Digital Services Librarian, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
SUMMARY
The successful candidate is expected to fulfill a combination of responsibilities, primarily in services with an emphasis on coordinating access to, development and control of electronic collections and resources for students, faculty and staff. This responsibility includes analyzing hardware and software problems, coordinating system upgrades and resolving problems, documenting program and system modifications, and supporting software modules.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include:
· Supervise management of electronic collections and resources with an emphasis on best practices in use of the integrated library system (Voyager) and link resolver software.
· Maintain library hardware and software administration module including Sun server.
· Maintain Golden Gate’s Library web sites, revising and updating as necessary.
· Work closely with library staff for collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, periodicals/microforms, and document delivery and information technology to develop and to manage library collection in all formats.
· Develop and maintain relationships with vendors for selection, trials, implementation, troubleshooting and use of the electronic collection.
· Participate in the development of Library initiatives to develop the institutional repository, including digital theses and DMin projects; collaborate on the development of policies, access methods, and technical standards.
· Responsible for tracking and reporting customer usage of electronic collection.
· Cooperatively work with ITG dept. on maintaining and upgrading all library workstations.
· Work with Reference Librarian to provide reference and instructional services.
· Prepare documentation, guides and brochures to facilitate electronic collection use.
· Promote library partnerships with teaching faculty, administration and students.
· Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
ALA accredited Masters in Library and Information Science. Knowledge of cataloging standards. Knowledge of one or more major descriptive metadata standards and coding approaches for metadata mapping. Experience in using integrated library systems and electronic serials linking software to manage electronic resources. Experience in acquiring and setting up access to electronic resources. Experience using Adobe Illustrator Suite, Dreamweaver, advanced skills in Microsoft Access and HTML/XHTML expertise. Knowledge of network technologies and languages such as Unix, XML, Perl, SQL, and etc. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work collegially in small group and team environments. Strong customer service orientation.
Seminary Summary
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary is a denominationally owned and operated religious, nonprofit, educational institution organized for the purpose of educating Christian leaders for church-related vocations. As a religious nonprofit employer, the Seminary is exempt from the religious nondiscrimination requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This means the Seminary is not obligated to employ persons of faith in opposition to Christian doctrine and belief. The Seminary endeavors to recruit and hire only applicants who have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.
Salary Range: $38,000 - $40,000
Submit resumes to: elizabethhoweth@ggbts.edu
