Category: Digital Library Jobs

The University of Missouri Libraries are recruiting a Digital Curator-Journalism/Mass Media .

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The University of Missouri Libraries seeks a highly motivated professional to exercise leadership in strategically planning, developing, and implementing policies and practices relating to the management, preservation, and access to digital media and historical documents created by the journalism profession and allied organizations. Principal duties include formulating and executing a cohesive collection development plan for journalism records in all formats. Leads in the appraisal, inventory, acquisition and storage of journalism collections and works with Missouri School of Journalism staff and faculty to locate and solicit important primary source materials. Provides curatorial and archival guidance to programs of the Missouri School of Journalism and affiliated organizations. Assists the University Archivist in developing a business plan to create sustainable archival services for journalism associations and organizations.

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Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries are recruiting a Data Management Consultant.

Here's the ad (requisition #: 54815):

Johns Hopkins University Data Management Services (JHUDMS) is seeking a highly motivated, customer oriented, data management professional to join our team. The JHUDMS is a unit within the Sheridan Libraries dedicated to providing research data management services in support of researchers across Johns Hopkins. Service provision includes providing consultative support on data management planning preparation, training and outreach to support better data management planning across the institution, and working with researchers to archive their data in the JHU Data Archive (http://dmp.data.jhu.edu.) The JHU Data Archive uses software being developed by the Data Conservancy specifically designed with data archiving, preservation, and access in mind (http://dataconservancy.org/.) This position will join a two other data management consultants within the team to not only provide service but also to help shape and grow services as we continue to respond to the needs of our community. If you have any questions about the position or services please contact Barbara Pralle at bpralle@jhu.edu.

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The Texas Digital Library is recruiting a Software Engineer.

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Perform software development in support of activities at the Texas Digital Library (TDL), a consortium of higher education institutions in Texas that provides shared services in support of research and teaching.

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The New Hampshire Historical Society is recruiting a Digital Projects Manager.

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The New Hampshire Historical Society seeks a full-time digital projects manager to help lead the evolution of the Society's digital collections and services and to take charge of a portfolio of digital initiatives, some under way and others ready to begin the planning stages. The position is planned to be in place for a period of three years, and may extend beyond that time.

The digital projects manager reports to the assistant executive director and will work closely with the collections stewardship, interpretation, and technology advisory teams to determine, plan, implement, and support the development of digital collections and web-based services.

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The Virginia Tech Libraries are recruiting a Research Environments Librarian.

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Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research and Informatics, the Research Environments Librarian will participate in University Libraries efforts to integrate the library, its services and resources, to Virginia Tech’s research enterprise. Virginia Tech University Libraries is looking for a service oriented, energetic, motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit to work in a team-based environment to advance its strategic directions, goals, and objectives.

Virginia Tech's job system is down for an upgrade until 10/25/12.

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The Virginia Tech Libraries are recruiting a Research Data Librarian.

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Reporting to the Digital Repositories Librarian, the Research Data Librarian will participate in University Libraries efforts to map and integrate the library, its services and resources, to Virginia Tech's research enterprise. The incumbent will split time between supporting the library's digital services (e.g. virtual research communities, VTechWorks repository, data management) and applied research for externally funded research projects. Virginia Tech University Libraries is looking for a service oriented, energetic, motivated individual with an entrepreneurial spirit to work in a team-based environment to advance its strategic directions, goals, and objectives.

Virginia Tech's job system is down for an upgrade until 10/25/12.

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The Georgetown University Library is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian.

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Digital Services Librarian participates in the planning, implementation, maintenance, expansion and communication of the digital library and institutional repository services, collections and content, including the design, deployment and maintenance of DigitalGeorgetown which includes but is not limited to digital repository and publishing services and collections (such as Digital Asset Management System, Archival Management System, Art Collections Management System and other digital library related services) and related tool sets, representations of digital content, digital conversion, interoperability of digital platforms, management and archiving of datasets, and integration of digital resources into learning management systems.

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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Library is recruiting a Numeric & Spatial Data Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (requisition number: 102681):

Under the general direction of the Data Services Librarian, the Numeric and Spatial Data Specialist provides technical expertise and support for developing and evolving library services that assist students, staff and faculty with finding, using, managing, and visualizing numeric and spatial data.

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The University of Arizona Libraries are recruiting a Metadata Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job number: 51195):

The University of Arizona Libraries' Scholarly Publishing and Data Management Team (SPDM) seeks an assistant librarian to lead the Libraries' efforts and coordinate best practices in developing a holistic approach to our metadata practices in support of improving and increasing the discoverability of the Libraries' local and unique digital collections. The position, in addition to its core duties with metadata, tracks the Libraries' overall success with discovery, and maintains the Libraries' discovery strategy. This position will also provide consulting and support for both Libraries' and campus' metadata needs, including support for the Libraries' data management support services.

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The San Jose State University Library is recruiting an Institutional Repository Specialist.

