Student Worker - Digital Technician

Baylor University•Waco, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Baylor University Institute for Oral History (BUIOH) is seeking students with technical skills to support new technological endeavors and expand its online presence. This role involves processing digitization of open-reel and video tapes, including audio files and transcripts on the Baylor Digital Libraries online content management system (Quartex), and creating online curated content portals using the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS). This position reports to the Collection Manager.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 hours per week
Must be a student
Technical skills
Ability to prepare raw WAV files for preservation
Ability to create access MP3s
Experience with FileMaker Pro
Ability to create physical file folders and scan documents
Ability to prepare analog media for digitization
Ability to update databases with progress
Ability to label and restock media
Ability to create metadata profiles
Ability to add MP3 files to online objects
Ability to update metadata of existing objects
Ability to update progress in FileMaker Pro
Respect confidentiality of materials
Do not discuss contents of transcripts with anyone outside the institute
Do not remove transcripts or recordings from offices without permission
Be on time for work
Submit required reports in a timely manner
Establish and follow a work schedule
Notify supervisor of absences in advance
Submit timesheets by noon on Sunday after the end of each pay period
Maintain a quiet, clean, and efficient work area
Keep work area free of trash, food, drink, or unnecessary personal items
Log out of computers when leaving
Refrain from cell phone calls, messaging, chatting, or personal internet browsing during work hours
Step into the hallway for personal calls
Keep personal conversations to a minimum
Speak softly to avoid disrupting others

Nice To Haves

Experience with Quartex
Experience with Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS)

Responsibilities

Accession new interviews into the collection
Prepare raw WAV files for preservation through concatenation into a preservation master
Create access MP3s for transcription and eventual upload to our online database (Quartex)
Enter biographical and interview data into interview process tracking database (FileMaker Pro)
Create physical file folders and scan deed of gift contracts
Aid in BUIOH digitization project
Prepare analog media for delivery to Ray I. Riley Digitization Center/return digitized materials to BUIOH
Update FileMaker Pro database with digitization progress
Label and restock analog media after digitization
Prepare transcript and audio files for upload to Quartex
Create metadata profiles for new interviews
Add access MP3 files to existing objects containing transcripts online
Update metadata of existing object/create metadata for audio recordings
Update FileMaker Pro with online access progress
Respect the confidentiality of the materials you handle
Arrive to work on time and submit required reports in a timely manner
Establish a work schedule and follow it
Complete and submit your online payroll time sheet for approval after your last work session of each two-week pay period
Maintain a quiet, clean, and efficient work area