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From: Michelle Dalmau [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:58 AM
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Subject: Digital Initiatives Librarian Post: Loyola Marymount University
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Loyola Marymount University seeks a creative, enthusiastic candidate for
the recently re-defined position of Digital Initiatives Librarian. This
librarian will be responsible for coordinating and managing digital
library projects, working closely with staff throughout the library.
Loyola Marymount, founded in 1911, is a comprehensive university in the
mainstream of American Catholic higher education. Located on the west
side of Los Angeles overlooking the Pacific Ocean, LMU is one of the
nation's 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and five Marymount
institutions. It serves 5,400 undergraduates and over 2,500 graduate
students in the Colleges/Schools of Liberal Arts, Science and
Engineering, Business
Administration, Communication and Fine Arts, Film and Television,
Education, and Law.
Loyola Marymount seeks professionally outstanding applicants who value
its mission and share its commitment to academic excellence, the
education of the whole person, and the building of a just society. LMU
is an equal opportunity institution actively working to
promote an intercultural learning community. The university recently
broke ground on a
new library which will open in summer 2009.
The Digital Initiatives Librarian chairs the library's Digital
Initiatives Project Team and will have primary responsibility for
building a comprehensive digital initiatives program.
Other position specific accountabilities are as follows: Identify
existing content within the library for digitization and seek out new
content and new partners for digital initiatives; identify grant and
other external support and take the lead in grant writing; design and
maintain web presence and interface for digital initiatives program,
lead and coordinate usability activities of the program, promote use of
LMU's digital collections through classroom demonstrations, in meetings
and at professional conferences; manage projects; and serve as LMU's
representative to various consortia on shared digital initiatives.
The ideal candidate must have broad knowledge of current trends in
higher education, learning technologies, and digital library practices
including rights management and preservation. The successful candidate
will be a strong project manager demonstrating curiosity about new
technologies, collaborative ability, and a strong desire to innovate.
Other requirements include: web design and programming experience,
knowledge of current metadata schemes and evolving standards, knowledge
of a wide variety of media including text, music, still images, audio
and video, Familiarity with some or all of these metadata standards:
MARC, EAD, TEI, VRA Core, Dublin Core, MODS, and METS.
Experience with SGML/XML. Experience with digital asset management
systems like CONTENTdm, Dspace, Fedora, or Proquest Digital Commons
preferred. Experience conducting formal usability studies preferred.
Experience with computer programming and scripting languages such as
Javascript, MySQL, and PHP preferred.
A Master of Library Science from an ALA accredited institution and/or
other related graduate degree required. A minimum of one year digital
project management experience preferred. Commitment to professional
development.
The position will be available on September 1, 2007. Deliberations on
the pool of candidates will begin as resumes are received.
Applicants should send the following materials:
a letter of application;
a curriculum vitae or resume;
a list of three professional references (names, titles, addresses, and
telephone numbers).
Application materials and/or inquiries should be addressed to:
Debra Shade
Ass't. University Librarian for Business & Administrative
Services
Charles Von der Ahe Library
Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
310/338-4458
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