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Administrative Positions
Position Available:
Digital Collections and Government Documents Librarian
Position available: September
1, 2007, or until filled.
Rank and Salary: This is a non tenure track
position. Salary is $36,000.
Job description:
The Digital Collections and Government Documents Librarian (Librarian)
will have an important role in a team-oriented environment to
develop and manage the Library's digital and government documents
collections under the direction of the Director of Forsyth Library.
The candidate should be self-motivated, service-oriented, and interested
in applying information technology to library services. This
position includes some night and weekend shifts.
Digital Collection Responsibilities:
- Work with technical staff, librarians, the university community
and local/regional entities in the identification of materials
to be transferred to digital media
- Coordinate workflow for digitizing and cataloging digital collections
- Catalog and assign metadata to digital materials
- Identify external funding sources and participate in grant
writing
- Apply current digital library community benchmarks, best practices,
and standards where appropriate
- Consult with campus legal office on copyright, licensing and
rights management issues related to digital collections
- Provide copyright, intellectual property and rights management
consultation for faculty
- Consult with faculty and other producers of digital media for
the creation of a digital libraries and digital repositories
- Identify digital information trends/planning for the future
Government Documents Collection Responsibilities
- Administer and promote use of the collection
- Coordinate and resolve problems related to the classification,
processing and cataloging of state, national and international
government documents and Marcive files
- Promote use of the collection through Library Instruction,
reference work, and by publicizing documents that support the
FHSU curriculum
- Maintain online access to documents through the library's website
and online catalog
- Serve as the Government Documents bibliographer and Library
Liaison to one or more academic departments
- Support the teaching, learning and research needs of Fort Hays
State University faculty and students through reference and instruction
in both digital collections and government documents
- Prepare reports required by the Federal Depository Library
Program
- Keep abreast of current policies and issues affecting the Depository,
libraries, GPO and the LPS Program
Qualifications:
Required: A master’s degree in library
or information science from an ALA-accredited institution, or
coursework towards this degree. Knowledge of current trends
in digital library development, digitization standards, long-term
management and preservation, and rights management issues relating
to digital materials. Demonstrated ability to work effectively
in a team environment, both independently and collaboratively. Strong
commitment to customer service, excellent interpersonal skills,
and effective written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated
organizational ability and problem-solving skills. Interest in
and potential for establishing a record of professional achievement
and service to faculty and students.
Ability to manage project teams and a broad range of tasks in response
to varying time pressures with shifting priorities and changing
constraints. Ability to maintain a systematic perspective. Ability
to interact effectively with a broad variety of people within the
library, the university, the community, and with peers from other
institutions on collaborative initiatives.
Preferred: Experience or coursework
in government documents management and instruction. Demonstrated
aptitude for and interest in project planning and management, technical
services, electronic resource management, or related areas. Experience
in using bibliographic utilities, such as OCLC; integrated Library
systems, particularly the Ex Libris Voyager system; content management
systems such as CONTENTdm, and metadata protocols.
Fort Hays State University:
Fort Hays State University is a thriving liberal and applied arts,
state-assisted institution with an enrollment of more than 9,000
students. It offers bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in many fields and provides a wide variety of cultural
and intellectual resources, not only for its faculty, staff and
students, but for the western Kansas region and beyond. Fort
Hays State occupies the southwest corner of Hays, KS, a city
of about 20,000 people located halfway between Kansas City and
Denver on Interstate 70. The city and its people make their
living from a wide spectrum of industries – agriculture,
education, light manufacturing, medical care, oil, retail and
technology.
Fort Hays State University is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and
veterans are encouraged to apply. Fort Hays State University
does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national
origin, age, disability, Vietnam era veteran status or special
disabled veteran status in its programs and activities.
Electronic submissions are encouraged.
Send Cover Letter, Resume, Copy of transcripts, and 3
Letters of Reference to:
Lynn Haggard, Chair Search Committee
Forsyth Library
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, Ks. 67601
Phone: 785-628-5566
Email: lhaggard@fhsu.edu
Review of applications will begin September 1,
2007, and continue until the position is filled.
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