Category: Digital Library Jobs

The Mount Holyoke College Library is recruiting a Metadata Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number: 0444):

Reporting to the Head of Digital Assets and Preservation Services, the Metadata Specialist provides and maintains descriptive, technical, and structural metadata for digital content; supporting the Digital Assets and Preservation Services department responsible for the collaborative planning, implementation, integration, integrity, and continuous evaluation of the College's digital repository, including all policies, standards, and workflows. . . .

Provides and maintains descriptive, technical, and structural metadata for digital content (including but not limited to research data, sound, video, images, text, teaching materials), acquired or created by Mount Holyoke College; evaluates and maintains quality control of metadata operations; maintains documentation on best practices and tracks developments on standards of all types (descriptive, technical, preservation, and administrative) to recommend and design appropriate metadata schema for discovery and access.

Keeps abreast of new trends, tools, opportunities, and campus needs. Contributes to a continuous process of assessment to ensure the Digital Assets and Preservation Department's success in advancing the College's evolving goals in light of pedagogical, information, and technology changes. Assists the Department Head and works collaboratively with key members of LITS staff (Networking/Web Team, Research and Instruction, etc.) in identifying, planning, and implementing the best repository and/or discovery tool solutions for Mount Holyoke. Advises the Department Head and related LITS staff on metadata best practices as related to digital preservation.

The Yale University Library is recruiting a Video Archive Project Manager, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (3-year appointment) Salary: $48,000-$68,000.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (STARS no.: 9459BR):

Reporting to the Fortunoff Video Archive Archivist, the Video Archive Project Manager will join a dynamic group of archivists, information technology personnel, and vendors to assist in designing a plan for the digital migration of more than 12,000 legacy videotapes. Applying leadership, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills, the Video Archive Project Manager will implement the plan and manage timely completion of the migration project to preserve and provide improved access to the testimonies. . . .

1. Participates in design of plan to migrate legacy videotapes (U-Matic, Betacam, and other formats in both NTSC and PAL standards) to preservation digital files (losslessly compressed MJPEG2K) on data tape library system (LTO5), and digital access files (mezzanine files – probably H.264), and streaming files (probably DV) on spinning disk storage (likely Isilon storage).
2. Provides technical support for implementing migration plan in a complex video digital migration facility, including installation, trouble shooting, and maintenance of electronic and mechanical audio-video production equipment and technology distributions systems.
3. Implements, supervises, and documents the day-to-day migration workflow for retrieval of legacy videotapes, inspection and cleaning, digitization, quality assurance, transmission of data files and metadata to permanent file locations, and return of legacy tapes to Library Shelving Facility. Troubleshoots and modifies workflow as needed to result in successful migration within project deadlines. Ensures adherence to productions schedules and quality standards.
4. Partners with appropriate department and library colleagues and university offices and staff (Information Technology Services, Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure) to develop institutional standards and best practices campus-wide for audio-video digital migration.

The University of British Columbia Library is recruiting a Community Digitization Librarian/Archivist (two-year appointment).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

We are seeking a two-year term professional librarian/archivist to coordinate the activities of the multi-sector BC Digitization Coalition. Working closely with Coalition members and stakeholders around the province, the Community Digitization Librarian/Archivist works to implement the goals identified at the BC Digitization Symposium around the development of a digitization strategy for BC. This position will advise libraries, archives, museums, historical societies and other cultural agencies on best practices around digitization projects and developing in-house digitization expertise. The incumbent will develop a central database of projects and will help to advocate and promote digitization as a strategy for the preservation and promotion of British Columbia's unique history and culture. Additionally, the Community Digitization Librarian/Archivist will be responsible for the administration of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre's (IKBLC) British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) and of IKBLC community digitization initiatives. This position will report to the Assistant Director, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

A detailed job description can be viewed at here and we welcome you to view the UBC Library Strategic Plan 2010–2015 www.library.ubc.ca/strategicplan/.   For more details on IKBLC, please visit http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/.  To learn more about the BC Digitization Coalition please visit http://wbtw.ca/.

The Galvin Library at the Illinois Institute of Technology is recruiting a Metadata and Digitization Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (requisition number: 0600741):

The Metadata and Digitization Librarian provides leadership on all issues related to description and discovery of digital collections and assets including establishing metadata policies, procedures, and best practices to facilitate discovery and improve access to these resources.

