Digital Humanities and Web Services Librarian
University of Delaware
Newark

The University of Delaware Library seeks a creative, enthusiastic professional
for the position of Digital Humanities and Web Services Librarian. Reporting
to the Head, Library Server and Data Management Department in the Library
Technologies and Digital Initiatives Division, the position works closely with
colleagues throughout the library in three areas of primary responsibility:

  
Facilitate and provide support to University of Delaware digital humanities
initiatives. Work collaboratively with library colleagues
and campus faculty in creating scholarly projects in the
humanities. Provide guidance to and maintain a working
knowledge of available library and campus resources.
Evaluate existing tools and technologies and investigate emerging technologies
for potential uses in humanities research. Provide training
and group instruction and partner with other library colleagues in outreach.

  
Coordinate the University of Delaware Library web environment, which provides
worldwide access to collections, services and resources.
Create new original content. Maintain and enhance existing
web content and delivery. Assess and monitor the
functionality of Library web content delivery, as well as the visual display
of content. Ensure user accessibility. Assist library staff
in the development and implementation of new web content and
services. Create documentation, compile user statistics and
analysis reports. Facilitate communication regarding web
trends and new resources.

  
Collaborate with library colleagues to plan and manage web projects to
increase electronic access to Library content and collections, particularly
unique and scholarly materials from the Library's digital collections.
Participate in the design, implementation, and enhancement of content delivery
systems such as REST (Representational State Transfer), Omeka and XTF
(eXtensible Text Framework). Collaborate with other
colleagues on open web resources, digital asset management, and content
sharing initiatives, such as the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and
Museums) Wikiproject.

  
Qualifications: ALA accredited graduate library degree. Demonstrated
experience in web design and content creation. Demonstrated
experience working effectively with HTML, CSS, and
Wordpress. Familiarity with Javascript, PHP, XSLT and
XML. Familiarity with emerging trends in digital humanities
and data mining. Ability to write concisely and effectively
for the web. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate technical
information to users with various levels of technology
experience. Ability to work collaboratively with people of
diverse backgrounds. Ability to manage multiple priorities
in fast-paced, rapidly changing technical environment.
Demonstrated aptitude for detail oriented work including strong analytic and
problem solving skills. Excellent organization, planning,
and decision-making skills.

  
General Information: The University of Delaware has a long tradition of
excellence beginning in 1743 and extending to the research-intensive,
technologically advanced institution of today. The University of Delaware
provides a broad range of academic programs at the undergraduate, master, and
doctoral levels. There are over 1,100 full-time faculty and 4,000 staff
serving a student body of over 21,000. The University of Delaware in Newark,
Delaware, with its beautiful 970 acre campus, is situated one hour from
Philadelphia and two hours from New York and Washington, DC.

  
The Library makes accessible a broad range of electronic resources, including
approximately 50,000 electronic and print journals, over 370 databases, and
over 26,000 videos. Library collections, which are broadly based and
comprehensive, include over 2.8 million volumes. The Morris Library, where the
main collection is housed, is a six-acre, four-floor building which has
undergone several major renovations, most recently including a refurbishment
of the main Information Room completed in the Fall of 2014. The Morris Library
has 275 public access workstations, wireless access in all public areas, and a
state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot Student Multimedia Design Center. The
internationally-known special collections of the University of Delaware
include rare books, manuscripts, and archival material from the fifteenth to
the twenty-first century. In July 2014, the University of Delaware Library
became the first member of the Association of Research Libraries to replace
its traditional Library Information System with OCLC's WMS (WorldShare
Management Services) cloud based system. The University of Delaware Library is
a member of the Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research
Libraries, Coalition for Networked Information, Council on Library and
Information Resources, Digital Library Federation, OCLC Research Partnership,
SPARC, HathiTrust, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance and the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). More information about the Library
is available at http://www.udel.edu/library.

  
Recent projects have included the creation of an online exhibition site using
the Omeka software, the delivery of XML EAD based finding aids using the XTF
software, and the redesign and migration of the Library website to
Wordpress. Ongoing projects include working with the
Colored Conventions digital humanities project, enhancements to the campus
institutional repository, the creation of a new digital collections portal,
efforts to directly embed content from digital collections stored in Artstor
and DSpace into webpages, and the exploration of
crowdsourcing. For additional information about Digital
Humanities at the University of Delaware please visit
http://www.ihrc.udel.edu.



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