Instruction and the Director of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library to manage existing locally held digital content and to identify and develop prospective digital projects. Because the USA Libraries are new to locally managing digital content, the Digital Initiatives Librarian must be knowledgeable about descriptive, technical, administrative, and structural metadata standards and content. The librarian in this position will work collaboratively with the Head of Reference and with the McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library Director to develop, implement, and manage digital projects and policies/procedures applicable to digital collections.

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Carnegie Mellon University is recruiting a Research and Development Team Lead.

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Responsible for managing and directing the Research and Development Technical Team at the University Libraries and for ensuring that information management activities are in line with the strategic needs of the Libraries. This position administers, maintains and ensures optimal performance and continuous development of digital library systems and plays an active role in the library's digital initiatives. Serves as the chief architect for information systems and development, applying expert system analysis and design techniques for all system process needs including business analysis, data architecture, integration, development, quality control, change management, and IS security.

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Columbia University is recruiting a Data Services Librarian.

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The Data Services Librarian is responsible for providing support for quantitative and qualitative data and data applications to faculty, students, and staff, and for identifying and assisting in the implementation of emergent technologies related to data services and social science research. As a member of the team providing high-end research and data support in the Digital Social Science Center, the incumbent will assist users in acquiring and finding, manipulating and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, including direct assistance in the use of statistical software. The incumbent will work with colleagues within the division and across the Libraries to provide coordinated support for research data services and technologies.

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The University of Florida is recruiting a Digital Production Services Programmer.

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As a member of the Software Development unit, the Digital Production Services Programmer performs duties related to the creation and support of software applications for Digital Production Services Department and develops both web and desktop software applications. This includes software to assist in internal business operations and assist patrons to make full use of library resources. The IT Expert gathers requirements, develops applications, and provides support for digital services and applications.

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The Pennsylvania State University is recruiting a Science Data Librarian.

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The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seek an innovative and enthusiastic librarian who is interested in providing informatics and data services across the science, technology, engineering and mathematical fields and who, together with their colleagues, will shape the future of library services in the STEM disciplines. This is a 12-month tenure-track position reporting to the Head of the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library. The Prystowsky Early Career Endowment accompanies the position for an initial three year period (with possibility of renewal for an additional three years) for those candidates within the first 10 years of their academic career.

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The University of Tennessee Knoxville is recruiting a Scholarly Communication Librarian.

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The Scholarly Communication Librarian is an advocate for new practices in scholarly communication and helps guide the campus toward innovative and sustainable methods of dissemination. The librarian raises campus awareness of trends in scholarly publishing, including open access to the scholarly record, alternative metrics for measuring research impact, and copyright and fair use. The librarian works closely with liaison librarians to provide the highest quality information and user education programs, and in partnership with the Office of Research and Engagement and the UT Institute of Agriculture Office of Sponsored Programs, supports campus efforts to ensure compliance with US funding agency requirements for public access. May serve as liaison to one or more academic departments or programs.

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Cornell University is recruiting a Director, Digital Preservation Services.

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Reporting directly to the Associate University Librarian who provides leadership for collections and digital scholarship & preservation services, the Director of Digital Preservation Services will play a key role in creating a cohesive preservation framework for the Library and collaborate closely with Library staff involved in preservation activities.

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The University of Kentucky is recruiting a Head of Science Library and eScience Initiatives.

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The candidate will serve as an academic liaison in one or more STEM-related disciplines including active participation in information literacy, assessment, outreach initiatives, collection development, and research and data support services. The candidate will work collaboratively with other STEM librarians and foster partnerships with faculty, students, and researchers on campus.

The candidate will serve as a leader in eScience initiatives for UK Libraries and related areas including supporting university researchers and working collaboratively with the Director for Digital Scholarship to advance UKnowledge as the university institutional repository. In collaboration with the Director of the UK Libraries Research Data Center, the candidate will coordinate efforts of faculty and staff in the development, implementation, and assessment of research support services for faculty, students, and research centers in the sciences.