Establishes policies, procedures, workflow, and best practices for the library in the application of metadata to digital content in order to facilitate increased accessibility by the IIT community. Provides original cataloging of digital materials for inclusion in the integrated library system and other content management systems using current and emerging metadata standards.

Manages IIT's institutional repository (IR), Share, including establishing policies, procedures, and workflow for the submission of materials for inclusion in the IR and application of descriptive and administrative metadata to these materials. . . .

Provides expertise in creating, managing, and preserving local digital collections including providing overall quality control in the application of metadata.

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin is recruiting a Digital Collections Coordinator. Salary: $4,583 per month, negotiable. (Ends 2015, with the possibility of extension.)

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The coordinator will develop best practices for the preservation and management of digital collections; collaborate with Ransom Center staff on the acquisition, preservation, description, access and exhibition of digital collections; and direct the development of a digital preservation program. . . .

Work with administrative staff to establish goals and priorities, identify objectives, and coordinate and monitor projects related to these assets; Develop and oversee maintenance of a digital assets management system (DAMS) as an integral part of the research, teaching, and learning mission of the Center Work with archivists to develop best practices to access, preserve, describe, and interpret digital materials; Work with staff library-wide to continue development of best practices for digitization, metadata creation, online access, digital repositories, and digital preservation; Participate in the development of online exhibitions and digital collections; Attend conferences and meetings devoted to emerging technologies; work with counterparts at the UT Libraries and other campus agencies and with library, archive and museum managers worldwide in developing best practices for the preservation and management of digital collections. Identify grant opportunities and work with development staff to create proposals in support of digital collections and continuing funding for the position;

The Harvard Law Library is recruiting a Project Manager, Digital Lab.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Harvard Law Library is seeking an energetic and creative person to serve as Project Manager in our newly created Digital Lab. The Digital Lab is the Library's focal point for a wide range of activities including digitizing materials from the Library's collection, preserving born digital materials acquired by the Library or produced by the Law School, curating and exhibiting digital collections, and developing internet tools and new applications to promote and enhance access to legal and other information.

Reporting to the Associate Director for Collection Development and Digitization, the Project Manager, Digital Lab serves as chair of the Digital Stewardship team and chief curator for digital projects; coordinates the selection of materials for digitization projects; designs and coordinates production workflows for digitization and metadata application for both internal and external projects; serves as chief liaison to the Library's Historical and Special Collections unit to ensure proper care and curation of selected materials for digitization; advises on pre-digitization issues including arrangement, description, copyright assessment, and metadata strategies; oversees project timelines and budgets of all digitization projects; manages the operation of the Library's in-house digital production center; purchases, maintains and upgrades digitization hardware and software; oversees quality assurance of digital output; develops and implements policies and prodedures for the Library's digitization activities; develops and/or coordinates usability studies related to digital collections; coordinates strategies for publicity and dissemination of digital collections; identifies digital storage needs and recommends storage medium; provides written progress reports on digitization projects; maintains documentation of training, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Digital Library Technologies at the Pennsylvania State University is recruiting a Programmer/Analyst (Software Developer).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Digital Library Technologies, a unit of Information Technology Services at The Pennsylvania State University, has a vacancy for a software developer. The software developer will participate in the development and integration of software and web applications for an institutional content stewardship program, working collaboratively with content curators and fellow technologists. Successful candidates will be expected to: share advancements in standards, software development practices, and IT trends; constantly refine their skill set; and apply new knowledge and techniques. This is an opportunity to work with an innovative unit on building a sustainable, enterprise-level content stewardship program at a large, multi-campus institution recognized for its commitment to excellence.

The New York School of Interior Design is recruiting a Digital Services Library Associate.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), the only institution of higher learning in New York devoted exclusively to the design of the interior environment, seeks an individual to support the technology infrastructure of the library, liaise directly with IT and academic computing, and assist faculty with digital images for teaching, as well as other technology needs.

Duties:

• Manage digital assets for the library, including images, archival collections, and electronic theses
• Work directly with faculty to help them create, manage and use digital assets in teaching
• Work closely with librarians to continuously update and keep library website design relevant and uniform in appearance across all platforms, including online resource subject guides and a library blog
• Responsible for basic website development
• Work with library staff to create and edit video tutorials for students and faculty
• Manage electronic resources including indexes and full text databases to ensure off-campus access

The California College of the Arts is recruiting a Digital Institutional Repository Archivist. Salary: $40-50,000.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

he Archivist of CCA's Digital Institutional Repository is responsible for collecting and maintaining digital assets that document the creative and intellectual output of the college. The Archivist coordinates receipt of digital assets from academic departments, supervises processing of digital files, maintains organization of the files, performs or supervises assignment of metadata, and participates in the development of user access modalities. The Archivist will also assist with digitization of materials in the college archives.

