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This would be an excellent opportunity for an experienced web developer to
deploy those skills while developing new skills in digital collections and
archives. Please forward to anyone you think might be interested. Thank you, Ben)
The Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit organization based in Amherst, MA that
is dedicated to rescuing Yiddish books and opening their contents to the world
through translation, publication, and innovative public and educational
programs. Our website at yiddishbookcenter.org provides access to nearly
12,000 digitized Yiddish books, 900 audiobooks and rare archival recordings,
and 375 oral history interviews.
The Yiddish Book Center is seeking a Web Developer and Digital Collections
Technical Administrator who will work with staff to research, update,
implement, and configure technologies for the Center’s growing web and digital
collections infrastructure. This includes maintaining the Center’s websites,
training staff, and developing new tools and features to improve the sites and
enhance user experience.
On the collections side, responsibilities include overseeing metadata and file
management processes; synchronizing collections with Drupal- and Solr-based
presentation systems; and working with outside consultants to build and
maintain online browsing and searching tools, research the feasibility of OCR
and full-text search for Yiddish books, and implement a digital asset
management system.
A willingness to learn new skills and tools is essential.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or a related
field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with Drupal, Apache Solr, JavaScript, version control, Linux
server configuration
• Familiarity with the principles of usability research and testing, user
interface design
• Interest in collections and preservation management
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and to translate the technical into everyday
terms.
• Ability to work independently, learn new skills, and set priorities and goals
• Familiarity with principles of collections protocols, controlled
vocabularies, and preservation best practices a plus
• Familiarity with Hebrew and/or Yiddish alphabet a plus.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to webposit...@yiddishbookcenter.org
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