[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Archivist at North Carolina

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Digital Archivist
North Carolina
Raleigh

Anticipated Vacancy: The North Carolina Archives and Records Section, a leader
in addressing the challenges of preserving digital information, is seeking an
innovative and forward-thinking archivist to further develop standards and
best practices for preservation of and access to permanent digital information
and records and implementing a trusted digital repository. The position works
closely with staff in the State Archives, the State Library, state and local
government, and other institutions to assist and provide consultation to the
same regarding technology with regards to electronic records; assists in
testing and evaluating of technology solutions; and works with supervisor to
communicate outreach to state and local governments,
interpret technical information, and acquire and implement technologies to
support functions for digital archiving. This position also assists with
facilitation of policy development and building a publicly accessible digital
archives.

  
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies:

Must have proven communication, strategic analysis, problem resolution,
decision-making, and project planning skills. Must possess the abilities to
initiate, cultivate, and sustain effective working relationships with people
in varying positions and professional disciplines; actively participate in the
digital preservation community of practice, locally and nationally; and
effectively communicate program concepts and practices internally and
externally. Experience in a digital repository environment or with
tools/technologies that facilitate harvesting, collecting, managing,
describing, preserving or accessing electronic records preferred. Considerable
knowledge of records and information management techniques and practices as
well as knowledge of archival theory and practice. Extensive knowledge of
historical and current storage methods, preservation and access techniques,
and information technology systems.

  
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in history, public history, pubic administration, or a
related social science discipline and one year or archival or records
management experience; or an equivalent combination of training and
experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately
accredited institutions.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Coordinator of Digital Collections at Medical College of Wisconsin

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Coordinator of Digital Collections
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa

This position supports the information needs of MCW, CHW, and FH faculty,
staff, and students by providing a broad range of library services. Identifies
plans, creates and coordinates content for the library's digital collections
including, but not limited to, digitization of historical collections and
photographs. Develops and plans library
displays. Coordinates special projects as
assigned. Operates library service desks and assists users
with information queries including assistance with electronic resources,
digital collections and photographs.

  
ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORS

Collegiality

Exhibit confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthen
relationships. Listen to others and effectively communicate
in a clear and concise manner through written and verbal
communication. Demonstrate respect and commitment to the
values of diversity and equity; seek out and incorporate diverse perspectives
into decision making.

  
Excellence & Creativity

Exhibit initiative and ingenuity by taking ownership of tasks to proactively
improve services, avoid problems, or develop opportunities.
Generate novel and valuable ideas to impact missions.
Identify and implement new methods to increase efficiency and quality.

  
Education & Development

Participate in design, development and/or evaluation of instructional
materials, methods, courses or programs. Seek out
mentorship and learning opportunities. Develop and maintain professional
affiliations.

  
Agility

Resourceful in deviating from the routine; adapt behaviors, priorities and
work methods to meet needs of others. Support
transformational change to achieve institutional vision and strategies.

  
Dependability & Judgment

Demonstrate logical, rational, and objective decision
making. Use analysis, experience and logic to solve
problems and offer solutions and suggestions that are effective in addressing
problems. Show reliability and accountability in the
successful completion of all work

  
Stewardship & Institutional Citizenship

Be an active and thoughtful participant in institutional initiatives, meetings
and committee work. Conserve resources and use in an
efficient and cost effective manner across all MCW
missions. Look for ways to improve and promote quality
within area of influence.

  
ESSENTIAL DUTIES

In order of importance

1. Coordinate the digitization and maintenance of materials
via content management system.

2. Select resources for digitization in consultation with
librarians.

3. Coordinate meetings and discussions regarding digital
collections.

4. Develop processes and procedures for maintaining,
organizing, display and accessing digital content.

5. Execute special projects assigned by librarians as needed.

6. Provide ongoing maintenance for established projects with
minimal oversight.

7. Serve library users at service desks; circulate materials;
open and close library at assigned times.

8. Prepare displays which highlight historical materials,
digital collections, as well as other topics of interest.
Coordinate the library's display program by assigning topics, scheduling
displays, and working with MCW staff on special guest displays.

