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3 people are interested
Digital Librarian
ORGANIZATION: The WiderNet Project
Please visit the new page to apply.
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3 people are interested
Hours per Week: 20
Work Schedule: Flexible between 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday. Project runs year-round.
Job Duties:
- Contact authors & publishers about using their content in our library
- Catalog digital materials & build the collection of the library
- Develop subject-specific portal collections
- Mirror website content & manage all content for the library
- Work with funders to meet project requirements and deadlines
- Answer questions about the library via phone & email from donors, users, funders, and the public
- Oversee volunteers
Skills needed:
- MLIS from an ALA accredited university, currently enrolled in a library program, or several years of verifiable library experience.
- Exp with digital materials & collections
- Exp with catalog records: creating, updating, troubleshooting
- Exp using library databases and basic SQL querying (building or designing databases is a plus)
- Comfortable around technology/computers & enjoys learning new technologies
- Can work independently & collaboratively and brings new ideas to the team
Skills preferred:
- Exp with MARC records & large amounts of metadata
- Exp with SQL databases: querying, designing/building
- Knowledgeable about how websites are built: HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, etc.and/or experience mirroring websites
- Exp with an international user-base, working with underserved populations, nonprofits or international projects
If interested, please fill out the volunteer form at http://www.widernet.org/volunteer/VolunteerSignUp/index.asp
For any questions, please email jobs@widernet.org
More opportunities with The WiderNet Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The WiderNet Project
Location:
104 S. Estes Drive, Suite 301-A, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, US
Mission Statement
The WiderNet Project works to deliver educational resources to underprivileged individuals and communities worldwide and improve their digital communication.
Description
The WiderNet Project is a non-profit organization that works to improve digital communication to all communities and individuals around the world in need of educational resources, knowledge and training.
Composed of a staff experienced with work in Africa, India, Haiti, international developmental studies, and technology, the WiderNet Project is building a digital bridge between institutions around the globe.
The eGranary Digital Library - also known as "The Internet in a Box" - provides millions of digital educational resources to institutions lacking adequate Internet access.
Through a process of garnering permissions, copying Web sites, and delivering them to intranet Web servers INSIDE our partner institutions in developing countries and other places around the globe, we deliver millions of multimedia documents that can be instantly accessed by patrons over their local area networks at no cost.
The eGranary is much more than just static information, the digital library contains built-in tools for subscribers to upload and edit local materials as well as create and edit their own websites, which are stored locally.
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104 S. Estes DrSuite 301-AChapel Hill, NC 27514
DATE POSTED
November 18, 2014
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