July 2011 Archives

Description

The Digital Archivist is responsible for the scanning activities of Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections (ASC) materials and creation of corresponding metadata. Acts as the resource person for ASC regarding best practices for managing donated digital materials. Organizes the metadata for compound objects to facilitate their loading into CONTENTdm. Composes descriptions as needed for digital objects and submits the descriptions to the archivist for review and approval. Performs quality control for items scanned by outside vendors for ASC. Performs custom scanning upon request. This position also processes collections of all format types by arranging, preserving, and writing finding aids using DACS.

Coordinates permission to publish requests for ASC materials, scanning requests, uploading of digital files, and metadata creation and maintenance with the Libraries Digitization Unit. Coordinates the processing and preservation of program materials and maintains the database and webpage. Supervises student workers and also monitors the transcription process. Prepares and maintains ASC web pages, video productions and other media in support of the mission of the Archives and Special Collections unit. Provide research and reference assistance to users of Archives & Special Collections material. Monitors Reading Room researchers, and explains and enforces ASC policies and procedures. Will assist in designing exhibits for ASC.

Qualifications

Required:

• ALA accredited MLS, or MA in a related field.
• One year of experience in a library, archives, or museum; processing archival collections and writing finding aid using DACS; encoding archival finding aids in EAD; application of metadata content and metadata structure standards relevant to the archival control of digital objects (EAD, Dublin Core, MODS).
• Understanding of copyright and rights management issues.
• Knowledge of best practices for the arrangement, description, and preservation of photographic collections.
• Demonstrated knowledge of digital file formats and related preservation standards.
• Knowledge of digital asset management software such as CONTENTdm and Adobe Photoshop.
• Knowledge of XML, CSS, and other web standards; Familiarity with graphic design principles.
• Familiarity with archival collections management systems or databases, such as Archivists Toolkit or Archon.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, design, and mount exhibits.
• Demonstrated ability to work individually and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Additional Information:

• A background check will be required for employment in this position.
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Fidelity Contribution Waiting Period.
• Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer.

Via The Signal, LC’s compulsively readable blog on digital preservation:

“We have a vast amount of information on the internet, but we are missing the relationships needed to reach, discover and use this information to its fullest potential. Cultural heritage institutions and gatekeepers of knowledge are looking to provide open, linked data and help to build a better internet. Ed Summers, an Information Technology Specialist for the Office of Strategic Initiatives here at the Library maintains, ‘Linking makes the provenance of the items explicit, which will continue to be important to researchers on the Web. But perhaps more importantly it gives institutions a reason to participate in the project as a whole.’”

Read the full post here.

The University of Alabama Libraries is seeking candidates for a Senior Programmer Analyst professional staff position in the Web Services Department. The primary responsibility of the position is the maintenance and continued development of the open source Acumen digital repository discovery application. The Programmer Analyst will also design, develop and support complex software systems for the Libraries; architect, program, debug, maintain and enhance locally developed software modules to integrate with commercial and open source software; serve as the primary developer and support person for the Digital Services, Integrated Library System and Electronic Resources Management, Cataloging & Metadata Services, and Web Services units within the University Libraries. May be asked to serve as technical lead and coordinate multiple development efforts with other Web Services technical staff.

For more details view the full posting.

The IU Bloomington Libraries are seeking an energetic, innovative and service-oriented individual for the newly created position of E-Science Librarian at the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. Reporting to the Head of the IUScholarWorks Department, the person in this position will also serve as an active member of the Libraries’ Science Discipline Focused Working Group.

Founded in 1820, Indiana University-Bloomington has grown from a small state seminary into the flagship campus of a great public university with over 42,000 students and almost 3,000 faculty. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of IU Bloomington and its world-class contributions in research and the arts. The campus covers over 1,800 wooded acres and is distinctive for both its park-like beauty and an architectural heritage inspired by local craftsmanship in limestone. The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries (http://www.libraries.iub.edu) are among the leading academic research library systems in North America, having recently been named the top university library by the Association of College and Research Libraries. The IUB Libraries provide strong collections, quality service and instructional programs, and leadership in the application of information technologies. The IU Libraries system consists of eighteen libraries on the Bloomington campus, five libraries in Indianapolis, and a library at each of the other six campuses across the state. The collections support every academic discipline on campus and include more than 6.6 million books, journals, maps, films, and audio/visual materials in over 900 languages. Users can access more than 400 databases, 43,000 electronic journals, and 224,000 electronic books, as well as locally developed digital content.

The IUB Libraries are active members of regional and national associations and consortia including the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Digital Library Federation (DLF), and is a founding member of HathiTrust, a shared digital repository. IU is the principle investigator for Kuali Open Library Environment (OLÉ) and is working with academic library partners to develop a next generation open source library management system.

The IU Bloomington Libraries collaborate extensively with University Information Technology Services (UITS) Research Technologies, UITS Enterprise Software, and the Data to Insight Center within the Pervasive Technology Institute. Primary areas of collaboration include shared infrastructure for data curation and mass storage for projects and services such as IUScholarWorks, the Digital Library Program, HathiTrust, including a shared virtual computing infrastructure known as the IU Intelligent Infrastructure and a multi-petabyte archival storage system mirrored between IU’s Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses. In 2010, a university-wide task force, led by a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Data to Insight Center, submitted a report recommending the establishment of an “organizational entity” to play a leadership role in supporting data management and preservation. This position will play a key role in that initiative.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Head of the IUScholarWorks Department, the E-Science Librarian will:

• Actively participate in university-wide initiatives to develop and design policies, sustainable services, and infrastructure to enable faculty and students to preserve and make available their research data
• Partner with internal units (such as Digital Library Program and IU Science Libraries) and external units (such as Vice Provost for Research, UITS Research Technologies and the Data to Insight Center) to develop a data-publishing model that leverages IUScholarWorks and other library services in support of data management and preservation
• Assist faculty with development of data management plans for grant applications
• Serve as active member of IUScholarWorks Department, contributing to departmental initiatives and leading specific projects
• Working closely with science librarians, incorporate support for data management and preservation into library services
• Maintain close engagement with issues relating to scholarly communications such as copyright, open access, and data management and preservation

Applicants are encouraged to review the following sites:

• “Indiana University Guidance on NSF Data Management Plans”: April 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2022/13221
• “Scientists Seeking NSF Funding Will Soon Be Required to Submit Data Management Plans”: http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116928&org=NSF&from=news
• “Empowering People, The University Information Technology Services Strategic Plan” (Note Action Items 37 D and 70 C): http://ep.iu.edu/

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• ALA accredited master’s degree in library or information science or related degree
• Proven ability to effectively lead, manage, and deliver on multiple projects
• Demonstrated subject knowledge and experience in the sciences
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues and technical challenges related to the use and archiving of digital data
• Proven familiarity with applications that support data preservation, curation and management
• Experience with institutional or subject repository systems
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively and collegially with staff at all levels as well as with faculty and students
• Strong commitment to public service
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with diverse population of faculty, students, and academic colleagues
• Must be able to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian position

Preferred:

•  Second advanced degree in science discipline
• Experience with one or more of the following web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Java
• Experience with DSpace, Fedora, or other repository software
• Experience with XML, XSLT, and relational databases
• Experience working in Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix environments
• Experience with content creation/publishing tools
• Experience with metadata applications for research data and digital preservation
• At least three years of experience as a professional librarian

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and education; benefits include a university healthcare plan, university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. This is a tenure-track academic appointment that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a full list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

• Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefits/neweeo-profe.html
• Video: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/benefitsvideo/academic.html
• Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/enroll/video.html

TO APPLY:

Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2011. The position will remain open until filled. Please send letter of application, professional vita, and the names/addresses/telephone numbers of four references to:

Jennifer Chaffin
Director of Human Resources
Libraries Human Resources
Herman B Wells Library 201B
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812-855-8196
Fax: 812-855-2576
E-mail: libpers@indiana.edu

For more information about Indiana University Bloomington, go to http://www.iub.edu.

Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Indiana University has a strong commitment to principles of diversity and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

The Virginia Tech Libraries, working closely with the Provost and the Vice President for Research, are building relationships and partnerships throughout the university research community. The position of Associate Dean for Research and Informatics will work with faculty and other VT research administrators to engage in and collaborate on issues related to information, data, and scholarly communication.

This position reports to the Dean of University Libraries and has responsibility for integrating and mapping the Virginia Tech Libraries — its services, resources, and consultative expertise – with the university’s research enterprise, which includes the latter’s policies, planning, processes, and sponsored research initiatives. The AD-RI will work collegially, collaboratively, and effectively with library directors in pursuit of developing the Libraries’ research engagement program, including the application of library and information science to collaborate on and solve problems in the academic disciplines. The position also serves as a member of the Libraries’ senior management team, contributing to the Libraries’ strategic visioning, program development and assessment, technology strategies and directions, and organizational transformation in support of its evolving goals and objectives.

A complete job description is available  here.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required – ALA accredited MLS or equivalent advanced degree, demonstrated years of increasing responsibility in library or information-related services. Experience with leading teams. Knowledge of trends in research administration in higher education. Experience with grantsmanship including grant proposal generation and project administration. Knowledge of the major grantsmaking agencies with which libraries work. Awareness of information and data management policies coming from grantsmaking agencies and governmental bodies. Knowledge and/or experience with digital curation, new metadata schema used in digital and data curation, data curation technology architectures and services, and collaborative technologies for virtual environments. Experience in developing collaborative, inter-departmental work environments. Experience with developing organizational strategies, directions, and providing thought leadership in the strategic development of libraries and/or other information service organizations. Excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Preferred – Strong record of professional involvement, scholarly publication and presentations. Knowledge and/or experience with emerging social media technologies. Familiarity with applied ethnographic research design. Evidence of creativity or creative solutions in transforming libraries in the digital age. Experience with campus-wide projects and planning. Evidence of professional accomplishments, publications, and experience appropriate for continued appointment in the library faculty.

Salary: Salary commensurate with credentials and experience.

Faculty Rank: Administrative and Professional Faculty appointment. Continued Appointment track.

Benefits: University benefit information can be located at http://www.hr.vt.edu/benefits/index.html

Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity, and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should notify the hiring department by the application deadline.

Applications must be submitted online at http://www.hr.vt.edu/employment. The application package needs to include a resume, cover letter addressing the candidate’s experience with the responsibilities associated with the position, and the required and preferred qualifications, names of three (3) references and their contact information. Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position is filled.

The W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group has been chartered from May 2010 through August 2011 to prepare a series of reports on the existing and potential use of Linked Data technology for publishing library data. The group is currently preparing:

• A report which consists of, Benefits, Vocabularies and Datasets, Relevant Technologies, Implementation challenges, and Recommendations
• Use Cases: a survey report describing existing projects
• Vocabularies and Datasets: a survey report

We (LLD XG) invite comments from interested members of the public.

Feedback can sent as comments to individual sections posted on our dedicated blog or by email to an archived public mailing list at public-lld@w3.org using descriptive subject lines such as ‘[COMMENTS] “Benefits” section.’

Comments will be especially welcome through 22 July.

Reviewers should note that as with Wikipedia, the text may be revised and corrected by its editors in response to comments at any time, but that earlier versions of a document may be viewed by clicking on the History tab.

It is anticipated that the three reports will be published in final form by 31 August.

From a concept eleven years ago to practice in 2005, the DLF/OCLC Registry of Digital Masters (RDM) was developed jointly project by the Digital Library Federation (DLF) and OCLC for two main reasons: To provide the coordination and organization of the digitizing of print materials between institutions and to prevent the unnecessary duplication when digitizing those materials.The Registry of Digital Masters has now matured into a functional registry with 4.5 million records.

DLF and OCLC are reviewing the RDM service  to determine the success of the Registry and if changes need to be made to meet the needs of the current and future users.We are examining who uses the Registry, how it is used, what users need and desire from the Registry, and what potential future uses and needs the RDM must meet.

We are asking DLF community members to please participate in a brief survey.

Your comments can help us to determine the future development of the RDM.

If you are interested in the RDM and want to learn more, or contribute to assessment efforts, go to the RDM Interest Group page.