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Digital Collections Project Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 506929
Division/Organization: General Library
Department: Digital Collections Center
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $17.00
Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 Mills Music Library is the primary resource for music materials and information on the UW-Madison campus and in the state. Mills primarily serves the UW-Madison campus community, but it is also open to the general public. Over the course of its history, Mills Music Library has grown from a 2,500-item departmental collection to a research library of more than 250,000 titles, with Special Collections containing an additional 250,000 items in all formats. Special strengths include Americana, musical theater, recorded sound, and ethnomusicology. https://www.library.wisc.edu/music.

The UWDCC supports the educational and outreach missions of the University of Wisconsin by providing professional leadership in the creation of quality digital resources from libraries and archives for faculty, staff and students, citizens of the state and scholars at large. Located on the UW-Madison campus, the UWDCC has digitized millions of objects, developed and implemented technologies to enhance digital collections, and partnered with a variety of content providers to create illustrative and valuable digital resources. For more information,University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center at https://www.library.wisc.edu/uwdcc.

Anticipated Start Date:

 09/04/2024

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 10-15

Schedule:

 10 Hours per week
Flexible studio hours M-F 10am-6:00pm

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $17.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Basic knowledge of digital photography
Attention to detail
Ability to work independently yet communicate pertinent technical issues to staff

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

High degree of attention to detail performing quality control on image files and reviewing metadata records
Knowledge of Adobe Bridge, Lightroom and/or Capture One
Some experience in and/or courses in studio or product photography
An interest in Library and Information Studies

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Coordinates projects to be digitized with the Mills Music Library and UWDCC production staff
Perform high volume capture of loose sheet music, postcards, and photos using the overhead reprographic camera setup and Capture One software
Capture of bound library materials using the BC100 book copy system and Capture One software
Post-production processing of digital images according to professional standards including cropping, rotating, batch editing, and quality control
Organize digital files
Perform quality control of metadata and images for each project before publishing.
Track project hours, student hours using FileMaker Pro
Communicate workflow issues to co-workers and staff at both Mills and UWDCC
Approximately 10 hours/week expected: onsite weekday, daytime shifts; Once fully trained, may complete some tasks remotely on a flexible schedule.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to do repetitive tasks

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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