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Posted by Liz Arnold on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 05:55 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
The Reference and Sourcing Specialist is responsible for the timely and accurate fulfillment of customer orders from both hosted and external resources and referencing document requests, coordinating with vendors and in-house sources to maximize order fulfillment. The hours for this position are 11:30am-8:00pm, M-F.
See: http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=84784824&from=indeed
Posted by Liz Arnold on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 05:59 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
University of Pennsylvania Libraries , Philadelphia, PA
Reference Number 090526631
Title HEAD, VETERINARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES
School Name University Library (50)
Org Veterinary Library (5021)
Job Open Date 05-07-2009
Salary Grade 028
Job Family N-Museum/Library/Archival
Employment Type Exempt
Hours 35
Position Type Full Time
Position Schedule 9-5
Months 12
Duties: The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm and technical competence for libraries' roles in the evolving information landscape, and provide forward-thinking vision and leadership, including effective management of financial, physical, digital and human resources. The Head of the Veterinary Libraries will: - Actively foster innovation in information management, integrating electronic resources and services aggressively into the Library's program.
- Conduct proactive outreach and curriculum-integrated instruction. - Work collaboratively with a dynamic team of colleagues to achieve excellence and consistency of service across the Health Sciences Libraries.
- Coordinate cost-effective acquisitions decisions.
Responsibilities Include:
- Provides leadership and direction for the two libraries serving the School of Veterinary Medicine. Develops operating policies and oversees the daily operation of a first-rate resource for learning and research.
- Works with other Health Sciences librarians and IT professionals to develop proactive, user-centered public services programs that fully support the clinical, research, and teaching and learning needs of Penn's outstanding veterinary faculty, staff, clinicians, and students. Is an advocate for effective outreach, instruction and information literacy activities.
- Oversees the current document delivery initiatives.
- Develops the digital and print collections of the Veterinary libraries and manages the smooth and timely transition to digital resources in veterinary medicine in consultation with faculty groups and the Director of Collection Development. Manages the print collections, including appropriate and timely transfers to the Library's high-density off-site storage facility.
- Provides expert, supportive assistance to faculty and students using veterinary information.
- Works closely with the Dean, faculty and students to develop teaching modules on the use of relevant information resources. Works for curriculum-integration of Library instruction.
- Advises the Director of Collection Development on budget and allocation issues and plays an active role in decisions relating to the purchase and licensing of digital resources in appropriate subject areas.
- Supervises full-time staff and library science intern in the Veterinary libraries. Provides general direction to full-time staff in supervising student assistants.
- Participates in library-wide task forces and committees.
Qualifications
= MLS from an ALA-accredited program and
= minimum of five years of professional library experience in an academic, special, medical or science library serving similar clientele or the equivalent in theory and practice.
= Highly desirable: experience in veterinary or biomedical librarianship and a subject background in the life sciences.
= Demonstrated administrative ability, collaborative and organizational strength, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.
= Excellent supervisory skills.
= Understanding of the potential of developing technologies for enhancing services.
= Demonstrated knowledge of the latest trends and available tools for teaching and electronic delivery of information in veterinary medicine.
= Ability to motivate personnel and operate within a collegial framework of faculty, staff, students and administrators to deliver desired outcomes.
= Spatial skills for space planning.
= Demonstrated commitment to professional growth and active involvement in professional activities.
