[CODE4LIB] Job: Temporary Cataloging Librarian/Supervisor - Fairfax County Region, VA
Historical/Special Collections Library 28 hours per week Duration: March 2015 - October 2015 Duties include, but not limited to: - Oversee the workflow of the cataloging unit (1 part-time assistant and 2 volunteers) - Responsible for cataloging and physically processing all incoming items, making resources searchable, accessible, and shelf-ready. - Input digital objects and create metadata for the DAM, CONTENTdm Essential Functions: - Generate monthly reports and statistics for Koha and CONTENT dm - Apply LC call numbers and subject headings to original cataloging - Search, enrich, and download records from OCLC Connexion - Carry out catalog maintenance projects, as assigned - Follows established protocols and standards; reviews work of cataloging assistant - Maintain a workflow of assignments to the cataloging assistant and volunteers - Create collections for new groups of digital objects in CONTENT dm Required Qualifications: - MLS or equivalent - 1-3 years cataloging experience - Experience cataloging with an integrated library system; Liblime Koha preferred - Ability to perform work independently as well as part of a n integrated team - Detail oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines - Basic knowledge of current descriptive and subject cataloging practices and for coding bibliographic records in MARC format - Knowledge of Cataloger's Desktop preferred Required experience: - Masters in Library Science or equiv: 1 year - *For immediate consideration, please apply here https://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1412 https://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1412 or email your Word-formatted resume to a...@aimusa.com a...@aimusa.com* -- AIM Staffing, Inc. The Library Information Staffing Specialists
[CODE4LIB] [JOB OPPORTUNITY] Temporary Metadata Analyst - San Francisco Bay Area (South Bay)
: Qualifications listed below, while not necessarily a requirement for this position in each circumstance, provide additional depth and value to the role. • Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library program. • Fluency in languages other than English. Other important information about this position: • This position requires weekday (Monday - Friday) attendance with some scheduling flexibility available around core working hours. • Every position requires certain physical capabilities. Client seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible. https://www.aimusa.com/apply_to_job.php?id=1355 For immediate consideration, please apply here: https://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1355 -- AIM Library Information Staffing www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] [JOB OPPORTUNITY] Temporary Librarian (Digital Asset Management) for Nonprofit Library - Palo Alto, CA
TEMPORARY - FULLTIME/PART-TIME AIM is seeking a creative and enthusiastic individual to assist with the management of a range of digital assets, including Powerpoint presentations, videos, and photographs. Our client is looking for somebody to bring order to its digital assets in a way that is sustainable within the workflow and technological footprint of the organization. The ideal candidate should be able to work independently with minimal supervision and must be as comfortable working with people as technology. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: * Manage Powerpoint online slide library and develop a practical system for tagging and organizing the slides * Consult with and train staff on the usage of the slide library *Conduct a broad inventory of digital assets stored throughout the organization * Evangelize solutions to expand usage and reinvent its management of digital assets *Develop and/or adopt metadata standards for digital assets and train staff on their proper use *Develop policies and procedures for the ingest of digital assets into the DAMS and monitor compliance *Clearly present proposals, status, and solutions to multiple levels of the staff Summary of Qualifications: A person passionate about creating order from disorder and have a track record of successful projects under your belt. You understand a wide-range of technologies, have deep knowledge of industry best practices and can develop solutions that are appropriate and sustainable. When necessary, can quickly pivot and learn about new technologies and implement solutions. One who can adjust his or her interpersonal approach to individuals and situations as needed to effectively communicate with others. Education: MLIS or equivalent is preferred. Required Qualification: *Solid technical background in Digital Asset Management systems, including knowledge of current best practices related to DAM metadata and processes * Ability to develop broad perspective on an organization and can use that knowledge to devise solutions which are flexible for our organization's use while making our process more efficient * Understands the right level of process to apply to different project * Exceptional attention to detail * Able to apply sound judgment while working independently within tight timelines * Excellent oral and written communicator, with great interpersonal skills - For immediate consideration, please apply here: http://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1279 -- AIM Library Information Staffing www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] Job: Systems Engineer (Contract) - San Jose/Silicon Valley, CA Region
Fulltime, Contract for High Tech Client (Corporate Library) Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm (work must be onsite) Design, implement and manage a broad range of information technology-based systems and services for the global library department for High Tech Corporate client. Maintain the department's intranet presence with a passion for helping to shape a 21st century corporate digital library. Responsible for ongoing maintenance of library servers and related technology to ensure 24/7 accessibility, functionality and stability for a global employee base. Routinely monitor overall performance and security of library systems. Will work with a highly collaborative team of librarians serving the entire company in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Will explore and report on emerging technologies as potential library applications. Will provide regular and consistent updates to management on resolution of technical issues. Will work with management on long-term strategic plans for the ongoing development of digital technologies that keep pace