Digital Services Librarian
MacEwan University
Edmonton

MacEwan University Library invites applications for a full-time probationary
Librarian\appointment at the City Centre Campus. The
successful applicant will be innovative andcreative,
providing leadership and direction in the development and implementation
ofleading edge user centered digital library services.
Working collaboratively with the librarytechnology team,
other library colleagues, as well as campus departments and
externalpartners, the successful candidate will participate
in digital projects that further the Library'smission to
incorporate new and innovative technologies which enhance access
toresources and services.

  
MacEwan Library currently deploys a number of access and empowerment tools in
anintegrated web presence, bringing together borrower
information, electronic reserves,library guides,
interactive help, interlibrary loan, unified discovery, link resolving and
mediastreaming. Centralized authentication and proxy access
to resources forms the core ofthese digital services. We
support research and publication through an
institutionalrepository, digital archives, and an open
journal system.

  
The successful candidate will:

  * Lead the development and implementation of library digital services in collaboration with stakeholders
  * Develop business cases for library technology initiatives
  * Develop project charters and implementation plans, and manage projects through their lifecycle
  * Serve as team lead of the library technology unit, setting priorities and coordinating work flow
  * Explore and assess new digital applications maintaining awareness of best practices related to information technology in libraries
  * Provide ongoing conceptual development of the library website
  * Lead an internal library web advisory stakeholder group
  * Design, develop, and implement solutions that integrate existing library discovery tools with new technologies and approaches (such as open source software solutions, APIs) to create a seamless discovery experience
  * Participate in library, university, and external committees
  * Participate in the delivery of reference and instructional services



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