Media/Digital Services Librarian
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La Salle
University seeks a technologically sophisticated and innovative Media/Digital
Services Librarian (MDSL) to manage a full-service Audio-Visual department, to
advance existing digital collections, and to spearhead the development of an
institutional repository. This may
include digitization of Special Collections and other library/faculty materials
in text, image, and video formats. The
MDSL provides leadership and coordination for new projects including collection
identification, workflow management, metadata creation, web design, and
preservation. The MDSL collaborates and
coordinates with library staff, committees, and other University departments to
shepherd digital projects from inception to completion. The MDSL must be able to coordinate relevant
library systems and a variety of technologies in a team environment. This candidate will possess knowledge of
digital content and service development as well as its delivery and
promotion. The candidate will develop
and implement all policies and systems in digital projects and digital
preservation for the campus. The ability
to creatively engage faculty and program directors in the development of the
institution-wide institutional repository, while at the same time providing
vision and leadership in the creation delivery of digital content, is a
requirement.
The
Media/Digital Services Librarian supervises a staff of 2 full time
paraprofessionals and 12+ student-workers.
The position reports directly to the Director of Library Services.
The
successful candidate will have an ALA-accredited professional degree, or a
Master’s degree in another relevant field with appropriate work experience and
demonstrated digital project management and supervisory skills. The candidate will also possess superior
communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with
a wide-range of patrons and faculty. In
addition, the MDSL will have significant experience with metadata standards and
digital collection architectures and platforms such as ContentDM and BePress
Digital Commons. The MDSL will have
demonstrated knowledge of digital library content and metadata standards such
as MODS, EAD, and Dublin Core along with digital preservation standards and
practices. The MDSL will have web
development experience (Adobe Creative Suite 5, XML, PHP, SQL) and working
knowledge of relevant Web 2.0 technologies for digital content delivery. Preference will be given to candidates with a
strong background in digital imaging, such as scanning or photography, and with
experience handling a wide range of file types, including images, audio and
video. Candidates with current knowledge
of copyright laws/issues especially as they pertain to non-print formats will
receive preference.
This position
will remain open until a satisfactory candidate can be hired. Interested applicants should submit a cover
letter, resume, and 3 employment reference contacts via email to:
John S. Baky
Director of
Libraries
La Salle
University
1900 West
Olney Avenue
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19141
AA/EOE
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
