Virtual project opportunity!

 

Seeking Collection Development experience? Need an online project?

 Anoka County Library could use your help! In 2022, Anoka County Library completed a Diversity Audit of its physical collection. Following the analysis, we received lists of titles that are recommended for public library collections, based on sales into public libraries and diverse categories. Our Collection Development Team would appreciate help in processing through the remaining diversity categories, particularly assistance with Adult Fiction lists in the Asian and Black diversity categories. You receive the list, decide which titles ACL should purchase, and share your recommendations with the Collection Development Librarian. The Collection Development Librarian makes the final decisions and provides feedback to help you in your learning!

 This project can primarily be worked on asynchronously, following an onboarding WebEx session with ACL’s Manager of Library Collections. We estimate each list will take approximately 20 hours of project time. We are happy to work with 1 or 2 students! The goal for submitting your recommendations to the Collection Development Librarian is November 30^th.

 Contact: Sarah Hawkins, Manager of Library Collections   sarah.hawkins@co.anoka.mn.us

MN Job Posting: Copy Cataloging and Digital Services Coordinator

Copy Cataloging and Digital Services Coordinator 
Saint Catherine University  

St. Catherine University, St. Paul campus, invites applications for a Copy Cataloging and Digital Services Coordinator to be responsible for the cataloging of the collection for both campus libraries. Cataloging: Cataloging for print and digital collections in CLICnet, WorldCat, and Digital Commons. Oversees the copy cataloging functions of the department staff and students. Creates standards, guidelines, and provides support to others in the department. Performs batch loads of records as needed. Digital Collections: Manages and maintains collections, series, and resources in the Digital Commons repository, Sophia. This position will input resources into the repository. This position is .75 FTE – 30 hours/week.

Responsibilities:
• Catalog of print, media, and electronic resources; includes batch-loading projects, retrospective work, and authority work.
• Prepare and maintain documentation of workflow, procedures, and guidelines for copy cataloging
• Stay abreast of issues, trends, changes, and innovations in the field of cataloging, metadata, institutional repositories
• Create metadata templates, organize series of records, and provide proper metadata to ensure universal discoverability of the research and creative works of the St. Catherine University community
• Supervise student assistants in cataloging and collection support tasks. Includes training in cataloging systems, institutional repository software, and digitization.

Required qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience and skill in cataloging and information organization.
• Supervisory experience.
• Advanced computer skills and experience with library tools and systems (e.g., discovery services).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and provide leadership in the implementation of projects.
• Ability to work productively and collaboratively with a wide variety of library staff and users.
• Ability to work independently with precision, accuracy, efficiency, and appropriate attention to detail.
• Flexibility, vision, and the ability to thrive in a changing academic and library environment.
• The successful candidate must have the ability to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, in a manner that affirms the worth and preserves the dignity of individuals, families and communities.

Preferred qualifications:
• Experience with digital collection services and resources, integrated library systems.
• Knowledge of institutional repository systems (particularly bepress’ Digital Commons).
• Some cataloging coursework completed.

To apply: Please go to the St. Catherine University Employment Site to electronically apply for this position. Website link is: http://www.stkate.edu/hr. Applicants may also visit the St. Catherine University Human Resources office to submit an electronic application. We are located in Derham Hall, Room 8. Review of applications will begin August 22, 2014.

St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
EEO/AA/Drug Free Workplace Employer
Tobacco-Free Campuses

Job Announcement: Visual Media Specialist for Cargill

Visual Media Specialist

Working at Cargill is an opportunity to thrive—a place to develop your career to the fullest while engaging in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe. You will be proud to work for a company with a strong history of ethics and a purpose of nourishing people. We offer a diverse, supportive environment where you will grow personally and professionally as you learn from some of the most talented people in your field. With nearly 150 years of experience Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. We have 143,000 employees in 67 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work. Learn more at www.cargill.com.

Position Overview

This position is temporary and expected to be 15 months long - October 2014

The Visual Media Specialist will digitize original photographs, documents, artifacts, and videos, as well as assist in organizing headquarters’ art collection, in preparation for Cargill’s 150th Year Anniversary in 2015. 

Principal Accountabilities:

• 40%: Prepare and organize archival originals in consultation with Archives’ staff, enter relevant metadata in databases, retrieve and return originals
• 40%: Digitize originals using flatbed scanners, film scanners, digital SLRs, and analog to digital video converters, conduct post production editing of still scans, provide reference to digitized images as needed.
• 20%: Tag headquarters artwork with RFID labels, update database, and perform data quality control.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Solid working knowledge of visual media software (Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, and Acrobat) and hardware (digital cameras, scanners, video players)
• Understanding of database concepts and metadata. Familiarity with archival handling of artwork and photographic material
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Archival/curatorial/museum coursework or experience desired
• 1 year experience in managing or using a digital asset management system that holds photography and online video assets
• Broad understanding of technologies supporting conversion of analog still image and video to digital formats

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job

Communications

Primary Location

US-MN-Wayzata

Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Shift

Day Job

For more information:

Visual Media Specialist-WAY04662 

https://cargill.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=WAY04662&lang=en&sns_id=addthis-service-code

Volunteer and Practicum Opportunity: Shir Tikvah Library

Shir Tikvah Library 
http://shirtikvah.net/Library

Gain collection management and organization experience in a special library setting! 

