April 2011 Archives

Washington,D.C -The Research Library at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is seeking a Data & Electronic Content Librarian. The position is designed to meet the Board’s need for support in assessing, negotiating for, and acquiring data and electronic resources to meet time-sensitive research needs.

The Position:

The Data & Electronic Content Librarian is one of two positions responsible for guiding the acquisition of data and electronic content from the data reference interview with the requester through negotiating terms and pricing, assisting procurement, and culminating in the access to the data.

The Data and Electronic Content Librarian actively works on multiple contracts concurrently, assuring that acquisitions are completed to meet time-critical research needs. He/she works closely and communicates effectively with staff throughout the acquisitions process, including economists, vendors, managers and Board administrative, technical, procurement and legal staff. He/she meets with vendors to understand the products and data available, communicates information to Board researchers,negotiates agreements, reviews and edits contractual documents, and prepares memos justifying purchases.

Working with librarian colleagues, he/she manages the Federal Reserve Board’s portfolio of data and electronic resources, maintains relationships with key content vendors, and assists managers with data and content budget projections. The Data & Electronic Content Librarian works to raise awareness of data and electronic resources, arranges vendor training, and oversees renewal audit activities. He/she may represent the interests of the Board of Governors in the development of consortial agreements within the Federal Reserve System, comprised of the Board and twelve Reserve Banks. The Data & Electronic Content Librarian provides information on fair use guidelines and permitted uses of licensed data. The Data & Electronic Content Librarian reports to the Chief Librarian; the position is non-supervisory.

Requirements:

• Experience in negotiating contracts and pricing for data and electronic content.
• impeccable attention to detail
• initiative and the ability to manage competing projectsstrong analytical and problem-solving skills
• excellent interpersonal skills, with strong oral and written communications skills in face-to-face meetings, conference calls, and via electronic mail
• enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team while at the same time be able to work efficiently and effectively as an individual.

Highly desirable:

• knowledge of economics, banking, finance, or business topics demonstrated through college coursework or work experiences.
• experience and understanding of data and its use in research.

Education:

Master’s degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent experience

Salary and Benefits:

The position is being advertised at both the FR-24 ($61,450-$94,480) and

FR-25 ($70,860-$112,580) levels; salary commensurate with experience.

Additionally, the Board offers an attractive benefits package.

Application:

Applications received before May 15 will receive first consideration.

The Board accepts traditional résumés via the Board’s streamlined online application system.

The vacancy announcement, online application, and information on working at the Board can be found at the Board careers website:

The vacancy announcement is titled Librarian, Job ID #: 7955.

The Mission

As the central bank of the United States, the Federal Reserve’s mission is to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. As a Federal Reserve staff member, you will play a critical role in accomplishing this mission.

The Environment

The Research Library, with a staff of eleven, offers a full array of desktop and customized library services to the 2,000 staff members at the Board. Over 200 of the Board’s staff are PhD economists, and many more support the research process. The Library plays an integral role in the work of the Board with more than 82% of the staff in the three primary research divisions utilizing the Library’s services.

The Federal Reserve Board is an equal opportunity employer.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) $117,567 for research on how to build capacity for data curation within disciplines. The project will be managed by the Digital Library Federation (DLF). The project will consist of three interrelated activities. The first will be an environmental scan of professional development needs, and of education and training opportunities for digital curation in the academy. The second will be an anthropological study of five sites where digital curation activities are under way. The third will be a report that analyzes the results of the two research efforts and includes a proposal, informed by the findings, for amending the curriculum for CLIR’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Academic Libraries program.

More information can be found here.

Because DLF is a cooperating society for Archiving 2011, IS&T is offering DLF members the courtesy of IS&T membership registration rates for Archiving 2011.

The conference takes place May 16-19, 2011 in Salt Lake City, UT.

The early registration deadline is April 17th.

The preliminary program is available at the conference website.

In order to receive the member rates, online registrants must first select “member” as the registration type and complete BOTH the society name box and membership ID with “DLF” in the provided space. Note: the system recognizes IS&T members and so will not ask for this information. It will only come up for non- IS&T members. DLF members can also fax in the registration form with this information.

DLF is seeking conference reports from Archiving 2011. If you would like to contribute a report from this conference or other DLF related conferences, please volunteer via the DLF  info mailbox.

The Digital Library Federation is pleased to offer a special registration rate for the 2011 DH conference, being held at Stanford University, June 19-22, 2011.

In partnership with CenterNet, DLF is working to create opportunities that bring together digital library and digital humanities communities in order to explore where we converge and to better understand our roles and responsibilities. As part of this effort, DLF is offering its members, who are first time DH conference attendees, a $100 conference registration discount.

This is a first come, first serve offer, open to all DLF community members who have NEVER attended the DH conference. Some restrictions apply*.

To take advantage of this special offer please send your name, contact information and organizational affiliation to the DLF mail box. Eligible DLF members will receive a special registration URL in order to activate this special discount. Do not register for the event until you have received your discount code.

For more information about the DH conference go to their website.

For more information about DLF Digital Humanities activities, go to the DH interest group page.

*Restrictions: not open to Stanford University (a special Stanford Employee rate is being offered separately).

“First time attendee” is defined as anyone who has not attended DH in the last 5 years.

This is a first come, first served offer, and is limited to the first 20 respondents. Offer expires April 30th, or when we receive 20 request, whichever comes first. Please send contacts and inquiries to DLF Info.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks applications for a Digital Preservation Coordinator. The incumbent will provide a range of preservation services for digital content as well as support for digital products produced through other preservation reformatting functions. The Digital Preservation Coordinator reports to the Head of Preservation and serves all of the University Libraries by coordinating digital preservation and access services. This is a full-time, regular, academic professional position

Responsibilities: This position plays a key role in preserving the University of Illinois Library’s valuable and unique collections by enhancing the University’s capacity to preserve and provide access to digital documents, programs, and data sets, as well as images and media materials preserved through the Preservation Unit, by supporting the Preservation Librarian in all digital preservation efforts. The incumbent will report to the Head of Preservation, and maintains a number of critical working relationships with units and groups that are engaged in preservation, curation, and access to digitized content; including Library units such as Digital Content Creation, Content Access Management, the University Archives, Visual Resources, the Systems Office and appropriate campus units.

The coordinator will assist the preservation librarian, brittle books coordinator, and media preservation coordinator in establishing best practices for digital media produced for preservation purposes and in establishing workflows for the dissemination and preservation of digital files. They will also contribute expertise to the development of a broader digital preservation program with specific attention toward ensuring access to legacy digital files and datasets owned or stewarded by the Library. Specific responsibilities will include:

* Processing digital files to be included in the Library’s online catalog, digital repository, and the HathiTrust

* Preparing estimates and developing project workflows

* Monitoring conversion quality

* Assisting in the preparation of grant proposals

* Identifying vendors and completing RFPs for services

* Collaborating with other library personnel to develop appropriate access methods and tools for digitized collections, including, but not limited to both platforms and metadata.

For full details and to apply visit this web page: https://jobs.illinois.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=7527