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Lewis & Clark College is recruiting a Science/Data Services Librarian.

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The Science/Data Services Librarian is an entry-level position that:

• Provides leadership in the planning, implementation, and assessment of library research and data services in support of the natural sciences and other data-related disciplines.
• Develops liaison partnerships with science faculty, staff, and students to support teaching, learning, and research and incorporates new approaches and technologies into existing and future services.

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The University of Alabama is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Digital Curation).

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The successful candidate will have an opportunity to shape the character and direction of the School as it continues to integrate the traditions of librarianship, archives, and information studies in the context of new and emerging technologies. This faculty member will be expected to maintain an active role in advising master's and doctoral students and to contribute to professional organizations at the state, national, and international levels. The school has nationally ranked on-campus and online degree programs with a teaching load of two graduate courses per semester with an option to teach during the summer. All faculty members are expected to work with diverse constituencies, teach in the core curriculum, and maintain a rigorous research agenda. Participation in interdisciplinary scholarship and community engagement initiatives are strongly encouraged.

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The University of Pennsylvania is recruiting an Archivist/Digital Data Specialist.

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Work with ASC librarian and ASC [Annenberg School for Communication] IT staff to manage the School's digital archives. Reports to the librarian. Consults with IT director and staff and other archivists at the University. Archivist will develop and implement a comprehensive archival program for the School's archives, evaluating new and existing collections and integrating them into the resource environment.

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NCSU is recruiting a Director of Visualization Services.

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The NCSU Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Visualization Services in the Digital Library Initiatives (DLI) department. Recognizing the power of visualization to ask and answer novel questions, spark new insights, enable greater understanding, and communicate powerful ideas, the NCSU Libraries offers advanced visualization spaces, services, and technologies that support university research and teaching in all disciplines. Our state-of-the-art facilities and computing infrastructure invite scholars to engage with research data using advanced visualization software, to examine and compare high-resolution digital content, and to immerse themselves in simulations and virtual environments.

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The University of Notre Dame is recruiting an Emerging Technologies Librarian.

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The individual in this position will be responsible for assisting users with the identification, evaluation, and use of emerging technologies in the creation of a variety of media-rich projects. S/he will explore, develop, promote, and assess innovative online tools and related services for library learners and identify learning and engagement opportunities to support student research and promote student success. A significant task will be to maintain and expand a website (https://remix.nd.edu/) that promotes and supports student creation of media-rich projects.

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The University of Georgia is recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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The University of Georgia Libraries seeks a Digital Archivist who will be responsible for working collaboratively with the staff of the Media Archives to manage existing digital holdings, acquire and normalize born digital content, manage future migration of digital assets, transfer analog media to digital files as needed, manage and maintain the Collective Access database, develop, manage and assess digital preservation policies and procedures. Additionally, the Digital Archivist will monitor and plan for additional digital storage on a regular basis, and will be expected to assist in developing other sources of outside funding for ongoing or new digital projects. This position reports to the Director of The Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection.

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Washington State Universityis recruiting a Tribal Digital Archives Curriculum Coordinator.

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This position will assist in the development, coordination and promotion of a fifteen month curriculum focused on emphasizing the lifecycle of digital preservation and access with specific attention to tribal needs and relevant issues. Reports to the Head of Digital Scholarship and Curation (DSC). DSC is a new unit within the Libraries that encompasses all of the digital projects, assets and collections that the Libraries creates and maintains. In a broader context, the formation of DSC recognizes existing collaborations between the Libraries and the College of Arts and Sciences and signals an expanded relationship in the future.

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The University of California, Berkeley is recruiting two Digital Project Archivists.

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The University of California, Berkeley, is recruiting for two part-time (50% FTE) Digital Project Archivists to oversee the digitization and metadata workflows for collections related to the Japanese American War Relocation and Confinement that have been identified as priorities for online access. These are temporary, two-year appointments following on a successful completion of Phase One which focused on the digitization of the Library's Japanese Evacuation and Relocation Survey Records.

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting a Director of Library and Information Technology.

