Library Services Coordinator IV

Tennessee Tech•Cookeville, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Archives and Special Collections, the Access and Metadata Archive Assistant supports the Archives' digital collections program through the digitization, capture, description, and management of digitized and born-digital archival materials. The position manages day-to-day digitization and digital asset management workflows; creates, enhances, and remediates metadata; ingests digital materials into Preservica; performs quality control; and prepares digital collections for discovery and harvesting through external platforms such as the Digital Library of Tennessee and the Digital Public Library of America. Tennessee Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Requirements

High school diploma (or GED) with five years of related experience, an associate's degree (60 credit hours) from an accredited institution with three years of experience, or a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with one year of related professional experience.
A master's degree from an accredited institution in a related field can be substituted for the experience requirement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Knowledge and experience with archival principles, practices, and standards.
Research skills and knowledge of Upper Cumberland history.
Related professional experience in an Archive.

Responsibilities

Digitizes, processes, and ingests digitized and born-digital archival materials into Preservica or other digital asset management systems, ensuring files meet established quality standards.
Creates, enhances, and remediates metadata for digital collections, including descriptive, structural, and administrative metadata, using archival standards and available historical information.
Performs quality control and digital remediation of scanned images, digital files, and metadata using software such as Adobe Photoshop, Oxygen, duplicate-detection tools, and scanning applications.
Prepares and maintains digital collections for external harvesting and discovery through providers such as the Digital Library of Tennessee and the Digital Public Library of America.
Oversees Digitization Services operations, including project planning, digitization workflows, equipment and software use, vendor projects, and the maintenance of scanning, metadata, and ingest procedures.
Recruits, trains, schedules, supervises, and evaluates student employees, assigns work, monitors productivity and quality, maintains time and attendance records, and recommends hiring or separation as appropriate.
Provides Archives public services and facility support, including reading room monitoring, reference assistance, environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, re-shelving, opening and closing, and maintaining secure and orderly Archives spaces.
Collaborates with Archives staff on research, special projects, outreach, and professional development.
Applies new software and solutions for expediting work processes.
Coordinates, collaborates, and works alongside library departments to achieve shared goals and responsibilities.