9. Oversee organization of and access to physical archives.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Preservation Librarian at University of Toronto

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Digital Preservation Librarian
University of Toronto
Toronto

The University of Toronto Library invites applications for a Digital
Preservation Librarian. This individual works as a member of the Scholars
Portal Team, reporting to the Director of Scholars Portal. Scholars Portal, a
department of the University of Toronto Library, is the digital service arm of
the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), managing infrastructure
and services that support Ontario's 21 university libraries. The Scholars
Portal team of 24 librarians, developers, and systems staff support services
in four broad areas: research and member services; data and geospatial
services; digital collections; and digital preservation services.

  
Scholars Portal collects, aggregates, and preserves the shared collections of
OCUL member libraries. These include over 40 million scholarly articles,
675,000 ebooks, and thousands of numeric and geospatial datasets. The Digital
Preservation Librarian is responsible for developing policies and procedures,
tools and services to ensure that these collections are managed in such a way
as to ensure long-term preservation and access. External audit of Scholars
Portal services and data management practices ensures that internal curation
practices meet accepted international standards.

  
The Digital Preservation Librarian is responsible for working with Scholars
Portal staff and the broader OCUL community to ensure that assessment
standards as established by relevant preservation communities (e.g. TRAC, DSA,
etc…) are understood, communicated, and employed on an ongoing basis to ensure
that Scholars Portal practices meet or exceed community standards.

  
Maintaining Scholars Portal's status as a Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR)
is an important strategic goal for OCUL, and working with OCUL to ensure that
outcome is a key responsibility of the position, with the next audit scheduled
for Spring/Summer of 2015.

  
Supporting digital preservation initiatives at OCUL member institutions is
another key element of the position. Responsibilities in this area range from
developing educational and training materials (e.g. webinars on best
practices) to implementing repository tools and services. Over the coming
year, the Digital Preservation Librarian will play a key role in the design of
a new preservation service for OCUL member libraries called Permafrost, a
hosted preservation service based on Dataverse/Islandora, Archivematica, and
OpenStack Swift. Permafrost will support preservation of the wide range of
digital resources managed by OCUL libraries, including web archives,
government publications, and born digital primary sources.

  
The incumbent will:

  
• Work with other librarians, programmers, and systems staff at Scholars
Portal and OCUL member libraries to ensure that all data ingest and management
procedures conform to appropriate preservation standards and practices

• Work with the OCUL community to establish and support working groups as
required to address preservation-related issues

• Ensure that preservation practices are documented and maintains that
documentation for review by external auditors and the broader library
community

• Review and make recommendations to the Scholars Portal Director and OCUL
libraries on the use of archival management tools and services

• Provide training, advice and support for OCUL member libraries in pursuing
local digital preservation initiatives

• Work with national and international preservation initiatives (e.g. Keepers'
Registry) to ensure Scholars Portal is integrated with broader preservation
initiatives

• Participate in the design, implementation and management of new hosted
preservation support services for OCUL member libraries

• Coordinate external audits of Scholars Portal practices and policies with
respect to digital preservation

• Review local load agreements to ensure sufficient archival rights are
captured and represented in the agreements

  
Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

  
• ALA-accredited Master of Library or Information Science degree (or
equivalent)

• At least one year's relevant professional experience in an academic setting

• Proven ability to apply best practices for digital preservation, including
various assessment tools such as TRAC

• Understanding of the application of the OAIS reference model for digital
preservation

• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem-solving,
presentation and teamwork skills

• Proven ability to manage meetings (in person and remotely)

• Strong organizational and time management skills

  
Preferred Qualifications:

  
• Experience with Archivematica or other archival management tools

• Experience with repository tools such as Fedora, Islandora, Dataverse,
D-Space

• Experience working with developers in defining and communicating functional
requirements for new applications



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Drupal code club

[Bridger Dyson-Smith]

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Brown, Bryan  wrote:

> With the overwhelming response to the recent post about a Python/PyMARC
> code club on the Code4Lib list, I was wondering if anyone would be
> interested in something similar for Drupal. As a Drupal user and a wannabe
> module developer, I'm finding that reading other people's modules
> (especially core) is one of the best ways to really understand what's going
> on under the hood. Much like Python, Drupal has its own unique idioms and
> ways of looking at problems, and reading modules helps one get into this
> mindset.
>
> If anyone else is interested in this, please let me know either through a
> reply to this thread or a direct email (bjbr...@fsu.edu). If there is
> sufficient interest, I'll try to set up something similar to what the
> Python/PyMARC crowd is doing.
>
> - Bryan Brown
>

