Category: Digital Library Jobs

The University of Rhode Island Library is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number: 6000248):

• Provide leadership in the management of the University of Rhode Island's digital repository (currently DigitalCommons@URI) and technical expertise to continue development and enhancements.
• Coordinate with library subject liaisons, Technical Services Dept staff, Information Technology Svs (ITS) staff, and other members of the University community to enhance access to the University's scholarly communications and publications within the digital repository.
• Formulate policies and procedures for the production, management, and preservation of digital content and metadata, technical workflow, quality control, and intellectual property issues.
• Provide training and outreach to the campus community about digital initiatives and DigitalCommons@URI.
• Actively seek out new user communities and content for the digital repository.
• Provide leadership and vision in planning and implementing future digital library development.
• Provide ongoing qualitative and quantitative assessment of library digital services through data gathering and analysis.
• Plan and coordinate the preservation of and ongoing access to digitized and born-digital materials curated by the library.
• Work with IT staff and users of campus-wide applications to integrate library digital collections into these services, e.g., Sakai.
• Anticipate future trends in an evolving digital environment and maintain current awareness of national and international developments affecting knowledge management, metadata, and information retrieval; articulate to campus community.
• Identify grant opportunities and work collaboratively to create proposals in support of digital collections.
• Work as a member of the Technical Services Department and reports to the Dean.

The Portland State University Library is recruiting a Digital Initiatives/Metadata Librarian. Salary minimum of $61,320.

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting a Humanities Research Associate.

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The Research Computing unit at UNC-Chapel Hill is seeking a Humanities Research Associate to provide technical leadership to spearhead our engagement with faculty researchers in the humanities. This position will be a technical contributor and a partner in defining, implementing and supporting technologies to advance humanities research at UNC-Chapel Hill. The research associate will provide programming and technical expertise in areas such as text encoding and metadata standards, database design and queries, software development, web programming, and digital project design. Possible initial projects include implementing and supporting the use of SEASR for text and data mining; developing document databases based on XML and XML tools; and assembling collections of open-source tools and development environments to advance digital humanities projects.

The Florida Gulf Coast University Library is recruiting a Digital Projects, Assistant/Associate Librarian. Salary: $42,000, negotiable.

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Your initial assignment will address the growing need for digital collection creation and maintenance within the Library. Major responsibilities of this position are to establish and maintain the FGCU Library's Institutional Repository, focusing initially on capturing and archiving the university's electronic archival materials; planning, organizing, and completing image digitization or sound file creation and resource description for items in the library's special collections; and establishing the library's electronic theses program in coordination with Graduate Affairs. This librarian will also be responsible for ensuring the safety of the physical holdings of the archives and special collections and any loaned materials intended for digitization, as well as, ensuring that archival-level preservation techniques are used. This librarian will be expected to work closely with staff at the Florida Center for Library Automation, with Library Systems staff, with other librarians and faculty, and with Administrative Services staff responsible for Records Management.

The San Diego History Center is recruiting a Project Manager/Cataloger.

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This is a professional position requiring a high level of skill and competency and the ability to work with limited supervision and make duty-related decisions. The Project Manager/Cataloger will perform a variety of duties in order to achieve the goals stated in an IMLS-funded project, namely, to digitize, catalog and make available over 7,000 images from the E.H. Davis Collection of American Indian images. The project Manager/Cataloger will be responsible for planning the project, ensuring that milestones are met, writing reports, doing research, and cataloging photographs and drawings from the E.H. Davis Collection in collaboration with members of the local American Indian Community as well as scholars. SDHC also plans to invite social tagging of the newly-created collection records via the web. The Project Manger/Cataloger will work on the social tagging dimension in coordination with the Balboa Park Online Collaborative. This will be a full-time position for a period of 18 months.

Boston University's Mugar Memorial Library is recruiting an Institutional Repository Librarian.

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Manage the Boston University Digital Common, Boston University’s institutional repository, including oversight of the repository, coordination with the Information Services and Technology (IS&T) staff that provides primary systems support for the hardware and software, outreach to faculty, content recruitment, documentation, publicity materials, training and supervision of support staff, and developing assessment measures for the repository's impact. Work with the Institutional Repository Steering Committee and with other staff to define and implement repository policies, workflows, and capabilities and with the AUL and IS&T staff to develop effective digital preservation policies and procedures. Responsible for ensuring that the Digital Common programs align with the needs of the BU community and that BU faculty, students, and staff are aware of and know how to utilize BU Digital Common services. Collaborate with the other department heads and managers on the Digital Initiatives & Open Access Team and with senior managers on the Library’s other two teams, the Graduate & Research Services and Undergraduate & Distance Services, to implement initiatives consistent with the Library's strategic plan.

The Texas Tech University Libraries are recruiting two Virtual Library R&D Librarians.

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This position reports to the Lead of the Library Technology Management and Services Research and Development Team. The position ensures maximum interoperability of applied virtual library systems, solutions, data, metadata, etc., while engaging in innovative virtual library research efforts, including relevant assessment activities, and may coordinate virtual library development efforts. The position also engages in strategic partnering and collaborations across traditional and non-traditional boundaries, and engages in relevant scholarly pursuit and other professional activities and service in accordance with Texas Tech Library’s standards for promotion and tenure.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries are recruiting a Coordinator II (two-year appointment).