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The Director directly supervises the department heads responsible for Infrastructure Management Services and Software Development, unit heads responsible for Library Management Systems and Desktop Support, and the Information Security Liaison/Dev-Ops Administrator. The individual in this position is responsible for the management of the Library and Information Technology Department (25FTE), including planning, budgeting, and setting policy for information resources in the University Library and for some operations of the Health Sciences Library. Directly supervises unit managers responsible for Infrastructure Management Services, Digital Repository Services, Core Application Development, Library Systems Management, and Desktop Support (staff and public workstations), and oversees Agile (http://agilemanifesto.org/) project management methodology.

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Cornell University is recruiting a Semantic Applications and Linked Data Developer.

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• Researching,synthesizing, and applying the most appropriate knowledge, technologies and tools to improve data harvesting, integration, interoperability, and dissemination to consuming websites and services
• Active participation with local, national, and international collaborators on ontology development, standards initiatives, and open source software
• Contributing to the full range of information technology services provided by the Cornell University Library (may functionally supervise the work of others and lead project teams)
• Preparing strategic guidance, white papers, project proposals, visualizations,presentations, technical documentation, and reports influencing technology development practices and policies and having broad impact within and beyond the University.

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Radcliffe Institute is recruiting a Programmer and Born Digital Processor.

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The Programmer and Born Digital Processor has responsibility for developing technical strategies and workflows for arranging, describing, and delivering born digital records. Acts as liaison to library teams, providing technical instruction, and arranges and describes born-digital and AV collections. Uses open source code to create or maintain online delivery platforms for such material. Works efficiently and with follow-through, in a fast-paced, scholarly, research-library environment.

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Illinois College is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian.

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The Digital Services Librarian advances digital scholarship initiatives by providing consultation, technical support, and project management for faculty, librarians, staff, and students engaged in technology-rich scholarly projects. Works directly with faculty, students, and staff in identifying and deploying appropriate tools and technologies to meet research or publication needs. In addition to direct support at the project level, s/he will deliver training, group instruction, and workshops on Digital Scholarship topics, and will maintain project documentation for digital scholarly production. This role requires strong technological and communication skills, and a willingness to learn about discipline-specific and interdisciplinary research methodology.

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The California Digital Library is recruiting a Campus Relations & Strategic Planning Manager.

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Responsible for CDL's campus relations strategy, manages the Information Services group, and oversees CDL's overall outreach strategy for both internal and external audiences. Participates in strategic planning and business development as a resource to the Executive Director and program managers.

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Oregon State University is recruiting a Digital Applications Specialist.

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Reporting to the Head of the Center for Digital Scholarship and Services, the Digital Applications Specialist provides development and support of digital asset management, repository, publishing, metadata and preservation systems and services offered by the Center for Digital Scholarship and Services within Oregon State University Libraries & Press. The position also provides research support in these areas of emphasis within the Center. The person in this position writes and/or modifies code; conducts quality assurance on code contributed by other developers; designs, develops, tests, and deploys new technologies, tools, and resources to extend and enhance digital content and services; and participates in ongoing evaluations of emerging academic and library technologies.

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Amherst College is recruiting a Digital Library Web Developer.

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The Web Developer will contribute to the overall development of the Amherst College Digital Collections infrastructure, including creating online discovery environments that allow users to search, analyze, visualize, and interact with digital collections and data; building tools for authoring and publishing digital works; and developing digital preservation functions. This position will also be responsible for developing selected digital scholarship projects for the library and the Amherst College Press. The Web Developer will work in concert with developers in the college’s Department of Information Technology, and in collaboration with library colleagues and faculty.

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Drexel University is recruiting a Library Applications Developer.

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The incumbent will work in a collaborative, team-based environment to leverage, customize, and integrate new technologies and services in support of the Libraries' initiatives. Projects include developing support for the management and archiving of University research data and records and the planning and implementation of a coordinated search and discovery solution for accessing the Libraries' resources. This position will be a key contributor for these projects and will work with tools such as Fedora, Islandora, Solr, and Archivematica.

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