Category: Digital Library Jobs

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries are recruiting a Digital Services Librarian. Salary minimum $40,526. Degree: MLS.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries seek a creative, experienced, team-oriented professional to serve as Digital Services Librarian for the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC).

Working with UWDCC and other library staff and faculty, the successful candidate will coordinate the formulation and implementation of policies and standards for descriptive, structural, technical, and administrative metadata that are used to support the production and management of, and access to, the Libraries' digital collections. The Digital Services Librarian will work with librarians, faculty, and other project partners to determine appropriate methods of developing metadata for the libraries' digital collections, train project participants in all areas of metadata creation, and collaborate with appropriate librarians and working groups to advise on the application of current and emerging metadata standards to facilitate access to and preservation of digital content.

The Digital Services Librarian is responsible for overseeing the implementation of UWDCC's metadata strategies, profiling existing standards to meet current needs. This position will also collaborate in the development of metadata workflow processes; manage metadata entry, quality control, and data exports performed by UWDCC student and other staff; and coordinate production schedules with Reformatting Unit, ensuring efficient and timely workflows to meet project deadlines.

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The University of Cambridge Library is recruiting a DSpace@Cambridge Research Data and Digital Curation Officer. Salary: £25,854-£29,972.

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Applications are invited for the post of DSpace@Cambridge Research Data and Digital Curation Officer to support work in the areas of digital curation and research data management. The role holder will assist current projects and continue the work from completed projects in research data management.

The role holder will be working within the existing DSpace@Cambridge team, which currently consist of five members of staff, including a system manager, developer, repository manager and two part-time Support and Liaison Officers. The library's Digitisation and Digital Preservation Specialist will also provide support on aspects relating to digital curation and preservation.

The position involves undertaking a range of activities, with an initial focus on contributing to the work of the EPIC project, investigating the intentions of those depositing content within the DSpace@Cambridge repository and potential requirements of future users. The role holder would also help to embed and extend work begun with the Library's Incremental and DataTrain projects, which have developed advice and training on research data management.

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The Northern British Columbia's Geoffrey R. Weller Library is recruiting a Web Developer II (one-year term).

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Reporting directly to the Web Services Librarian and indirectly to the Admin & Enterprise Systems Manager, the Web Developer II is responsible for customizing and optimizing software for the establishment of a digital Institutional Repository while ensuring developed solutions fit with current IT infrastructures. This includes developing custom software modules to digitize the process of submission for dissemination of graduate theses and dissertations, and to build an Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) program at UNBC.

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The New York Public Library is recruiting a Web Applications Developer, NYPL Labs .

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The New York Public Library seeks a talented web applications developer to join the Library's new research and development unit, NYPL Labs. We are looking for someone who is willing to experiment, able to build, test and debug in rapid iterations, and excited to join the intellectual life of NYPL and the wider digital humanities and creative tech community.

Work will be situated in midtown Manhattan within NYPL's larger web group, but will be focused on projects that break new ground in digital humanities research and/or facilitate new forms of networked participation in library activity. Projects may range from building crowdsourcing tools for enhancing library collections, rethinking established genres such as archival finding aids, or developing multi-modal (potentially cross-institutional) digital archives of special collections material. Some projects will be proof-of-concept prototypes aimed at hatching ideas that might eventually be applied more broadly across the Library. Others will be fully realized applications that become staple resources in the NYPL web environment. All will place you at the intersection of scholarly, library and technological innovation taking place at one of the worlds great public research institutions. Tapped into one of the worlds largest and most creatively dynamic urban populations.

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The Ball State University Libraries are recruiting a Metadata and Digital Resources Developer.

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Professional position available immediately. Responsibilities: create page-level metadata, analyze, create, develop and adapt metadata schemes and codes for the University Libraries’ content management systems, including developing digital resources for specialized projects; provide training and supervision as necessary and maintain quality standards to support the University Libraries’ ongoing transition from print to a predominately digital environment.

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The Emory University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Repository Coordinator.