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The Grant Manager will coordinate the Tennessee Digital Newspaper Program, and NEH grant-funded program which will digitize newspapers published in Tennessee between 1836 and 1922. The Libraries, the College of Communication and Information and Tennessee State Libraries and Archives are working together on this project. The Grant Manager administers the two year grant working closely with information professionals across the State of Tennessee. The Grant Manager will develop time lines for project completion and coordinate projects activities.

The American University in Cairo is recruiting a Digital Collections Archivist.

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Reporting to the University Archivist, the DCA manages AUC’s Digital Archive and Research Repository (DSpace-based) including supervising all digital holdings (photographs, video, audio files), setting standards for digital preservation and metadata, providing training for staff, collaborating on development, policies, and storage space matters for the repository with other university units, managing the ingest of electronic theses, dissertations (ETDs) and faculty publications and coordinating policies and procedures with academic administration, computing, student affairs and other university units.

The position also oversees the encoding of archival finding aids (XML, EAD), creates MARC records using Innovative Interfaces Millenium Metadata Builder, manages ArchiveIt subscription service, the RBSCL’s website, news blog, online subject guides, and social media sites. There will also be opportunities to collaborate on fundraising efforts, mounting exhibitions, and other RBSCL-wide tasks.

The University of Texas at Austin Libraries are recruiting a Digital Repository Librarian. Salary: $54,996.

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To serve as the Project Manager for the University of Texas Digital Repository (UTDR) whose purpose is to collect, record, provide access to, and archive the scholarly and research works of the University of Texas at Austin, as well as works that reflect the intellectual and service environment of the campus. . . .

Coordinate the operations of the UT Digital Repository (UTDR), including planning workflow and administrative tasks involving programmatic and collaborative work for the UTDR team. Provide regular written and verbal communications with content providers, repository support team members, library staff, and collection curators. Plan and implement outreach efforts, including creating marketing and training materials that promote the use of and the deposit of content into the UT Digital Repository. Collaborate with faculty and teaching assistants to incorporate library resources into Blackboard or other course management systems. Contribute to the work of digital initiatives within the University of Texas Libraries. Maintain awareness of and engagement with national and international trends and developments for institutional repositories. Participate in library committees, task forces, and special projects, particularly those related to digital initiatives and institutional repositories. Engage in ongoing professional development and service to the library, university and the library profession.

Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library is recruiting a Scholarly Communications & IR Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (requisition number: 052174):

Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library seeks an energetic, articulate, and well-organized person to develop and manage the University's Digital Commons institutional Repository and Scholarly Communication activities. Reporting to the Head of Digital Initiatives, the position is a 12-month, tenure track, faculty appointment with rank as Assistant Librarian. This position works both independently and in coordination with subject liaison librarians to promote use of the IR as an online journal management system (EdiKit), a repository for faculty publications, and an integrated tool in the scholarly communication process on campus.

The North Carolina State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Repository Librarian.

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The Digital Repository Librarian explores, adapts, and implements emerging digital repository technologies and provides leadership for projects that advance continuing access to digital content of enduring value produced or maintained at North Carolina State University. Drawing upon a thorough understanding of current trends and new technologies for digital repositories, the incumbent leads the development of new digital repository services and associated technical infrastructure. Working with key stakeholder groups within the library and across the university, she or he contributes to the planning and development of the library's digital repository strategy. She or he will work closely with staff in the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Center, the Special Collections Research Center, Collection Management, and Metadata & Cataloging to assess needs and to develop and implement appropriate tools and workflows. The Digital Repository Librarian will play a leading role in developing the university's digital repository strategy and ensuring that digital repository services provided by the library align with the needs of the NCSU community. She or he participates in library planning, represents the Libraries on university and committees, task forces, and teams, as well as regional and national meetings, consortia, and associations. NCSU Librarians are expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. The Digital Repository Librarian supervises a team of two technical staff and reports to the Head, Digital Library Initiatives.

The University of California, Santa Barbara Library is recruiting a Lead Software Engineer/Software Development Manager.

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The Lead Software Engineer/Software Development Manager provides directions and strategic leadership for the Programming Unit at the Davidson Library. Manages programming personnel of 5 full time programmers working in a variety of programming languages, including hiring, project management, and performance evaluations. Leads the programming unit by positive example in the practice of software engineering. Provide mentoring and leadership to programming personnel. Establishes reasonable goals for programming personnel and assures these goals are met. Acts as technical project manager, actively managing deadlines, deliverables, and programmer time. Under direction from the Acting Director of Library Technologies, determines priorities and sets goals for all software development activity in support of the Library's diverse constituency. Advises Acting Director of Library Technologies and other library personnel on feasibility and appropriateness of all software projects under consideration for the library. Responsible for identifying technical needs for the Library and implementing corresponding solutions. Performs full system design for unique solutions that must smoothly integrate with an existing, complex IT environment. Writes software in a variety of modern languages, working with an existing codebase of unique solutions. Responsible for continuing development and support of Digital Library/Repository/Archive initiatives, ensuring quick response times to issues and bug reports. Coordinates work with affiliates at other institutions across the nation. Performs System and Database administration tasks in a complex environment.