+1

Thanks,
Bridger

[CODE4LIB] Job: Project Manager at University of Michigan

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Project Manager
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor

The University of Michigan Library is seeking a librarian to be a project
manager and specialist in the area of digital preservation services.The
successful candidate will work as part of a team of programmers, librarians,
and other experts on a major initiative to build a new digital library system
architecture. The new system will make use of recent developments in the open
source community and will handle a wide array of materials: video, music,
research data sets, historical records, and more. This is an opportunity to
join a skilled and forward-thinking group, and to gain experience with modern
technologies that support web-based research and archiving.

  
The University of Michigan Library is one of the world's largest academic
research libraries and serves a vibrant university community that is home to
19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annual research
expenditures approaching $1.5 billion a year. To enable the university's
world-changing work and to serve the public good, the library collects,
preserves, and shares the scholarly and cultural record in all existing and
emerging forms, and leads the reinvention of the academic research library in
the digital age.

  
The library is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and
encourages all employees to fully incorporate their diverse backgrounds,
skills, and life experiences into their work and towards the fulfillment of
the library's mission.

  
Note: This position will be a full-time, two-year term appointment.

  
Responsibilities*

Project Management

- Plan and track tasks.  
- Coordinate activities among project participants.  
- Document and share progress with stakeholders.  
  
Data Analysis and Workflow Design

- Work closely with others to understand the complexities of technical and 
administrative metadata associated with digital objects.  
- Participate in the design of workflows to facilitate preservation.  
  
Metadata Policy and Schema Design

- Design and document solutions for storing metadata in the preservation object 
in ways that are consistent with best practices locally and in the broader 
community.  
  
Preservation Solutions Research

- Gain and maintain a familiarity with relevant preservation tools, systems, 
and services that are relevant to the work at hand and of interest to the 
organization.  
  
Communication

- Independently and in collaboration with others, share lessons learned through 
informal and formal presentations and publications.  
  
Required Qualifications*

- ALA-accredited master's degree and 3-5 years relevant experience or 
equivalent combination of a relevant advanced degree and experience.  
- Experience working in the area of digital preservation.  
- Demonstrated project management skills.  
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.  
- Demonstrated aptitude for quickly learning new topics.  
- Experience and comfort working in groups.  
- Understands and values diversity and the importance of inclusion as 
demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, 
complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization.  
- Demonstrated affinity for technology.  
  
Desired Qualifications*

- Ability to think independently and work collaboratively within and across 
organizational boundaries in order to achieve shared goals.  
- Knowledge and experience in the management, digitization, and preservation of 
archives materials, born digital and digitized.  
- Experience with the practical application of the Open Archival Information 
System (OAIS) reference model.  
- Familiarity with the operation of digital preservation repository systems 
such as DSpace and Hydra/Fedora.  
- Experience with XML, including schemas used in preservation such as METS and 
PREMIS.  
- Familiarity with systems commonly used for archives information management 
workflows, like ArchivesSpace and Archivematica.  
- Familiarity with project management and ticket tracking tools such as JIRA. 



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[CODE4LIB] NEH 2015 Research and Development Grant Guidelines Available--June 25 Deadline

[Sternfeld, Joshua]

[Apologies in advance for cross-posting]

Division of Preservation and Access' Research and Development
National Endowment for the Humanities

The National Endowment for the Humanities 
http://www.neh.gov  is proud to announce changes to the 
Division of Preservation and Access' Research and Development 
http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/research-and-development  grant program 
which address major challenges in preserving and providing access to humanities 
collections and resources.  Recognizing that singular projects such as a case 
study or one-time experiment can have far-reaching implications, while 
longer-term projects demand ongoing planning, we have created for the first 
time two tiers of funding.

Both funding tiers support the development of standards, practices, 
methodologies, and workflows dedicated to the stewardship of humanities 
collections.  Tier I, which is for projects up to $75,000, supports planning, 
basic research, and iterative tool development.  Tier II, which is for projects 
up to $350,000, supports advanced implementation and applied research.

