From: Krista Higham <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 23:50:36 +0000
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LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Position: DIGITAL INNOVATION LIBRARIAN INSTRUCTOR/ASSISTANT
Nine-Month Tenure-Track Faculty
Beginning August 2019
Description: The Library Department welcomes applications for Digital
Innovation Librarian. The position will provide leadership in digital
initiatives for the Library and serve as a resource for the University
community for our growing digital repository. Develop best practices,
standards, and technologies that support discovery, access, management, and
preservation of the Library’s digital assets in all formats (text, image,
audio, and video). They will also participate in offering research
assistance, information literacy instruction, and serve as the subject
librarian for selected departments. MU is a learner-focused institution
located in historic Lancaster County, with an enrollment of about 8,500
undergraduate and graduate students.
Required: Proof of MLS or equivalent from an ALA accredited institution
and 10 additional graduate credits required by date of appointment.
Knowledge of strategies for digital object creation, curation, and
preservation. Experience working with digital asset management, digital
repository and/or digital library systems (e.g. DSpace, Islandora/Fedora,
CONTENTdm, TIND). Familiarity with a variety of digital library standards
for file formats and metadata content, structure, and values. Exceptional
with: oral and written communication skills and experience establishing
positive and productive collaborations at a college/university, analytical
and organizational skills. Evidence of: professional initiative and
flexibility, a commitment to student learning commensurate with the
university’s strong instructional mission, leadership experience on
collaborative, collegial, and project-oriented teams. Experience with:
designing and maintaining web-based resources, enthusiasm for teaching,
either in a library or other setting. Commitment to diversity and equity.
Three successful background checks.
Preferred: Second Master’s degree or ABD. Demonstrated experience
providing leadership for digital collection projects. Understanding of
archival theory and best practices as they relate to the acquisition,
description, and preservation of digital collections. Experience with:
tools used to capture, preserve, and deliver born-digital materials;
writing grants for digital projects; supervising students with digital
projects; creating documentation for digital projects; providing reference
service/research assistance in multiple formats. Professional experience
in an academic library.
To Apply: For complete information and to apply, go to
http://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/6078 and create a faculty
application. A cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts, and
three confidential letters of reference required.
Application Submission: Full consideration given to applications received
by February 1, 2019.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
www.millersville.edu
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Millersville University, highly regarded for its instructional quality and
strong commitment to diversity, is a student-centered institution and one
of 14 institutions of the PA State System of Higher Education. The campus
is located in historic Lancaster County within convenient traveling
distance to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the Atlantic Ocean
beaches. Millersville enrolls approximately 8,700 undergraduate and
graduate students and has over 900 full-time employees. Served by
approximately 350 full-time faculty, the University offers associate,
bachelor and master degrees in a wide range of majors in the arts and
sciences, education and other professional fields.
Millersville University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or disability in admission
or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.
This includes Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990. Coordinators: Services for Students with Physical Disabilities-Dr.
Sherlynn Bessick, Director of Learning Services, Lyle Hall 717-871-5554;
Title VI and Title IX Coordinator, Office of the VP for Student
Affairs/Enrollment Management, Student Memorial Center, 717-871-4100; ADA
Coordinator, Office of Human Resources, Dilworth Building, (717) 871-4950.
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*Krista Higham*, MLS, MSIS* – *Access Services Librarian
*Assistant Professor*
*McNairy Library and Learning Forum*
Subject librarian for Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology; Geography;
Philosophy; and Copyright
*MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY*
P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Phone: 717-871-5511 | *[log in to unmask]
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