with current standards. Must have implemented recent web-based applications using LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP) based solutions. Will maintain and extend existing library applications as needed by library staff and end users. Website management includes knowledge of the DRUPAL content management system and involves content updating, template management, system upgrades and support and maintenance of internal encyclopedia of company. Also requires interaction with integrated library system vendor for upgrading and maintaining Sirsi Unicorn software. A strong curiosity for identifying and implementing cutting-edge software in the corporate environment. Ability to work within a Linux command shell environment. Proven ability to work across global IT teams and with vendor tech support. Knowledge of a CMS system, preferably DRUPAL. An understanding of the DRUPAL backend system and configuration scripts, databases tables and extensions. For immediate consideration, please apply here: https://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1182 -- AIM Staffing, Inc. - The Library and Information Staffing Specialists www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] Job: Technical Support Analyst (Cook County, IL)
Technical Support Analyst/Customer Service position for library automation vendor. Duties include (but not limited to): troubleshooting, researching, and resolving product issues for customers in the areas of client, server, integration, and inoperability; server operating system (Solaris, Linux, AIX, and Windows); Oracle databases; and other third party products. Working with internal teams and supporting customers; documenting problems; serving as point of contact to answer and relay calls; helping to improve products and internal processes. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required Five (5) years enterprise system experience Must have Unix OS experience: Solaris, Linux, AIX, Nutcracker for Windows experience Systems administration experience, from building to testing systems, in areas that include backups, performance, networking, filesystems, and security Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to work in fast paced environment Must be able to work within the hours of 7 am and 7 pm, Central Time Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of Oracle DBA tasks, Apache, Tomcat, Java, Cognos For immediate consideration, please reply with MS Word formatted resume attached. - AIM Staffing, Inc. www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] Job: Support Analyst (Cook County, IL or Boston, MA)
Support Analyst/Customer Support positions for library automation vendor. Duties include (but not limited to), providing product support and responding to customer incident reports; clarifying and documenting issues; investigating problems and searching for solutions; escalating issues to next level (Technical Support Analyst) if problem cannot be resolved. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required; MLIS or equivalent highly desired Excellent verbal and written communication skills with superior customer service experience Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fast paced environment Library experience highly desired Knowledge of Unix and/or Oracle desired For immedate consideration, please reply with MS Word resume attached. -- AIM Staffing, Inc. www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] [JOB OPPORTUNITY - Academic Library] Temporary LRC Assistant (Los Angeles, CA)
The Temporary Learning Resources Center (LRC) Assistant will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the LRC in the Library; providing technical support and instructions for the student, faculty, and staff members at the University; installs, maintains, and trouble shoots hardware and software for the LRC and remote locations(conference room, meeting hall…etc.) on campus; administers the LRC file server, including permissions and access policies; provides computer technical support to student and faculty utilizing educational software; provides consulting services to students and faculty on technology and software; and documents systems and procedures, and reports on LRC usage; experience with setup of AV Systems for conferences and lecture hall. Preferable abilities: teaches formal classes for end users of productivity and educational software, and prepares educational materials. For immediate consideration, please apply here http://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1073 -- AIM Library Information Staffing www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] [JOB OPPORTUNITY] Systems Engineer - Drupal Environment (Silicon Valley/Greater San Jose, CA Region)
Work onsite at a Silicon Valley, High-tech Fortune 500 company providing library systems support on a one year, fulltime, AIM contract position with benefits! JOB DESCRIPTION • Implement and manage a broad range of technology-based systems and services • Responsible for ongoing maintenance of library servers and related technology • Extensive knowledge of Drupal and server environments • Ensure 24/7 accessibility, functionality and stability for a global employee base • Identify and implement cutting-edge software, including cloud and mobile technologies Other responsibilities include: • uploading MARC records and enabling access to e-books • gathering analytics regarding mobile access, cloud computing • developing and deploying QR codes • maintaining library intranet MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • 5 years related IT experience • Proven Drupal (ver. 6 and 7) CMS experience, including developing and maintaining sites, understanding intricacies of features implementation, Views arguments, and modules analysis and research • Extensive server maintenance skills and several years’ experience in implementing web-based applications • Excellent communication skills to work successfully across business teams and with vendors DESIRED: • IT support of library systems For immediate consideration, please apply here https://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=1072 -- AIM Library Information Staffing www.aimusa.com 877-965-7900
[CODE4LIB] [JOB OPPORTUNITY] Temporary Metadata Analyst (San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula)
