Position announcement: Digital Collections Librarian, James Madison
University
From:
"Keach, Jennifer A - keachja" <keachja_at_jmu.edu>
Colleagues,
Please consider and share the following opportunity at James Madison
University.
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Digital Collections Librarian*
*James Madison University*
*Libraries & Educational Technologies*
James Madison University (JMU) Libraries & Educational Technologies
(L&ET) seeks a dynamic, creative, and service-oriented colleague to
provide leadership, vision and oversight of JMU Libraries' digital
collections. The Digital Collections Librarian will work closely with
colleagues across L&ET to ensure that JMU Libraries' digital collections
are fully integrated into the Libraries' collections and services. This
position will serve as a member of a team of librarians and staff
committed to effectively managing, accessing and preserving the
Libraries' expanding digital collections, including serving as point
person for outreach to faculty, staff and students in the implementation
of a digital repository system.
*Duties and Responsibilities*
The Digital Collections Librarian manages JMU Libraries' locally created
digital materials, taking a lead role in the creation, maintenance and
stewardship of digital collections, including the digitization of
special collections. This position provides strategies for effective
management and preservation of library digital assets, informs
conversations on scholarly communications and advises students and
faculty on best practices for preserving scholarship and digital
projects. The Digital Collections Librarian also collaborates with other
units in L&ET to plan and implement systems related to digital
collections, including repositories and digital asset management systems.
The successful candidate will establish priorities, manage projects,
create workflows and identify digital collection development
opportunities as informed by emerging trends and best practices in
digital collection creation and management. Working within JMU
Libraries' distributed digital collections environment, this position
facilitates communication and workflows between staff across L&ET units
working on digital projects and ensures internal and external
stakeholders remain informed and engaged. This position is also
responsible for investigating, planning and managing format conversions
and migrations; promoting digital collections; seeking grant funding for
digital initiatives and for modeling innovative and flexible solutions
that meet the needs of JMU's communities of scholars and researchers.
Responsible for a unit of 1 full-time employee and student assistants,
reports to the Director of Collections.
Links to JobLink and the full position description can be found on the
JMU Libraries employment information page at:
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/employment/
Thank you,
Jennifer A. Keach
Director of Digital Services
Libraries & Educational Technologies
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Email: keachja_at_jmu.edu <mailto:keachja_at_jmu.edu>
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Received on Tue May 07 2013 - 03:01:29 EDT