Job Openings

Date Prepared: December 14, 2006
Division: Dean's Office
Position Title: Digital Collections Librarian
Position Rank: Library Faculty
Position #: 102686
Reports to: Susan Schreibman, Assistant Dean for Digital Collections and Research (DCR)


NATURE OF WORK:

The Digital Collections Librarian will support and manage projects coordinated by the office of Digital Collections and Research. Working in a team-based environment and sharing or dividing duties as assignments and skills indicate with a second Digital Collections Librarian, the incumbent will research, evaluate, test and recommend various methodologies, standards, and software used in the creation of digital collections and their long-term preservation; contribute to best practice documentation; provide expertise to others in the library and in the university in the creation of digital collections; participate in grant writing and training initiatives.

        EDUCATION: ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science or a master's degree in a relevant disciplinary area.

        EXPERIENCE: Minimum two years of relevant experience in a digital library or digital humanities center or initiative. Demonstrated experience bringing digital projects to completion. Supervisory experience desirable.

        SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to work collaboratively and to set and manage priorities in a team environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Interest and ability to meet promotion and permanent status requirements as a member of the library faculty of the UM Libraries.

• Manage projects and offer expertise in projects across media, including still and moving images, audio, born digital, and text encoding (TEI, EAD, and related XML technologies);
• Manage project teams comprised of individuals with a wide range of professional backgrounds;
• Provide advice to colleagues in the UM Libraries and the University in the creation of digital collections;
• Create, manage, and offer expertise in web design;
• Offer expertise and manage metadata creation within the digital library environment;
• Participate in tasks that develop capabilities within/for DCR and the Libraries generally. Participate in researching, evaluating, and testing methodologies, standards, and software used in the creation of digital collections and their long-term preservation;
• Maintain, update, and enhance Best Practice Guidelines for Digital Collections;
• Participate in grant writing;
• Participate in and design workshops in project design and management, as well as digital library technologies;

• Maintain professional familiarity with current trends in the conversion of analog to digital resources, born-digital resources, as well as the long-term management and preservation of digital objects in support of UM Library projects;
• Manage a broad range of tasks in response to varying time pressures with shifting priorities and changing constraints;
• Serve on library and university teams, committees, and task forces as appropriate.
• In all work, meet the Libraries’ organizational citizenship expectations (OCEs), which include focus on the customer, commitment to quality, understanding of and commitment to diversity. The full statement of expectations is at http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/learning/citizenship.html

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