CDL: Institutional Repository Librarian/Reference Librarian UM-St Louis

Institutional Repository Librarian/Reference Librarian UM-St Louis
From: "Berry, Clinton L." <clinton_at_umsl.edu>

Institutional Repository Librarian/Reference Librarian I or II

Job ID: 15500 (Created 02/04/2015)

University Libraries at the University of Missouri-St. Louis seek an 
innovative librarian to become our Institutional Repository 
Librarian/Reference Librarian.  This newly created position reports to 
the Dean of Libraries and the Head of Reference. The candidate will 
possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to plan, develop, 
implement, grow and maintain the Institutional Repository (IR) by 
promoting, disseminating and providing services that support the long 
term curation of scholarly output in a range of media.  The 
Institutional Repository Librarian will build excellent relationships 
with faculty, administrators, technical staff, and students at the 
University as well as with peers at other institutions in support of the 
delivery of the Libraries scholarly communication services.  This 
position will create policies, procedures, workflows and reports as needed.

   Required qualifications:

         Master of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited 
institution at the time of appointment

         excellent oral and written communication skills

         familiarity with best practices in digital preservation

         knowledge of relevant metadata standards such as Dublin Core, 
METS and MODS

         outreach experience and knowledge of marketing techniques

         basic knowledge of web page design, HTML and XML

         ability to work with digital objects in various formats (text, 
image, audio and/or video)

         knowledge of emerging trends in digital scholarship, including 
open access, scholarly publishing and data sharing


Preferred qualifications:

         experience working in an academic library

         familiarity with current copyright issues and rights 
management issues in a digital environment

         experience working with an institutional repository 
platform/software (e. g., bepress)

         ability to work independently and collaboratively with a 
diverse community

Responsibilities:

         provide training for the campus community to use IR resources

         promote the IR to faculty

         create, organize, promote and curate digital materials

         develop and implement a long-term digital preservation program 
for digital scholarship

         perform reference service, instruction and collection development

         some evening and weekend work required

         other duties as assigned

Apply online at http://umsl.edu/go/BNn ; look for Institutional 
Repository Librarian, ID # 15500.

Please attach a resume and cover letter addressing the duties and 
requirements of the position. Please provide contact information, 
including email addresses, for three professional references.

This position is a 12 month non-tenure track faculty appointment. Salary 
is commensurate with experience.  Applications received by March 14, 
2015, will be given first consideration.  The successful candidate must 
undergo a criminal background check.

If you have questions regarding this position, please email Clinton 
Berry, Clinton_at_umsl.edu

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an affirmative action equal 
opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.