Position:
The Georgia Tech Library & Information Center is seeking applications for a
Digital Initiatives Librarian position reporting to the Head of Scholarly
Communication and Digital Services. We seek a technical, service-oriented
person interested in digital library services and technologies that support the
management of locally created scholarly content. Responsibilities include:
* Providing leadership in the management, enhancement, and ongoing
assessment of existing and future digital publishing services, which currently
include online journals and conference proceedings support;
* Providing project management and oversight of technical operations;
* Coordinating and/or performing quality control, workflow design and
analysis, software training, copyright assistance, metadata maintenance, and
production and post-production services;
* Formulating policies and business models and drafting clear and
appropriate documentation for staff or the general public about functions,
procedures, services and/or systems;
* Serving as the primary liaison to publishing customers and campus
partners;
* Creating opportunities to engage with stakeholders in the development
of services;
* Actively seeking out new content, users, and partnerships;
* Exploring and implementing emerging technologies and innovative
services;
* Participating as an active team member in the development of
scholarly communication tools and services;
* Providing outreach to campus on scholarly communication issues and
the library’s digital services.
Qualifications:
Required: MLS from an ALA accredited program; significant knowledge of
scholarly communication issues and current digital library trends,
technologies, standards and best practices; proficiency in one or more major
descriptive metadata standards: EAD, METS, MODS, PREMIS, Dublin Core, or
others; demonstrated ability to plan, initiate, and implement effective
programs, projects, and services; strong commitment to enhancing service
through teamwork and responsiveness to clients; evidence of excellent
communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple
projects; ability to work enthusiastically, independently, as well as
collaboratively, in a rapidly changing environment; demonstrated leadership
abilities; evidence of interest in professional activities.
Preferred: Background in computer science or related field; academic library
experience; 2-3 years experience creating and managing digital collections;
knowledge of web client and server applications, databases, Web programming
environments, HTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, and scripting languages; familiarity with
programming in an XML environment; experience with the open source community,
philosophy and LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) tools; experience
with and/or administrator knowledge of DSpace and PKP software suite;
experience creating and editing a variety of digital media formats; supervisory
experience.
For more information, go to http://www.library.gatech.edu/about/jobs.php#dil
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Larry Hansard
Technology & Systems Librarian
Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
704 Cherry St
Atlanta, Ga 30332
404-894-4585
