Digital Materials and Knowledge Management Librarian Part-Time Job at University

Digital Materials and Knowledge Management Librarian Part-Time

Position Title: Digital Materials and Knowledge Management Librarian Part-Time

Location: University of the Incarnate Word – San Antonio, TX

Job Type: Part Time (20 hours per week within standard business hours Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm, with potential weekend work)

UIW Mission

University of the Incarnate Word is a Catholic institution that welcomes persons of diverse backgrounds, believing that respectful interaction advances truth discovery, mutual understanding, self-realization, and the common good.

Position Summary

The Digital Materials and Knowledge Management Librarian Part‑Time will lead the development of guidelines, best practices, and protocols for UIW Libraries Digital Scholarship services. Responsibilities include managing the Athenaeum institutional repository, developing a sustainable digital assets strategy, acting as preservation archivist, advocating for knowledge dissemination, and collaborating on related grant opportunities. This role reports to the Director of Technical Services.

Benefits

Position is not benefits eligible.

Job Duties

• Assess digital scholarship needs and develop guidelines and best practices.
• Promote the use of the Athenaeum and other tools to facilitate research dissemination, digital access, and preservation.
• Develop policies and processes for selection, acquisition, and accession of UIW local digital materials that promote sustainable preservation and discovery.
• Manage digitization of born analog materials and born‑digital local assets, focusing on print documents, photos, and digital assets.
• Develop collections and access to curated open‑access/open‑free materials for deposit in the Athenaeum.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Develop and provide training on digital scholarship services, tools, and platforms.
• Maintain and report statistics and data required by the Director of Technical Services and the Dean of Libraries.

Qualifications – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of digital resource management and asset description best practices.
• Strong skills in digitization projects and management.
• Proficiency with multiple metadata schemas such as MARC, Dublin Core, etc.
• Knowledge of controlled vocabularies such as LCSH, MeSH, LCGFT.
• Proficiency with web development and creation of informational platforms.
• Knowledge of accessibility and copyright standards for digital resources and platforms.
• Expertise in related technologies, software, standards, and systems.
• Knowledge of current trends in the field.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Employee shall adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University, the Conference, and the NCAA.

Required Education

ALA‑accredited MLS or equivalent degree.

Required Work Experience

• One year of professional experience in digitization practices in museums or libraries.
• One year of professional experience in classification of digital assets in museums or libraries.
• One year of professional experience providing teaching and scholarship support in museums or libraries.
• One year of experience with integrated library systems, institutional repository systems, OCLC, MarcEdit/OpenRefine, and other metadata technologies such as RDA, MARC21.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience with Elsevier’s ALMA Library Services Platforms.
• Professional experience utilizing and managing collections in ExLibris’ Digital Commons Repository.

Required Certifications, Licenses or Registrations

N/A.

Physical Demands

• Ability to reach overhead, bend, squat, and climb to retrieve library materials.
• Ability to occasionally push/pull library carts holding up to 60 lbs.
• Ability to regularly move about assigned library location(s).

Posting Details

• Posting Number: AS2152PO
• Vacancies: 1
• Position End Date: (if temporary) — N/A
• Reports to: Director of Technical Services
• Salary: $28.84 annualized
• Open Date: 09/26/2025
• Close Date: Open Until Filled

Equal Opportunity Employer

UIW is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, pregnancy, and religion (except in limited circumstances when religious preference is both permitted by law and deemed appropriate as a matter of University policy).

Title IX

This position is considered a “Responsible Employee” under Title IX federal regulations and “Mandatory Reporter” under Texas state law and the UIW Sexual Misconduct Policy.

Senior Level

Entry level

Employment type

Part‑time

Job function

Management; Higher Education