*TEMPORARY METADATA ANALYST - FULLTIME* Duties include, but not limited to: 1. *Bibliographic and Business Rules Metadata * Prepare metadata for titles to be submitted to the company database. Preparation tasks include: performing queries in a bibliographic source database to obtain metadata; integrating publisher-provided metadata with metadata from other sources; normalizing data to meet the company’s metadata standards; proofreading metadata for typographical errors; compiling business rule metadata to support company business models. 1. *Metadata Maintenance and Updates* Maintain an accurate and complete database of pre-submission metadata. Perform weekly metadata updates for price and business rules changes. 1. *Quality Control* Responsible for accuracy and quality of metadata in company databases. Conduct daily, monthly, quarterly and annual audits to identify problems and correct records and ensure the data is normalized to company standards. * * 1. *Metadata Ticket Queue* Analyze and correct errors reported by customer support, sales team, and/or content providers. Resolve incidents within defined timeframe established by the department. 1. *Metadata Policies and Procedures* Participate in exploring, evaluating, reviewing and developing new standards and technologies to be integrated into existing metadata policies and procedures. Keep current with trends, innovations and best practices affecting metadata and digital collections. 1. *Metadata Special Projects* Assist with gathering and writing requirements for metadata projects designed to improve workflow and discovery. Act as onsite lead and interface with Engineering team on assigned special projects. 1. *Recordkeeping* Content processing requires a large amount of recordkeeping that must be performed accurately and in a timely manner. Types of recordkeeping include documenting errors found in incoming metadata, notifying appropriate parties when classification is complete, and creating other documentation to support company’s content policies. 1. *MARC Records* Assist with MARC processing and perform some cataloging functions to ensure the quality of the metadata. QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelors’ degree. - Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library program preferred. - 2-5 years related experience preferred - Knowledgeable of bibliographic metadata standards (e.g., MARC) or aspects of electronic resource management. - Experience working with library industry and other databases and ability to deftly enter and manipulate data within them. - Excellent researching and problem solving skills, including the ability to analyze, compare, evaluate, reconcile and order data. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to interact with a diverse blend of personalities to reach resolution and maintain strong relationships. - Knowledge of Microsoft Office products; strong skills in Excel a must. - Ability to work independently and take ownership and lead assigned projects.** - Customer service-oriented.** - Capacity to learn and master new technology. For immediate consideration, please reply to a...@aimusa.com with MS-Word formatted resume attached. *AIM Library Information Staffing* *www.aimusa.com* http://www.aimusa.com *877-965-7900*
[CODE4LIB] [JOB OPPORTUNITY] Temporary Project: Web Programmer (Public Library - Los Angeles, CA)
*TEMPORARY WEB PROGRAMMER - PUBLIC LIBRARY* Web Programmer to work on an article indexing application that is made available to the public for searching local events and news. Requirements: Candidates should have knowledge of and experience with the following: PHP or classic ASP MySQL MS Access Project Background: There is a need to make the quickly growing Access Db run faster and more efficiently. Goal is to have web queries run faster, keeping Access as a “front-end” “GUI” so that library staff can keep using a familiar environment for data entry, while moving the “back-end”to MySQL to improve online access. This project requires 2 things: 1. Porting the db to MySQL. 2. Reconstructing the functionality found online so that it queries the new MySQL db. Please apply here http://www.aimusa.com/view_job.php?id=908 for immediate consideration.
[CODE4LIB] JOB ANNOUNCEMENT (Temporary Position, Fulltime): Technology Librarian - Academic Library - Los Angeles, CA
FULLTIME, TEMPORARY POSITION Under the direction of the Library Director, the Technology Librarian will provide expertise in the design, development and support of the library’s webpage; explores new technologies and has the ability to create and suggest useful applications in an information/knowledge-based environment; provides information literacy instruction on new technologies using social networking tools to support the University Library’s mission ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Tracks trends, investigate new developments and applications, and incorporate appropriate technologies into the library environment to improve library services and access to information. Conducts workshop for faculty, students and students on the use of emerging technologies; including digitalization projects (archival), mobile technology, and social networking; demonstrating how emerging technologies can be used in their classrooms activities Shares technology knowledge and train others to improve skills of library staff Creates an innovative project on South LA Healthcare Enhances and maintain the Library’s website by adding content and creating a user friendly site that meets the changing need of users. Develops distributed Library resources to clinical sites Sets up simulation equipment and other learning technologies to meet the needs of faculty and students REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree from an ALA-accredited graduate program or MS in instructional design At least one year of experience in the field of Library Science. KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILLS: Familiarity with current trends, standards and emerging technologies in libraries and the web. Demonstrated aptitude in the use of technology. Knowledge and experience with website design, such as HTML, social networking tools, mobile devices, accessibility and usability issues. An understanding and working knowledge of Learning Management Systems (such as; Blackboard, Canvas, Angel.) Excellent interpersonal skills, self-starter; strong user-service orientation; ability to work cooperatively in a team environment; written and oral communication skills. HARDWARE/SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:Knowledge of computers and their applications to health sciences libraries Knowledge of Dreamweaver or HTML, Microsoft Office and relational databases Skills in designing online instruction, including Webinars and tutorials. For immediate consideration, please reply to a...@aimusa.com with MS-Word formatted resume attached.