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The Emory Libraries seek applications for a new Digital Repository Coordinator to provide leadership, project management, and work in the development of repository services to promote access to the scholarship of the Emory community. In March 2011, the Emory Faculty passed an Open Access Policy calling upon the Libraries, partnering with a faculty advisory committee, to develop an open access repository (see http://guides.main.library.emory.edu/OA for more details). The open access repository will be the first project for this innovative and energetic individual, who will work collaboratively with colleagues on the faculty and in the libraries to develop and implement an open access repository in support of the Open Access Policy, including policies, procedures, workflows, metadata, recruiting and harvesting content, and marketing and outreach to the University community advocating for best practices in open access. Future projects may include data, multi-media content or learning objects. This is an exciting opportunity to work with multiple stakeholders employing a user-driven approach to launch new services for the Emory community.

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The Historic New Orleans Collection is recruiting a Programmer/Systems Analyst.

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Reports to the Director of Systems and is responsible for providing programming support as needed for the development of new and existing digital projects, as well as for the development of new functionality and features of The Collection’s website and online catalog .

The programmer/systems analyst will assist the Digital Assets Manager in the design and implementation of digital asset repository technologies for digital preservation as well as the development of integrated digital exhibits on the institution’s website. The successful candidate will work with the Manager of Internet &Interactive Development to implement new functionalities into The Collection’s website. The position is responsible for researching, testing, making recommendations, designing and helping develop software solutions for The Collection’s collection management system, (MINT by MINISIS Inc.), digital preservation and institutional repositories, and web-based digital programs.

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The University of Arizona Health Sciences Library is recruiting an Emerging Technologies Librarian.

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Incumbent will work in partnership with librarians, staff and clientele to design, develop and implement technologically innovative services and web-based access to information resources. The successful candidate will explore and propose new technologies to support library instruction, website design, delivery of information, enhanced communication with users and digitization projects, etc. The librarian is responsible for identifying, assessing and implementing new technologies, evaluating the effectiveness of these new technologies after they have been implemented as well as finding innovative ways to use existing applications as a means for delivering information services and resources. Supports and trains librarians, staff and users in the use of these technologies.

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The Duke University Libraries are recruiting a Web and Digital Projects Developer (Analyst, IT).

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Under the direction of the Head of the Digital Experience Services Department, (a) plans and develops web sites and associated digital library services in support of all departments in the Library and (b) designs and implements web sites to support the goals of the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT).

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The Cornell University Libraries are recruiting a Scientific Data Curation Specialist/Metadata Librarian.

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Cornell University Libraries seeks an analytical, creative individual interested in scientific research data, digital resources, technology, and metadata to become our newest information professional. The Scientific Data Curation Specialist is actively engaged across science fields to support e-science, digital data curation, and cyberscholarship working closely with other library staff. This position has three main emphases: research data consultation, digital resources discovery, and professional and research activities. First, the Scientific Data Curation Specialist focuses on metadata issues related to the data curation lifecycle while providing consultation to Cornell researchers. Second, s/he explores semantic approaches and ontologies while working on initiatives related to the discovery of digital resources. Third, s/he is professionally involved and conducts research aligning with her/his job duties and interests. To be successful, close collaboration is essential in working with faculty and library staff devoted to digital libraries, information technologies, public services, technical services, and data working groups.

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The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae Project at the University of California, Irvine is recruiting a Programmer/Analyst III. Salary: $57,936-$78,668.

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The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae Project (TLG) at the University of California, Irvine is currently seeking a Programmer/Analyst III to join its team. The TLG Project is Digital Library of Greek Literature containing one of the largest collections of electronic text in the world and covering almost all ancient Greek literary texts from Homer to the Byzantine period. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining web applications to search and retrieve the lexical and textual materials comprising the TLG digital library.

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The Santa Clara University Library is recruiting a Cataloging and Metadata Librarian.

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This librarian will fill the newly redefined position of Cataloging and Metadata Librarian and play a significant role in the creation of new digital collections and the management of digitized and "born digital" content, managed by the Library. . . .

