Category: Library IT Jobs

The University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries are recruiting a Sr. Systems Administrator.

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This position provides systems administration and some programming support for the Hesburgh Libraries. The bulk of the work is systems administration, and procures and maintains the infrastructure required for the Libraries to provide services to faculty, staff, and students of the University. This position is also responsible for the installation and maintenance of core applications the library employs in order to provide content and services to the University academic community. This position administers a wide variety of commercially licensed and open source technologies and software stacks and is responsible for the configuration, management, function, availability, and security for those systems.

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The Northern Kentucky University Library is recruiting a Systems Librarian.

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Responsibilities include primary administration of the campus integrated library system (NKUIRE), responsible for importing data (MARC and non-MARC) into the ILS also maintenance of the ILS web OPAC, and overseeing various duties related to selected non-ILS application software. Other duties include the administration of Institutional Repository and Discovery tool products as well as participation in digitization initiatives.

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The Linda Hall Library is recruiting a Head, Information Technology Services.

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Reporting to the Director of Innovative Technologies and Library Resource Management, the Head of Information Technology Services will manage all aspects of library information technology as deployed or planned at the Library, including information technology systems, networked information delivery, and authentication systems; oversee hardware and software specific to the Library (including web services, financial management, telephone system, network security, and information access and production technologies); and supervise two full-time staff positions.

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Johns Hopkins University's Sheridan Libraries are recuiting a Sr. Systems Programmer Analyst.

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1. Engage in storage system analysis and planning and where appropriate communicate with software/hardware vendors.
2. Coordinate/manage storage system implementation with vendors.
3. Support software development and deployment for the JHU Data Management service;
4. Upgrade operating system software; monitor/manage system performance, backups, and storage allocation;
5. Integrate and monitor Data Management services across multiple platforms; Provide programming support for optimizing system performance;
6. Develop procedures and systems to track volume and quality of data transfer, ingest, and integrity.

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The University of Maryland Libraries are recruiting a Director, Integrated Library Systems.

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The University of Maryland Libraries are seeking a Director for the Integrated Library Systems department, to provide leadership and support to the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium in the integration, operation and maintenance efforts of the consortium's software and database applications. The ILS Director serves as a senior member of the College Park Libraries Information Technology Division (ITD), reporting to the Associate Dean of Information Technology at the University of Maryland Libraries. Reorganization within the division has created a structure in which the ILS Director will focus efforts to work closely and effectively with the leadership of the USMAI. The incumbent works directly with the Council of Library Directors (CLD) of USMAI and its administrative structure. He/she provides leadership and direct supervision to a professional technical staff. The ILS director will be responsible for developing and managing budgets for approved projects and initiatives of the USMAI. The director will also be responsible for developing annual budgets for the ILS team, for presenting that budget to the CLD and for executing budgets, once they are approved by the CLD.

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Library is recruiting an Applications Analyst.

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As a member of the Web Unit in the University Library's Systems Department, the Applications Analyst provides applications programming, Web development expertise, and technical support for the UNC Library. The primary purpose of this position is to work with content creators to meaningfully express their content in a content management system (CMS). In doing so, they will support staff in the creation and organization of information to effectively present tools, services, and information on the web.

Additionally, the Applications Analyst will perform development work on new and existing projects using a variety of programming and markup languages and other tools, including XHTML, CSS, XML, Perl, PHP, Python, JavaScript, and RDBMSs.

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The Queen's University Library is recruiting a Senior Web Development and User Experience Technician.

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Within the framework of established policies, regulations and procedures, in consultation with the Systems Coordinator, the Division Head of Discovery Systems and other Discovery Systems staff, the incumbent provides technical expertise and support for the Library's web presence. Duties include development of new web applications and maintenance and enhancement of existing web applications from simple to complex; ensuring the smooth operation of designated Library web software systems (eg. Drupal, WordPress, DokuWiki, and in-house web applications) with appropriate documentation, back-up, maintenance and upgrades; diagnosis, research and troubleshooting of problems with the Library's web presence, escalating issues as necessary, and documenting solutions; exploring new web software systems; providing user support for web systems; assisting in development of web analytics tracking reports and in implementing analytics and usability driven web page modifications; providing back-up for other senior Discovery Systems technicians in the areas of user support, database administration, and user support.

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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library is recruiting a Director, Information Technology Production Services.

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Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Information Technology Planning and Policy, the successful candidate will oversee the staff, technology support, networking, infrastructure, and applications support for Library enterprise IT systems, including Infrastructure Management and Support (IMS), Workstation and Network Support (WNS), and Help Desk (HD) services.

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The Center for Research Libraries is recruiting a Web and Digital Library Specialist.

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Essential Duties

• As technical lead for our Drupal content management system, responsible for full range of systems administration activities including: evaluating and implementing modules; monitoring work flows; developing site-wide theming, templates and content types.
• Develop and update web applications with database-driven and/or XML based dynamic content.
• Conduct interface design, integration and customization of Web applications and products acquired from third parties, including open source products

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The Southern Connecticut State University Library is recruiting a Systems Librarian.

