Digital Repository Librarian

Indiana State University Library
Terre Haute, Indiana

Salary: Not Specified
Status: Full-time
Posted: 04/03/08
Deadline: 06/13/08

12-month, tenure-track position participating in development/ maintenance of institutional repository. Provides technical support for library and campus digital initiatives, including Wabash Valley Visions & Voices (WV3) Digital Memory Project. Responsible for identification, adaptation, implementation of appropriate digital repository technologies. Ability to interact effectively with library colleagues, Office of Information Technology professionals, teaching faculty, students. Serves as web master for WV3, a collaborative regional digital repository utilizing CONTENTdm. Involved in addressing digital preservation issues. May engage in metadata creation. Duties may require travel to other locations to provide training and participation in evening and/or weekend special events. ISU librarians are expected to participate in university and library governance and to engage in professional activities, including research and publication, in order to attain tenure and promotion.

MINIMAL ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited Master’s degree or equivalent. Minimum of 2 years academic library experience. Demonstratable experience with digital repository technology, web design, XML, knowledge of CONTENTdm, metadata standards, and programming languages such as PHP or Perl. Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; including ability to interact with culturally diverse internal and external individuals.

COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION: See at http://library.indstate.edu/about/jobs/jobs.html.

AP PLICATION: Apply online at http://jobs.indstate.edu. Review begins immediately and continues until filled. ISU is an AA/EEO employer that encourages the applications of women and minority scholars.