See: http://publicboard.libgig.com/job/3ef66dcb850a8456249fc247b6bed963/?d=1&source=rss_page
Posted by Liz Arnold on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 05:36 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
University of Pennsylvania Libraries , Philadelphia, PA
Reference Number 091127620
School Name University Library (50)
Org University Library (5000)
Job Open Date 11-10-2009
Salary Grade 025
Job Family N-Museum/Library/Archival
Employment Type Exempt
Hours 35
Position Type Full Time
Position Schedule 9-5
Months 12
Duties: The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is currently engaged in three major digitization projects these include the Daily Pennsylvanian (1885 to the present), AMAR (Ancient Mesopotamian Archaeological Reports) and KDOD (Kirtas Digitize on Demand ) project. Of the three the Daily Pennsylvanian is the largest and most complex of the three. Each of these projects is based in the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image which is organizationally part of the Library's Rare Book and Manuscript Library. In the case of the AMAR project, the Digital Project Coordinator (DPC) will manage the scanning of 500 archaeological reports for which SCETI is under contract with Stony Brook University and represents holdings in multiple institutions including the University of Pennsylvania's Museum Library, the University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute (Chicago). Reporting to the Director, Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, the DPC will be responsible for the daily oversight, management and operations of the three projects. Utilizing a small team of scanning technicians and related library staff, the DPC will manage workflow and assure that content is digitized according to project specifications and in a timely fashion. The DPC will also be responsible for preparing monthly reports and working with coordinating libraries or institutions. This is one year full time position with the possibility of extension. The DPC will work in close collaboration with the SCETI Project Coordinator and Scanning Supervisor.
Qualifications
= Master's degree from an ALA-accredited information and library science program or its equivalent in theory and practice.
= Preferred experience working in an academic library or special collections library with an emphasis on digital library work.
= Familiarity with MS Windows, MS Office and Adobe Photoshop and asset.
= Demonstrated capability and proficiency with personal computers and software, the Internet and library-relevant information technology.
= Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
Position contingent upon funding.
See: http://publicboard.libgig.com/job/785bc1dd3f024c2f00637463400b944a/?d=1&source=rss_page
Posted by Liz Arnold on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 05:35 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Location: Piscataway (Greater New York City Area)
URL: http://www.ieee.org
Type: Full-time
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Functions: Information Technology, Marketing
Industries: Non-Profit Organization Management
Posted: November 23, 2009
Job Description: Web Search Specialist
IEEE is the world’s largest professional association advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. We publish technical journals, sponsor conferences, develop technology standards, and support the professional interests of more than 375,000 members. IEEE creates an environment where members collaborate on world-changing technologies – from computing and sustainable energy systems, to aerospace, communications, robotics and healthcare – to engineer a better tomorrow.
Among the career disciplines on our staff are publishing and product management, intellectual property sales, marketing and communications, information technology and business administration, government relations and human resources, educational activities and technical standards, and membership development and support.
Through the dedication of our members, we’re proud to be the world’s leading authority in technical areas, and want to add you to our success story! We are seeking a Web Search Specialist in our Corporate Communications & Research group in our Piscataway, NJ location who will be responsible for identifying and implementing projects aimed at improving the search experience for the IEEE Main Site and the overall IEEE Web presence.
About the Corporate Web Team:
The Web Search Specialist position will be a part of the IEEE Corporate Web Team that provides guidance and/or recommendations to the entire IEEE Web publishing community according to current trends and best practices in the Web world. The team is not a "for-hire" service group, although it can provide expert advice or recommend external partners available for consulting. Most of the projects the
Corporate Web Team leads are related to the IEEE main site or the overarching IEEE Web Presence that includes all areas on the Web where IEEE is represented by name, brand, or mission.
Key responsibilities are to:
- Define, document, implement and maintain a plan for integrating search and search engine optimization (SEO) tools, technologies, and best practices into IEEE operations.
- Support search engine application implementation and maintenance
- Monitor, analyze and leverage search and SEO efforts across the organization and industry; make recommendations where appropriate.
- Be a leader in SEO; providing recommendations related to URL naming, IA, tagging, etc.
- Manage taxonomy, synonyms, controlled vocabulary, thesauri, ontology and related processes to maintain metadata standards and content quality.
- Manage SEO and eSEO processes, identifying top keywords for main site and for IEEE; monitor, analyze and improve relevance of IEEE search and organic Web search results.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Information Retrieval, Computer Science,
- Market Research, Psychology, Digital Libraries, Math/Statistics, Content Management or similar field with at least 4 years experience in Web search-related activities.
- Must have understanding of search experience and search engine optimization best practices including application interface design and presentation of results.
- Must understand search engine technologies, taxonomy, metadata tagging, and the relationship between search and information architecture.