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The purpose of this position is to oversee all contributions (from SJSU faculty, offices, and students) to the San Jose State University ScholarWorks Institutional Repository; establish copyright permissions for publications; maintain submissions from contributors; provide expertise to campus faculty; create and uploads digital files; and create metadata in approved formats. The incumbent also hires and schedules student assistants and monitors annual student assistant budget allocation.

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Texas A&M University Libraries are recruiting a Systems Administrator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad ( N.O.V. number: 121535 ):

Function as a systems administrator engaged in developing, maintaining, installing, and using complex operating systems or subsystems and provide consulting, technical support, and training to users and technical staff; may support certain critical subsystems. The responsibilities for this position include the support of all Digital Initiative enterprise grade servers, enterprise grade storage, and enterprise grade networking equipment (layer 2 and 3 switches and load balancers) that are used to run and develop the many projects Digital Initiatives has undertaken on behalf of the TAMU Libraries.

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Carnegie Mellon University Libraries are recruiting an Emerging Technologies & Computer Science Librarian .

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The Emerging Technologies & Computer Science Librarian works in special collaboration with library faculty, administrators, and the greater University community in support of the Libraries' new initiatives. The Emerging Technologies and Computer Science Librarian is the liaison to the School of Computer Science (SCS). This individual will lead the development of policies and procedures for data curation and management services on campus with an eye to ensuring that the university complies with federal mandates. As a member of the Science Libraries team, this position pays particular attention to emerging technological trends and supports the Libraries' reference and instruction functions. T

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The Rollins College Library is recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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

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OCLC is recruiting a Systems Engineer—Digital Collection Services.

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As a Systems Engineering Specialist at OCLC working with the Digital Collection Services group, you will be at the cutting edge of large scale digital preservation of a wide variety of materials, and will play an important role in OCLC's mission to connect libraries and make quality information available to the world. In this position you will wear several important hats: web/network guru, operating systems specialist, systems integrator and troubleshooter, and performance and security analyst.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is recruiting a Metadata Librarian.

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Serve as Metadata Librarian for scientific/technical library and museum digital projects. Create, review, and modify metadata for effective discovery and access to NIST technical report and image collections. Coordinate and execute work flows for metadata processing and digital object preparation. Deposit metadata in national and local repositories. Work in partnership with Digital Services and Metadata Librarians on planning, implementation, and assessment of digital services initiatives. Collaborate with Research Librarians and perform information research using scientific/technical databases and other resources to create and describe new collections of NIST digital content. Serve as Lab Liaison to provide consultation and conduct outreach activities on metadata, taxonomy development, and authority control tools and techniques to improve discovery, access, and impact of NIST research. Monitor and report on changing technologies and current best practices in digital preservation. Perform some original cataloging as needed.

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries are recruiting an Applications Analyst.

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The University Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Applications Analyst to join the Carolina Digital Repository development team in the Library Systems department. The Carolina Digital Repository (CDR) is a digital archive for materials produced by members of the UNC community. It preserves and provides access to digital scholarly output, digitized and born-digital special collections, and university records of enduring value. The CDR uses open-source Fedora Commons repository software and iRODS data grid software for storage management. The work of the Digital Repository Analyst is highly collaborative in nature, requiring coordination with a team of developers, systems administrators, archivists, and external stakeholders. The Digital Repository Analyst develops tools supporting ingest, management, preservation, and delivery of digital content. The Analyst participates in the full-life cycle of application development, from design through implementation, testing, user acceptance,

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The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga's Lupton Library is recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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Reporting to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, the Digital Archivist plays a leadership role in the development, planning, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of digital initiatives involving Special Collections materials and services.

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Wright State University Libraries are recruiting a Metadata Librarian.

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To be responsible for the creation of metadata, associated authority and quality control, and maintenance of digital materials

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Barnard College Library and Academic Information Services is recruiting a Digital Archivist.

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Under the direction of the Associate Director, Research & Instructional Services (RIS) and serving within the RIS division of the Barnard Library and Academic Information Services (BLAIS) department, the Digital Archivist will conceive, develop and implement technology related projects for the Barnard College Archives, in addition to providing support for collecting, organizing, maintaining, curating, and making accessible media materials, records and other primary sources relating to Barnard College and its alumnae.

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

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Harvard University IT Library Technology Services is seeking a highly skilled software developer to design and develop digital repository and ancillary software for the Harvard Library Digital Repository Service and associated library web applications and web services for managing digital assets and for delivering them to users. May also develop software for interfacing with and supporting library data management and discovery applications. 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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The William & Anita Newman Library of Baruch College is recruiting a Metadata Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job ID: 6525):

The successful candidate will be responsible for the creation and application of metadata across a wide range of materials, including digital and physical collections. The position reports to the Head of Collection Management, but requires close collaboration with the College Archivist, Head of Cataloging, IT staff, and units of the College that produce digital assets. The Metadata Librarian has a leadership role in the development of the College's institutional repository, Digital Media Library, and other digital collections. This position is also responsible for managing the batch loading and updating of MARC records for e-books in the catalog, helping to troubleshoot access problems with electronic resources, and advising staff and faculty on metadata standards and appropriate schema.

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