Dartmouth College Library Seeks Digital Resources Coordinator

[Dartmouth.College.Library@Dartmouth.EDU (Dartmouth College Library)]

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE LIBRARY
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Dartmouth College is a highly selective undergraduate college 
with distinguished professional schools of business, engineering, 
medicine and 20 graduate programs in the arts and sciences, 
serving approximately 4,000 undergraduate and 1,800 professional 
and graduate students. The College has been at the forefront of 
American higher education since its founding in 1769.  At the 
heart of Dartmouth College is one of the oldest research 
libraries in the United States.  Eight libraries, distributed 
across various academic centers, house the 2.5 million volume 
print collection and provide access to a rich array of digital 
resources, supported by a technically robust networked 
environment.

The College Library has an annual budget in excess of $20 
million; more than $6 million supports the acquisition of print 
and digital material.  The Dartmouth College Library is an active 
member in many organizations, including the Northeast Research 
Libraries (NERL) consortium, the Digital Libra! ry Federation 
(DLF), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and the 
Association of Research Libraries (ARL).  For more information, 
including a complete job description and a complete list of 
qualifications for the position listed below, consult 
http://jobs.dartmouth.edu/ .

The Dartmouth College Library is reorganizing its collections and 
information management functions to better align operations and 
strategy with the rapidly changing environment in scholarly 
communication, publishing and underlying information 
technologies.  Dartmouth seeks to recruit an energetic, 
service-oriented professional for the following newly created 
position:

Digital Resources Coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Reporting to the Associate Librarian for 
Information Management, this position is expected to provide 
leadership and coordination for the selection, integration, 
development, and management of digital resources.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A graduate of professional degree in a relevant field.

A minimum of 5 years related experience, including experience 
with digital resources.

Experience with collection management and development in a large 
research library.

Experience with direct provision of information to faculty and 
students.

Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse 
population.

APPLICATION:  Review of applications begins 6 February 2006; 
applications will be considered until the position is filled. 
Send resumes to: Digital Resources Coordinator Search, Office of 
the Dean of Libraries, Dartmouth College Library, 6025 
Baker-Berry Library, Hanover, NH 03755-3525; or apply 
electronically at: dartmouth.college.library@dartmouth.edu .

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