[padg] Digital positions at University of Michigan

["Zachary, Shannon" <szachary@xxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Digital positions at University of Michigan

The University of Michigan Library seeks innovative librarians to join a dynamic, collegial team engaged in creating, managing, and preserving a ground-breaking digital library.
 
Text Creation Partnership, Project Outreach Librarian (term appointment)
Promoting the use of digitized materials for research and teaching is vital to supporting scholarship.  We seek a librarian interested in engaging in questions such as:
· What role should libraries play in developing more sophisticated tools for humanities research?
· How is scholarship changed by access to large bodies of digitized historical materials?
· How can libraries support the use of encoded text in research and teaching?
· How do we nurture and sustain collaborative digitization projects across multiple institutions?
Contact hiring supervisor: Maria Bonn (mbonn@xxxxxxxxx), head, Scholarly Publishing Office
 
Digital Library Production Services, Head
The Digital Library Production Service is one of the nation’s premier organizations for the creation and support of digital library resources and infrastructure. We seek a future-oriented librarian to lead a skilled and diverse team in addressing challenges such as:
· How will the library adapt to its changing needs in digital library services, as well as those of its national and international clients and partners, in an increasingly integrated and collaborative information environment?
· What tools and services are needed to support research in this environment, and how will they be implemented?
· What new partnerships and opportunities in digital libraries do emerging technologies make possible?
· How can DLPS leverage its position as a national leader in digital libraries to forge and strengthen these partnerships, and continue to provide cutting-edge solutions for digital content delivery and preservation both locally and abroad?
Contact hiring supervisor: John Wilkin (jpwilkin@xxxxxxxxx), Asso. University Librarian for Library Information Technology
 
Digital Preservation Librarian
Shape the future of tomorrow’s past. Join one of the world’s cutting-edge digital libraries in creating the field of digital preservation. Take on the challenge of exploring such concepts as:
· What does preservation mean in the context of a digital library with holdings counted in millions?
· Step-by-step, what does a library need to do to ensure that digital collections will be available ten years from now? 50 years? 100 years?
· How does a digital repository assure users and partners that the holdings are secure for the long-term?
· What does the community at all levels—students, faculty, librarians, the public at large—need to know about preserving digital information, and what is the best way to instruct them?
Contact hiring supervisor: Shannon Zachary (szachary@xxxxxxxxx), head, Dept. of Preservation and Conservation

Individuals with interest in and appropriate qualifications for one or more of these positions are encouraged to apply.  For more information about specific responsibilities and qualifications, please visit http://www.lib.umich.edu/hr/employment/librarians.html To apply, email cover letter and resume to Robert Campe at libhumres@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:libhumres@xxxxxxxxx> Review of applications will begin on April 24, 2009, and continue until the positions are filled.  The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action employer.

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Shannon Zachary
Preservation & Conservation
University Library, University of Michigan
837 Greene St., 3202 Buhr Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3209
734/763-6980
Fax: 734/763-7886
szachary@xxxxxxxxx