- Must be able to advise/train others in Web-related skills. Should have a working knowledge of industry standard search engine applications like Google Custom Search, Endeca, Sitecore, Lucene, Ultraseek; content management systems; and search analytics tools like Web Trends and Google Analytics.
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We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k) plan with company match, a defined contribution retirement plan, a tuition reimbursement program, flexible spending accounts, company paid life insurance, and a business casual dress code. If you qualify and are interested in this position, please apply online by going to this URL: https://home.eease.com/recruit2/?id=476559&t=1. Only those resumes that go through the URL from the web address will be considered. NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
Visit www.ieee.org to view details about open positions in one of our four offices:
Los Alamitos, CA; New York City; Piscataway, NJ & Washington, DC.
The IEEE is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.
Additional Information
Local candidates only, no relocation (Greater New York City Area).
See: http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=790353
Posted by Liz Arnold on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 05:19 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Reference # : 09-03630
Title : Taxonomy
Location : Hoboken, NJ
Taxonomy Job Description
Responsibilities
·Aid in the selection/creation of a taxonomy framework that will
·Outline the corporate component
·Identify how the distinct business units will ‘link’ to that umbrella structure
·Support a larger Enterprise Content Management program.
·This process would also include capturing the appropriate metadata elements and document types necessary to define the ‘current state’ as well as describe the ‘intended state’ for enterprise document management deployment.
·Participate in developing taxonomies and thesauri for organizing information assets that enables enterprise search and compliance with corporate retention policies.
·Establishes enterprise-level controlled vocabularies
·Creates documentation for managing and maintaining taxonomies and associated thesauri
·Researches, evaluates, and recommends process improvements, including automated systems for knowledge capture, transformation, and presentation.
Experience
·Minimum of five (5) years experience in library science, information architecture, knowledge/content management, or related technical discipline
·Experience with developing and implementing strategies for enterprise taxonomy development and deployment
·Experience developing and managing business-specific taxonomies, controlled vocabularies and metadata schemas for organizing information assets
·Successful track record of integrating enterprise taxonomies with enterprise information systems
·Understanding of advancements and developing trends in the library science field such as the application of ontologies
·Strong organizational skills that support documenting, categorizing, and prioritizing requirements
·Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking abilities
·Hands on experience with ‘best practice’ taxonomy and thesaurus automation software
·Able to work independently and deliver high quality results when given a set of objective requirements
·Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, both technical and business focused
·Experience implementing taxonomies in enterprise content management systems and with taxonomy and thesauri management software.
Posted by Liz Arnold on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 05:16 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
LexisNexis : United States-New York-New York
Description
The Director Customer Discovery & Innovation role understands and develops product and service responses that respond to the needs of the specified role across law firms, corporate legal, and government customers. The Director Customer Discovery & Innovation addresses the needs of Librarians, Knowledge Management Officers. This role conducts problem discovery, prioritizes customer problems, develops customer imperatives, drives concept and prototype development, tests concepts and prototypes on weekly basis, and drives successful development of solutions based on iterative customer testing. The Director Customer Discovery & Innovation works with the Customer Discovery team to synthesize customer feedback across concepts and to present insights and recommendations to business stakeholders. The incumbent is a member of the Customer Discovery & Innovation team and is responsible for developing and communicating personae for development teams, developing and communicating imperatives, helping development teams understand the core critical needs of the specified role, and developing detailed product roadmap for that persona.
Accountabilities
1. Drive innovative product and service vision, direction, and business plans, including product plans, product migration and evolution for the specified role.
2. Develop innovation product and service portfolio for specific customer role
3. Direct the management of the development of content and technology-based products by directly interfacing with several internal functional areas.
4. Manage budget plans and resource allocation to support innovative development.
5. Oversee the development of ideation through prioritization in the product roadmap and work with cross-functional team to insure continuous innovation of the solution concept once developed
6. Conduct market monitoring and market effectiveness research
7. Conduct Trend Research
8. Conduct market monitoring for specific customer role and develop market and competitive map working with other Customer Advocates
9. Other duties as assigned
This position may be located home-based and/or New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Dallas.