The Smithsonian Institution is recruiting an IT Specialist (PLCY/PLNG). Salary: $105,211-$155,500.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position is located in Office of Chief Information Officer. The employee provides managing the Smithsonian digitization programs providing oversight of programs, leading the implementation of the pan-Institutional Digitalization Strategic Plan, and promotes digitization activities. . . .

• Leads development, implementation and ongoing assessment of an integrated, pan-Institutional Digitization Strategic Plan, and coordinates with units in the development of unit digitization plans that align with Plan.
• Oversees and coordinates the formation and work of technical working groups, developing core digital file and metadata standards for the various types of digital data to facilitate pan-Institutional access to Smithsonian collections and research. Supervises program office staff, and chairs the Digitization Program Advisory Committee.
• Provides leadership and direction to OCIO in defining the technical requirements of a Trusted Digital Repository and leadership and guidance to units in determining appropriate content and data content management plans.
• Provides expert advice to Smithsonian leadership, Smithsonian and unit senior management in the planning, prioritization, development, and execution of Institution-wide and unit-based program elements.
• Provides central, internal communication and coordination on matters of funding, training, contracts, internal networking tools, and pan-Institutional exchange of information regarding digitization efforts.

The Temple University Libraries are recruiting a Head of Digital Library Initiatives.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job number: TU-13131):

The Head of Digital Library Initiatives will aggressively expand the digital library program at Temple, providing vision and leadership in the creation and delivery of digital content. The incumbent will work closely and collaboratively with senior administrators, special collections, technical services, computing staff, and others to ensure fast-paced development of digital library initiatives which respond to the needs of Temple’s community and align with collections and preservation priorities. Responsibilities include: digitization of special collections and other library materials in text, image, and video formats; developing digital repository systems to preserve and make accessible the intellectual output of Temple University; implementing discovery tools related to these initiatives; hiring additional information technologist staff, and supervising full-time staff, as well as student assistants; planning, prioritizing, and coordinating or managing digitization production; investigating and establishing appropriate standards (technical, metadata, etc.) and quality control procedures; coordinating the library’s web services; maintaining awareness and developing in-depth knowledge of new technology, relevant national standards and best practices, assessing and integrating these into library practices for best results as appropriate.

The Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources are recruiting a Digitization Workflow Engineer (fixed term for 12 months).

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job ID:37588):

Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) have an ongoing program to produce and archive digital reproductions of library materials. Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS) manages and operates several labs dedicated to digitization of print, audio and video materials, and is building a digital library infrastructure to preserve and provide access to these digitized materials.

Under the supervision of the Manager of Web Application Development in DLSS, the Digitization Workflow Engineer will be responsible for building and implementing systems that help manage the lifecycle of digitized objects. This lifecycle begins with the object's selection for digitization, and ends with its publication on the World Wide Web and preservation in the Stanford Digital Repository. Other steps include metadata creation, digitization, quality control, file cleanup, derivative creation and file validation. The workflow systems implemented by the Engineer will focus on digitization processes and preparation of files for online access and preservation systems.

This is primarily an engineering position, with responsibility for building and implementing automated and manual tools and interfaces to support the digitization labs. The workflow engineer will work closely with the lab managers, the QA specialist, project managers and project coordinators to build tools and systems that support individual projects and ongoing digitization activities. The workflow engineer will also work closely with the DLSS architect and other DLSS software developers to use, extend and integrate with the existing digital library infrastructure and related services.

The Princeton Theological Seminary Library is recruiting a Digital Library Application Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Princeton Theological Seminary Library is seeking a Digital Library Application Developer to join a small team of content and technical specialists building web-based digital collections of religious texts. The position reports to the Curator of Special Collections and is primarily responsible for developing XML-based applications in XQuery and XSLT on a MarkLogic Content Server.

The Booth Library of Eastern Illinois University is recruiting an Institutional Repository Librarian. Salary: minimum of $55,992.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the University Archivist, the individual will be responsible for developing and managing an online institutional repository. Other duties may include collection development for one or more disciplines, service at the reference desk, and supervision of staff and student employees.

