Digital Collections & Digitization Lead

UM01 University of Maryland College Park (UMCP); United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Libraries seeks a Digitization Services Coordinator to lead in-house digitization at the Hornbake Center and coordinate outsourced digitization work with vendors and collections managers. The role includes hiring and supervising hourly student staff, ensuring quality control of files and metadata, and maintaining digitization equipment and workflows.

The coordinator will develop QA standards, track production statistics, keep procedural documentation current, and explore

Qualifications

• Four years of demonstrated digitization project management experience in a cultural heritage institution or related field.
• One year of supervisory experience.
• Continuing education in project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee in-house digitization operations at the Hornbake Digitization Center and manage outsourced digitization work.
• Hire, train, and supervise hourly student assistants performing digitization tasks and quality control.
• Establish QA standards and quality control for digital files and metadata across repositories.
• Maintain digitization equipment and manage quotes, purchase orders, and vendor relationships.
• Create and update procedural documentation and workflow instructions with the Head of Digital Collections.

Skills

Project management tools

Digitization tools

Digital assets

Education

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science

Job description

University of Maryland Libraries seeks a Digitization Services Coordinator to lead in-house digitization at the Hornbake Center and coordinate outsourced digitization work with vendors and collections managers. The role includes hiring and supervising hourly student staff, ensuring quality control of files and metadata, and maintaining digitization equipment and workflows.

The coordinator will develop QA standards, track production statistics, keep procedural documentation current, and explore