From: "Richardson, Donald G." <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:01:44 -0400 Hi, This is a new position on our library staff. Please pass the description and link along to anyone you know who may be interested, or submit an application if it sounds like something for you! Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. Thanks, Don Richardson Digital Initiatives Librarian The WPI Gordon Library invites applications for those librarians who are looking for an opportunity to help build a repository from the ground up within a dynamic team-oriented environment. The Digital Initiatives Librarian will bring creativity, advanced technical skills, persistence, and humor to this newly created position. The librarian in this position will share responsibility for not only setting up the metadata and records structures within the repository, but will work with other librarians to explore new ways of publishing and providing open access materials to faculty and students. In addition, the librarian will build awareness about and deliver scholarly communications instruction within the WPI community, incorporating appropriate technologies, skills, innovations, and collaborations as needed. To apply for the position please follow this link: http://wpi.peopleadmin.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=51570 About Worcester Polytechnic Institute Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 25 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe. Don Richardson Associate Director for Technology and E-Resource Management Gordon Library Worcester Polytechnic Institute [log in to unmask] www.wpi.edu/+library