Subject: Digital Initiatives Librarian posting at University of San Diego
From: Laura Turner <lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu>
Date: 4/19/2013 3:05 PM
Dear Colleagues,
Please see the job announcement below for a new Digital Initiatives
Librarian position at the University of San Diego.
Job: IRC10585
Job Title: Digital Initiatives Librarian
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Organization Name: Copley Library
Brief Description
The University of San Diego’s Copley Library seeks an energetic,
enthusiastic, and technology-savvy individual for a new library faculty
position as Digital Initiatives Librarian. The successful candidate will
be responsible for exploring, building, implementing, assessing, and
supporting the Library’s digital projects, institutional repository and
scholarly communication initiatives. Experience with digitization and
preservation efforts and understanding of emerging trends in these areas
are essential.
Detailed Description
Reporting to the University Librarian and working under the direction of
the University Archivist/Special Collections Librarian, the Digital
Initiatives Librarian is responsible for assisting librarians and
faculty with digital projects and developing and managing the
University’s institutional repository, based in Copley Library. He/she
plans services and standards for digital projects and repository
projects and prepares related workflow, long-term preservation and
perpetual access documentation and procedures. The Digital Initiatives
Librarian serves as the primary advocate for support of sustainable
scholarly communication presented and preserved in the institutional
repository. The Digital Initiatives Librarian is expected to support
locally created online journals, conference proceedings, electronic
theses and dissertations, undergraduate literary journals, scientific
data sets, born-digital documents, and other similar content. He/she
works closely with the library faculty and teaching faculty to identify
and to advise on issues related to intellectual property and open access
of scholarly output at the University. He/she is responsible for
devising and implementing outreach activities regarding promoting
digital projects, the institutional repository and scholarly
communication on campus. The Digital Initiatives Librarian must have the
ability to work independently and as a team member to solve problems. A
strong commitment to service and user access to information is
essential. This position serves as a liaison to one academic department.
This is a 12-month tenure-track library faculty position.
Major duties include:
• Develop, manage, promote and assess the University of San Diego
digital projects and institutional repository program
• Provide long-term policies and practices for the University of San
Diego digital projects andinstitutional repository program
• Support sustainable scholarly communication at the University of San Diego
• Manage and train student assistants and other personnel
• Devise, implement, and lead outreach activities with emphasis on
promoting digital projects, the institutional repository and scholarly
communication on campus
Job Requirements
Required
• ALA accredited MLS or MLIS degree
• Capable of working with the University Archivist/Special Collections
Librarian and the Collection Services and Metadata Librarian
• Ability to create and maintain workflows for transferring and
ingesting data into the institutional repository
• Experience working with an institutional repository platform/software
• Experience with project management, digital projects, and
institutional repository development
• Knowledge of digitization policies, preservation strategies, and
scanning practices
• Knowledge of scholarly communication, intellectual property and rights
management
• Ability to document relevant policies, procedures, and local standards
• Ability to stay abreast of new digital project techniques and
repository trends and best practices
• Ability to effectively interact with audiences of diverse
technological backgrounds
• Ability to collaborate and work with library faculty and staff as well
as faculty in academic departments
• Ability to work well individually and within a team in an evolving
work environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills and excellent
presentation and interpersonal skills
Preferred
• Experience with X/HTML, XML, and XSL
• Two years or more of related experience in an academic library,
archives, museum, or other relevant experience
• Knowledge of new scholarly publishing models
• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Experience with file formats, conversion and software such as Adobe CS
• Supervisory experience
• Understanding of metadata principles and practices such as those found
in AACR2, RDA, and other emerging metadata schemes
Additional Details
Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.
Librarians in Copley Library have faculty appointments and must
demonstrate excellence in librarianship, research, service, and
otherwise meet reappointment, promotion, and tenure criteria.
USD is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
Benefits: Benefits include health care, retirement, and life insurance.
USD is a private, Roman Catholic university with over 7,800
undergraduate and graduate students. The university's website is
www.sandiego.edu.
Deadline: Formal review of applications will begin May 23, 2013, and
continues until the position is filled. The planned start date is July
1, 2013.
Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background
check, to include social security verification and federal/county
criminal check.
How to Apply
To apply, go to
http://www.sandiego.edu/administration/businessadmin/humanresources/jobopportunities/faculty_openings.php
and follow these steps:
1) Click on the link for current faculty openings.
2) Click on the link for IRC 10585.
3) Click Apply Now and register as an applicant.
4) Please upload the following documents (please do not send any
additional materials). If you have difficulty uploading any documents,
please contact Human Resources at (619) 260-6806 or (619) 260-2725 and
reference
job posting IRC 10585.
a) Letter of application
b) Resume
c) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of five professional references.
Questions can be directed to Dr. Theresa S. Byrd, University Librarian,
(619) 260-2370, tsbyrd_at_sandiego.edu
Dr. Theresa S. Byrd
University Librarian
Helen K. and James S. Copley Library
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) 260-7522
Fax: (619) 849-8301
tsbyrd_at_sandiego.edu
www.sandiego.edu/library
Copley Library: Explore ▪ Discover ▪ Succeed
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