Category: Digital Library Jobs

The Harvard University Library is recruiting a Digital Library Software Engineer (one-year term appointment with possibility of renewal).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Harvard University's Library (HUL) seeks a programmer/analyst for development of a digital scholarship repository. This is a unique opportunity to serve as the technical lead on a project to collect and share the university's research with the world. Reporting to the Manager of Systems Development in HUL's Office for Information Systems and the Program Manager of HUL's Office for Scholarly Communication, position responsibilities include development of web applications, tools, interfaces, and databases. S/he will assume ongoing configuration, customization, and integration of our open-source DSpace repository, with the aim of rapidly deploying production code for user-friendly deposit, management, and reporting processes. The position requires the ability to multi-task and to help grasp requirements from discussions with stakeholders, recommend solutions, and translate these into specifications, prototypes, and production code with accompanying documentation. The ideal candidate will work efficiently, creatively, and independently as requirements evolve, and also enjoy collaborative problem solving (locally as well as more broadly, in regular communication with other repository developers).

Houston Public Library is recruiting a Digital Project Manager.

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The Digital Project Manager leads the library's Digital Projects and will have primary responsibility for building a comprehensive digital initiatives program.

Other position specific accountabilities are as follows:

• In collaboration with special collections managers, identify existing content within the library for digitization;
• Seek out new content and new partners for digital initiatives.
• Manage a wide range of project activities using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Provide leadership in technical planning, technical implementation, management and support of digital collections, working with IT, Web, and Cataloging staff.
• Develop specifications and requirements within project scope and budget and manage contracts with external service providers.
• Identify grant and other external support and take the lead in grant writing.
• Promote use of the institution's digital collections through demonstrations to library departments and affiliated groups and at professional conferences.
• Serve as the institution's representative to various consortia on shared digital initiatives.

The Georgetown University Library is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (also advertised in the Washington Post on 1/26/09):

The Digital Services Librarian:

• participates in the planning, implementation and maintenance of the library’s core digital services including the Archival Management System, Digital Repository, Integrated Library System, and the OpenURL Resolver;
• ensures the interoperability of distributed library systems containing digital projects, specialized collections, finding aids, licensed resources and educational and instructional resources; and
• Communicates information on digital library activities to Library staff and the University Community

The New York Public Library is recruiting an Application Developer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the general direction of the under the direction of the Managing Director of the Digital Labs, develops applications and provides maintenance and support for the ongoing deployment of digital library collection user interfaces and database applications. In collaboration with other digital library technical and managerial staff, develops software tools for digital library collection development and user access. Advises and supports technical developers on best coding practices and industry standards. Builds and supports software libraries for use by all developers in Digital Library Program. Establishes software packages for middleware than can be centrally accessed to ensure security for database access. Supervises other technical developers as needed. Performs other duties as required.

The MIT Libraries are recruiting a Web Developer (two-year term appointment with the possibility of extension).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The MIT Libraries are seeking an experienced web developer to join the team designing, building and supporting its production systems and services, which include the libraries' website (http://libraries.mit.edu/), a meta-search portal to licensed content, the open source software digital library and archiving system called DSpace (http://dspace.org), data visualization tools from the SIMILE (http://simile.mit.edu) project, and several other systems. The developer will be responsible for all aspects of requirements gathering, technical analysis and development, testing and documenting customer-facing applications, working alone or as a member of a team. The position, which reports to the Head of Software Development in the Libraries, requires a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual with extensive experience in user interface design on the web and thorough grounding in HCI principles and practices.

The American Heritage Center of the University of Wyoming is recruiting an Archivist for Digital Programs at Wyoming.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Archivist will collaboratively plan, schedule, and implement the creation of digital collections. The Archivist will provide leadership in the creation and delivery of digital content that responds to the needs of the AHC’s collections and preservation priorities. These include digitization of archives and special collections and other materials in text, image, audio, and video formats; and participating in the development of a digital repository systems to preserve and make accessible the intellectual output of the University of Wyoming. The Archivist will oversee operating procedures and workflows; investigate and recommend appropriate standards (technical, metadata, etc.) and implement quality control procedures; prioritize and coordinate digitization production; investigate, plan, and manage format conversions and migrations; maintain awareness and develop in-depth knowledge of new technology.

The Southern New Hampshire University Library is recruiting a Digital Content Specialist (two year position).

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SNHU has received an Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant to build an institutional repository using DSpace starting with the digitization of student theses and working papers from the School of Community Economic Development. Reporting to the Electronic Resources Librarian, the Digital Content Specialist/CED Specialist has primary responsibility for reading archived School of Community and Economic Development theses and project reports and writing abstracts for these works. This position will also assist the Digital Initiatives Librarian with the development of metadata, securing copyright permissions, and setup of the SCED DSpace community. This is a grant funded position for up to a period of two years.

