Category: Digital Library Jobs

The Illinois Institute of Technology Library is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian.

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The Digital Initiatives Librarian is a member of the Paul V. Galvin Library professional staff who, under the direction of the Head of Assessment, Planning and Scholarly Communications, provides leadership for digital collections and special collections services. The Digital Initiatives Librarian will also manage select digital resources at Galvin Library including the IIT digital repository.

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The New York Public Library is recruiting a Director, Digital Library Applications.

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Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, and working with Director of Digital Initiatives in the Chief Library Organization (CLO), this position will establish and oversee development of our technology architecture for digital asset management, ILS (library catalogue), information discovery, digital content management (preservation, user generated, library-generated), and new areas we push the library in such as learning management systems, partnerships with other content repositories (e.g. Hathi Trust, DPLA), and of course our taxonomy and metadata work. The Director of Digital Library Applications will guide an internal team of developers, database, and system administrators in addition to external vendors, to deliver robust, supportable platforms. The Director of Digital Library Applications will also work closely with system architects and operational leads to develop the services architecture and search engine frameworks needed to power an exceptional, seamless information discovery experience across all of these systems. Additionally, there will be a strong emphasis on devising the technical framework for a library that is increasingly experienced on mobile devices.

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The Connecticut College Library is recruiting a Digital Scholarship & Visual Resource Librarian.

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The successful candidate will lead the development and coordinate the College's digital scholarship program. S/he will also promote and support the use of visual resources at the College. The successful candidate will also be responsible for collaborating with members of Information Services and other campus support organizations to plan and deliver information services and supporting resources. The position will be a member of the Instructional Technology Team and will assist in developing an instructional support program for the College.

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The New York Public Library is recruiting a Senior iOS Developer.

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With the support of the federal government and a broad coalition of library partners, The New York Public Library is building a small, empowered product team to develop a mobile platform for ebook lending and reading that could serve as model for public libraries across North America. You'll be reinventing the experience of how the public access books, and then expanding into how to rethink how people access the library from their pocket.

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The Salisbury University Library is recruiting a Scholarly Communications Librarian.

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Develop, promote, and manage the institutional repository. Serve as a campus resource and advocate for scholarly communications, open access, and alternative/digital publishing models, collaborating with faculty and staff as appropriate. Serve as the SU Libraries intellectual property rights expert. Work closely with the Head of Public Services and the Head of Circulation in the management of all Access Services functions (circulation, ILL, and reserves), recommending new policies, services, and enhancements as well as providing back-up support as needed. Oversee and process print and online reserves. Participate in University System of Maryland committees related to scholarly communications and access services.

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New York University's Information Technology Services is recruiting an Assistant Director, Research Technology Services.

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Direct all aspects of University academic technology services used for research. Direct two teams: (1) team responsible for support of scientific systems such as High Performance Computing Services and applications; and (2) team responsible for delivering research computing services directly to faculty and students. In addition to oversight of NYC-based HPC services this position will coordinate with the group providing HPC systems and services in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai. Co-lead Data Services, a research area managed by ITS and NYU Libraries to support faculty and researchers all phases of the data lifecycle, including data creation, analysis, visualization and data management.

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Purdue University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Data Repository Specialist.

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The Digital Data Repository Specialist will oversee and provide support for the launch and subsequent day-to-day operation of the Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) service. The position will partner with colleagues to support the adoption and improvement of PURR, as well as lead the ISO 16363 certification process for PURR as a Trustworthy Digital Repository.

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James Madison University Libraries are recruiting a Digital and Special Collections Specialist .

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Entering and maintaining data related to incoming collections in various formats; organizing and rehousing physical collections; describing the archival material for online access through databases and collection guides; supporting the transition to new access technology and software through research and testing; digitizing rare and fragile materials in a variety of formats; describing digital objects according to established standards; perform quality control review of digitized materials; provide training on JMU Scholarly Commons and other repository services to faculty and staff and other duties as assigned.

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Ohio State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Humanities Librarian.

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The Digital Humanities Librarian will establish and grow a dynamic, multifaceted program that addresses the growing demand for digital arts and humanities support on campus. Working with arts and humanities scholars, faculty and students, the Digital Humanities Librarian will foster successful adoption and application of digital arts and humanities approaches to research, teaching, and learning. The librarian will engage deeply with the Digital Arts and Humanities Working Group, the Digital Media Collective, ACCAD (Advanced Computer Center for the Arts and Design), and other campus entities to identify innovative and evolving digital tools and resources that advance scholarly investigation, while building upon the traditional cornerstones of research methodologies in the arts and humanities disciplines. The librarian will be the liaison to the University's Humanities Institute and will collaborate with faculty participating in Institute projects and initiatives funded by the College of Arts and Sciences, and will collaborate with the Head of Digital Initiatives in the Libraries on projects originating in the Institute. The Digital Humanities Librarian will be a change agent, partner, and resource person for subject librarians and special collections curators involved in facilitating faculty and student digital projects and will be expected to conduct regular environmental scans of the campus environment to identify emerging areas of interest.

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

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Temporary Not-to-Exceed 13 months . . .

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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Florida State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Projects Librarian.

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This position is for a one year period (March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015) for expert services in conjunction with FSU's Islandora implementation and development project. FSU is currently involved in a project with FLVC to implement Islandora as a digital platform for FSU and other SUS libraries.

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The University of Illinois at Chicago is recruiting an Information Technology Technical Associate (Senior Digital Library Applications Developer).

