Summary of Responsibilities:
The Digital Projects Manager will be responsible for overall planning and management of projects related to the Library's digital collection. He/she will perform detailed analysis of digitization and digital collection projects. Analysis includes functional needs assessment and requirements specification for new digital collections; specification of workflows for digitizing or capturing, loading, producing metadata for digital library collections; developing budgets for new projects and managing approved projects to completion. Duties include preparation of proposals for projects and developing work plans, schedules and budgets for proposed projects, as well as maintaining documentation for approved projects and preparing status reports. Responsible for the management of digitization projects at various stages from conception through completion.

Requirements:

** Invitation to quote: Options Appraisal for Cataloguing Strategy: Museum in Docklands Archive Collections. **

In early 2008, Museum of London's Information Resources Section will work with a specialist consultant to appraise and evaluate the options available for cataloguing the archive collections held at Museum in Docklands (MiD). The study will focus on archival and museum cataloguing methodologies and options for the accompanying software. It will indicate the preferred option, and outline the actions required for implementation.

Key Objectives

The overall objective of the work is to assess and write a cataloguing options appraisal for the MiD archive collection. In consultation with the archivist, the museum's Documentation Officer and other museum staff, the consultant will:

1) Assess and analyse key cataloguing issues unique to this collection, focussing on the different approaches, needs and issues presented by an archival or a museum approach to cataloguing as well as specific issues foreseeable in the creation of a catalogue structure for the MiD archive collections

2) Conduct consultations with parallel institutions examining how they have dealt with cataloguing archival collections within a museum context.

3) Conduct consultations with relevant museum staff on archival/museum cataloguing issues

4) Appraise cataloguing systems, both archival and museum (to include MIMSY XG) and make recommendations

Fee: £15,000

We are seeking a consultant with a high level of technical expertise in online catalogues, information architecture and search engines optimisation, to undertake a feasibility study considering the viability of an ambitious online resource integrating national museum collections. This opportunity would suit someone who has a passion for improving user experience and a talent for harnessing the most innovative and appropriate technologies to bring content to life. You should have experience of working with web technologies, project management skills, and a minimum of five years’ experience of delivering large, complex projects.

A detailed brief is attached.

Enquiries and applications should be sent to Hayley Restall, Victoria and Albert Museum on 020 79422178 or by email h.restall@vam.ac.uk.

Interviews will take place in mid January.

Deadline for applications: Friday 11th January 2008.

The Shakespeare's Globe are looking to appoint a specialist contractor(s) to work with them on the development, production and supply of an audio guide for their Permanent Exhibition.

Consultant Services Required: Member / Donor / Point of Sale system upgrades and integration

Requirement

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria requires a consultant to assess and provide guidance on replacing / enhancing several information systems; specifically, to streamline the Galleryís Gift Shop point of sale, front desk visitor tracking, member management, and donor relationship systems.

For more information on this opportunity, please visit:

http://aggv.bc.ca/misc_2007_rfp_development.aspx

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