Vassar College is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number: 1000310 ):

Vassar College seeks a Digital Initiatives Librarian. This is a new position reporting to the Library Director with dotted-line reporting to the Assistant Director of the Library for Technology. As a vital member of the library team, the Digital Initiatives Librarian will lead the College in the creation, delivery, preservation and on-going support of digital projects and collections in the broadest sense. This librarian will also provide vision, guidance and advocacy for a digital repository system that responds to the needs of the College community and is aligned with collections and preservation priorities.

Working with colleagues in the Library and across the College, in particular computing professionals from Computing and Information Services, the Digital Initiatives Librarian will be responsible for initiating and developing a program that will involve the management, creation, preservation, and maintenance of digital projects and content in support of the educational, historical and scholarly needs of the College. The Digital Initiatives librarian will guide the development of a digital repository system to make accessible and to preserve the intellectual output of the College. Additionally, this librarian will recommend and implement appropriate technology solutions to support all aspects of the program.

In collaboration with colleagues in the Library and in College Relations, the Digital Initiatives Librarian will also be responsible for coordinating the on-going development of the library website. In addition, the Digital Initiatives Librarian will be called upon for some research desk service. Depending on subject expertise, this librarian may participate in the liaison program and/or teach in the instruction program.

The Library of Congress is recruiting a Digital Projects Coordinator. Salary: $105,211-$136,771.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Analyzes and participates in the development of appropriate guidelines, standards and mechanisms for setting program priorities. Creates innovative approaches to software implementation within the broad framework of program strategies and goals using high level programming languages and other tools.

Works collaboratively inside and outside the project team and program areas to facilitate and encourage the development and implementation of institution-wide and national best practices and standards. Attends conferences/meetings to make presentations or for professional development to keep abreast of current trends in technology.

Directs studies and testing of digital library best practices and standards. Researches hardware and software to meet existing and anticipated needs. Develops cost estimates and makes recommendations for purchases of specialized hardware and associated software.

The University of Florida's Smathers Libraries are recruiting a Scholarly Communications Librarian. Salary: $52,000 minimum.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Scholarly Communications Librarian will lead the UF Libraries outreach efforts to build a scholarly communications program in support of scholarly publication reform and Open Access (OA) activities at UF. This role includes educating the university community about OA resources and services at UF, scholarly publication modes and reform, and intellectual property issues and their impact on scholarly inquiry and instruction. In this endeavor, the incumbent will coordinate efforts to recruit, collect, showcase, and preserve the scholarly output of the University of Florida.

University of British Columbia Library is recruiting a Librarian, Digital Projects (two-year term).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

We are seeking a two-year term professional librarian to provide operational oversight for Library digitization projects. This new position will support The UBC Library Strategic Plan 2010–2015 which has identified that a key strategic goal is the implementation of a comprehensive digitization program to provide unlimited online access to materials of research and teaching value. The Librarian, Digital Projects will assist with the development and management of the Library's locally created digital collections. In consultation with other members of the Library, this position will be responsible for planning digitization projects by coordinating and managing contracts, staff, services and projects as required. Additionally, we are seeking a candidate who is flexible and willing to assume a variety of assignments and priorities as the responsibilities and duties evolve in the two year term. This position will report to the Director, Library Digital Initiatives.

The Princeton University Library is recruiting a Digital Library Collections Interface Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Princeton University Library seeks an Interface Developer to join its Library Digital Initiatives group as we design and build a new, state-of-the-art digital library system. This system is being developed in a native XML database environment and will serve a broad range of library users. The person in this position, in consultation with colleagues and users, will help build the search and discovery component, incorporate and extend the image viewing functionality, and add library specific functions for viewing books, manuscripts, and images. This position will also be assigned other digital library and library web services projects as the need arises.

The Gleeson Library at the University of San Francisco is recruiting a Digital Collections Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position number: V99992):

Work with faculty and librarians to identify print materials for transfer to digital media.

Essential Job Responsibilities Catalogue, digitize, and assign metadata. Work with other producers of digital media to create institutional repository.

The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship at Columbia University is recruiting a Web Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (job requisition number: 058098):

The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS) at Columbia University seeks a Web Developer to design, create, expand, and maintain Web applications, databases, and site functionality for CDRS' online projects.

CDRS serves the digital research and scholarly communication needs of Columbia's faculty, graduate students, and scholars through the innovative adaptation and implementation of online tools and services.

This Web Developer will work on multiple short-term and long-term projects to satisfy the requests of Columbia's research community.