Position announcement: Digital Library Project Manager

[Denise Babin]

Please forgive the cross-posting.

Digital Library Project Manager (Fixed Term Academic Staff Position)

Golda Meir Library seeks an innovative individual to oversee a new digital initiative pilot project at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Golda Meir Library.  This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic changing digital environment to enhance library services and resources in support of scholarship and research.  Project team consists of the Project Manager working with liaisons in Technical Services, Public Services, Automation and student assistants to plan and develop procedures and complete selected pilot projects.  The intent is to define a program that is scalable and sustainable.


Position Summary:
Enhance the Library's role in electronic scholarly communications through effective and responsive digitization, dissemination, and long-term storage of resource materials from the Library's collections.  The Project Manager will report to the Head of Automation and be responsible for starting a digitizing operation to make selected library collections available in electronic format to students, faculty, scholars and the community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

35%	Meet established timeline to process and complete selected projects.

30%	Project management, including establishing plans with timelines and producing reports and estimating resource requirements for each project. Supervise student assistants to complete selected pilot projects.

10%	Develop appropriate benchmarking and quality control standards for each project.

10%	Create coherent infrastructure for image creation, storage, retrieval, and presentation of large collections of digital materials;

10%	Work collaboratively across library departments with staff to resolve issues, including networking, hardware, software, technology platforms, security, metadata creation, workflow, quality control and preservation of digital media.  Foster a climate of collaboration, experimentation, and creativity 

 5%	Maintain accurate statistics to measure resources usage

Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor's degree in library science, information science, management or related field.
Project management skills and experience.
Knowledge of emerging digital technologies and the ability to apply them within the research library environment.
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office applications.
Understanding of electronic library standards, including knowledge of MARC format, XML, and EAD.
Knowledge of the process of development and implementation of digital-library-related projects.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred/Desired:
ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS, and experience in Web-based information delivery.

Salary and Appointment: Administrative Program Specialist.
Fixed term academic staff appointment, salary range 5 ($38,882 annually)
Benefits include paid vacation and sick time, health and life insurance.

Application:
Please submit letter of application, resume, transcripts, names/addresses/phone numbers of three current references to: Maureen Powless, Head of Personnel, Golda Meir Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, PO Box 604, Milwaukee, WI 53201.  Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2001.

UWM is an AA/EO employer strongly committed to maintaining a climate supporting equality of opportunity and respect for difference based on gender, culture, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.  We particularly encourage applications from individuals who would enhance and diversify our workforce.





Denise Babin
Head of Automation
Golda Meir Library
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
dbabin at uwm.edu
414-229-5979
fax 414-229-6766