The successful candidate will be responsible for adapting national/international cataloging standards to the local environment; providing training and directing the work of paraprofessional staff and student employees; determining the best means for acquiring bibliographic records and/or metadata from vendors or other libraries/agencies and for monitoring contracted work of this type; working with other librarians to monitor evolving metadata standards for the creation of digital collections and a future institutional repository; and cataloging, supervising the cataloging of, or assisting in organizing for access and use, special materials, such as archives and manuscript collections.

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The Rutgers University Libraries are recruiting a Web Designer.

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Reports to the Rutgers University Libraries IT Manager (Director of Integrated Information Systems (IIS)). Designs, develops, tests, and implements online solutions to support digital library initiatives following an established timeline. Works on multiple programming projects simultaneously, while maintaining a high level of work and meeting project deadlines. Designs and develops visual look-and-feel for webpages, mobile applications, and other online communication channels. Creates user interfaces for web applications based on accessibility and usability standards. Analyzes, validates, and improves existing solutions under the direction of the supervisor. Creates and updates documentation associated with programming projects that can be shared with other software designers and system administrators. Participates in testing of development projects, and actively participates in departmental, team, and committee meetings by sharing knowledge, learning from others, and training.

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The Purdue University Libraries are recruiting a Digital User Experience Specialist.

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The Purdue University Libraries seek an energetic and innovative individual with expertise in usability, information architecture, and information-seeking behaviors to develop more effective approaches to learning and research in the Libraries’ virtual environment. This includes providing leadership in the information architecture of Libraries websites, web applications and tools, usability testing and user research, the integration of emerging technologies, and the development of mobile interfaces.

The Digital User Experience Specialist will collaborate with library faculty and staff on improving the usability of the Purdue Libraries web presence, including websites and web-facing services and collections. Apply principles of information architecture and usability to develop effective site interfaces and navigation structures. Collaborate with library faculty and staff to develop new web-based information resources and services. Work with technical staff in the Libraries and other stakeholders, both in the Libraries and in Colleges and Schools of the University, to develop a robust website infrastructure. Provide a seamless web environment and integrate various library applications and services. Engages in scholarship related to online user behaviors, information organization, and web technologies. Reports to the Associate Dean for Digital Programs and Information Access

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The Harvard Library is recruiting the Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian; Head of Preservation and Digital Imaging Services.

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The Harvard Library seeks a creative and forward-thinking professional to serve on the Library's senior leadership team in the new position of Head of Preservation and Digital Imaging Services, with responsibility for developing a seamless continuum for the long-term preservation of traditional collections and digital content across Harvard University's 21st century library system. . . .

Reporting to the Associate Director for Library Services, this role develops, leads, and administers programs and services that meet and anticipate the preservation and conservation needs of the Harvard Library's circulating, digital and special collections. . . .

Establish the strategic directions and consolidated, innovative programs and services for preservation, conservation, and digitization initiatives that enhance and align Harvard Library's diversified preservation and conservation functions to ensure long-term access to all collections throughout their life cycles.

Achieve a strategic balance in the care of traditional, physical collections and digital materials, including an emphasis on imaging services in the service of preservation reformatting.

Manage and develop levels of digital imaging services in response to requirements reflecting the University's many constituents.

Bring a demonstrated knowledge of and affinity for IT services and play a proactive role in the complex, multidisciplinary arena of digital preservation; lead in developing the Harvard Library's digital preservation strategy, establish protocols on all phases of the life cycle of digital content.

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The Yale University Library is recruiting a Head of Digital, Reformatting & Vendor Services (three-year term).

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Under the direction of the Director, Preservation Department and Chief Preservation Officer, the Head of Digital, Reformatting & Vendor Services (DRVS) plans and directs the activities of DRVS, including, but not limited to: microfilming, scanning text and conversion of audio and visual materials; overseeing the monograph binding and mass deacidification operation; and is an integral and collaborative member of the Preservation Management Team (PMT). . . .

