Digital And Web Services Librarian

Otterbein University is seeking a Digital and Web Services Librarian to lead the collection, curation, management, preservation and dissemination of university's digital intellectual property in the institutional repository. They provide support and management for library web services and website content management systems. This is an exempt, Staff with Faculty Rank Librarian position.Provide leadership, management and policy and planning activities internally and externally to develop a digital collections infrastructure that promotes all aspects of the university's digitization initiatives including document identification, metadata creation, storage monitoring, discovery access, and scanning supervision

Work with the Archivist, grant office and others to strategically plan, make and maintain partnerships and assists in obtaining internal and external funding to support digitization.

Reach out to university departments and programs, regarding the discovery and use of materials in the institution repository and the development of its collections to support their research and teaching.

Work collaboratively to promote scholarly communications services overall, and with liaison departments and programs.  Initiatives include increasing campus awareness of discovering, tracking, and communicating the impact of research, educational, and creative works in an increasingly open publishing environment. Monitor Open Access scholarly publishing issues and provided needed services such as open scholarship, data management, Open Access funding mandates, and Open Educational Resources.

Create, edit, and approve metadata, and workflows of its application, to support the discovery and management of digital content

Serve as library web administrator, including coordinating library web page development and maintenance, and HTML coding and training.

Provide both general and specialized reference service during on call and scheduled hours. 

Supervise library during assigned shifts (including reference hours for librarians or 'if called upon'), when on-call, and at times when coverage is needed due to staffing situations. May include occasional evenings and weekends.

Participate in information literacy program, conduct library instruction sessions. May teach up to 3-credit hours of a LIBR prefixed course, as needed.

Serve as library liaison to assigned departments, including (but not limited to): a) assist with departmental reviews and accreditation work as requested; b) assist with acquisition requests and conducts collection development - both in traditional sense for library holdings and for digital commons holdings; c) provides advanced instruction and subject specialty consultation; d) collaborate with teaching faculty to develop stronger relationships with departments, and e) serve as scholarly communications consultant (such as; author rights, the use of various scholarly communication tools and curriculum design support).To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: MLS/MLIS from ALA-accredited library school; at least one year of related work experience in an academic library setting.

Supervisor experience preferred. Knowledge and understanding of the standards needed to manage digitization activities including capture, ingest, metadata, preservation, and presentation. Proven expertise with current technologies, platforms, and products (such as; DSpace, Digital Commons, AlmaDigital, ArchivesSpace, ContentDM, Photoshop, etc.). Experience developing digital resources and publications in an academic library using digital publishing, web authoring software and tools (e.g., WordPress, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, web service APIs). Background in and knowledge of digital scholarship, collections, and services.

Knowledge of current theory, practices, and issues related to information literacy, instructional pedagogy and design.   Demonstrate successful supervisory experience. Be flexible and capable of working successfully individually as well as in teams in a changing library environment.

Experience in teaching, research, and service. Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills in an environment requiring attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrate ability to plan, coordinate, organize and complete multiple projects. Ability to work collaboratively and independently with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.

HOW TO APPLY:  Applications (to include a cover letter, resume or C.V., and at least three professional references) should be submitted through  https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/otterbein.  Applications received by April 30, 2024 will be assured full consideration; the position is open until filled

Otterbein University is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.