[padg] Position Announcement - Digital Projects Librarian - Loyola Marymount University

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Loyola Marymount University seeks a creative, enthusiastic candidate for the
recently re-defined position of Digital Projects Librarian. This librarian will
be responsible for coordinating and managing digital library projects, working
closely with staff throughout the library.

Loyola Marymount, founded in 1911, is a comprehensive university in the
mainstream of American Catholic higher education. Located on the west side of
Los Angeles overlooking the Pacific Ocean, LMU is one of the nation's 28 Jesuit
colleges and universities and five Marymount institutions. It serves 5,400
undergraduates and over 2,500 graduate students in the Colleges/Schools of
Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, Business Administration, Communication
and Fine Arts, Film and Television, Education, and Law. Loyola Marymount seeks
professionally outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its
commitment to academic excellence, the education of the whole person, and the
building of a just society. LMU is an equal opportunity institution actively
working to promote an intercultural learning community. The university recently
broke ground on a new library which will open in Fall 2009.

The Digital Projects Librarian chairs the library's Digital Projects Team and
will have primary responsibility for building a comprehensive digital
initiatives program.

Other position specific accountabilities are as follows: In collaboration with
collections managers, identify existing content within the library for
digitization; provide leadership in technical planning, technical
implementation, management and support of digital collections; seek out new
content and new partners for digital initiatives; identify grant and other
external support and take the lead in grant writing; design and maintain web
presence and interface for digital initiatives program, lead and coordinate
usability activities of the program, promote use of LMU's digital collections
through classroom demonstrations, in meetings and at professional conferences;
manage projects; and serve as LMU's representative to various consortia on
shared digital initiatives.

The ideal candidate must have broad knowledge of current trends in higher
education, learning technologies, and digital library practices including
rights management and preservation. The successful candidate will be a strong
project manager demonstrating curiosity about new technologies, collaborative
ability, and a strong desire to innovate. Other requirements include: web
design and programming experience, knowledge of current metadata schemes and
evolving standards, knowledge of a wide variety of media including text, music,
still images, audio and video, Familiarity with some or all of these metadata
standards: MARC, EAD, TEI, VRA Core, Dublin Core, MODS, and METS. Experience
with SGML/XML. Experience with digital asset management systems like CONTENTdm,
Dspace, Fedora, or Proquest Digital Commons preferred. Experience conducting
formal usability studies preferred. Experience with computer programming and
scripting languages such as Javascript, MySQL, and PHP preferred.

A Master of Library Science from an ALA accredited institution and/or other
related graduate degree required. A minimum of one year digital project
management experience preferred. Commitment to professional development.
Hiring Salary: $49,338 to $57,144 commensurate with experience and salary
history.

The position will be available on June 1, 2008. Deliberations on the pool of
candidates will begin as resumes are received. 
Applicants should send the following materials:

1.	a letter of application; 
2.	a curriculum vitae or resume;
3.	a list of three professional references (names, titles, addresses, and
telephone numbers).

Application materials and/or inquiries should be addressed to:

	Cynthia Becht
	Head, Archives and Special Collections
	Charles Von der Ahe Library
	Loyola Marymount University
	One LMU Drive
	Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659

	310/338-2780
	cbecht@xxxxxxx


Christine Megowan, Special Collections Librarian
Archives and Special Collections, Charles Von der Ahe Library 
Loyola Marymount University, One LMU Drive, MS 8200
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659