1. Facilitates access and long-term preservation of materials for format conversion.
2. Plans, manages, and oversees the planning and performing of format conversion activities.
3. Sets format conversion priorities on the full range of library and archival materials, in conjunction with subject specialists/selectors and curators.
4. Establishes vendor relations and negotiates contracts for the full range of format conversion activities, commercial binding, and mass deacidification contracts.
5. Works in close collaboration with the Library’s information technology offices, Cataloging and Metadata Services, and members of the University’s Office of Digital Assets & Infrastructure (ODAI), in development of metadata, monitoring of digital preservation metadata trends, and the ongoing development and updating of technical specifications regarding digital information capture.
6. Works with Preservation Management Team (PMT) members to provide information and recommendations to subject specialists/selectors and curators regarding preservation implications on the acquisition of fragile paper and multi-media items, commercial binding, and mass deacidification.
7. Trains and supervises a team of support Clerical & Technical (C&T) staff, students, and interns.
8. Manages the Digital Reformatting & Vendor Services (DRVS) budget.

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The University of Illinois Library is recruiting a Visiting Digital Preservation Coordinator.

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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks applications for a Digital Preservation Coordinator. The incumbent will provide a range of preservation services for digital content as well as support for digital products produced through other preservation reformatting functions. The Digital Preservation Coordinator reports to the Head of Preservation and serves all of the University Libraries by coordinating digital preservation and access services. This is a full-time, regular, academic professional position. . . .

This position plays a key role in preserving the University of Illinois Library's valuable and unique collections by enhancing the University's capacity to preserve and provide access to digital documents, programs, and data sets, as well as images and media materials preserved through the Preservation Unit, by supporting the Preservation Librarian in all digital preservation efforts. The incumbent will report to the Head of Preservation, and maintains a number of critical working relationships with units and groups that are engaged in preservation, curation, and access to digitized content; including Library units such as Digital Content Creation, Content Access Management, the University Archives, Visual Resources, the Systems Office and appropriate campus units.

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The Cornell University Library is recruiting a Consultant/Advisor II/Repository Administrator (three-year term appointment). Recruiting range: $49,630-$60,660.

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The Repository Administrator is primarily responsible for the daily administration and management of a range of repositories operated by Cornell University Library (CUL). Responsibilities include monitoring submission queues, processing and ingest of content, evaluating logs and audit messages, generating statistics and other reports, and engaging with a broad range of users and staff to meet service agreements, troubleshoot problems, and improve operations. Repositories that the Administrator will work with include: 1) arXiv.org, an automated and open electronic archive and distribution server for research papers serving physics, computer science, mathematics, and other scientific communities. Begun in 1991 and operated by CUL since 2001, arXiv is intensively used by researchers worldwide, currently receiving 6,000 submissions per month and some 5 million hits per week. 2) Project Euclid, an electronic publishing platform providing services to over 35 international publishers of mathematics and statistics literature. Euclid currently hosts 64 journals and nearly 1.5 million pages of content, both open access and subscription controlled. Euclid is a not-for-profit service operated jointly with Duke University Press. 3) eCommons, Cornell University's institutional repository, provides long-term access to a broad range of Cornell-related digital content of enduring value. eCommons currently uses the DSpace software. 4) CUL Archival Repository (CULAR), a preservation focused repository currently under development. CULAR will provide a reliable, cost-effective, scalable, and manageable way to store terabytes of digital content currently under the stewardship of CUL.

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The Auburn University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Projects Librarian. Minimum salary: $44,720.

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Under the leadership of the Assistant Dean for Library Technology and Technical Services, and working in consultation with other Library departments in accordance with the Libraries' Strategic Plan, the Digital Projects Librarian will assist in coordinating the design, creation, and maintenance of the collections comprising the Auburn University Digital Library as well as other digital initiatives. The Digital Projects Librarian will work across Library departments to assess and develop appropriate standards, policies, and procedures for the Libraries' digital projects and to ensure continued development and maintenance of the Libraries' digital initiatives, which include projects with the Auburn University Special Collections & Archives Department, joint projects with other Auburn University departments, and a library-sponsored faculty digitization program. The Digital Projects Librarian will also represent the Libraries on projects with other institutions in Alabama and the southeast.

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