Hey, all,
This is a great opportunity for someone who knows her or his
metadata -- both "traditional" and "emerging" -- and who wants to use
that knowledge in new and creative ways to facilitate discovery. It's a
brand new job and it pays rather well... and with the Loonie currently
pegging at just shy of US$1.04, it's an even better bet.
Edmonton, while sometimes a bit chilly, is a welcoming place and we're
very friendly people (really! we don't bite! :)). Oh, and it's
probably the most dog-friendly place in North America... trust me. Your
canine best pal will be eternally thankful for your decision to come to
a city with over *40* off-leash parks
(http://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_recreation/parks_rivervalley/offleash-park-sites.aspx).
I hope you'll give this one some serious consideration.
cheers,
- mt
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Apologies for cross-posting -
The University of Alberta Libraries, with a long tradition of service
excellence to the University and its communities, seek a dynamic
individual for the new position of Discovery Systems Librarian. Working
in a team environment in Bibliographic & Information Technology
Services, the Discovery Systems Librarian will be responsible for a
suite of discovery and retrieval systems designed to help expose the
Libraries' rich collections and for supporting student, faculty, and
library staff through leadership in technology and services planning,
project coordination, and operations support.
We are seeking an imaginative and energetic individual to help us
optimize, extend, and integrate the various tools we have at the UofA
into a seamless discovery experience.
Is this you?
- You care about library discovery and are committed to
eliminating/reducing silos and making collections and resources more
findable by library users - regardless of location or format!
- You understand and are very comfortable with a variety of library and
bibliographic metadata formats, both traditional and emerging; and
- You are able to configure, test, and work with proprietary and
open-source discovery tools and related software.
What you will be doing:
The Discovery Systems Librarian has responsibility for system-wide
implementation, configuration, integration, and oversight of systems and
services, including supervision of specific assignments of programmers
and other staff. Discovery systems and services include:
* The University of Alberta Libraries / NEOS online public access
catalogue
* Next-generation faceted discovery tools
* Federated/meta-search tools for exposing content across separate
silos (eg., licensed electronic resources, local repositories of
digitized content, etc.)
* OpenURL link resolvers and related products (eg., recommender
services), proxy servers/services, and ancillary products such as
citation management services
Please note that this position has been posted previously. Previous
applicants do not need to apply again; applications will be kept and
reviewed.
For more information see:
http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A101713860D1/
Kathleen De Long
Associate University Librarian
University of Alberta Libraries
(780) 492-7675
(780) 492-8302 (fax)
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Marc Truitt
Associate University Librarian,
Bibliographic and Information Voice : 780-492-4770
Technology Services e-mail : marc.truitt_at_ualberta.ca
University of Alberta Libraries fax : 780-492-9243
Cameron Library cell : 780-217-0356
Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8
"Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top
of a blanket, sew it onto the bottom, and have a longer blanket."
-- attributed to a First Nations elder,
on the topic of Daylight Savings Time
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Received on Tue Apr 19 2011 - 11:28:06 EDT