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Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford; South Marston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford is seeking an Imaging Services assistant to capture, process, archive and deliver digital images of Bodleian Libraries materials. The post involves operating imaging workstations, ensuring technical requirements are met, and maintaining careful records.

You will plan daily work, liaise with colleagues on handling, scanning, and equipment issues, and contribute to image delivery and preservation workflows from the Swindon Collections

Responsibilities

• Capture, process, archive and deliver digital images using imaging workstations.
• Maintain accuracy and care when imaging items, with attention to safety and preservation.
• Keep accurate and detailed records and enter technical information into the studio database.
• Plan and organise day-to-day work and liaise with colleagues on handling, scanning, filming and equipment issues.

Job description

Company: Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford

Imaging Services provides research support and fulfils customer orders for digital images of material drawn from the Bodleian Libraries’ collections, serving the local and international community.

You will use a range of imaging technologies to capture, process, archive and deliver digital images, primarily of microfilm held within the Bodleian Libraries. You will work as part of the Imaging Services team to produce digital images on a variety of imaging workstations, ensuring the necessary technical requirements are met when setting up and operating equipment.

You will maintain accuracy and care when imaging items, with due regard to their safety and preservation, keep accurate and detailed records, and enter technical and administrative information into the studio database. You will plan and organise your day-to-day work and liaise with colleagues on issues concerning handling and support during scanning and filming, as well as computer equipment and software problems.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 18 months.

Please note that this role is based at the Collections Storage Facility in Swindon.