Qualifications
1. Two-5 years of experience as Law Librarian or in Legal Knowledge Management with 5+ years experience in a product development/planning or business management function
2. Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of programs across multiple functional areas
3. In-depth knowledge of internal product development processes and internal processes
4. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management effectively
5. Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills
LexisNexis is a leading global provider of business information solutions to professionals in a variety of areas, including: legal, corporate, government, law enforcement, tax, accounting, academic, and risk and compliance assessment. LexisNexis helps customers achieve their goals in more than 100 countries, across six continents, with over 18,000 employees. Regardless of your location, you'll work together with your colleagues as one team - a unified network of professionals who share a passion for solving problems, realizing results, and pushing the boundaries of what knowledge can do.
Other Locations United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-Illinois-Chicago, United States-California-San Francisco
See: https://reedelsevier.taleo.net/careersection/50/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=90844&src=JB-11660
Posted by Liz Arnold on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 05:07 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia, PA
Position Overview:
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries seek a leader to spearhead its first system-wide Preservation and Conservation program in its 250-year history. With nearly 6 million printed volumes, in addition to growing archival and digital collections, Penn Libraries is committed to ensuring access to these materials for current and future generations of scholars. Reporting to the Director of Collection Development and Management, the MacDonald Curator of Preservation will work in a distributed environment, partnering with colleagues throughout the library system to develop and implement a systematic, decentralized program to preserve and provide access to library assets in all formats, physical and virtual.
Proactive advocacy and application of preservation principles and practices within Penn Libraries is fundamental to the position. The MacDonald Curator of Preservation develops and coordinates collection lifecycle management best practices and policies in an environment of shared responsibility, as general and special collections are created, acquired, processed, reformatted, used, and stored. In collaboration with relevant staff, the incumbent investigates new strategies and technologies to address the current challenges to long-term preservation and access to Penn’s heterogeneous collections. This assessment and consultation role includes responsibility for developing effective policies and coordinating them across library departments, in consultation with curators and bibliographers as well as technical processing, facilities, technology and repository staff.
Penn will follow best practices as borne out by the international community, which are evolving with the shifting needs presented by new types of library resources as well as by emerging technology solutions. The MacDonald Curator of Preservation plays an active role for Penn in the review and adoption of relevant protocols, and ultimately must assess the impact on local resources.
The University of Pennsylvania, http://www.upenn.edu/, is a private, Ivy League comprehensive research university in Philadelphia founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin and his circle. It comprises twelve schools, 3,800 faculty and an enrollment of 20,000 students, equally divided between undergraduate and graduate/professional school students.
The Penn Libraries, http://www.library.upenn.edu/, include fifteen libraries and an off-site high density storage facility. System-wide scholarly resources number nearly 6 million books, 44,000 current serials (of which 16,000 are e-journals) and 700 databases. The library is a leader in the development of digital library services and collections and is aggressively experimenting with and adopting new technology in research and teaching, including courseware.
Position Responsibilities Include:
In collaboration with other library administrators and specialists, the MacDonald Curator of Preservation will:
- Provide leadership and advocacy across Penn Libraries as it continually assesses the values, risks, and costs of preservation strategies associated with assuring long-term access to the full breadth of collection materials in all media.
- Develop and coordinate preservation and conservation activities across departments to support the Libraries’ need for a wide variety of preservation services. These include, but are not limited to: preventive preservation, conservation, book repair, commercial library binding, end-processing, and reformatting paper-based materials.
- Coordinate the preservation activities of the Conservation Unit and Postcataloging Unit as integral to a well-articulated, systematic preservation program.
- In a team environment, bring preservation expertise to Penn’s emergency response and disaster preparedness programs.
- Participate in the planning and implementation of a new conservation lab for special collections in the context of a library-wide preservation program. Advise on preservation standards for other library facility and renovation projects.
- Collaborate with technology and metadata specialists, regarding standards and processes for digital preservation.
