[Michlib-l] Job Posting/Digitization Project

[Mancini, Laura]

The Oakland County Research Library is seeking a library and information
science student or recent graduate to assist with the digitization and
indexing of its historic county government documents collection.  The
collection will be made available to the public through the Oakland County
Historical Resources Consortium's website.
The goals of this project are to:

.	Make Oakland County's government documents collection more
accessible to the public for research purposes
.	Promote greater governmental transparency
.	Preserve the historic government documents collection

Duties:
.	Prepare materials for scanning 
.	Scan materials into digital formats
.	Upload scanned files into the digital repository used by the
consortium
.	Record descriptive, technical, and structural metadata in the
Archival Ware database accurately and with a high attention to detail
.	Submit files for quality control review and makes changes as
directed

Qualifications:
.	Bachelor's degree
.	High level of computer literacy
.	Willingness to learn new software and technologies
.	Working knowledge of digitization projects and scanning equipment
preferred
.	Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat desired
.	Ability to consistently meet deadlines as assigned
.	High attention to detail and accuracy
.	Ability to work independently with minimal direction and as part of
a supervised team
.	Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills

Length:  Temporary; funded for 25 weeks.  Candidates will be expected to
work 20 hours a week on average

Pay Rate:  $11.42 per hour

To Apply: Contact Laura Mancini, Director- Library Services, Oakland County
Library at mancinil at oakgov.com for further information

Anticipated Start Date: October 1, 2014