Digital Resources and Initiatives Manager

Description

The Digital Resources and Initiatives Manager will:

• Provide leadership for the growth and the promotion of the Library’s digital resources.
• Provide leadership for the enhancement of a shared institutional repository.
• Collaborate with other library units in the management of the library’s digital collections platforms.
• Collaborate with other library units to identify potential collections to digitize.
• Seek grant and other funding sources to support digitization projects.
• Provide expertise in the development, management and promotion of library web pages, social media, mobile interfaces, digital signage, and other initiatives.
• Keep current with trends in digital library technologies, emerging technologies, learning management systems, open educational resources, preservation of digital objects, and scholarly communication issues.

Minimum Requirements: Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in library and/or information science from an ALA accredited program or a masters degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of two years of professional experience with the management of digitization projects or management of an institutional repository.
• Demonstrated knowledge of metadata schemas, such as Dublin Core, and of digital file formats.
• Familiarity with the development and application of web technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to write for the Web.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and a commitment to excellent service.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant work experience in an academic library setting.
• Familiarity with intellectual property, copyright, and licensing issues that impact digitization projects.
• Experience with digital content management systems such as CONTENTdm, D-Space, or Digital Commons.
• Relevant experience with the creation and use of social media and mobile interfaces in academic library contexts.
• Successful experience with grant writing and applications.