The Library and Learning Resource Centre of the Open University is recruiting a Programmer/Repository Web Developer (temporary contract until July 2011).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Would you like to contribute to a key role in the development of OU Library's systems, services & products to support all its business processes for both customers and Library staff. You will be part of the Library's Information Management and Innovation Group and provide technical input to projects and service developments, in particular to supporting the University's research activity and to support the Open Research Online repository and related repositories.

The Ralph W. Steen Library at Stephen F. Austin State University is recruiting a Digital Project Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Projects Specialist will image cultural heritage and university research collections and ingest or process content using CONTENTdm, the digital management system. Responsible for undertaking photography and videography assignments for the creation of virtual fieldtrips and other digitized resources for department?s websites. Serves as the CONTENTdm administrator as well as video and photography imaging administrator. Responsible for maintaining the department's websites. This is a security sensitive position. Reports to the Head of Digital Projects.

The Indiana University Digital Library Program is recruiting a Systems Analyst Programmer: Digital Library Infrastructure (position is funded for 15 months with the potential for renewal).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Indiana University Digital Library Program (DLP) is seeking a skilled developer and analyst to provide technical leadership to a project to reengineer the Digital Library of the Commons (DLC). The new technical infrastructure for the DLC is based on the DSpace (http://www.dspace.org/) open source software developed by MIT. The new DLC implementation will be integrated into overall architecture of the DLP and will need to interface with the DLP's Fedora based Digital Library Repository Service.

Under minimal supervision from the Digital Library Program's Associate Director for Projects and Services and working closely with the DLP's Lead Programmer/Analyst, the Systems Analyst/Programmer is responsible for the requirements analysis, design, development, and implementation of the Digital Library of the Commons which includes working with end-users as well as analysts and developers within the DLP.

The Georgia Tech Library and Information Center is recruiting a Digital Collections Archivist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

In support of the Institute’s instructional and research mission, this position will be responsible for identifying, collecting, and preserving archival materials including campus e-publications, born-digital material, digital research data, and other archival collections, some of which are selected for digital conversion and web access via the library-run Georgia Tech institutional repository (IR), SMARTech, and preservation in the Archives' dark digital repository, currently running on DSpace software. The Digital Collections Archivist will manage the campus e-publications program, a part of the GT IR. The Digital Collections Archivist serves as a liason to the library’s Digital Library Development and Scholarly Communications and Digital Services Departments from the Archives. S/he will participate in the evaluation and selection of software used for the Archives’ digital collection. The archivist will participate in a team environment in refining the collecting scopes of the Archives Department, in devising selection and appraisal criteria, and carry out collecting and appraisal functions for these departments in regards to digital collections. S/he will prepare collections for digital conversion in conjunction with the Scholarly Communications and Digital Services Department and advise the department on the Archives’ technological needs and requirements. S/he provides web content to the library’s Web Designer who is responsible for design and updating of the Archives’ portion of the library’s web site. The Digital Collections Archivist will also provide reference service on the Archives Department reference desk, and will perform other archival duties on an as needed basis.

The University of California, Merced is recruiting a Digital Assets Programmer.

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The UC Merced Library’s Digital Assets unit creates and manages access to digital content in support of the University’s mission of research and instruction. In addition to creating digital collections, the unit partners with faculty and staff to disseminate and preserve scholarly output in digital form.

Under supervision of the Head, Digital Assets (Librarian) and IT Services Manager, the Programmer Analyst will be the primary technical lead in the development and maintenance of digital asset management systems and digital publishing tools. The Analyst will also provide secondary support for library-wide information technology services. The work involves project analysis and evaluation of available technologies; database design and administration; web applications programming; interface design; as well as all aspects of debugging, testing, documentation, and maintenance.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Library is recruiting a Manager, Digital Services and Technology Planning Unit.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Library's Digital Services and Technology Planning (DSTP) Manager leads the development of an integrated, digital infrastructure necessary to support the Library's expanding collection of electronic resources and services. The DSTP Manager provides the vision and leadership to define and develop an innovative infrastructure that eliminates barriers to the Library's collection and optimizes the resources and services offered by the Library. The DSTP Manager will plan, manage, develop and support all library web applications and emerging technologies and lead digital initiatives across library departments. This individual reports to the Deputy Director and Library Director. The DSTP Manager is expected to collaborate regularly with staff from other Library departments, including the Manager of the Information Systems Unit who has responsibility for the Library's technical infrastructure.

The University of Mississippi Libraries are recruiting a Special Collections Digital Initiatives Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reports to the Head of Special Collections and coordinates selected digital initiatives projects regarding the overall management (production, capture, access, and preservation) of the digital intellectual output and digital conversion of Special Collections materials. . . .

The work includes: establishing operating procedures, and overseeing the technical details of production processes needed to establish and maintain a digital initiatives operation; designing and supervising workflow processes; managing standards usage compliance; encoding metadata; collaborating with other librarians, including metadata cataloging; converting textual, image, audio, and video materials into digital form; and migrating digital resources into new formats. Experience with management and preservation of electronic and born digital records. The successful candidate will also be involved with providing Special Collections reference service, presenting workshops, and training for patrons, and planning for Special Collections exhibitions.

