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TITLE:

State Library of North Carolina Project Manager, Ensuring Democracy through Digitization Grant (60094979)

LIBRARY:

Digital Information Management Program - State Library of North Carolina
NC Department of Cultural Resources  

SALARY:

Minimum $17.17 per hour  (based on qualifications and experience)- Temporary (11-month appointment, no benefits) Part Time (20 hours per week)

QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Familiarity with professional library and information science, archival, and/or records management principles, methods, and practices, particularly as they relate to the preservation and access of digital information; an understanding of cataloging rules and metadata; a strong desire to innovate; strong project management skills and a demonstrated collaborative ability. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s degree in library and information science or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of training and experience. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited (ALA) institutions or regionally accredited programs in North Carolina.

DUTIES:

The State Library of North Carolina is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and outgoing Project Manager to serve as an integral member of the Digital Information Management Program (DIMP). The position will work closely with staff from the Government Documents Branch, the Metadata and Cataloging Branch, and the DIMP to manage the State Library’s role as one of three partners in the two-year NC ECHO grant, “Ensuring Democracy through Digitization.” Responsibilities include identifying and locating historic government publications in the State Library stacks, preparing materials for shipping to UNC-Chapel Hill for digitization, organizing shipments, managing quality control, enhancing metadata records, and liaising with staff from UNC-Chapel Hill and the project lead, East Carolina University. The highly organized candidate will centrally track which of the approximately 2,500 volumes are scanned from each of the three grant partner institutions. Some HTML work may be required and experience working with Access databases would be a plus. This is a one-year, eleven month appointment and may be renewed in the second year of the grant for up to six months. The position is located at the State Library in Raleigh, NC.

AVAILABLE:

APPLY BY:

TO APPLY:

Submit resume, cover letter, and State of North Carolina Application for Employment form PD-107 (available at: http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/pd107ltr.pdf) referencing position #60094979 to
Amy Rudersdorf, Director, Digital Information Management Program, State Library of North Carolina, 4643 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4643
Email: amy.rudersdorf@ncdcr.gov

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An Equal Opportunity Employer

DATE LISTED:

TITLE:

Digitization Specialist (65001525) -  Access to State Government Information Initiative

LIBRARY:

Digital Information Management Program -  State Library of North Carolina
NC Department of Cultural Resources  

SALARY:

Minimum $16.26 per hour  (based on qualifications and experience)
Temporary (11-month appointment, no benefits)   Part Time (20 hours per week)

QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Some knowledge of professional library and information science, archival, and/or records management principles, methods, and practices, particularly as they relate to the preservation and access of digital information; a strong desire to innovate; ability to maintain focus performing routine tasks; a demonstrated collaborative ability; familiarity with HTML, CSS, and digitization standards, routines, and technologies, a plus. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or equivalency and two years of experience in library services, office support, or related field; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

DUTIES:

AVAILABLE:

APPLY BY:

TO APPLY:

Submit resume, cover letter, and State of North Carolina Application for Employment form PD-107 (available at: http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/pd107ltr.pdf) referencing position #6501525 to
Amy Rudersdorf,  Director, Digital Information Management Program
State Library of North Carolina, 4643 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4643, Email: amy.rudersdorf@ncdcr.gov

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An Equal Opportunity Employer

DATE LISTED:

TITLE:

LIBRARY:

SALARY:

SALARY RANGE:  $32,965 - $78,736 - HIRING RANGE:    $44,646 - $54,568

QUALIFICATIONS:

DUTIES:

The State Library of North Carolina seeks an enthusiastic, innovative, and outgoing Systems Integration Librarian to serve as an integral member of the Digital Information Management Program (DIMP) team. The DIMP works to ensure preservation and permanent public access to digital information produced by North Carolina state government. This position explores, adapts, and implements emerging technologies in support of the Library’s digital collections and preservation initiatives. Using a combination of XML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, and PHP (or additional programming languages), this position manages the Library’s hosted instance of CONTENTdm and affiliated websites, and will investigate, develop, and incorporate Web 2.0 applications, such as RSS feeds and improved search mechanisms to support specialized digitization and digital preservation projects. Additionally, the position is responsible for file and directory management on a hosted server system, including data loads to and from local servers, and acts as the liaison between OCLC technologists and the Library. The position manages web statistics and related data analysis tools and metadata ingest and sharing in a variety of formats (including Dublin Core, METS, OAI, and MARC-based XML). Met ESC requirement as of 00/00/00.

AVAILABLE:

APPLY BY:

TO APPLY:

Please mail a (clearly typed or neatly written) State of North Carolina “Application for Employment” Form PD 107 for each vacancy to: Human Resources, Dept. of Cultural Resources, 4603 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4603.  Applications  must be received in the DCR Human Resources Office by 5:00 pm on or before the closing date.  State of North Carolina’s Job Opportunities web site is:   http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An Equal Opportunity Employer