Job Opening Title:
Digitization Project Manager –HBCU Digital Library Trust Project
Name of Employer:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Atlanta, GA
Application Deadline:
n/a
Minimum Degree Requirement:
ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science or advanced degree with experience relevant to the position
Years of experience required:
Five years of experience working in an archival repository or library with experience managing complex digitization projects
Salary Range:
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SUMMARY:
The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library seeks a highly motivated individual to work with The Digital Services Department and the Archives Research Center. The Digitization Project Manager position is a four- (4) year project. The individual will coordinate and manage a digitization service hub for HBCU Libraries at the AUC Woodruff Library to support the HBCU Digital Library Trust initiative. The services provided will serve as a model for sustaining and deepening the capacity for digitizing, discovering, and preserving collections at HBCUs.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY:
The AUC Woodruff Library supports the teaching and learning missions of four institutions of higher learning that comprise the world’s largest consortium of HBCUs—Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. Conveniently located and easily accessible to the campuses, the AUC Woodruff Library is the center of intellectual and social life at the Atlanta University Center.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Digitization Project Manager will coordinate and implement in-house digitization, metadata creation, and online access of a range of unique and original archival materials, including but not limited to photographs, documents, publications, and audio and video formats from HBCU Libraries located around the U.S. The incumbent will also support participating libraries as they prepare collections for digitization, including basic archival processing and preservation techniques. The incumbent will coordinate the outsourced digitization of audiovisual formats, including working with commercial vendors as needed. The Digitization Project Manager will report to the Assistant Director for Digital Services throughout the four-year project, oversee the work of project staff and students, and coordinate with archivists and HBCU Digital Library Trust staff.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordinate the digitization, creation of metadata, and online access of original archival materials (documents, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, bound volumes, publications, audiovisual formats) received by participating HBCUs, following professional standards and institutional best practices.
• Establish efficient and effective project workflows and standards to ensure the safety and security of collections while onsite for digitization.
• Support participating institutions as they prepare archival materials for digitization, including assisting with identification, gathering and ensuring safe transfer of materials to Hub, copyright review, and employing basic preservation measures.
• Oversee and perform in-house digitization of original archival collections; ensure the quality of master images, edit images as needed, and create derivate images for access purposes.
• Coordinate outsourced digitization of time-based audiovisual content, including creating RFPs, working with vendors, managing timelines, and conducting quality control.
• Oversee the creation of item-level descriptive metadata for various original archival materials (documents, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, bound volumes, publications, audiovisual materials) following professional standards and library best practices.
• Ensure the overall quality of all digital curation activities – including creating preservation and access images, file naming, file type(s), image quality, collection, and item level metadata, and ingest into the content management system.
• Work with Digital Services and project staff to create digital collections, ingest metadata, and access images to the online CONTENTdm repository.
• Supervise and assist in the training of project staff and student assistants.
• Assist with developing training and outreach materials related to the project, including articles, presentations at professional conferences, and blog posts.
• Participates in team meetings and provides status updates and project reports.
• Serves as the liaison between Harvard project personnel and AUC Woodruff Library.
• Other Duties as Assigned
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:
• Strong written and verbal communication and computer skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team.
• Experience with standard software such as Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google tools.
• Experience with project management practices, software, and tools.
• Sensitivity in handling fragile archival materials.
• Strong attention to detail.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science or advanced degree with experience relevant to the position.
• Demonstrated knowledge of 20th-century African American history, literature, and culture, highly desirable.
• Five years of experience working in an archival repository or library with experience managing complex digitization projects.
• Supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of processing and preserving archival collections, including standards and best practices.
• Experience operating various scanning hardware and image editing software, including Adobe Photoshop and Abbyy FineReader.
• Demonstrated knowledge of metadata standards for describing digital collections, including Dublin Core, MODS, and EAD.
• Experience with institutional repository digital content management and platforms for digital collections, including CONTENTdm and Islandora.
• Knowledge of digital preservation workflows and best practices
• Ability to work independently and as a team member involving multiple institutions.
• Knowledge and experience with project management techniques and tools, including software, is preferred.
• Experience working with archival digitization vendors preferred.
WHAT WE OFFER:
The salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, company-paid disability plans, and a company-match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).
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