Digital Projects Librarian, Philadelphia

Digital Library Initiatives Department
Temple University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Salary: Not Specified
Status:Full-time
Posted:04/30/12
Deadline:05/31/12
Digital Projects Librarian, Digital Library Initiatives Department
Temple’s federated library system serves an urban research university with over 1,800 full-time faculty and a student body of 36,000 that is among the most diverse in the nation. For more information about Temple and Philadelphia, visit http://www.temple.edu.
 
The Digital Library Initiatives Department of the Temple University Libraries seeks a Digital Projects Librarian to manage a portfolio of digital library projects and to provide the project management framework and technical know how needed to complete projects successfully. S/he works in close collaboration with other librarians and archivists, metadata specialists, IT staff, scanning/digitization staff, external vendors, and partnering faculty.
 
The Digital Projects Librarian explores, recommends, and helps implement software tools and frameworks to support digital library activities and Web-based user services. S/he helps establish optimized workflows. S/he creates and maintains work procedure documentation, provides training and support to the library staff involved with projects and services, and participates in the gathering and analysis of use data. Maintains in-depth knowledge of national standards and best practices in the realm of metadata, digitization, and fair use/copyright. The librarian will participate in library-wide projects and activities and is expected to be active professionally. The incumbent also will be expected to meet requirements for contract renewals, promotion, and regular appointment. May supervise staff and student assistants.
 
Required Education & Experience:
 • Master’s degree in Library Science (ALA-accredited).
 
Required Skills & Abilities:
 • Excellent project management skills, including interpersonal and team leadership skills, as well as good oral and written communication skills. 
• Experience with digitization workflows for one or more media types (e.g., images, text, audio/video) and ability to optimize workflows for productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and software platforms, and train staff in using them.
• Experience with metadata standards and with one or more of the following: XML/XSLT; programming/scripting language such as PhP, Perl, or Ruby on Rails; content management system such as Drupal; library record repurposing (e.g., converting MARC to Dublin Core); database design and development.
• Basic familiarity with copyright issues as they relate to digital reformatting and scholarly communication.
 
Preferred:
 • Experience with at least one digital object repository and/or delivery system (e.g., Fedora Commons, dSPACE, CONTENTdm).
• Experience with born-digital materials.
• Experience with the Agile project management approach.
 
Compensation
 
Competitive salary and benefits package, including relocation allowance. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
 
Application
 To apply for this position, please visit www.temple.edu, click on Jobs@Temple, and reference TU-15230. For full consideration, please submit your completed electronic application, along with a cover letter and resume, by May 31, 2012.
 
Temple University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to cultural diversity.
See: http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/Digital-Projects-Librarian-Digital-Library-Initiatives-Department/19806.cfm