Assistant Librarian - Digital Curation Librarian
Assistant Librarian - Digital Curation Librarian
44429BR
Position Description
Performs complex professional and administrative functions in the operation of a specialized section in the library; must cooperate and function as part of a team to provide services to all library users. This is an entry-level rank assigned to those beginning their professional careers or those, who upon their appointment, do not meet the criteria of Associate Librarian. Work is performed under general supervision with latitude for individual initiative and judgment. Evaluation is based upon accomplishment of defined objectives. May supervise various technical and clerical library employees.
About the University
Founded in 1923, Texas Tech University began with a mission to serve the needs of West Texas, but its impact has always reached far beyond. Today, Texas Tech, located in Lubbock (pop. 300,000+), is home to a vibrant community of more than 42,000 students.Texas Tech's 1,800-acre campus showcases Spanish Renaissance architecture and is home to one of the country's largest public art collections. Its 13 colleges include a prestigious School of Law and a distinguished School of Veterinary Medicine. These programs equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their respective fields. Built on the values of West Texas - hard work, grit and authenticity - the university graduates students who are deeply engaged in service to their communities and well-positioned to succeed in the world. Texas Tech is committed to achieving research and scholarly accomplishments that compare favorably to the member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU). For more than 100 years, Texas Tech has been a premier destination for those seeking a world-class education and a unique, personalized experience as a member of the Red Raider family.
About the College
Texas Tech University Libraries serve as a vital partner with students and faculty in their learning endeavors. The University Libraries' system comprises: (1) University Library, (2) Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, (3) Architecture Library, and (4) Peters Family Legacy Library within the Student Enrichment Center. The University Library is a patent and trademark depository and is one of two regional depositories for U.S. government documents in Texas. The central focus of the Texas Tech University Libraries is to make available 3.72 million physical volumes, electronic resources, special collections and archives, and to offer services to students and faculty that enable academic and research success.
About the Department/School/Area
The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library was officially established in 1955. The building is housed to the north of the University Library. Areas of the archive are: the Southwest Collection, the University Archives, the Oral History Collection, Rare Books, the Sowell Collection, the Southwest Music Archive and Digital Scholarship Services.
Major/Essential Functions
In line with TTU's strategic priorities to engage and empower a multi-faceted student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with various student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels within individual or across the areas of teaching, research/creative activity, and service.
As a faculty member in the University Libraries you will be expected to:
Digital Scholarship:
- While working closely with the Director and Lab Manager, supports, manages, and coordinates daily operations in the Digital Scholarship Lab.
- Designs, documents and oversees efficient digital production workflows supporting the creation of digital objects that conform to digital library standards.
- Ensures digitization projects proceed according to their respective schedules and maintains documentation on digitization best practices.
- Liaises with TTU faculty, staff, and students across a variety of fields to help create well-organized project layouts and progression expectations. Acts as an advocate for accessible digital scholarship.
- Assists with additional project responsibilities such as metadata creation, document scanning, processing, quality review, and audit.
- Creates, maintains, and revises documentation pertaining to project details and specific workflows.
Communication:
- Communicates with vendors to investigate and recommend digitization hardware and software.
- Maintains excellent written and oral communication with library faculty and staff. Disseminates information that is clear to all levels of library faculty and staff in the form of email updates, attendance at faculty meetings, and other appropriate means.
Open Scholarship:
- Advocates for open scholarship, open science, and open access resources within the Library and the TTU campus community as it relates to digital scholarship. Serves in a liaison role between the Digital Scholarship Lab and faculty and students outside the Libraries.
- Participates in strategic outreach in collaboration with other Library faculty, [such as the Open Educational Resources Librarian], in a supporting role to promote tools and services of open scholarship and open data such as ThinkTech, ORCID Identifiers, Digital Object Identifiers, and TTU's Dataverse Collection.
- Keeps up to date with established and new open discipline-specific scholarship.
Tenure & Promotion:
This is a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Librarian, and the librarian is a member of the Texas Tech University Libraries' faculty. Librarian faculty serve on committees and task forces both at the library and the university level and take leadership roles in local, state, and national/international library and academic societies and organizations. Librarians are expected to share expertise and results of research with other information professionals via development of new technologies, publication in refereed journals, poster sessions, and/or presentations at professional meetings.
Faculty Qualifications
- ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLS/MLIS)
- Familiarity with one or more metadata schemas such as Dublin Core (DCMI), METS, MODS, etc.
- Familiarity with digital collection workflows including digitization and digital curation.
Preferred Qualifications
In addition to the required qualifications, individuals with the following preferred qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Familiarity with digital content management systems such as CONTENTdm or DSpace.
- Familiarity with metadata standards.
- Familiarity with digitization standards and best practices.
- Familiarity with open scholarship resources.
- Experience with workflow development and project management.
Duty Point
TTU Lubbock, main campus and affiliated facilities
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