If you know anyone you'd recommend who has the skills we seek, please
ask them to apply. We are located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
From the posting #500042 @ staffjobs.ua.edu:
The Digital Access Coordinator will focus on current and future access,
and responsiveness to user needs. Incoming digital content from donors
and creators will be protected, tested, and analyzed for security,
access, preservation and use options. The Digital Access Coordinator
will review current trends and developments in the field, and will
develop workflows and write or modify existing software to automate
content management as effectively as possible. Capable and detailed
project management and workflow monitoring and documentation are
expected. The Digital Access Coordinator will also be involved in
development and support of browse options or alternative access methods
for both digitized and incoming digital content. This person may assist
in grant application development. This position will be involved in
capture, quality control, optimization, gathering of administrative,
technical, structural, and descriptive metadata, and tracking, archiving
and storage of resulting digital objects, in order to provide continued
access over time.
Additionally, the Digital Access Coordinator will help design intern,
practicum and teaching assistant jobs, seek applicants, and coordinate
their assignments and supervision. This position will maintain
appropriate hardware and software and perform other duties as needed.
Supervision of up to eight (8) students may be assigned.
The Digitization Access Coordinator position requires an individual who
is self-motivated, analytical, and has an excellent customer service
attitude. The successful applicant will have a good base of
understanding of a variety of technologies related to digitization and
digital libraries, and will be capable of quickly processing and
integrating new information and developments. This position requires
excellent people skills as well as the ability to understand technical
issues and communicate them effectively. The successful application
should be able to work independently and effectively in a collaborative
setting. They should also have excellent organizational skills and the
ability to juggle multiple competing priorities and achieve goals, and
to manage projects from design to completion.
http://staffjobs.ua.edu/?job=500042
Thank you!
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Jody L. DeRidder
Head, Metadata & Digital Services
University of Alabama Libraries
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: 205.348.0511
"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who
dare to make dreams into reality." --Jonas Salk
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