The Library of Congress is recruiting an Information Technology Specialist (SYSANALYSIS). Salary: $89,033-$115,742.

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This position is located in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress, and reports to the Project Manager for Digital Initiatives. We are seeking a qualified individual to join us in our efforts to build library and repository systems of the future. The incumbent 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 successful candidate will work as a member of a team to design, develop, document, and support new or existing software systems within a repository development program. These systems will support acquisition, preservation, and access for a large number of digital collections spanning a wide variety of content types and formats.

The George Mason University Libraries are recruiting a University Dissertation and Thesis Coordinator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position number: FA600z):

The George Mason University Libraries seek a service-oriented and dynamic professional, skilled in communication and instruction, for the position of University Dissertation and Thesis Services (UDTS) Coordinator.

UDTS is the unit in University Libraries, within the Special Collections and Archives (SC&A) department, responsible for dissemination of official university information regarding requirements for completion of theses and dissertations, overseeing their timely submission, and ensuring their archiving and preservation. This position reports to the Head of SC&A.

The successful applicant initiates and maintains communication between UDTS and George Mason University graduate students, programs (36 doctoral and 78 master's programs), and other administrative offices related to the dissertation/thesis submission process. Primary responsibilities relate to student instruction in the proper formatting, completion, and submission of their dissertations/theses through meetings and class presentations/workshops, as well as by creating and using instructional aids. The coordinator oversees the following: final submission of dissertations/theses and all related documentation; processing of archival, stacks and electronic copies of dissertations/theses; university dissertations submission to UMI/ProQuest; and copyright releases and related paperwork for electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) submission. Manages the ETD program and participates in other digital library initiatives, includes working regularly with the Digital Repository Services Librarian, the Head of the Copyright Resources Office and others on scholarly communications, particularly as they relate to ETDs. Prepares reports for internal use (e.g., the Graduate Council) and external use (e.g., Survey of Earned Doctorates administered by the National Opinion Research Center) as required.

The Georgia State University Library is recruiting a Digital Repository Services Librarian. Minimum salary: $45,000.

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Georgia State University Library seeks an enthusiastic, collegial, self-starter to serve as the manager of the Digital Archive @ Georgia State University, the University’s institutional repository, which highlights the research and scholarly productivity of members of the University community. The University Library administers the archive to collect, organize, disseminate, and preserve the digital scholarly output of Georgia State University faculty, students and staff. The repository is hosted on the Digital Commons platform and currently includes ETDs, conference materials and journals.

The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is recruiting a Digital Media Librarian. Minimum salary: $51,000.

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Under the direction of the Acting Head of Access Services, this position will work closely with faculty, staff, librarians and students to lead media services, explore new technologies and provide innovative ways to offer digital materials in support of the teaching and research mission of the university. This position will be responsible for the effective and efficient administration of the Media Department and Slide Library. This position will work with librarians and staff responsible for online resource collection development, acquisition, maintenance and user discovery, and participate in library-wide explorations new technologies and services. Also, this position will provide reference, instruction, liaison assistance and other services as needed, for the visual and performing arts departments, and work on projects and perform other duties as assigned.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library is recruiting a Library Technology Manager 2. Minimum salary: $69,300.

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The Research Library is seeking a lead for its Digital Library Development Team, a team of application programmers and technically inclined librarians, to provide vision regarding architecture and functionality through both coordination and direct involvement in the development of the technical infrastructure for preservation, management and delivery of scientific and institutional digital content. The incumbent will lead projects aimed at tackling challenges of information interoperability and integration across our large scale and complex digital collection, which includes > 95M bibliographic records, and numerous growing repositories of institutional digital content that align with the LANL national security science mission and build on emergent e-research needs of our community.

The Ohio State University Libraries are recruiting an Associate Director for Collections, Technical Services, and Scholarly Communications.

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The Associate Director for Collections, Technical Services, and Scholarly Communications provides leadership, vision, and strategic direction for collection development and management, acquisitions and cataloging, and collection access services of the Ohio State University Libraries. This position also has responsibility for scholarly communications initiatives, including the Knowledge Bank digital repository, e-publishing, and policy oversight for collections to be digitized. Reporting to the Director of University Libraries, the Associate Director will manage the evolution of the Libraries' information resources to match the needs and behaviors of users and enhance and promote access to the Libraries’ print and digital collections by Ohio State faculty, students, and staff and by scholars and other researchers worldwide.

The University of Richmond Library is recruiting an Integrated Library Systems Administrator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position number: 501284):

The Integrated Library Systems Administrator is a service-oriented position responsible for managing all aspects of ILS and discovery layer technology in the libraries and for integrating ILS and discovery layer technology into the libraries services and workflows. The Integrated Library Systems Administrator collaborates with relevant library and IS units in long-term strategic planning for the ongoing development of digital technologies, evaluating the implications of adopting new technologies and how they can be leveraged to move liberal arts college libraries forward.