Job announcement: LIBRARY SPECIALIST--EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

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LIBRARY SPECIALIST?EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
Contra Costa County Library, California 
Monthly Salary Range $4518 - $5770 
(plus a generous benefits package) 


The Contra Costa County Library in Northern California seeks
an 
enthusiastic, collegial, and service-oriented Library
Specialist?Emerging 
Technologies (40 hours/week) to serve as an integral member
of a team 
providing high-quality public library services in an
innovate setting. The 
position will play a lead role in expanding the Library?s
outreach through 
thoughtful and effective use of emerging technologies, such
as Web 2.0 
applications, and keeping current in the latest developments
in library 
technology.  Under the direction of the Information Systems
Project 
Manager, the successful candidate will show creativity,
initiative, and 
flexibility and will work collaboratively within the
library, with the 
public, and in the profession. The Library seeks a team
player who will 
contribute to a technologically dynamic organization and
help implement 
the goals, objectives, and strategies of an ambitious
strategic plan. 

To arrange an informational interview at the PLA Conference,
call (925) 
864-7404 between March 25-29, 2008. 

Duties associated with this responsibility include, but are
not limited 
to: 

Develop online readers? advisory services 
Oversee the transition of first and second tier library
reference to 
online/virtual services 
Plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate projects and
activities related 
to electronic and online reference resources in all formats,
including the 
Library catalog, Internet resources, online library database
resources, 
the Library?s Internet and Intranet presence, and local
community 
information.   
Collaborate with library staff to train library customers in
online 
information seeking 
Participate in the management and maintenance of the content
of library 
Web pages and the staff Intranet 
Collaborate with library staff in the development of service
unit, 
department, or community library web pages, including
content development 
and management 
Increase public awareness and use of the library?s
electronic resources 
and services.   
Assist with collection and delivery of digital resources and
services 
Identify, evaluate and initiate 2.0 activities (i.e.,
flickr, meebo, 
twitter, blogs, wikis, youtube) for use in library
applications 
Create a Virtual Library service plan 
Maintain statistics

The employment list established from this examination may
remain in effect 
for six months. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Requires a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator?s
License.  Requires 
possession of a graduate degree from a school of
librarianship accredited 
by the American Library Association, and two (2) years of
full-time or its 
equivalent professional library experience. 

HOW TO APPLY: 
The application period is OPEN UNTIL FILLED.  Applicants are
encouraged to 
apply on-line at www.cccounty.us/depart/hr, or, a completed
Contra Costa 
County employment application and supplemental questionnaire
must be 
received.  Resumes may not be substituted for the official
application or 
supplemental questionnaire.  Incomplete applications or
applications 
received without a supplemental questionnaire will be
disqualified. 
For more information contact Janet Hildebrand, Human
Resources Manager, 
Contra Costa County Library, (925) 646-6423, jhildebrccclib.org
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