 Shir Tikvah is a progressive, Reform Jewish congregation in South Minneapolis, with an active, socially aware, diverse membership. The Library Committee is looking for library & information science program students to help with various collection management tasks such as cataloging, weeding, acquisitions, and circulation tasks. We also are seeking volunteers to help improve collection access by members through signage, resource promotions, displays, reviews in congregation publications, etc. Your ideas will help guide us. 

What you will learn in this special library environment: 

• copy and original cataloging considerations 
• evaluation criteria for removing materials 
• selection criteria for gifts and new purchases 
• circulation management skills in an open access setting 

What opportunities you have to make an impact: 

• evaluate and recommend new materials 
• provide policy guidance 
• improve collection signage 
• promote library resources to synagogue members 

Summer volunteer/practicum times are primarily during daytime hours with some evenings as arranged. Academic year open library times are Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings following the Shir Tikvah Religious/Hebrew School schedule. After training, many activities can be performed at home. 

Who would I work with? 
Primary library committee coordinators are Ginny Moran Heinrich and Anne Holzman. Ginny is a Research & Instruction Librarian at Macalester College, and Anne Holzman is a free-lance indexer, editor and writer. 

Contact Ginny Moran Heinrich (GinnyLMoran@gmail.com) for more information or to express interest.

Special Collections Internship - Archives (Fall)

Job Type: Internship 

Location: 
James K. Hosmer Special Collections Department, 
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Position:
Process and describe archival collections under staff supervision. Interns will gain experience working with all aspects of archival processing. Some work with digitization is also possible.

This unpaid internship is for the duration of one semester, September - December 2013, 8-16 hours per week and can be used for college credit or work experience. 


Primary Duties and Responsibilities  include:

• Processing newly accessioned archival collections or improving descriptions of existing collections
• Metadata creation using Archivist's Toolkit
• Digitiza/tion using scanners and/or digital editing software
• Preservation work using enclosures and other treatments
• Archival storage development, such as refoldering, labeling, etc.

Best-Qualified Candidates will:

• Be currently enrolled in a library program or be a recent library school graduate 
• Be able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds
• Have completed coursework in Archival Studies 
• Have not completed an internship with Hennepin County Library in the past

Opening Date: 3/19/13
Closing Date: 4/12/13

To Apply:Submit a resume, brief cover letter outlining your qualifications for this internship, and contact information for two references to:

Barb McKenzie
Hennepin County Library - 
Ridgedale12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
bamckenzie@hclib.org
(612) 543-8579

Special Collections Internship - Archives (Summer)

Job Type: Internship 

Location: 
James K. Hosmer Special Collections Department, 
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Position:
Process and describe archival collections under staff supervision. Interns will gain experience working with all aspects of archival processing. Some work with digitization is also possible.

This unpaid internship is for the duration of one semester, June - August 2013, 8-16 hours per week and can be used for college credit or work experience. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities  include:

• Processing newly accessioned archival collections or improving descriptions of existing collections
• Metadata creation using Archivist's Toolkit
• Digitiza/tion using scanners and/or digital editing software
• Preservation work using enclosures and other treatments
• Archival storage development, such as refoldering, labeling, etc.

Best-Qualified Candidates will:

• Be currently enrolled in a library program or be a recent library school graduate 
• Be able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds
• Have completed coursework in Archival Studies 
• Have not completed an internship with Hennepin County Library in the past

Opening Date: 3/19/13
Closing Date: 4/12/13

To Apply:Submit a resume, brief cover letter outlining your qualifications for this internship, and contact information for two references to:

Barb McKenzie
Hennepin County Library - 
Ridgedale12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305
bamckenzie@hclib.org
(612) 543-8579

Minnesota Digital Library: 10th Annual Meeting

This would be of possible interest to anyone wishing to learn more about digital archiving projects/collections. Also a good networking opportunity. And at $25, a pretty good deal as well. 

Date & Location

Monday, June 18, 2012
8:45 AM – 3:30 PM

Continuing Education & Conference Center
University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus
1890 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108

• Cost: $25.00
• Twitter hashtag: #mdl2012
• Registration deadline: Friday, June 8, 2012
• Register now!
• Driving directions to the Continuing Education & Conference Center

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Meeting Agenda

8:45 AM – 9:15 AMRegistration (continental breakfast)

9:15 AM – 9:30 AMWelcome

Presenter: Carla Dewey Urban, Minitex

9:30 AM – 10:30 AMKeynote Address

Keynote Speaker: Rachel Frick, Co-Chair, Content and Scope Workstream of the DPLA; Director, Digital Library Federation
Introduction: John Butler, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

A leader in the Digital Public Library of America, Rachel Frick will discuss the concepts, issues, and collaborations that are forming the vision of the DPLA, an initiative to make the cultural and scientific records being digitized across the country available to all. Frick, co-chair of the content and scope workstream of the DPLA, and director of the Digital Library Federation Program at the Council on Library and Information Resources, will share the early stories and recent developments of this initiative. She is interested in getting to know the people and groups that have come together to form the Minnesota Digital Library and to learn from their success.

