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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Digital Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lilly Library at Wabash College invites applications for the position of Digital Services Librarian beginning mid-July/early August 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We are interested in applicants with a minimum of three years of directly relevant professional experience with digital initiatives and library websites. In assuming this new position in our small academic
library, the successful candidate will serve as the key point of contact for a wide host of digital initiatives. The immediate priorities are website development/architecture and digital collections/exhibits. Areas for future development may include open
education resources (OER), institutional repository/born digital materials, and scholarly communication (including open access and copyright). This position may include associated faculty status based on the candidate’s educational background and pedagogical
commitments. This is a full-time, salaried position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Librarians are part of the teaching community at Wabash—providing both information literacy instruction as well as occasional teaching in the classroom. The successful candidate should be enthusiastically
committed to teach undergraduates in a liberal arts setting with a diverse student body and to develop close relationships with a supportive team of colleagues.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To be considered for an interview, please submit: letter of application, curriculum vita (including contact information for three references), undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a statement of service
and teaching philosophy. <b>Review of applications will begin on June 15, 2019</b> and will continue until the position is filled. Applications may be submitted online at
<a href="http://www.wabash.edu/employment/">http://www.wabash.edu/employment/</a> . Direct enquiries or requests for additional information to Jeffrey Beck
<a href="mailto:beckj@wabash.edu">beckj@wabash.edu</a> , Interim Co-Director.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Duties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provide expertise and leadership to promote campus-wide awareness and participation in the following initiatives in support of teaching, learning and research at Wabash College:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• <b>Website Development/Architecture
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Design and continuously improve the library website’s architecture and accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Explore and provide virtual services, including social media and virtual reference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• <b>Digital Collections/Exhibits</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Formulate strategies, policies, procedures and best practices for digital projects and digital preservation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Curate college born-digital and electronic collections, plus promotes on social media and websites<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Assist Wabash community in planning effective, innovative and sustainable digital projects/exhibits<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• <b>Open Education Resources (OER)</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Provide outreach and education on open access scholarship and affordable course content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• <b>Institutional Repository/Born Digital Materials
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Initiate the institutional repository, plus develop and maintain necessary infrastructures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Steward locally produced content, including media, student projects, and faculty publications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• <b>Scholarly Communication (including Open Access and Copyright)</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Instruct faculty members about assessing the scholarly impact of their research and scholarship through the use of journal, author, citation, and alternative metrics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Provide outreach and education to faculty and staff around scholarly digital publishing issues including publishing choices, publishing agreements, copyright, fair use,
and open access<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• <b>Other duties as assigned, including reference, instruction, and collection development</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library program (MLS or MLIS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Minimum of three years of directly relevant professional experience with digital initiatives and library websites<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Demonstrated commitment to service and continuous professional development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Web technologies (including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, content management systems, and APIs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Web design standards and accessibility requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Digital scholarship tools, technologies, and platforms (such as Omeka or ContentDM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Metadata standards, especially Dublin Core and MARC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or open publishing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Curating and promoting institutional repositories<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Copyright and its implications in digital collections and author’s publishing agreements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Explaining technical information to a non-technical audience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Providing support in an academic library environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Working independently as well as collaboratively in teams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">o Project management/planning/prioritization experience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wabash, a liberal arts college for men, seeks faculty and staff who are committed to providing quality engagement with students, high levels of academic challenge and support, and meaningful experiences that
prepare students for life and leadership in a diverse, multicultural world. Wabash is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from persons of all backgrounds. EOE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Laura Vogler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Interim Co-Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Wabash College Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">P: 765.361.6215<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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