Digital Library Specialist - Flexible, Impactful Discovery

University-of-Auckland; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 87,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Working from home options

Superannuation scheme

Five weeks annual leave

Career development programs

Job summary

The University of Auckland is seeking a Digital Library Specialist to join the Content Discovery and Innovation team within Library Services. You will manage configuration and Tier2/3 support for library software and help drive improvements across Alma, Primo, and related systems.

With a degree in information management or information science and 3–5 years of relevant experience, you will collaborate on process design, testing, and deployment of new features while maintaining excellent user

Qualifications

• Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in information management, information science or equivalent, or the equivalent knowledge, skills and understanding gained through extensive work-related experience.
• 3 to 5 years' experience with collection applications software.
• Experience in supporting and developing library application software.
• Experience in developing and implementing processes, systems and services.
• Experience creating, documenting, and implementing best practices and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist configuration and Tier2/3 support for Library collections application software.
• Evaluate, test and communicate new product features and improvements to stakeholders.
• Participate in projects to review and redesign business processes related to library software usage.
• Assist in documenting workflows and implementing best practices across services.

Skills

Library software experience

Education

Degree in information management / information science

Tools

Alma

Primo

Talis

DSpace

LibGuides

ArchiveSpace

Vernon

Interlibrary loan platforms

Acquisition platforms

OpenAthens

Job description

The University of Auckland is seeking a Digital Library Specialist to join the Content Discovery and Innovation team within Library Services. You will manage configuration and Tier2/3 support for library software and help drive improvements across Alma, Primo, and related systems.

With a degree in information management or information science and 3–5 years of relevant experience, you will collaborate on process design, testing, and deployment of new features while maintaining excellent user