10:30 AM – 10:45 AMBreak (refreshments)

10:45 AM – 12:00 PMMinnesota Digital Library Update

Presenters: Carla Dewey Urban, Minitex; Marian Rengel, MDL; John Butler, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Greta Bahnemann, MDL, Jason Roy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Jennifer Jones, Minnesota Historical Society; Sara Ring, Minitex
Moderator: Keith Ewing, St. Cloud State University

Hear updates about ongoing and future projects of the Minnesota Digital Library from a variety of MDL representatives. Topics will include governance changes; new content in Minnesota Reflections and a content analysis study; Minnesota Reflections metadata in WorldCat; an MDL digital preservation update; and an update about the Minnesota Historical Society newspapers project. We have allowed extra time to hear your suggestions and have a discussion.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLunch (buffet)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
(3 concurrent sessions)The Potential for Regional Collaboration: North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin Projects

Presenters: Sharon Kilzer, Theodore Roosevelt Center Project Manager; Danielle Loftus and Dan Daily, The University of South Dakota and the Digital Library of South Dakota; Emily Pfotenhauer, Wisconsin Heritage Online
Moderator: Tom Steman, St. Cloud State University

Representatives from digital library projects in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin – Minnesota's neighbors! – will join us to share their projects, their visions, and their challenges in this regional session. Learn how the Theodore Roosevelt Center, the Digital Library of South Dakota, and Wisconsin Heritage Online are working towards the goal they share with the MDL of making valuable resources available to the people of their states and beyond. 

Minnesota Reflections Panel

Presenters: Greta Bahnemann, MDL; Janet Christensen, Minnesota Historical Society; Jennifer Claybourne-Torkelson, Digital Collections Unit, University of Minnesota; Marian Rengel, MDL
Moderator: Jason Roy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The team members responsible for the day-to-day work of developing Minnesota Reflections will answer your questions about digitization projects with the Minnesota Digital Library. From outreach and project development (Marian Rengel), to scanning processes (Jennifer Claybourne-Torkelson and Janet Christensen), to metadata (Greta Bahnemann), the team will share their insights, then turn the session over to you to ask your questions and hear your ideas. Jason Roy, moderator, will join the team, helping to answer broad vision, mission, and future initiative questions. 

Two Opportunities: Omeka and New Media Consortium's New Horizons Reports

Presenter: Scott Sayre, MDL Consultant, Sandbox Studios and New Media Consortium
Moderator: Keith Ewing, St. Cloud State University

Scott Sayre, who has been involved with the Minnesota Digital Library since its beginnings, advises the MDL Management Team, and is a principle partner in Sandbox Studios and incoming chair of the board of the New Media Consortium, will share ideas for using the Omeka open-source authoring software to create online displays for museum collections and will share an update on the Horizon reports, including new ones for the K-12 and library communities. Join Scott as he brings new ideas to the forefront of the development of the MDL.

2:00 PM – 2:15 PMBreak (refreshments and snacks)

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
(3 concurrent sessions)Working with CONTENTdm: A Mini User Group

Presenters: Brooke Roegge, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development; Deborah Kloiber, St. Catherine University Library; and other presenters TBA
Moderators: Sara Ring, Minitex; Daardi Sizemore, Minnesota State University Mankato

Using the digital collection management software CONTENTdm can be rewarding and challenging at the same time. During this session we will hear from individuals who are currently working with CONTENTdm at their institutions and how they handle the good and the bad. This session is intended to be interactive, so following the moderator guided questions, there will be a chance for audience questions and response. This session is geared towards current CONTENTdm users, but is open to others who are considering using CONTENTdm. 

Users, Minnesota Reflections, and the Whole Puzzle of Spreading the Word

Presenters: Representatives of contributing organizations
Moderator: Marian Rengel, MDL Outreach Coordinator

Minnesota Reflections passed a hallmark in April 2012; it grew to more than 105,000 objects. At the same time, the MDL is working hard to help students and the general public learn about Minnesota Reflections. This session will be a round-table discussion that starts with a statistical analysis of user data by Marian Rengel, MDL Outreach Coordinator. Participating organizations who sign up for the session will be invited (in advance of the meeting) to highlight their collections and share information on how they work to get their digital collections into the hands of the people of Minnesota. 

Preserving State Government Digital Information: An MHS NDIIPP Project

Presenter: Carol Kussman, Minnesota Historical Society
Moderator: John Butler, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The Minnesota Historical Society was the lead partner in one of the four National Digital Information and Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) state initiative grants from 2008-2011. In this session, Carol Kussman, MHS, who was also part of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach & Education program, will define digital preservation, present some of the challenges of preserving digital content, and discuss how the MN NDIIPP project explored digital preservation, access to, and authentication of digital records.

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$25.00

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