[Dspace-general] Vacancy - DSpace@Cambridge Support and Liaison Officer (Temporary)

[E. Stangeland]

DSpace at Cambridge Support and Liaison Officer (Temporary)
Grade: 6
Salary Range: £25,623 - £29,704 pa, pro-rata

Limit of tenure: available until 14 October 2012

Applications are invited for the temporary part-time post of 
DSpace at Cambridge Support and Liaison Officer to provide technical support 
and guidance to all users of the DSpace at Cambridge institutional repository. 
The post is available on a three days per week basis, with the postholder 
working Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week. This is an excellent 
opportunity to become involved in a rapidly developing area of digital 
library services. The post-holder will share responsibilities on a 
day-to-day basis for ensuring that contributors are able to deposit files 
and for providing them with continuing support. He or she will oversee 
metadata standards within DSpace at Cambridge, provide training in using the 
system, and advise on intellectual property rights.

Applicants should be enthusiastic and self-motivated, have a post-graduate 
qualification in library and information science or equivalent, and 
knowledge of metadata schemes currently in use within the academic 
community, particularly Dublin Core. They should have an good understanding 
of institutional repository, scholarly communication and digital library 
issues.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by Elin Stangeland, DSpace at Cambridge 
Repository Manager, on 01223 333130.

Applications, in the form of a covering letter, a Curriculum Vitae and a 
completed PD18 form should reach the Personnel Officer not later than , 
either by post or electronically (but not both) to the below address.

Further details can be downloaded or are available from the Librarian's 
Personal Assistant, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 
9DR. Tel: (01223) 333045. Email: cr267 at cam.ac.uk

Closing Date: Wednesday 1 July 2009

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Elin Stangeland
DSpace at Cambridge Repository Manager
Cambridge University Library
West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR
tel. 01223 333 130
e-mail: es444 at cam.ac.uk
http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk
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