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At 02:53 PM 3/15/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Please excuse cross-posting. > >Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington >Associate Director for Projects and Services >Digital Library Program > >The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries are seeking an innovative and >dynamic librarian to coordinate the projects and services of the Digital >Library Program throughout the IU system. The Associate Director for >Projects and Services reports to the Director of the Digital Library >Program. > >The Digital Library Program (DLP) at Indiana University has created more >than 300,000 digital objects to date in many formats, including electronic >text, digital images, and sound. It is dedicated to the creation, >maintenance, delivery, and preservation of a wide range of high-quality >networked resources for scholars and students at Indiana University and >elsewhere. The Digital Library Program is a collaborative effort of the >Indiana University Libraries, the Office of the Vice President for >Information Technology, the School of Library and Information Science, and >the School of Informatics. This collaboration capitalizes on the >institutional capabilities of the university, focusing university >resources on digital library projects that support the teaching and >research of IU faculty, support the learning and research of IU students, >and foster research about the digital library. Further information about >the Digital Library Program is available at <http://www.dlib.indiana.edu>. > >The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries are one of the leading >academic research library systems in North America, providing strong >collections, quality service and instructional programs, and leadership in >the application of information technologies. The Bloomington campus >includes approximately 35,000 students and 1,575 faculty. The IU >Bloomington Libraries are active members of regional and national >associations and consortia, including the Committee on Institutional >Cooperation, the Association of Research Libraries' SPARC project, the >Digital Library Federation, the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Consortium, >the Center for Research Libraries, and the Research Libraries Group. There >are some twenty libraries on campus, including seven science libraries and >seven humanities and social science libraries, in addition to the Lilly >Library of rare books and manuscripts. > >Responsibilities: Responsible for coordinating projects and services of >the Digital Library Program, on all eight campuses of Indiana University. >Working closely with the Associate Director for Technology, this >individual assists the Director with preparing and monitoring budgets. >Develops digital library projects and identifies funding and other >resources to support them, both internal and external to the DLP. Writes >grant proposals for Digital Library Program projects and contributes to >proposals developed by other administrative units or by academic >departments that have a digital library component. Coordinates the >activities of Digital Library Program project managers. Supervises the >Metadata Librarian, the Digital Media Specialist, and the Digital Media >and Image Center (DMIC). Plans and implements informational and >educational programs for Indiana University staff on digital library >topics. Coordinates the development of the Digital Library Program web >site and project web sites. > >Qualifications: Required: MLS or MIS from an ALA-accredited library >school or comparable experience. Experience with SGML/XML, metadata >standards and schema, and digital imaging. Experience planning and >implementing digitization projects and other complex digital library >projects. Experience in an academic research library. Experience writing >grant proposals. Supervisory experience. HTML experience. Demonstrated >ability to work in a collaborative environment. Excellent written and >oral communication skills. Ability to meet the requirements of a >tenure-track appointment. Preferred: Experience with digital audio/video >and computer programming. > >SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary and rank are negotiable and competitive, >depending upon qualifications and experience. This is a tenure-track >academic appointment that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. >Benefits include a university health care plan, TIAA/CREF >retirement/annuity plan, group life insurance, and liberal vacation and >sick leave. > >TO APPLY: Review of applications will begin on April 15, 2004. The >position will remain open until filled. Please send letter of application, >professional vita, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of four >references to: > >Karen Sweeny >Acting Libraries Human Resources Officer >Indiana University Libraries >Main Library 201A >Bloomington, IN 47405 >812-855-8196 >Fax: 812-855-2576 >e-mail:[log in to unmask] > >For other job opportunities at Indiana University see: >http://www.indiana.edu/ ~libpers/libjobs.html. For more information about >Indiana University Libraries see: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/, and >Indiana University see: http://www.indiana.edu. > >Indiana University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer >strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The >university actively encourages applications and nominations of women, >persons of color, applicants with disabilities, and members of other >underrepresented groups. Individuals with disabilities desiring >accommodations in the application process should contact the Libraries >Human Resources Office at (812) 855-5988 or [log in to unmask] >Indiana University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. > > >Kristine R. Brancolini, Director, Digital Library Program >Main Library E170, 1320 E. Tenth Street >Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 >Phone: 812.855.3710 | Fax: 812.856.2062 | Web: www.dlib.indiana.edu ------------ Leslie Johnston Director, Digital Access Services University of Virginia Library http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/ [log in to unmask]