Digital Collections Coordinator

Code4lib; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Library of Congress, Geography & Map Division, seeks a Digital Collections Coordinator to manage born-digital maps and geospatial data. The role includes coordinating preservation, access initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaboration with division, IT, and digital media experts.

You will guide workflows, metadata standards, and content development policies while staying current with best practices in digital archival management and inventory systems.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of workflow analysis, process improvement methodologies, and emerging technologies to support digital collections.
• Ability to lead complex digital collection projects from acquisition through long-term preservation.
• Ability to organize, plan, and track digital projects.
• Ability to use state-of-the-art technology for the conversion, description and preservation of digital assets.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate the integration of digital and traditional library services through implementation of digital preservation and access initiatives.
• Coordinate program components including workflows, policies, metadata standards, and content development models.
• Serve as the primary point of contact on the division's digital content and ensure best practices in archival management and inventory systems.
• Liaise with library professionals, IT, DSD, industry groups, and working groups on digital technologies and systems.
• Coordinate digital conversion planning for division analog collections and acquisition of digital content for projects.
• Collaborate with staff on training and documentation of equipment and programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Workflow analysis

Digital preservation

Project leadership

Content planning

Metadata standards

Asset description

Written communication

Liaison duties

Digital inventory systems

Job description

Digital Collections Coordinator

The Geography & Map Division of the Library of Congress has a new job opening for a Digital Collections Coordinator, an exciting role that includes working with the Division's born-digital collections, including digital maps and geospatial data.

Duties

• Coordinate and facilitate the integration of digital and traditional library services through implementation of digital preservation and access initiatives.
• Individually and in collaboration with division, IT, and digital media experts, coordinate program components that include project workflows, new digital content policies, metadata and standards for content development, and new models for information access and delivery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact on the division's digital content and is responsible for the division staying up to date on best practices in digital archival management and the use of approved digital inventory systems.
• Liaise with the library professionals, information technology experts, Digital Services Directorate (DSD), industry and various working groups throughout the Library involved in digital technologies and automated systems as they relate to preservation, reference, and access.
• Coordinate efforts assisting in planning the digital conversion of the division's analog collections and acquisition of digital content for specific digital projects relating to the Division’s multi-format cartographic materials.
• Collaborate with the staff on training and documentation of equipment and programs utilized by Division staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• The position description number for this position is 470521.
• The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.
• The incumbent of this position will work a Flexitime work schedule.
• This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.
• Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Knowledge of workflow analysis, process improvement methodologies, and emerging technologies to support digital collections.**
• Ability to lead complex digital collection projects from acquisition through long-term preservation.**
• Ability to organize, plan, and track digital projects.**
• Ability to use state-of-the-art technology for the conversion, description and preservation of digital assets.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing