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SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Scholarly Communications Librarian will lead the UNT Libraries’ outreach efforts to faculty in support of scholarly publication innovations and reforms, act as the Libraries’ chief resource on copyright compliance, and supervise activities related to library reserves, Open Access efforts, and other local content reproduction and dissemination functions. The UNT
Libraries are
committed to the advancement of scholarly
communication, particularly through emerging
digital initiatives in repositories, scholarship, and publishing; this commitment
is
manifested in
the creation
of
the
new position
of
Scholarly
Communication
Librarian. The librarian exercises broad independent judgment and authority under the general direction of the Assistant Dean for Public Services, and with guidance from the Office of the Dean of Libraries. The librarian will serve on library and faculty committees and work groups. Duties may also include providing additional public services. Read the rest of this entry »

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has received a $679,827 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to help launch a new CLIR/DLF Data Curation Fellowship Program. The program, an expansion of CLIR’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Academic Libraries, will provide recent Ph.Ds with professional development, education, and training opportunities in data curation for the natural and social sciences.

For the program’s first cohort, CLIR is now recruiting six data curation fellows in cooperation with its partner institutions: Indiana University, Lehigh University, McMaster University, Purdue University, the University of California Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan.

Information about the program and position descriptions are available at http://www.clir.org/fellowships/datacuration. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled, but no later than June 30, 2012.

TITLE: Digital Preservation Programmer (IT Programmer Analyst II),
University of North Texas Libraries

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The Library Information Systems (LIS) team at Indiana University announces a position for a Senior Programmer/Analyst with a strong interest in Library enterprise information delivery services. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you excited about supporting the building and creative use of the world’s scholarship and knowledge? Are you a strong IT technical manager who can meet the challenges of managing complex relationships, keeping technologies up-to-date and working with developers to support multiple development, staging and production environments? Read the rest of this entry »

The Columbia University Libraries/Information Services seeks an experienced professional to serve as the Director of the Library Information Technology Office (LITO). The incumbent will oversee the planning, implementation and operation of all aspects of Library management and related systems, staff and public computing, servers and storage systems. Read the rest of this entry »

The Research Library at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is seeking a Data Acquisitions Librarian. The position is designed to meet the Board’s need for support in assessing, negotiating for, and acquiring data resources to meet time-sensitive research needs. Read the rest of this entry »

This is an exciting opportunity to develop digital repository software at Northwestern University.

JOB SUMMARY:
This position will work in a highly collaborative environment with Library colleagues and external partners on the analysis, design, coding and testing of software in order to explore, adapt, and implement emerging digital repository technologies–particularly in the areas of digital preservation, metadata, collections, discovery, and repository services. Read the rest of this entry »

Position: Web Developer (Administrative Staff)
Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Salary: $65,000 minimum with actual salary dependent upon qualifications and experience
Timeline: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled

Full position posting with application instructions is at: http://libraries.mit.edu/about/jobs/svac-web-developer.html
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Know a tech-savvy humanist — or are one yourself — who’d be great at this job? The Columbia University Libraries’ Digital Humanities Center is looking for a Digital Scholarship Coordinator. The position reports to Barbara Rockenbach, Director of the Humanities and History Libraries, who can provide more information. Read the rest of this entry »