Also, starting in 2016, NEH will host an annual Research and Development 
Project Directors' Meeting. The event will present NEH-funded projects and 
engage the public in a range of issues related to cultural heritage stewardship.

The Research and 
Development 
program invites non-profit institutions to submit proposals for both funding 
tiers by June 25, 2015.

The newly updated program, with its combination of planning and implementation 
grants, is intended to motivate the cultural heritage community to form new 
partnerships; forge collaboration across cultural heritage, preservation, and 
the sciences; and to think broadly about how new standards, practices, 
methodologies, and workflows will help shape the work of the humanities now and 
well into the future.

To help inspire ideas for Research and Development projects, we have compiled a 
working list of humanities collection types, research topics, and fields for 
your consideration.  Bear in mind, the list is by no means comprehensive or 
exhaustive; we always invite creative submissions in areas not listed below. 
Ultimately the applicants determine the trends in research and development.

Collection and Format Types

* archaeological and ethnographic artifacts

* architectural and cartographic records

* archives

* art and visual culture

* books, manuscripts, and special collections

* digital media

* geospatial information

* language materials

* material culture

* moving image and sound recordings

* news media

* prints and photographs

* research databases

* software
* time-based media and born-digital art

* web, social media, and e-mail

Research Fields and Topics

* accessibility for the disabled

* appraisal and selection

* cataloging and description

* digital forensics

* digital preservation

* disaster preparedness and emergency response

* humanities research data management and curation

* indigenous cultural heritage practices

* knowledge organization

* linked open data

* material analysis

* metrics for evaluating use of humanities materials

* preventive conservation

* textual encoding

* visualization

The application deadline for Research and Development is June 25, 2015.  For 
complete information on how to apply, visit our information page: 
http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/research-and-development.  A pdf of the 
guidelines may be downloaded 
here.
  Questions about the program may be submitted to 
preservat...@neh.gov 
and you may follow us @NEH_PresAccess for additional updates and news.

Joshua Sternfeld
Senior Program Officer
Division of Preservation and Access
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20024
202-606-8570 (fax) 202-606-8639
Visit the NEH Website at www.neh.gov http://www.neh.gov/
Follow the Division on Twitter: @NEH_PresAccess

[CODE4LIB] Job: Paid Graduate Internship at U.Va. Library for Summer 2015 at University of Virginia Library

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Paid Graduate Internship at U.Va. Library for Summer 2015
University of Virginia Library
Charlottesville, VA

Paid Internship - Summer 2015

University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville VA

  
  
The University of Virginia Library, a leader in the development of digital
library initiatives and infrastructure and recognized for the strength and
variety of its special collections, is excited to offer an eight-week summer
internship to provide a graduate student with practical experience in both
areas.

  
The Library seeks a creative and flexible individual to work in the following
areas:

  * Legacy finding aid conversion using various software, including but not 
limited to an XML-based processor as well as ArchivesSpace, an open-source tool 
for managing metadata for archival materials
  * Metadata creation in the form of subject analysis for legacy finding aids 
(training will be provided)
  * Marketing and promotion for newly-available collections through established 
social media channels
  
Upon completion of the internship, the selected applicant will have worked
among several departments in the library and will have gained familiarity with
archival processing software, subject analysis and application, and social
media marketing initiatives. This 35hr/week, eight-week
internship provides a stipend of $5,000.

  
Eligibility:

  * Applicants must currently be enrolled in good standing or recently 
graduated (within the last year) from an ALA- accredited master's program in 
library and information studies.
  * Practical experience with archival processing workflows and with EAD is 
preferred.
  * Applicants must commit to 8 weeks of full-time on-site service (35 
hours/week).
  * Internship must be completed during the months of June, July and August.
  * If not a U.S. citizen, applicants must have student or working visas.
  
Students interested in the internship should prepare the following application
package (preferably as a single PDF):

  * A letter of application stating areas of proficiency and interest
  * A resume
  * An unofficial transcript
  * Contact information for three references
  
Please send all materials by email to Ivey Glendon (im...@virginia.edu),
Metadata Librarian, by Wednesday, April 1, 2015.



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