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Design information, research and storage systems to support the Library’s goal of providing quality resources and expertise to students, faculty and staff. Act as project manager in designing or modifying information systems. Reports to the Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology.

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The New York University Libraries are recruiting a Senior Programmer/Analyst.

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Design, plan, develop and implement high-level architecture and specifications for University-wide network information services and systems for the NYU Digital Library.

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The San Jose State University Library is recruiting an Associate Dean for Digital Initiatives.

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This Associate Dean will provide leadership in conceptualizing and implementing new digital initiatives that best serve our students and faculty. We are looking for someone with a vision for incorporating leading-edge technology and services into the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. library. A priority for this position, is putting these advanced technologies directly into the hands of students to give them a competitive advantage in their work. The Associate Dean, as the digital initiatives leader for the library, will use his/her knowledge of current and emerging technologies and concepts to keep core systems and initiatives effective, evolving, and nimble; to take full advantage of innovative technical opportunities; to inform the library management, faculty, and staff of new technology options; and to continue expanding our digital initiatives.

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Michigan Publishing is recruiting an Application Programmer.

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Michigan Publishing seeks an Application Programmer to design and develop a variety of software systems to transform the practices of scholarly publishing. As a member of the Publishing Technology team, you'll create new applications for web delivery of content and office productivity tools to enhance production workflow, maintain and improve existing systems, and take part in experiments with new, better, more open models for scholarly publishing.

This is a full-time, TWO YEAR, TERM-LIMITED position with the possibility for renewal.

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Houston Public Library is recruiting an Assistant Director of Digital Strategies.

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The Houston Public Library (HPL) is seeking a dynamic information technology professional to provide visionary and transformational leadership in today's digital library environment while envisioning and preparing for the library of the future. This individual is strategic, creative, and results-driven with extensive experience in providing support for public services, especially in a system with multiple locations; and has deep knowledge in operational improvement and change management.

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Columbia University Libraries are recruiting an eJournal Preservation Librarian.

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This is a temporary grant-funded position running through April 30, 2015 (with the possibility of extension) created to review titles within the 2CUL holdings that do not have adequate preservation plans. The goal of the position is to expand the number and extent of e-journal preservation coverage by supplying tested preservation strategies to selected categories of selected e-journals.

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The New York Public Library is recruiting a Digital Curatorial Assistant.

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The successful candidate will work closely with the Library's curators, permissions office, attorneys, and collections strategy department to: (i) assist the Library in its efforts to make its myriad collections more broadly available to researchers and to the public and (ii) work with rights holders to obtain permission to place in-copyright items on NYPL's website.

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The Virginia Tech Libraries are recruiting a Digital Publishing Specialist.

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Manages and supports the publishing operations, web presence, and other digital initiatives for the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS). With knowledge of 21st century libraries, evaluates technologies and implements improvements for digital publishing and hosting services. Installs and tests open source software on the library's development server in order to train faculty, staff and students in the university community to use it effectively and efficiently. Creates documentation and training materials, and supports journal editors, conference organizers, and their staffs. Evaluates user satisfaction with CDRS services and resources, recommending changes and/or new services. Hires and supervises editing student assistants, maintains their desktop computers and software. Assists in supporting other departmental technology. Periodically gathers data and reports CDRS digital initiatives.

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The Harvard University IT Library Technology Services is recruiting a Digital Library Software Engineer.

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This is a one year, term-limited appointment.

Harvard University IT Library Technology Services is seeking a skilled java software developer to design and develop software for the Harvard Library Digital Repository Service. Supervised by the Technical Lead for the DRS, the Software Engineer will develop software tools for migrating metadata from an Oracle database describing digital objects to new METS XML representations, as well as web based tools for managing, monitoring, and reporting on migration progress. May also develop software for the core repository service. Developed software must be of high quality and reliability, supporting long term digital preservation and public access for critical library digital content that is accessed by thousands of users on a daily basis.

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Ball State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Archivist for Manuscript Collections.

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Engage in acquisition, processing, preservation, digitization, promotion, and use of the unit's collections, programs, and services; contribute to the development, management, and promotion of the University Libraries' digital initiatives and transformation to a predominately digital environment.

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Stanford University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Library Software Engineer.

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Software engineering for the Stanford Digital Library (60%)

Work with others on principally Ruby on Rails based applications and services incorporating a variety of custom and open-source software. . . .

Operations engineering (30%)

Promote robustness and sustainability by engineering for reliability and scale, from development through deployment. . . .

Community Engagement (10%)

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Florida International University Libraries are recruiting a Library Digital Archivist.

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Creates original descriptive metadata (in a variety of schemas) for internal tracking system as well as various digital library systems.

Publishes and preserves Electronic Thesis and Dissertations by performing file processing, metadata embedding, performing quality control, uploading to the Institutional Repository and the Florida Digital Archive, and act as liaison to the University Graduate School for issues related to ETDs.

Performs quality assurance checks on digitized material and metadata.

Utilizes digital library and institutional repository software to associate metadata with digital images, video and/or sound files for online display.

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Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Collections Librarian.

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Reporting to the Digital Collections Systems Librarian, the Digital Collections Librarian provides innovative and sustainable solutions for the maintenance and presentation of VCU Libraries digital assets. Working in a team environment across departments, the incumbent will be responsible for supervising, evaluating and optimizing digitization procedures, including capture, presentation, and preservation. The Digital Collections Librarian will manage the Digital Production Unit, which consists of one full-time staff member and student workers. The successful candidate will efficiently leverage digital asset management, institutional repository, and publishing systems to encourage discovery and use of digital assets by both the university and the larger scholarly community.

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