Part-time, Freelance Digital Librarian
Needed
Knowledge in the Public Interest (KPI) designs
online conversations that are reshaping education. And we believe that digital
librarians are best practice for our conversations and communities. We are
looking for a part-time digital librarian who can build on our established best
practices, contribute to and improve the development of our proprietary
software, and help to ensure that our clients have a smart
experience.
Work is largely based from home (or the location of your
choice) and, with the exception of planned online events and meetings, you can
set your own hours. Our estimate is 15-20 hours/week to get the job done, though
there is flexibility with that estimate. Responsibilities include: keeping
up-to-date on issues that related to KPI interests and those of our clients
(heavy reading in various education issues); bookmarking interest-worthy
websites, reports, etc. in our existing Diigo-based digital library; working
with clients to build a small, well-focused resource collection, generally in
conjunction with a particular online event; coordinating resource-collection in
real-time during online events; occasional research and bibliographic work with
KPI's principles; advising on library-related issues, from tagging to
copyright.
Required
skills:
- motivated, self-starter who is able to initiate
projects and work collaboratively with little daily oversight
- great research skills, particularly with free resources
available on the Internet (what are the best sources that you can
find without using proprietary databases?)
- organizational skills; comfort with bookmarking and
tagging within an existing system, but also building systems of your own, as
needed
- technically savvy: we are in the process of developing
proprietary software. As well, we occasionally review and/or advise clients or
participants in new software tools of relevance to their interests. You must be
familiar with WordPress and/or some basic HTML. Other Web 2.0 technologies also
helpful.
Other skills
that we'd like to see:
- work experience; this is not an ideal first job.
If you've had work that relates to education or technology or both, even
better
- project
management skills are very helpful
- ability to organize and quickly train other librarians:
we foresee events that might require several librarians covering a single event.
You would need to maintain a small pool of willing participants and make sure
that they were trained and their work up to speed.
- enthusiasm, excitement and curiosity about the
intersection of education, technology and libraries
- great people skills
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to Dr.
Diana Woolis at dwoolis@kpublic.org.