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Collections Curator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead development of an inclusive, user-focused agenda for digital scholarly content stewardship.
• Investigate, recommend, and develop plans for user-focused and repository- based services to effectively manage the sustainable creation, collection and distribution of high-value digital scholarly content.
• Manage a broad set of existing digital collections and repository content, including: reformatted materials (images, books, newspapers, manuscripts, etc), publication related content (journals, conference proceedings, monographs, hybrid formats, post & pre-prints, working papers, etc), as well as the potential and emerging needs for data collections in a wide array of disciplines.
• Research and develop in-depth knowledge of new and emerging technologies, relevant national standards, and best practices, in order to assess and promote their integration into local operations as appropriate.
• Serve on standing working groups and committees related to web functionality and digital content creation and management.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders in the areas of collections & public services, technical services, information technologies, and scholarly communications.
• Promote and report on Penn State’s activities through conference and workshop presentations, written publications.
• Represent Penn State in relevant professional contexts and engage with national and consortial peers to identify and/or carry out mutually beneficial partnerships.

The Texas A&M University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Collections Specialist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Digital Initiatives and in collaboration with other Digital Initiatives staff, this position will: support the faculty and staff in their efforts to preserve and make accessible the collections of the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives; promote the effective use of digital services and the repository; help to develop repository policies, procedures, workflows, and metadata standards; enhance awareness of the changing landscape of scholarly communication; help to evaluate and maintain quality control of the processes, collections and services provided; participate in local efforts to educate the university community on digital library issues; participate in state and national digital library initiatives and committees; and, participate in grant proposal writing/managing.

Auburn University's Ralph Brown Draughon Library is recruiting a Digital Projects Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Auburn University invites applications for a twelve-month, tenure track position as Digital Projects Librarian within the Auburn University Libraries. This position is based in the Libraries’ Systems Department and reports to the director of library technology.

Under the leadership of the director of library technology, and working in consultation with other Library departments in accordance with the Libraries’ Strategic Plan, the Digital Projects Librarian will take the lead 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 digitization program. The Digital Projects Librarian will also represent the Libraries on projects with other institutions in Alabama and the southeast.

The Oklahoma State University Library is recruiting a Library Coordinator, Digital Library Services.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Manage OSU Library digital collections projects. Maintain a high level of expertise in the area of electronic publishing.

Pennsylvania State University is recruiting a Digital Library Architect.

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The Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Digital Library Architect to provide vision for and direct the development of the technical architecture for enterprise-level Content Stewardship services.

The Content Stewardship program will meet extant/emerging digital content and asset management needs in areas such as digital library collections, scholarly communications, electronic record archiving, and e-science/e-research. Building on existing services and infrastructure, this program will put in place a cohesive and extensible suite of access, discovery, preservation, curation, security, repository, archival and storage services. Initial applications for the Content Stewardship program include an electronic records repository, policy- and object-based storage infrastructure, and reassessment of the institutional ETD system.

Reporting to the ITS Senior Director of Digital Library Technologies, The Digital Library Architect will work across all functional areas of ITS and the University Libraries (UL), and with a Digital Collections Curator, soon to be brought on board to focus on digital collection and repository services management.

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is recruiting a Repository Software Programmer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Alliance Digital Repository (ADR) [http://adr.coalliance.org] is a consortial digital repository service currently in production release with continued development activities at the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. The repository actively develops and maintains a set of services built on open source software and tools to support ingest, search and discovery; digital object delivery and presentation; and preservation of digital content (i.e. digital images, text, audio files, video, and other content). . . .

The ADR Software Programmer works to support consortial digital repository initiatives by designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining tools and applications for use in support of the Fedora-based repository [http://www.fedora-commons.org/].

Tasks include, but are not limited to, designing, coding and testing software; assisting in defining technical requirements for tools to support delivery of image, text, and other media file formats; evaluating and integrating open source solutions; and defining and implementing interface strategies with other software systems in use at locally and at member institutions. Position also maintains relevant documentation, attends project meetings as needed, and may represent the Alliance at technically-oriented conferences and meetings.

Yale's Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure is recruiting a Digital Information Architect.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Yale University has established the Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure a new, permanent initiative, to provide strategic and operational leadership in creating a coherent and integrated campus-wide architecture to support Yale’s digital assets and in developing the University’s digital content infrastructure. The ODAI will guide collaboration among the Schools, libraries, museums and other campus units that are developing strategies and systems for digitization and digital asset management and will coordinate the development of a University-wide digital information management strategy.

As the ODAI Digital Information Architect (DIA), report to the Director of ODAI, and have a key leadership role in the development of Yale University’s campus-wide digital content management strategy, which includes defining the standards, policies and implementation plans. The DIA will be expected to help understand and articulate digital content issues within and outside the University.