Digital Preservation Librarian - posting number 0407943

James Madison University (JMU) Libraries and Educational Technologies seeks an 
innovative, collaborative and service-oriented professional for the position of 
Digital Preservation Librarian.
James Madison University is a public, comprehensive university of approximately 
20,000 students located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, two hours southwest of 
Washington, DC. The university has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as 
the top-rated public regional Master's level university for seventeen 
consecutive years and is consistently named one of the nation's most wired 
universities. The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges has named the university 
one of the nation's 50 best value institutions for the past three years. The 
university places a strong emphasis on undergraduate research and offers 38 
Master's and eight doctoral degrees.
JMU Libraries is part of Libraries and Educational Technologies (LET), which 
has the mission to engage with JMU's diverse communities in their creation and 
search for knowledge through academic resources, physical and virtual spaces 
and educational and research services. Please see the LET organization chart at 
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 for more information on the organizational structure.
Salary for the position is commensurate with experience and excellent benefits 
are provided including 24 days of vacation and a choice of TIAA/CREF or other 
retirement plans. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a 
criminal background investigation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Digital Preservation Librarian reports to the Head of Digital Collections 
and is responsible for the stewardship and protection of LET's digital assets; 
leads the development of an effective and achievable strategy to establish a 
cohesive digital preservation program ensuring the long-term viability of 
university digital assets regardless of format; establishes policies, 
procedures, workflows and best practices related to the long-term preservation 
of and access to digital collections; manages daily services and ensures 
organizational practices adhere to LET's Digital Preservation Policy Framework 
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 updates the Digital Preservation Policy Framework to reflect evolving 
standards and best practices; and brings to the forefront a proactive awareness 
of social responsibility and ethics of digital preservation.
The successful candidate is responsible for the design, implementation and 
management of policies and workflows, including identifying best practice 
standards, audits and quality control processes for the long-term protection 
and access to digital materials of all types, both created and acquired by the 
LET; manages LET's preservation and storage environments; and assists in the 
management of LET's digital collections and their repositories.
With the Head of Digital Collections, this position serves as an advisor to LET 
and the university community on digital content lifecycles and digital content 
preservation strategies, including support for the curation and preservation of 
research data and directs related activities and projects; prepares external 
funding proposals and service requirement specifications to support the digital 
preservation program; and participates on library and university committees as 
appropriate.
Professional librarians are tenure-track faculty at JMU and participate in 
campus-wide initiatives, committees and task forces. Librarians are expected to 
continue professional development and to contribute to the profession through 
scholarly research and service opportunities, including publications, 
presentations and leadership in the work of professional associations. Faculty 
status requires potential to meet standards for promotion and tenure set forth 
in the Libraries' Promotion & Tenure Guidelines 
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Required Qualifications:
-ALA-accredited MLS or international equivalent.
-Demonstrated knowledge of digital preservation issues, strategies, standards 
and best practices.
-Familiarity with national and international collaborative digital preservation 
efforts.
-Demonstrated experience with preservation metadata standards.
-An understanding of digital objects in various formats and best practices and 
standards associated with each format.
-Knowledge of tools and technology standards used in digital library 
environments.
-Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and time-management 
skills.
-Demonstrated project management, problem-solving and analytical skills.
-Strong service orientation.
-Demonstrated ability to work with library and university constituencies, 
faculty and staff.
-Ability to work creatively and collaboratively in a rapidly changing 
environment.
-Ability to adapt to and lead change.
-Demonstrated ability to coordinate, schedule and handle extensive and complex 
workloads.
-Ability to work independently and collaboratively prioritize work to ensure 
departmental and library goals are realized.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with:
-Digital repository management systems such as Hydra, Fedora and DSpace.
-Digital preservation tools such as BitCurator, Archivematica, Preservica, 
BagIT and JHOVE.
-Application of emulation technologies for digital preservation strategies.
-Markup languages such as HTML and XML.
-Style sheets such as CSS and XSL.
-XML-related technologies and RDF.
-Application of Linked Data URIs in metadata records.
-Digital preservation systems in an enterprise-scale environment.
-Agile project management methodologies.
-Professional work experience in the field of digital preservation, digital 
libraries or digital repositories.
-Success in acquiring and developing grant-funded projects.
Review of applications will begin on April 19, 2017 and will continue until the 
position is filled. To apply, candidates must go to JobLink.jmu.edu and 
reference posting number 0407943. Links to JMU JobLink and full position 
descriptions can be found on the JMU Libraries employment information page at 
http:/www.lib.jmu.edu/employment<http://www.lib.jmu.edu/employment>.
James Madison University is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating 
and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is 
free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate 
discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender 
identity, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political 
affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status. Anyone 
having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal 
Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.


Susan

Susan M. Thomas
James Madison University
Libraries & Educational Technologies
Human Resources & Student Employment Coordinator
Carrier Library, room 111A
540-568-6996

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