Digital Projects Librarian
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Philadelphia

An exciting opportunity exists to participate in
transforming a medical history collection as acompanion to
the Mutter Museum. The transformed collection will be
integrated with the MutterMuseum in embracing 21st century
technologies and social patterns of information usage
toachieve new modes of discovery and scholarship within
medical humanities. The College ofPhysicians of
Philadelphia seeks a Digital Projects Librarian who is detail oriented
andknowledgeable about current trends and methodology in
digitization to be a core contributor tothis
transformation.

  
The Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
(Birthplace ofAmerican MedicineSM) is one of the largest
medical history collections in the United States withover
325,000 volumes including monographs, journals, manuscripts, archives,
prints,photographs, pamphlets, and
incunabula. It was designated a historical library in 1996
torecognize its function as a repository for the history of
medicine.

  
**Responsibilities:** Reporting to the College Librarian, the Digital Projects 
Librarian will managea portfolio of digital library projects, providing the 
project management framework and technicalknow-how needed to complete projects 
successfully. The Digital Projects Librarian explores,recommends, and helps 
implement software tools and frameworks to support digital libraryactivities. 
S/he creates and maintains work procedure documentation, provides training and 
supportto the library staff involved with projects and services, and 
participates in the gathering and analysisof use data. Maintains in-depth 
knowledge of national standards and best practices in the realm ofmetadata and 
digitization. The librarian will participate in library-wide projects and 
activities and isexpected to be active professionally.  
  
**Requirements:** Candidates will have a graduate degree in library science 
from an ALA-accredited institution. Candidates should have a minimum of one 
year's experience indeveloping and managing digital assets, and creating 
metadata in support of digital imagelibraries and/or exhibitions. Candidates 
should have working knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML,JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, MySQL, 
Apache, and JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Candidatesshould have working 
knowledge of cataloging and metadata standards and schema, includingMARC, XML, 
EAD, DACS, LCSH and MeSH._ Experience with Dublin Core is essential. Experience 
using content management systems, such as Omeka, is essential. Experience 
usingAWS (Amazon Web Services), or some web/system administration experience is 
essential._Experience with Archives Space preferred. Experience supervising 
student interns, ability toperform copy cataloging and excellent project 
management skills are preferred.  
  
Salary is commensurate with experience plus excellent
benefits. This is a full-time,
regular,exempt position.

  
Candidates must be able to sit and stand for long periods of time, be able to
walk up and downmultiple flights of stairs, and be able to
carry a 20 pound box for a minimum of 20 feet.

  
**To apply:** Send a cover letter which addresses the requirements listed here, 
a CV, andnames/contact information of three references. Review of applications 
begins June 22, 2015 andcontinues until the position is filled. Electronic 
submissions only. Submit applications 
to[digitallibrar...@collegeofphysicians.org](mailto:digitallibrar...@collegeofphysicians.org).
 



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