Digitization Specialist

Requisition Number: RE49705

Working Title Digitization Specialist

Department Name: 88000:LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION

Work Location: Lexington, KY

Grade Level: 42

Salary Range: $17.41-27.87/hour

Type of Position: Staff

Required Education: BS

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Required Related Experience: 2 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

None

Physical Requirements

sitting and/or standing for long periods of time, ability to lift objects up to 30 lbs, repetitive motions

Shift

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (37.5 hrs/wk)

Job Summary

The digitization specialist will fulfill patron driven reproduction requests, including patron communication and deliverable. The specialist will also digitize rare and unique material for departmental projects, following departmental and professional best practices. The specialist will also provide metadata support for digital preservation, upload, and file ingest. In addition to digitization, the specialist will provide public services support at service desks, answer routine reference questions and stay up to date on current archival practices.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

MS Office, Internet skills and email, imaging hardware and software, including microfilm equipment

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?: Yes

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