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Digital Projects Technology Librarian -- University of Florida -- Florida
POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION:Digital Projects Technology Librarian
RANK:Assistant University Librarian
REPORTS TO:Assistant Director, Digital Library Center
SALARY: Minimum salary: $42,000. Actual salary will reflect
selected professional's
experience and credentials.
REQUISITION #:0700564
DEADLINE DATE:12/01/2006
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for assessing the technological needs and drafting appropriate
specifications for digital projects. Works closely with the project
associates including collection managers and curators both on campus and
in partnering institutions to analyze project requirements. Defines
strategies and methods to achieve functional requirements of digital
projects across a wide array of academic disciplines. Facilitates the
research and educational uses of digital collections by integrating
educational functionalities into project design. Coordinates the work
with catalogers, programmers and GIS staff to create procedures applicable
to specific projects. Participates in professional organizations and
pursues research and publishing in accordance with library wide criteria
for tenure and promotion.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Analyzes digital project requirements and defines strategies and methods
to achieve functional requirements of particular projects. Reassesses and
revitalizes older projects. Creates supporting documentation.
2.Maps out the use of specific controlled vocabulary, metadata and tagging
(i.e., AAT terminology; IEEE Learning Objects metadata, Sunshine State
Standards for Education, etc.) to facilitate use of objects in research
and teaching. Works with counterparts in the College of Education and
Office of Academic Technologies to build learning modules.
3.Manages the development of the Digital Library Center's geo-temporal
tagging program. Maintains tables representing "life events" of
geo-political entities, particularly in Florida and the Caribbean.
4.Liaisons with the Catalog Department, primarily the Authorities Control
Unit and specifically the Metadata Cataloger. Maps life events metadata
to MARC authorities.
5.Liaisons with the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) unit in the
Government Documents Department and, for the Digital Library of the
Caribbean project, with GIS counterparts at Florida International
University and with foreign partners.
6.Collaborates with the Systems Department programmers for Digital Library
and Digital Library Center applications to build, maintain and develop
supporting systems.
7.Serves as a member of the Digital Library Center's Rights Management
Team.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
1.Masters degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited
program, or equivalent in Educational Technologies, or professional
experience in complex digital project development.
2.Knowledge of collection management, reference, and instructional
practices and standards.
3.Excellent analytical and organizational skills, with demonstrated
ability to perform workflow analyses.
4.Effective verbal and written communication skills.
5.Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with faculty, students, and colleagues.
6.Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work independently.
7.Flexible and forward-thinking approach to challenges and opportunities.
8.Strong potential for meeting the requirements for tenure and promotion,
including grant writing and publication.
Preferred:
1.Demonstrated skills in developing educational technologies, online
instructional design or similar computer applications.
2.Prior employment with a digital library program or in collection
management in an academic archives, library or museum setting.
3.Experience in creation of authorities and their use in data-mining.
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The University of Florida is a large, land grant, public educational
research institution with a faculty of approximately 4,000 and a student
body of 48,000. It ranks third nationally in size of student body and
eighth nationally in the number of merit scholars enrolled in the freshmen
class. The University is a member of the Association of American
Universities and offers the Ph.D. in more than 90 fields and the Master's
degree in more than 120 fields. For more information please consult the
UF homepage at http://www.ufl.edu.
The University of Florida Libraries are members of the Association of
Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Research
Libraries Group, and SOLINET. The library staff consists of more than 400
FTE librarians, technical/clerical staff and student assistants. For
more information about the Libraries, please visit
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu.
The Digital Library Center was established is responsible for the creation
and maintenance of digital collections both born digitally and converted
from traditional library and museum materials for their use in teaching
and research. The Center's program management structure invites faculty
collaborations both within and beyond the Libraries and University of
Florida. Its current international project is the Digital Library of the
Caribbean. The Center also maintains active liaison with the Florida
Center for Library Automation's Digital Library Services division and is a
major contributor to the PALMM Collections. Please visit the Center's
staff page at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/ for additional
information.
BENEFITS:
Twenty-two vacation days, nine paid holidays, and thirteen days sick leave
annually; retirement plan options; insurance benefits; tuition fee waiver
program; no state or local income tax.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly
committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a
broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and
disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply.
Please reply by e-mail. Send, as attachments (MS-Word format preferred), a
cover letter describing your interest in and qualification for this
position, resume and list of three references. Include address, telephone
and email information for references. Please include a 250-word document
expressing your opinion on the topic, "Technologies in the service of
teaching and research: appropriate and creative approaches."
Apply by December 1, 2006 (applications will be reviewed as received).
All inquiries and submissions of required application materials should be
sent to Brian Keith, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Officer, at:
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