Job Opening Title:
Scanning Technician (Temporary Full-Time)
Name of Employer:
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Application Deadline:
1/12/2024
Minimum Degree Requirement:
2+ years of post-secondary education or equivalent years of related experience in LIS or related fields.
Years of experience required:
2+
Salary Range:
$28.25 / per hour commensurate with experience.
Job Opening URL:
https://boardingschoolhealing.org/jobpostings/
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is seeking two qualified Scanning Technicians to complete scanning of historical documents for our National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive (NIBSDA). Reporting to the Director of Digital Archives, the Technicians will operate scanning equipment to scan Quaker boarding school records of Swarthmore and Haverford colleges. The work will take place on-site at the colleges in March (full 4 week period).
● Operate scanning equipment and software according to digital imaging standards
● Follow standards for the proper care and handling of physical archival material
● Conduct quality control checks to ensure record content within margins are captured
● Provide basic data entry in Microsoft Excel to ensure that original order and fonts are retained in the digitization process
● Follow storage procedures to backup digital content
The Scanning Technicians will be provided training on the implementation of institutional standards, and best practices of image scanning and describing archival collections held in the NIBSDA.
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