<div dir="ltr">Welcome to an exciting time at Penn State! With new University leadership imparting fresh vision and strategic direction, the University Libraries are launching a new strategic plan focused on three areas: discovery, access and preservation; teaching and learning; and advancing university research.<div>
<br></div><div><b><font color="#ff0000">We have a unique opportunity to recruit three new Associate Deans who, along with another current Associate Dean, will help us advance the 21st century research library for Penn State and the profession.</font></b> One of these positions is the Associate Dean for Technology, Discovery and Digital Services.</div>
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<li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Digitization, digital reformatting, and digital library production</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Digital preservation, curation, and data management</li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Repository services (ScholarSphere, Hydra)</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">User experience, content strategy, and user services</li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Digital scholarship, digital humanities, and e-science services</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Discovery, access, and accessibility strategies</li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Emerging technology strategies</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">IT infrastructure and platforms management and support</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">
Software and web applications development</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Libraries’ website management and services</li><li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Service desk and workstation management</li>
<li style="vertical-align:baseline;padding:0px;margin:0px">Multimedia technologies</li></ul><div><a href="http://www.diglib.org/archives/6288/">http://www.diglib.org/archives/6288/</a></div></div></div>