- Work closely with Penn Libraries’ facilities and operations managers to routinely monitor and review, and when necessary to remediate, environmental conditions as they affect collections.
- Identify potential sources of grant funding for preservation projects and write grant proposals. Negotiate with vendors for services and partnership opportunities.
- Build and foster productive relationships with local and national professional organizations involved in the full range of preservation activities.
Qualifications:
Required: Master’s degree in a relevant field and specialized training in preservation and a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a research institution. Demonstrated ability to manage complex activities carried out in a distributed work environment. Training and experience in print and non-print preservation best practices as well as knowledge of issues and trends, including demonstrated knowledge about lifecycle management of digital assets. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate workflows; to encourage team work and cross-departmental collaboration; and to analyze and solve complex problems. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to prepare reports, document procedures, draft policies, and conduct and interpret surveys. Excellent organizational and management skills with a strong public service orientation.
Desired: Record of participation in relevant professional and educational activities. Demonstrated success in writing grant proposals and donor relations.
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Includes a generous benefits package – additional information available at http://www.hr.upenn.edu/jobs/benefits.asp.
Applications:
Potential candidates are invited to submit a letter of application which addresses the needs and qualifications of the position, along with their resume and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references who can address the suitability of the candidate for the position described, as well as complete an on-line employment application at http://www.hr.upenn.edu/jobs (Job Reference # 091127581).
Direct link: https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/...tral?quickFind=190674
To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 5, 2010. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.
The University of Pennsylvania is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Posted by Liz Arnold on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 05:19 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Posted by Liz Arnold on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 05:53 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
Summary Information:
Employer: Newark City School District
Position Type: Teaching
Categories: Library Media Specialist
School / Org: Various
Location: New Jersey
FTE: 1.0
No. of Positions: 1
Reference #: EAN 990016
Posting Date: Saturday, 21 November 2009
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Details:
Job Title: School Librarian/Ed Media Spec
Location: Various
Qualifications :
1. Bachelor¿s Degree from an accredited college or university.
2. New Jersey Department of Education Permanent Teaching Certificate
3. New Jersey Department of Education Educational Media Specialist/ School Librarian Certificate
4. Letters of recommendation which should include one (1) from current principal or supervisor.
General Description: To select, order and organize print and non-print materials for the library media center that will reinforce the curriculum: to instruct students in the use of the library as a source of knowledge, enjoyment and inspiration, and to work with teachers in the development of library media programs to satisfy their classroom needs.
Responsibilities
1. To instruct students in the use of the library media center and help them select print and non-print
materials that relate to their interests and to the curriculum.
2. To plan, schedule, manage and evaluate the library media center operations.
3. To select, order and organize the library media center¿s print and non-print materials.
4. To maintain and report at required intervals accurate statistical data; and generate as required library media orders and professional reports.
5. To provide reference service, prepare bibliographies and develop curriculum support materials for
the teaching and administrative staff.
6. To encourage and motivate students and teachers to appreciate books and reading through
storytelling, book talks and reading guidance.
7. To assist with staff development through in-service workshops or other techniques to familiarize
the teaching staff with the materials in the media center.
8. To involve the teaching staff in continued utilization of the media center so that it becomes
an integral part of the regular school program.
9. To develop a program for students and teachers of operational skills for the audiovisual equipment
in the school.
10. To coordinate and cooperate with the Audiovisual Center and community resources such as the
Newark Public Library, the Newark Museum, the New Jersey Historical Society; etc.
SALARY, EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND UNION AFFILIATION
B.A. Degree - $44,500 - $77,827
M.A. Degree - $46,000 - $80,594
M.A. + 30 credits - $47,500 - $83,375
Ten Months
Newark Teachers' Union (N.T.U.)
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The job posting above from Newark City School District may require certification levels, qualifications or eligibility requirements for being employed in the United States or the state of New Jersey. Please read the postings carefully! DO NOT apply or send unsolicited resumes if you do not meet the requirements listed by Newark City School District in their postings.
Posted by Liz Arnold on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 07:02 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
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