[Web4lib] Position Announcement: Digital Initiatives Librarian - Georgia Tech

[Kent Woynowski]

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Digital Initiatives Librarian

Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Head, Scholarly Communication and Digital Services, the 
Digital Initiatives Librarian coordinates selected digital initiatives 
projects related to the overall management of the digital intellectual 
output of Georgia Tech, and the digital conversion of library and 
archival collections. Current digital initiatives include: SMARTech 
institutional repository service and EPAGE publishing initiative. The 
work includes, but is not limited to: designing, supervising and 
overseeing quality control of the workflow and technical production 
processes needed to establish and maintain digital initiatives 
operations; maintaining awareness of new metadata practices and managing 
relevant metadata standards usage and compliance; maintaining awareness 
of scholarly communication and digital conversion copyright issues; 
working closely with other Scholarly Communication and Digital Services, 
Systems, and Technology Development and Research staff and other 
university faculty and staff in a collaborative work environment to 
carry out digital initiatives projects; providing information training 
and support to improve the overall knowledge of web-based technologies 
known by the library faculty and staff; and keeping aware of new 
standards, technologies, and applications and adopting them for library 
use as appropriate.

Qualifications:
Required: ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and information 
science. Knowledge of current digital library technologies, standards 
and best practices. Experience with one or more major descriptive 
metadata standards: EAD, METS, MODS, PREMIS, Dublin Core, or others. 
Excellent organizational skills with aptitude for, and evidence of, 
complex analytical and detailed work. Ability to work enthusiastically, 
independently, as well as collaboratively, in a rapidly changing 
environment. Ability to provide effective individual and group training. 
Demonstrated aptitude for computer technology. Demonstrated interest in 
professional activities.

Preferred: 2-3 years experience creating and implementing digital 
collections, including digital image and text creation. Knowledge and 
experience with institutional repository management. Three years of 
academic library experience. Supervisory experience. Demonstrated 
ability to plan, initiate, and implement effective programs, projects, 
and services. Familiarity with one or more of the following: XML, UNIX, 
library automation software applications, database design and 
development, scripting languages such as Perl and/or PHP, web-authoring 
tools, and web page development.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary and level of appointment are based on qualifications and 
experience. Minimum salary is $42,000. Librarians are members of the 
General Faculty and are non-tenured. The benefits package includes 21 
days vacation, 12 paid holidays, 12 days sick leave, health/dental 
insurance options, and retirement options including TIAA/CREF. 
Relocation Allowance supported by the Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable 
Fund. Visit the Georgia Tech Human Resources page 
(http://www.ohr.gatech.edu/) to view the benefits package.

Environment:
The Georgia Institute of Technology, with nearly 18,000 students (5,000 
graduate) and over $350 million per year in research activity, is one of 
the nation’s outstanding universities, with nationally recognized 
programs in science and engineering. The Georgia Tech Library & 
Information Center, a member of the Association of Research Libraries, 
is central to the Institute’s instructional and research programs. The 
Library is a leader in library automation, participates in the statewide 
consortium, Galileo, and provides access to an increasing number of 
licensed electronic resources and digital collections. Georgia Tech 
provides a challenging environment that will engage creative leaders on 
the frontier of new ways to manage digital intellectual content. Through 
its dynamic team of librarians, archivists, and technologists, the 
Library’s Technology and Resources Services Division maintains the 
information resources and technologies used to support an exceptionally 
energetic academic enterprise. The Georgia Tech Library is also the 2007 
recipient of the ACRL Excellence in Libraries Award, recognizing our 
many achievements in serving faculty and students in a 21st century 
environment.

Application Process:
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until 
the position is filled. Candidates are urged to apply as soon as 
possible to receive full consideration. Employment is contingent on 
proof of the legal right to work in the United States. Send letter of 
application, resume, and names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone 
numbers of 5 references to:

Sharon Baines, SPHR
HR Officer
Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0900.

http://www.library.gatech.edu/about/jobs.php#digital




-- 
Kent Woynowski, Digital Collections Archivist

Georgia Tech Archives & Records Management
woynowski at gatech.edu
http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/