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University of Kansas
The University of Kansas Libraries
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Scholarly Digital Initiatives Librarian
POSITION TITLE:
Scholarly Digital Initiatives Librarian
BASIC FUNCTION:
Under the supervision of the Coordinator of Digital Content Development, the Scholarly Digital
Initiatives Librarian is responsible for a variety of technical and user-support activities associated
with creating and making accessible scholarly information in a digital format in support of the
research and teaching programs of the University.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Digital Content Development
Provides consultation and user-assistance in the Digital Media Lab: provides support for
production and editing hardware, software, and peripherals for image, media, and text files,
analyzes projects and proposals, recommends appropriate workflow and standards, assists in
researching and developing grant applications for assigned projects, provides project
management services including analysis of requirements, timelines, and milestones, tracking and
reporting project progress, assessing and evaluating project success.
Provides administrative support for the KU ScholarWorks digital repository: helps to establish
communities and collections, contributes to “value-added” services such as analog-to-digital
conversion or submissions on behalf of authors, makes presentations to faculty groups on the
services and rationale associated with KU ScholarWorks.
Specifies appropriate metadata and content formats based on understanding of scholarly
applications, local digital architecture, and prevailing standards develops strategies for creating
metadata for digital projects and participate in metadata creation recommends or provides input
on methods for transforming data from one format to another (for example from a spreadsheet to
a relational database or XML)
Supervises student employees in digital project projection.
Library and University Service
Participates on library and Information Services committees, working groups, and task forces, as
assigned or appropriate
Participates on university committees, working groups, and task forces, as appropriate
Professional Development
Reads professional literature and adapts innovative approaches to digital library services
Participates in professional workshops, seminars, and conferences
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