Working Title: Digitization and Metadata Technician

Position #: A00807

Department: Library Operations

Employment Status: Full time (29-40 Hrs)

Type of Employment: Staff

of openings:

1Location: ASU-Jonesboro

Proposed Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience

Closing: 11/20/24

Please note: All postings close at 12 A.M. CST on the closing date. A-State participates in E-Verify.

Position Summary:

The Digitization and Metadata Technician assists in supporting and maintaining the findability of materials in the A-State Research & Creativity Hub (ARCH), Library Catalog, and other library discovery systems. Reporting to the Metadata & Discovery Systems Librarian, the person holding this position will receive regular training to enhance existing skills and keep them current as technologies and procedures change. Duties include digitizing materials, including data sets and accompanying models, text, images, audio, and video content, and making digital objects accessible. Other duties include processing new resources and updating/maintaining library records for existing materials.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Digitize materials for inclusion in the institutional repository (ARCH), perform OCR (optical character recognition) to enable accurate and thorough full-text searching of scanned PDFs for uploading to ARCH.
• Under the direction of the Metadata & Discovery Systems Librarian, work collaboratively with experienced library colleagues to implement metadata procedures and assist in metadata creation, entry, and quality control in the ARCH institutional repository.
• Following best practices and local style guides, create and edit visual descriptions of images, PDF files, and digitized film clips to ensure accessibility for audiences with visual disabilities.
• Review, edit, and approve object records in ARCH and assist with data import and/or normalization.
• Following national and institutional cataloging standards, catalog physical library materials, including creating descriptive metadata and enhancing existing records.
• Assist in updating procedures by improving or creating data entry guidelines, workflows, definitions, and training materials for cataloging and visual description of items in both the library catalog as well as the ARCH institutional repository.
• Run scheduled and ad-hoc reports to analyze the usage of digital objects and physical items across multiple library platforms. Provide data entry, data clean-up, and data import/export support as assigned.
• Support the Institutional Repository Librarian in marketing initiatives for the ARCH institutional repository.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge of basic library procedures and practices, computers and technology, and their applications.

Ability to operate general office equipment, communicate both orally and in writing, read and follow instructions, move book carts, lift up to 20 pounds, and physically manipulate a variety of materials.

General Days/Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Additional hours as requested and/or needed Regular and reliable attendance

Other:

Please note: all position postings close at 12:00 A.M. CST on the position closing date

Occasional lifting of heavy books and equipment is required

Minimum Qualifications:

The formal education equivalent of a High School Diploma

Two (2) years of experience in a library environment

Other job related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or parts of these basic requirements, except for certification or licensure requirements, upon approval of the qualifications review committee

E-Verify Participation Notice:

https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

E-Verify Right to Work:

https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

Arkansas State University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. Arkansas State University is also committed to creating a productive workplace in which both persons and property are secure. To achieve that goal, background investigations are conducted on all final applicants recommended for employment.