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Amherst College seeks a Digital Projects Librarian to coordinate the digital
reformatting operations that preserve and improve access to library and
archival collections in all formats and conform to digital library standards
and best practices.

  
Before applying please see [https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/394025/original
/DigitalProjectsLibrarian2013.pdf](https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/394025/o
riginal/DigitalProjectsLibrarian2013.pdf) for the full job description.

  
A review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled. Please make sure that you have read the job description
and that your candidacy meets the required education and experience
qualifications. Applications that do not meet the required qualifications
would not be considered.

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**Function**  
Coordinates digital reformatting operations that preserve and improve access
to library and

archival collections in all formats and that conform to digital library
standards and best practices.

Contributes to the development and implementation of digital projects.

**Principal duties and responsibilities**  
● Coordinates the daily operations of the Digital Production Center, including
digitization, color

management, and quality control activities

● Designs, documents, and oversees efficient digital production workflows
supporting the creation

of digital objects that conform to digital library standards

● Contributes to the development of policies, guidelines, and best practices;
maintains

documentation on digitization best practices and digital preservation policies

● Actively participates in the development of a digital preservation strategy
for the Library

● Investigates and recommends digitization hardware and software; monitors and
maintains

specialized hardware and software to capture, manipulate, and save images

● Takes part in additional departmental activities such as metadata creation
and migration, digital

project consulting, and outreach

● Evaluates requirements of digitization projects and makes recommendations
for appropriate

methods of capture

● Trains digitization staff; trains and supervises student employees

● Communicates with vendors on issues related to hardware, software, and
digitization of special

formats such as audio and video; works with digitization vendors to establish
project requirements

and ensure quality of digital objects

● Participates in committees and work groups of the Library, College, and Five
Colleges and at

regional and national organizations as appropriate

● Demonstrates and facilitates effective communication throughout the Library
and across the

College

  
**Qualifications**  
● Master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library
Association or foreign

equivalent by time of appointment required.

● Background in film photography, digital photography, and/or graphic arts; or
experience in a

production oriented digital studio environment; or experience in the imaging
of two- and/or three-dimensional objects for cultural heritage institutions.

● Knowledge of a wide range of digital library standards, particularly best
practices for digitization.

● Experience using and supporting numerous types of digital imaging equipment
including flatbed

scanners and digital cameras.

● Project management skills.

● Ability to color calibrate monitors; experience using objective and
subjective quality control

assessments and performing color correction and image manipulation using
standard digital

imaging software.

● Familiarity with a variety of metadata standards, including MODS, METS, MIX,
and VRA Core 4.0

preferred.

● Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Ability to work closely
with colleagues from all

Library departments and with students, faculty, staff and College
administrators.

● Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Ability to
communicate with

technical and non-technical individuals.

● Experience handling archives/special collections/institutional records.

● Commitment to further the College's mission of diversity and inclusion.

  
**Reports to: Head of Digital Programs**



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