The University of Bridgeport is seeking applicants for a Digital Content
Specialist position. Reporting to the University Librarian, the Digital
Content Specialist supports initiatives to organize, disseminate, and archive
electronic content for the University across enterprise platforms. These
include: the Ex Libris suite of Primo, Metalib, SFX, and Voyager as the
Integrated Library System; the dspace Institutional Repository; and other
online resources. The Digital Content Librarian ensures long-term and
streamlined access to digitized content, develops and implements appropriate
metadata strategies to enhance discovery and organization of resources,
facilitates technology configuration and content addition for the digital
repository, and is responsible for researching emerging developments and
making recommendations during planning discussions

  
Responsibilities include creating and maintaining policies and procedures and
promoting collections to the University community. All librarians serve on
teams and as a subject liaison to one or more programs with responsibility for
collection development, library instruction, and reference. Librarians also
contribute to the leadership of the Library and University through
participation in committees.

  
Qualifications:

  
Master's Degree in Library or Information Science

Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Experience with creating and maintaining a Web page

Strong collaborative orientation, with excellent interpersonal and team skills

Preference will be given to candidates with some or all of the following:
demonstrated experience working with content management systems, learning
management systems, an institutional repository, digital technologies,
appropriate metadata schema/markup standards, library applications such as
link resolvers and discovery systems, web development interfaces, common Web
scripting resources such as Java script, library systems, or teaching
information literacy.

  
The University of Bridgeport offers a competitive salary and comprehensive
benefits package. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the position is filled.

  
Please send letter of application and resume to:

  
Department of Human Resources

Digital Content Specialist

University of Bridgeport

Wahlstrom Library, 7th Floor

126 Park Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Fax: (203) 576-4601

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