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The Systems Librarian provides leadership for planning, implementing, and managing library systems, digital services, and information technologies, serves on a variety of internal and external committees, maintains the library website and other library systems, and provides staff technology training. The Systems Librarian may also serve as liaison to one or more academic departments, providing subject-specific instruction, creating instructional materials and developing collections.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries are recruiting a Discovery and Integrated Systems Coordinator.

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks candidates for the position of Discovery and Integrated Systems Coordinator. As the largest public academic research library in Massachusetts, we are a key partner in teaching, learning, and research at UMass Amherst and in the Commonwealth. By combining the latest information technology with excellent public service, the staff builds and maintains a rich information environment, facilitates access to it, and creates a place that functions as a hub of campus and community scholarly activity. The Discovery and Integrated Systems Coordinator provides creative leadership, supervision and management of various library information discovery systems and services. Works in a collaborative, team environment to support, maintain, and customize ALEPH, WorldCat Local and other discovery systems as appropriate. Tracks projects and ensures that approved services, upgrades, and enhancements are implemented in a timely manner and tested prior to release.

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The New York Public Library is recruiting a Senior Applications Developer.

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Functional responsibilities of the Sr. Application Developer include: development of architecture specifications, object and data modeling, database design, programming, quality assurance, and implementation support. The Sr. Application Developer is guided by an object-oriented software lifecycle methodology.

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The Northeastern University Library is recruiting a Web Applications Developer.

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The Web Applications Developer is tasked with designing, programming, and/or adapting existing web tools to augment and enhance the Library's various web-based systems. The Library Web Applications Developer is responsible for maintaining and augmenting the Library's Drupal-based web site (library.northeastern.edu), as well as contributing to the development of other core services, such as the Digital Repository Service, remote service systems, and the online catalog. The Library Web Applications Developer works collaboratively with library colleagues as well as colleagues in IS and across campus, and participates in an ongoing evaluation of emerging academic and library technologies.

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Lehigh University is recruiting a Sr. Library Systems Analyst.

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This position performs professional and technical duties in support of the digital library and library applications & systems. This position provides business analysis functions for library management applications, provides system administration for Linux-based application servers, and manages the Library's Drupal powered website. This position will serve as the technical contact for Kuali OLE and third-party library applications.

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The College at Brockport is recruiting a Systems/Assessment Librarian.

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• Manage, configure and maintain the library's integrated library system (Ex Libris' Aleph 500) and web OPAC (AquaBrowser).
• Maintain a working knowledge of technologies critical to the design and delivery of library services.
• Investigate emerging technologies and communicate developments to library faculty, staff and students; works to implement appropriate Web 2.0+ technologies.
• Assist in collaborative planning, analysis, and assessment of services. Identify and assess new technologies for use in the delivery of library services.

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Indiana University's University Information Technology Services is recruiting a Senior System Analyst/Programmer.

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Provides technical expertise and leadership in the design, evaluation, development, integration, and enhancements supporting of Library Information Systems. Systems are deployed in a Linux infrastructure environment consisting of web development tools and frameworks, Oracle, and customized vendor and open source library systems (Blacklight and the Kuali OLE project). Collaborates with library team business analysts and developers within the central computing organization and IU libraries; develops standards and best practices using J2EE technologies and standard web tools; and mentors other team developers. Collaborates with developers and functional team members to gather specifications and document and validate information systems requirements for complex business processes or technical challenges. Establishes estimates and designs application solutions; develops, tests, and deploys complex programs; and assists with management of application releases. Develops interfaces between library and other applications. This position reports to the UITS manager, Library Information Systems team.

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The University of Maryland Libraries are recruiting an IT Systems Manager, Software Systems Development & Research.

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The SSDR Manager will be responsible for the research, development, deployment, support and management of library application software and software systems; and for the integration, implementation, and maintenance of software to provide acquisition, curation, preservation, access and discovery services to the libraries' collections. The software development activities encompass all phases of software development lifecycle, including implementation of interfaces to other software systems, development of Web interfaces and user interfaces for the tools developed in SSDR.

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The Chicago State University Library is recruiting a Digital and Web Services Librarian Specialist.

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Functioning under administrative direction in the library technical services department, employee works to set up, design, maintain, and support library web systems including web server, web pages, distributed web content provisioning, web applications, and electronic resource access through library webs and digital libraries including digitization and incorporation of library materials.

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The University of Notre Dame' Hesburgh Libraries are recruiting a Digital Access Librarian.

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The Digital Access Librarian is responsible for envisioning the information architecture (navigation, content, and context), coordinating user experience activities (usability, user engagement, feedback), and collaborating on the implementation of the web technology (XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Web Scripting Languages) for the Hesburgh Libraries' web presence.

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The University of Texas Libraries are recruiting a Software Developer/Analyst.

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Using web development and content management experience to provide support for library staff and campus constituents in incorporating digital assets into their projects and online learning modules. Track trends in research, pilot methods to address future information access needs from UT Library digital collections, and serve as a resource person for library staff about new and emerging information access technologies such as mobile devices, course management integration, blogs, wikis and resource federation. Participate in the evaluation, development, purchase and implementation of software and hardware solutions to improve UT Libraries digital collection related services.

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