[Web4lib] Digital library positions at the University of Michigan

[Wilkin, John]

In addition to the Head of DLPS position posted here earlier, we have a couple of positions coming open.  Text provided below:
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The University of Michigan Library seeks innovative librarians to join a dynamic, collegial team engaged in creating, managing, and preserving a ground-breaking digital library.

Text Creation Partnership, Project Outreach Librarian (term appointment)
Promoting the use of digitized materials for research and teaching is vital to supporting scholarship.  We seek a librarian interested in engaging in questions such as:
· What role should libraries play in developing more sophisticated tools for humanities research?
· How is scholarship changed by access to large bodies of digitized historical materials?
· How can libraries support the use of encoded text in research and teaching?
· How do we nurture and sustain collaborative digitization projects across multiple institutions?

Digital Preservation Librarian
Shape the future of tomorrow's past. Join one of the world's cutting-edge digital libraries in creating the field of digital preservation. Take on the challenge of exploring such concepts as:
· What does preservation mean in the context of a digital library with holdings counted in millions?
· Step-by-step, what does a library need to do to ensure that digital collections will be available ten years from now? 50 years? 100 years?
· How does a digital repository assure users and partners that the holdings are secure for the long-term?
· What does the community at all levels-students, faculty, librarians, the public at large-need to know about preserving digital information, and what is the best way to instruct them?

Individuals with interest in and appropriate qualifications for one or more of these positions are encouraged to apply.  For more information about specific responsibilities and qualifications, please visit http://www.lib.umich.edu/hr/employment/librarians.html To apply, email cover letter and resume to Robert Campe at libhumres at umich.edu <mailto:libhumres at umich.edu> Review of applications will begin on April 24, 2009 and continue until the positions are filled.  The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action employer.


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John Price Wilkin
Executive Director, HathiTrust
Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology
University Library
818 Hatcher South
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205

Phone: 734.764.8016
Fax:    734.763.5080
Email:  jpwilkin at umich.edu